Great review.  Particularly your last post that focuses on giving the proper context and perspective on each of these headphones. 

duly noted

Anyone listen to both side by side?  Are they similar enough that there's no reason to own both or are they different enough to warrant getting one of each?

Quote: Amped by the E6 vs. E07K

Listening to Pink Martini right now on the DT1350.  Wow!!!.  And yes, the soundstage is improved too.  More spatious. For sure.  For closed I'm very pleased.  Bass sounds more punchy and tighter.  Loving it too!!!

I received my E07K yesterday. I think with many so called "Re-Mastered" CD's and recent recordings the master volume is overdone and when a singer's vocals peaks I heard this "crackling" noise.  I guess the little e6 just couldn't handle it.  Never had this problem with low bit rate files...

I've been been using a Fiio E6 to drive my month old DT1350.  I think it may be a bit underpowered.  I've ordered the new E07K already.  Does it have sufficient power to drive my DT1350?

Just ordered this to drive my DT1350.  I don't think my little Fiio e6 was quite doing the job.     Hard to describe but on some parts of a song where there's a "peak" like when a singer's voice rises I hear crackling.  These are Apple lossless files.  I'm thinking my DT1350 was slightly...

Just purely on looks alone if someone said I had to wear either the HD598's or Dr. Dre Beats out in public I'd have to flip a coin.  I can deal with ugly cans.  But not bad taste.

Quote: I actually prefer my SR60 without an amp when plugged in directly to my 6th Gen iPod nano.  Haven't tried the DT1350 directly into the Nano again since I first got it.  Its just that the iPod Classic 7th Gen sound quality is so bad to my ears the E6 with LOD is preferable for both...

Its cool.  I guess my posts may come off as declarations of fact but they are merely my impressions and opinions.  I take everything I read on the internet with a grain of salt and I guess I assume everyone does too.  Not meaning I distrust everyone but esp. something as subjective as sound.  ...

I might buy a new song here and there because I have to have them and don't want to buy a whole album from certain artists.  And just hope they are at least 256 kbps.  My ears and equipment aren't so sensitive that they'd be unlistenable to me.  I know there's this option in iTunes that says...

Well, you got plenty of space!  The only reason I got the 160GB was for the space I'd need for my lossless files.  Its a pain and slow going but worth it. What's the point then?  Might as well listen to my Sennheiser PX100's I have at work.   Mainly into guitar oriented rock/punk muscis but...

1. Lossless is the way to go.  I though I could cheat and get away with using garbage files (128 kbps) with my Beyerdynamic DT1350 but the difference is there. Music sounds muddy/harsh with lossy particularly the bass.  With my Grado SR60i it was pretty forgiving but those cans are not as...

Quote: Mal,   Is this the model you're referring to?   http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-A900X-Audiophile-Closed-Back-Headphones-Black/dp/B006V386UG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1352768075&sr=1-1&keywords=AudioTechnica+A900X

I'm a complete newbie to this world and I assumed the cans I listed made more for portable devices might be more forgiving with junk files.   I realize I won't be able to enjoy them at their true potential, not even close, but if they can still be enjoyable I don't mind spending the money...

Quote: So I guess my entry level Grado is an exception because they still are a dramatic improvement (for me) over most headphones costing around that price?

Mostly ripped from my CD collection about 20% or so downloaded from iTunes.

Okay, I listen to my ipod nano with typical "junk files".  I simply don't have the time and energy to upgrade my 1000+ song collection to 320 or lossless at this time.  Maybe a couple years from now when my newborns are older and I have some free time.   Looking into "upgrade" or just...

Mal,   I've been looking into the cans you suggested and so far the AKG K550 seems to be the most promising.  I was hoping for well informed opinions by coming here and I got it.  Thanks.

New member here and have been learning a lot.   I currently listen to my 6th Gen iPod with low quality mp3 files through my Grado SR60i and recently purchased a Fiio E6.  I'm thinking of going up the ladder a bit to the SR225i and basically hoping to retain the same sound with a bit wider...