I have Sennheiser 595's used on ebay for 130$ and were in excellent condition. They are the open type and I wear mine all day while working (db admin) and have no fatigue. It feels like I'm drenched in sound.

I know your all gonna raz me for this one but when I am out working it the yard I'm either listening with my SK Ink'd or the Titans. For the $$ I think they have acceptable sound and good isolation when running the lawn mower. Now when I am inside I tickle my brain with my Sennheiser 428's or 595's.

Gary from www.electric-avenues.com sells the PA2V2 and is a great well built very portable amp for 60$. I use it and also a Corda 3Move from Meier Audio as my home and travel amp. Both are excellent products and both builders offer great support. Jan's is out of your expense range but may be a...

I just myself got serious into opening my mind with superior eqpt. I am also trying to pinch pennies in this hobby which is next to impossible. I started out with a set of Sennheiser HD-428's that were highly recommended off the Headroom site. This was before I stumbled onto the head-fi site...