I have the exact same mod as oqvist since I bought my pair from the guy who modded his headphones :)   ( Yes, that means he experimented on my headphones.. ;) )   I bought them modded and was curious hearing them without the damping, so I removed it.   I tried to listen to them for...

This should be interesting ^^

Monster Beats!   And if you dont want Beats, lots of people like LCD-2 with the Lyr 

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In the picture: Music Streamer HD, Burson HA-160D, Audeze LCD-2.2, Denon AH-D7000, JVC HA-DX1000

Maybe the Asus Essence One?   Know people who likes it and it has got some good reviews, here is one: http://www.headfonia.com/the-asus-dac-xonar-essence-one/

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Quote:     I´m not quite sure I understand how it would be easier to remove the cups?   To me, the scary part is removing the cups :o   The screws are sooo tiny, you're just waiting for them to gnaw of the fine threads in the wooden cup ^^

What do you want to improve?   More/better bass? More/better treble? More/better mids? Bigger soundstage?   There are plenty of threads here for amp recommendations for the HD650 if you want to keep them, try the search function :)   Edit: Yes, you will have to get a stronger amp to...

Quote:     The difference is if you actually want to be able to follow a bassline as it was recorded or if you just want ear massage..

Ultrasone Pro 900.   Didn't hate them or anything, it´s just that I've liked all the other headphones that I´ve owned better :)

Ultrasones Pro series is really durable headphones. Not very neutal though.

The most "speaker-like" headphone I´ve ever heard is the JVC/Victor DX1000.   They have a really speaker-like bass and sound stage, I think thats why I can sit and listen to them for hours and hours and just enjoy the music withour ever tiring :)

I think that the PS500 have more bass, while the LCD-2 have more refined and detailed bass. Both has good sub-bass, the LCD-2 might dig a little deeper, but i´m not really sure of that.   I don´t think that SanjiWatsuki has ever heard the PS500, it doesn´t have the usual "Grado sound", it...

What does the documentation that came with the amp say?   If it says that you should unplug the phones, I´d do that. Otherwise not :)   But to answer you question; "Is it safer to unplug headphones before turning an amp on and off?" - Yes, it is, but it´s normally unnecessary.   If...

Once again I must recommend the Matrix M-stage, it´s really capable for it´s price!   258$ with free shipping: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Matrix-m-stage-Headphone-Amplifier-Amp-class-A-2011-new-/140587163079?pt=US_Home_Audio_Amplifiers_Preamps&hash=item20bba5ddc7#ht_2942wt_905   I have...

BTW, a cheap setup to "get immersed into the music" in my experience is to buy a nice vintage receiver (in my case the Marantz 22xx-series) and the "new version" of Sennheiser HD650, and a decent DAC to go with that :)   / ChriG

Regarding amp, I can recommend the Matrix M-stage. It´s a really nice amp for it´s price.   http://www.headfonia.com/matrix-m-stage/   There is also a version with integrated DAC, but I have read that the DAC doesn´t match the amp in SQ.   / ChriG

I would also recommend the D2000. I have the D5000 and they sounded OK when I tried them in my desktop computer at work (on-board sound card), it should be the same with the D2000.   Its also possible to mod the D2000 when/if you get a DAC/amp if you want more hifi kind of sound :)   //...