the 280 clamps tight tho'...if your wife doesn't like the squeezing effect, the 280 won't be comfortable.

on the contrary, I've heard that the sportas sound significantly worse than the portas...haven't tested them myself, though. Makes sense, considering that the sporta's retail is much lower than the porta's.

not to be annoying or prying, certainly, but can you possibly elaborate on WHAT "several things"?

Can you tell us what made you prefer the ksc-35 over the senns, LTUCCI?

hmm, though I'm tempted, I won't be getting an amp for another year or so (finance matters), and having the HD580 without an amp is just, well, wasted. Or maybe I can buy it now and put it in storage...

the WoW amp is actually an all-purpose amplifier. It's not limited like the Blockhead, or any other super-expensive amps. Not only can it amplify sound, it can amplify bodyparts as well. So redshifter's idea to keep it in his pants might actually be ingenious.

it's not "restoring" spaciousness that got lost in the compression - it's merely "filling it up" with other stuff. But if you enjoy it, good for you! That's what matters the most - whether you can enjoy the music or not.

Quote: Well said, kyr. Arent the 890`s OPEN? it is? Yeah, come to think of it, it is, isn't it. Huh. Now I feel incredibly stupid.

the problem is that no matter how good a headphone and amp you get, if your source sucks, the sound isn't going to be good. Oh, and the mdr-v300 is supraaural. The Beyers are circumaural. They are absolutely not the same size...makes all the difference in the world, unless you have huge ears.

Quote from IGN: "SRS says that you could use this small box, or the technology in general, with any stereo source. I would keep it on cheapo desktop speakers, where it is needed the most. If you have high-end computer speakers you might want to skip it simply because your system will already...

jessica> CLOSED is the word. Oh, and I wouldn't recommend the v6 with beyer pads. I mean, I'm assuming that the v6 with beyer pads is the same size as the dt250with beyer pads, and the beyer is too small if you have big ears.

philips 890! They will fit around anything...

Quote: i question the comfort of the beyers. Is that speaking from experience or speculation? Admittedly, if your head is sensitive to clamping, even the beyers might feel uncomfortable. But I'm pretty sure almost everyone here would agree with me that Beyerdynamic makes some of the...

let's put it this way. The senns don't make any headphones that sound really good unamped. The HD590 is as close as they get, but unamped, there are better.

I've said this before, and I'll say it again: if you plan on getting an amp sometime in the future, the HD590s are a good choice. If not, do not buy it. It just doesn't live up anywhere close to its potential without an amp. Also, I truly hope you have auditioned it without an amp. Without an...