If I didn't live with a bunch of people while i'm studying, I'd be more likely to spend on some really nice speakers. But, seeing as i'm up late, and speakers are loud and annoy other people, headphones will do. Not to mention, spend a couple of grand on headphones and you get something special...

Quote:   So far, maybe 40 - 50 on the amp, cans had maybe 10 hours use when I bought them (previous owner had the rev. 1 speakers, which cracked, got them back, then upgraded), so probably 50 - 60 now, haven't really burnt them in yet as I'd have to move my setup into another room, might...

Quote:   I've noticed this a little too with my week old lcd-2's...but it seems to depend on the track more than anything i'm finding.  On some tracks it sounds a little mushy, but then I get another track that is equally 'congested' and I'm able to pick out all the little things that got...

My thoughts on this, The key is finding that balance point between bang for buck, and save now pay later.  In other words, I want as much performance as I can get per dollar, while also spending extra dollars now if it will delay having to spend more money shortly after the purchase, and then...

I personally just got my lcd-2's about a week ago, and was tossing up about the same question as you have been as I primarily listen to trance / house / edm, so far, they're pretty sweet.  I was split between the pro 900 / he-500 / d7000, ruled the denon / pro out due to the 'recessed mids'...

So...I finally got around to getting some of these awesome cans :D.  After weeks of researching and going back and forth, tossing up about ultrasone 900's & he-500's and everything in between, I pulled the trigger one the lcd-2's which were out of my price range...but when i found some on ebay...

Hmmm, couple of ones I guess,   Logitech G35's.  A few years ago when I wasn't hugely into sound, and a while after my hd500's broke, I got these when I did a pc upgrade.  After 3 months they broke, right earcup is held on by a tiny poorly made piece of plastic, dropped them off my desk and...

I can tell you from personal experience, going from astro a40's (which are supposed to be *cough* better *cough* than the choices you listed) to products usually reccommended in this forum is night and day (though to be fair, a40's > lcd-2's + amp + dac should be night and day).  Music went from...

Funny thread.  People facepalming over morons who buy beats, then people facepalming over marketing that is, essentially, going after that market and trying to sell them something that is better, and still facepalming.  As far as celeb endorsements go, I'd much rather tiesto get paid than...

Long time lurker here, thought I'd post some first impressions on my new toys :D.   First some background, so, maybe 3 years ago, my old sennheiser HD500's broke, I'd had them since 2003, getting them for lanning after buying a computer with money from my first job (25 now), and they'd...