I forgot to mention: 1. The headphones (Grado Sr 225i) are around $200.00 in the U.S.. They actually retail for $300.00 in Canada. The salesman told me that they cost $100.00 more in Canada as Grado sells them via a distributor. So, not selling them directly from Grado to my audio shop adds one...

I listened to about 20 models of Sennheiser's, PSB's, B&W's and others , too many to mention. I was going to buy the Beyerdynamic BT 1350's($350.00 Cdn. dolars)...until I listened to the Grado Sr 100i's at around $125.00 (Cdn.) The sound was better than anything I listened to. I eventually...