Quote: Let us know your thoughts! Original and then again around 50-100 hours.

Quote: I hear you, same with my taste. I own both the D600 and the M-100 it really is a crap shoot which one I enjoy more.   The M-100 will hit you tight on the bottom end and shine on the highs, kind of has an "in your face" sound with a solid sound stage considering how small the ear...

Quote: The 598's will be pretty dry in the bass region of that genre. You may think about throwing the Beyerdynamic DT770 Limited Edition (32 ohm) into the mix and also, take a look at the Logitech UE6000 thread.

That makes me nervous! These are on my list...

The Apple cables don't seem to talk well with amps period. To anyone else experiencing this problem, I know you like the cool blue cable but try out a straight-line (no 3 button remote) cable and I bet the amps will purr.

Quote:  What he said... I can't listen to my M-50's without an amp. Beyers certainly need one.

Quote:   Derp... Everyone knows Bose are awesome. Only thing better are those Beats by Dre.

Quote:   I think it's a bit of both as I haven't owned a headphone that isolates better than the COP with the pleather pads. Your comments make me really want to give the Sony's a whirl as well.

Quote:   Very valid point. The Momentum has one of the best un-amped sounds I've heard in a while. My only gripe would be the lack of bottom end bass but that's not what the headphone is made for so I don't hold it accountable.

Bro go pick up the Magni... It will turn you whole setup upside down! The HE-400's are amazing, my next set. Putting in my Schiit order for the same gear very soon.

Quote: Update...   Even more oddly enough I've been listening to them today and tried to recreate the amping issue with my E11 I always leave the EQ on 0 but bumped the gain to high and man, I haven't noticed the distortion at comfortable listening volumes. Much better overall quality...

Quote:   Along with the other comment, cranked up on an amp you will get fairly considerable amount of distortion. I really don't think these play well with an amp. Then again it could just be my E11. Would be nice to have tests from high quality power. I enjoy these much more un-amped...

I like the looks of that encoder... Going to give it a run.

Quote:   Well my 320kbs files are noticeably louder than my 192kbs. Might be my encoding but it's worth a shot if he's looking for some sound boost. Wouldn't hurt for quality sake anyway... 

I think it depends on what you want OP. In an ideal world, we would have one set of headphones to game, listen to music and watch movies on. I've owned the A40's and currently own the A50's and am really happy to call them my gaming only set. That is where they shine. Perfect amount of bass and...