Quote: Originally Posted by deeza I guess it's also good to note the type of music I listen to. I mostly listen to Metal (Symphonic, Folk, Gothic, Melodic Death, some Heavy). I also listen to Classical, Electronica, Drum n Bass, Trance, and Rock. Maybe this will help in narrowing down...

Quote: Assuming one's ears are the culprit, is there a small, inline "balance" control to remedy the problem -- like one with a 1/8" jack for input and a 1/8" plug for output? Yup, Sennheiser makes one--the HZR6. It works pretty well at what it does, with smooth adjustment on the...

Any idea if these have a balance control somewhere? I'm very interested in a stand-alone DH solution, but my hearing "astigmatism" makes the current options pretty unappealing. On a related note, does anyone know if there's any way to adjust the headphone jack balance on modern receivers...

Thanks for the responses, everyone. Specific replies to follow. OakIris: The reason I'm more interested in headphones is that the rest of my family doesn't share my taste in films and would rather not hear what I'm listening to. Plus, my room is in the attic, so I'm right above everyone...

Long time lurker, first time poster, as it goes. Anyway, the skinny: It's been almost a year now since I purchased a pair of Beyer DT-770 Pros after reading recommendations from this forum, and now I'm debating whether another pair of cans lie on my horizons. My primary aural interests lie...