Quote:   That is the most awesome comprehensive guide I've seen.  Looks like a lot of work went into it.

This. Is. Amazing.  Thanks for the reviews, my impressions are mostly in line with what you said. Gonna find some more tubes to roll....

I'm surprised that Sony doesn't keep spare drivers for situations like this. 

Sorry about your wallet... how about a pair of HD595's?

KSC75 for $15 and buy yourself some CDs. =)

For the best isolation I would go with IEMs, for outside use I prefer my Shure E4C over most closed back headphones I've had.

All the metal links for the headphone cup really accentuates its classy look.

A lot of people think the HD650 has muddier bass, I used to think that too back when I used to have tube amps - ever since I got a high quality SS amp (headroom max) the bass really tightens up and I can see why the HD650 was Senn's flagship for almost 10 years after replacing the HD600.   - FW

Indeed strange. I wouldn't say, must be nuts, as RS1, MS Pro & alike all run without sound chambers. Maybe it works with a small Grado, but definetely not with a MS1.

Brings new meaning to the phrase No Exceptions.

I counted 8 skull candies on my commute today. 

What about all the external USB DAC options?

USB is going to be the way of the DAC future imo, coax has impedance problems and toslink has attenuation and reflection issues. Of course implementation is what really matters but USB has great potential imo.

In my experience rock music always sounds great on apple products so something like the nano would be a good choice.   -FW

Nice review, I'd love to see that comparison.   Quote: