A little over your budget at 250 the Schiit Asgard appears to be highly thought of. I have no personal experience on it but please feel free to peruse this thread. http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497902/schiit-asgard-unboxing-and-first-impressions/165   Hope this helps

Thanks looking forward to read your impressions.

As the title says I'm hoping to hear from folks who have listened to both. Both are in the same relative price range and to my untrained eye have similar specs. Both of them are rewieved highly in their own threads but I haven't found any direct comparisons.   Anybody out there who would...

Could you describe the music you tried on these cans ? I heard you saying the mids were good, Female vocals? How about male vocals, guitar and the highs ? Also if you were to describe it how would you describe the highs ?   I realize responding to these questions is like a full review but...

Thanks in advance for your help.   No particular preference for open or closed though everything being equal closed could potentially be used in public places so that might be an advantage.   My highest priority would be for comfort, a close second would be SQ. The third would be for...

Hello all,   I listen to Indian classical music and songs with a lot of vocals. I also listen to Soft Rock, Power Ballads and some 80's pop. Some examples would be Dire Straits ( Sultans of Swing ) Aha ( hunting high and low ) Madonna ( Live to tell, La Isla Bonita ) Bon Jovi ( Wanted...