Quote: Money is the limit.. and sadly that means my limit is quite low.

mrbigsby why do they sound unimpressive without amps? Will the cans still sound better without an amp than say the $50 audio technica XS5 ?   I had a tight budget so I bought the HP100 without leaving any in the budget for amps.   If I did buy an amp it would need to be able to be...

Quote: Thanks. I think the KRK KNS 8400 sound best for my tastes. Which of the cans you mentioned do you think is best your opinion?

Quote: The nature recordings were only one of the things that I mentioned, but they were of particular interest seeing as I have not been able to find much information about how these sorts of cans would deal with the sounds. That is why I included a link so people could listen for a short...

Any answers would be appreciated. Repeating as no one saw my first message.     I want to buy a good pair of closed headphones that will sound good without the use of amps and be comfortable to wear for a few hours at a time if needs be. The headphones will be used for listening to many...

Will SoundMagic HP 100 headphones work well for all genres and nature recordings? I want to buy a good pair of closed headphones that will sound good without the use of amps and be comfortable to wear for a few hours at a time if needs be. The headphones will be used for listening to many...

I want to buy a good pair of closed headphones that will sound good without the use of amps and be comfortable to wear for a few hours at a time if needs be. The headphones will be used for listening to many genres including most types of rock (but nothing to heavy such as Death metal), Jazz...