yes.. it would be great to go to a meet (there's a meeting this saturday nearby btw), but I'm only 16, and i think im too young though.

Oh,, so you would recommend something like vahalla or asgard if AKG K501 is going to be my only headphones??

Oh.. then is there any other amps that are better than Lyr at the similar price range?

So recently, I bought my first headphones, AKG K501 from a great seller here on head-fi! I've heard that these need A LOT OF POWER and I can tell that by myself.   For the headphone amp, I'm considering "Schiit Audio Lyr," since it claims to have A LOT OF POWER.   Since I'm a noob, I...

thanks!

wow its that simple? then would i have to buy the cables separately?

Hello, I'm consindering to buy Shiit Lyr and Apogee Duet and connect it to AKG K501 to listen music from my laptop.   How would I have to connect them?   Is it possible to use a computer in this case?   Thanks!

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I have Nothing to tell you about headphones, but I have ONE thing to tell you what you HAVE to listen.   I've been playing cello since 2001 and.. not long ago found the best cello concerto ever.   "Dvorak Cello Concerto"   The Best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxYbF-Yzdf0  ...

Thank you again for your answers!!

Thank you guys so much.... really...   I actually was searching frantically for AKG-K501 for few days, and nope. no luck at all.   If I can buy it from someone, I would go with 501, but it seems almost impossible.   So, based on the recommendations, I think I should go with HD 800...

Hello people,   Classical music is only genre I listen to. (played cello for 9 years!)   LOVE string instrumental music like orchestra and chamber. Piano and cello solos too.   Have researched about 2 weeks to buy my first headphones..   Read many recommendations for AKG-K501...