Well, I spent about 15 hours over the weekend doing research on headphones, amps, DACs, and what it all means to me. Once I started to figure out what the questions were, I found that the answers are there, and almost always in these forums. So again, let me say thank you to all of you for your...

Unfortunately, I'm "that friend" that people go to. I just don't know very much about what to buy. But in general I seem to have a vastly lower tolerance for crummy sound than the people around me. I've got some Martin Logan speakers for my home theater setup, and a reasonable Denon receiver...

Thanks a lot for the replies so far guys. Figuring out where to start with all this is pretty daunting. Sounds like my idea of using my old Yamaha receiver in place of a dedicated headphone amp is probably not a good one. So now the true research will begin into what the amp options are. Plus...

My apologies if this info is out there already, but I haven't found it. I'm currently researching headphones, specifically considering the SennHeiser 595s. In quite a few places online there ends up being mini-debates where someone recommends getting a headphone amp for the 595s and then...