My personal favorite is Yanni's Live at the Acropolis 1994 featuring the royal philharmonic concert orchestra. Absolutley incredible what he does on stage. The song Santorini is particularly epic.

Sorry,but whats an LOD? Also,Im leaning a lotmore towards the Shure's now anyway. I think Ill get the 840's first and see how they sound, then if everything seems ok then ill go for the dac & amp. As it turns out, all songs that cost 1.29 on itunes have 256 kbps, (because my computer crashed...

So, if I was to get an amp (like the Maverick D1), and either the Shures or the Ultrasones, would the amp verifibly reveal that my music is a low bit rate (mp3) and make it sound like garbage?

The Ultrasone 780 has 35 ohm's as compared to the Shure 840's 44 ohm's. How much of a difference will this difference make when being driven by my laptop. If assuming that the lowest impeadance would equal the best sound, I would be led to assume that the 780's are the right choice. How much...

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I still want to go with headphones ( sorry, there's just something inexplicably cool about them). However i have realized one thing. All my music are mp3's downloaded off of itunes,reripping them to a better format wont improve the quality. So i dont want to get good headphones and a dac amp and...

If i was to get the Pro 900's, then would i need a dac amp that is more powerful than the maverick D1?

Alright guys, Im fresh meat to these forums. However, i do have a list of requirements which these three headphones meet: They must be closed (im in a dorm room), they must be good with house and dance music (good bass), and they dont have to be portable (i have earbuds for that). In a previous...

Quote:  From what Ive read, one easy way to tell is if the cord on the phones is glossy, then they are fake. The cable cord should be a matte black.

well, after reading this i think ill stick with the srh 840's : Shure SRH 840 versus the Ultrasone HFI 780: My Journey. Im not sure how to make a link so just copy & paste into the search bar if you want to read the review. That guy was routing his phones through a maverick tubemagic D1 and...

Ok.So Shure 840's and the Maverick Audio TubeMagic D1. A good starting setup everyone? Again, thank you all very much for the help.

Ok. just did a bit more looking around and started reading up on some DT-770's. Should I go for the Pro's or stick w/ the regulars? How do they compare to the SRH 840 and the HFI 780's? Is the dac & amp combo i suggested good for the price (and a good match for the phones) or is there better?

Shena, thanks for the link, that just what i was looking for in terms of deciding what to go with. So,I'm guessing ill definitely get the SHR 840's. My source of music will be my laptop (im not using a soundcard, so im assuming it would be onbaord, or do some, or all laptops come w/ internal...

First off, as an edit to my OP, i clearly know nothing. Second, how do the ultrasone HFI-780's compare to the Shure's? Again, thanks for the help.

Hello world. Im brand new to the headphone scene, but have done a bit of reading before starting this post. I have decided i want some headphones, but have literally no prior experience with them. I do know what i need however. I listen to primarily house, progressive house, dance, and trance...