My HD800S arrived today. Just wanted to give a shout out to Jan from Meier Audio. Fabulous costumer service and he gave me a great price. Anyone who doesn't want to wait until they hit the US or wants to save some money (or both), shoot Jan an email. Highly recommended...   I will add some...

  Awesome review Sorrodje! Thanks for posting...   

So I thought I would follow up with some more impressions of the HD-AMP1. As I said above, I am very pleased with it so far and I would highly recommend the HD-AMP1.   A little background about my listing setup / habits. Living in an apartment in NYC, my headphone setup basically functions as...

Yes, I think the Asus STX would be fine for the 650's! Good luck!

  You would probably want to upgrade your sound card or getting an amp eventually... 

I would consider either the HD600 or 650. They are considered classics for a reason and you can't go wrong with either. In my experience, they both have similar bass impact and extension, but the 650 is warmer sounding overall. Hope that helps.

I had the same experience. Jan seems like a great guy to deal with though, and he gave me an unbelievable price on the HD800S.

Hey guys,   I picked up the HD-AMP1 recently and have been very pleased with it so far... Plan on giving it an extended listen this weekend, and will post more detailed impressions after that.

Awesome man, glad worked out for you...

  Charleston Cable Co makes a couple of different cables for less than $200. I've ordered from them a couple of times and always had good experiences.   ELA Audio on ebay also makes great cables. I needed something a little longer than the stock cable, so I ordered a 10 ft cable from them for...

  I don't have a leather pair around to compare directly, so it is hard to say... But going from memory I would say it's a subtle difference at best.    But the comfort improvement is for real and worth it imo.

Funny story you guys might enjoy... Had a pair of X's a while back that I loved, mistakenly sold them wanting to try out another pair of high end 'phones. Regretted selling them almost immediately and have been looking for a replacement pair for the past few weeks. Saw a great deal on the For...

How much are you looking to spend?

I would second the GR07 Bass Edition recommendation...   I would also recommend the Senn IE80, goes for around $250 on Amazon these days.

  +1. The GR07 is a great IEM, especially the bass edition... I much preferred it over the EPH-100.