Quote: Originally Posted by milkweg Too much money for me. I might buy a Corda Arietta one of these days though. The Cantate is a very nice amp as well, I have been quite happy with it. I decided to go with it over Arietta due to the DAC. Its even more painful for Americans...

I use a set of 555s as well, and as others have said its not for more bass-y music. Its really nice for singer/songwriter style music -- the high end is very clear for the price range. I go back and forth from this style of light pop/alt stuff to techno/darkwave so I eventually added a...