Quote: Okay cool. I guess I was a little ambitious... the headphones probably won't be leaving my room so getting the e17 may be a little redundant. If a good soundcard is all I need then that seems like the best solution. Thanks for the responses and feedback everyone... I hope the HE400...

Quote: The place I'll be buying them from (headphones.com.au, pretty much the only/best place to buy headphones in Australia) the HE400 are only $20 more expensive than the DT880 so I assumed they would compare really similarly... but it's good to know how much better they are now =D  ...

Awesome, I guess I'll go with the HE400 then. I heard that from this point onwards you aren't buying headphones that are "better" than others but rather headphones that suit your needs differently, so it's great to get feedback from people with experience to put my mind at ease

Quote: Okay! Can you comment on the level of comfort at all? I plan to be using these for extended use on the computer so will be wearing them for long periods of time. The Shures I'm using now make my scalp hurt after about 4 hours of use and I want to make sure that doesn't happen.

Hi guys!   I'd just like some closure on what headphones to end up buying. My current headphones are closed Shure SRH440s and while they were a great upgrade at the time I think I'm ready to step it up and get more serious about my audio   I've narrowed it down to the HE-400s and DT880s...