sooo, my friend wants to purchase a pair of cans for US$80 or less. Any recommendations?

which one is better performance wise? specifically when paired with a pair of HD600  headphones. I've narrowed it down to these 2 amps for use with a hd600. my set up is gonna look like this.   ipod touch 2g --> zycable LOD --> 3.5mm female to RCA cable* --> m-stage matrix / HA-006+ -->...

I plan to get the HD 600 this summer given i get a job for over the summer. I completely realize the 300 ohm impedance means an amp is more or less a must. After getting the HD 600 i am most likely not gonna havea TON of green left over so please recommend me an amp that is USD 200 or less. I...

I currently own a HD 280. I like them and don't hate them like a bunch of other people. Anyways, I am hopingto get a pair of HD 600 headphones and a little dot mk I amp to go with it. Mymusical tastes are alternative and dnb and movie scores like Hans zimmer. I like bands like muse, massive...

Do these match up well? I've also heard that the HD 280 doesn't respond that well to amping and i've also heard the opposite. I did do some searching and found one thread with a similar question. My question is, will pairing the HD 280 and the PA2V2 significantly increase SQ?(a bit more bass and...