tough choice for me   1) sennheiser momentum over-ear 2) ath esw-9 3) sony MDR-1R 4) monster inspiration   I must say they actually all come pretty close.   I mean I own them since I love them, how bad can they be?

Thanks for everyone who posted their opinion. I read all of it and do gain understand from both sides. I will certainly come back to this post after i bought my esw9 and the amp. And yes, i decide to give the amp a go. Thanks again!

Im confused now, so will having an amp/dac improve my sq of my headphones (including esw9)? If do, wht do u guys recommand in the 50~150 usd range? Thanks a lot :D

Hello, im a completely newbie and had jt arrived at the audiophile world through choosing headphne by their apparence rather thn the sq. Currently i own two headphones, monster inspiration and sony mdr-1r. And im planning to gt a ath esw-9. Normally i listen to hip hop, "clubbing" music (dnt kw...