right.. ive decided to be greedy and go for a pair of HD600s AND DT770s as this seems to provided the best of both worlds. some closed phones for late night listening that wont annoy my flat mate, that should give a solid bass end and will block out external noise. some open phones that...

ah u use them, how do you find them? a sub is out of the question for now, more $ and the people downstairs would probably kill me when I get a place of my own Ill look into that. I gather that the bass extension and control on the 824s is better than most similarly priced monitors anyway...

Hi again, Dusty, yes they do drop off at 20hz, but as far as I know the human ear cant actually hear much around this frequency anyway. Most speakers drop off around 40/50hz. Snufkin what is headroom? is this a website I can checkout? Could you give me the url. I think ultimately it...

hi, thanks for your comments.. blr, i would certainly be prepared to extend my budget if I think it will help, I shall look into the 280s and 580s although I would be hesitant about buying an amp for the headphones as it lowers their usefulness and also adds a potential level of colouration...

Im looking for a pair of monitoring phones for home studio use. I've been recommended both Beyerdynamic dt 150s and dt 990 pros, but it seems from scanning the web that Sony also make good monitoring phones. Essentially I want something that sounds as neutral/flat as possible across the...