as puple angels has suggested for your console you really want to look at a dolby surround kit for it (read mad lust envys headphone guide for more details) as for other thoughts - when did you last have your ears cleaned?

hmm i have been rocking my 558s for about 4 years now - as my gaming headphones. and i struggle to see where your finding this minimal soundstage.       how are you connecting the E11 to your devices? with a dock style connector or just via the headphone out? now admittidly consoles...

i use 558s (foam modded) with cs:Go i switch between hifi mode and or room2 in xonar (dolbysurround) and in windows and ingame set to headphones   the ingame audio is different to previous cs versions tyhat used the miles sound system ( fantastic ) to a newer on that is more sonically...

Just noticed this whilst browsing on amazon here in the UK   Sennheiser HD650s   RRP £399   currently at £279   http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-HD-650-Reference-Headphone/dp/B00018MSNI/ref=sr_1_106?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1355841442&sr=1-106   some AKG 702s are also down...

i just wanted to add something i had come across in my brief research into this - and props on a good read. and that is the Mixers/recording/mastering guys and the bands themselves are usually not to blame the decree has come down from the marketing and the studio execs who like those who...

yep posted in wrong placexc - try posting in the Headphone forum   http://www.head-fi.org/f/4/headphones-full-size

Zowie Ec2 - very good and should suit you.

Nice and simply the poeple with only one set of headphones are....not to be found on this website - they bought ipads....

the newer versions of the HD650 are much better than the older versions of a few years ago - thus the veil that you have read about is barely there at all - and is nowadays more called veil when infact its just newer buyers not having a clue between mids and treble due to so much of nowadays...

Nice Stax!   you have the beauty of an ultrasone, the waist of a K701 and the brains of a Electrostat.    

hey zack Congratulations on your beyers - a great headphone - currently listening to my 880s giving my hd650 senns a break - dont like to forget them.   as to your question well done for including ideas of what you want and a price - many posters forget these along with usual listening...

i think some koss headphones are pure beauty - but even though i dont own them - some K701s  or some woodied ATs .. both are just sexy in my eyes - the high end grados/senns - hell Himans and sonys and edition 8s  - just dont cut it for me - yes beautybut not sexy

yep - im with all these others- the fit and the sahpe of the 558s/598s and the 650s are all insanly comfortable for long listening periods. i find my beyers  only slightly less comfortable and my grados well frankly awful but thats as i havnt invested in a headband wroap yet, im assuming you...

removable cables are really only worth it for portable sets - anything in the upper echelons is to pander to the cable guys - aka more money than hearing/.. i mean sense :P  

yep i would - again - as long as the advertising was of good quality and from a reputable firm