Do you think the Micport pro is a lot better than the focusrite? I'm still leaning towards the vrm as its cheaper and allows me to translate mixes on various set ups. All reviews etc on it have been reassuring as well edit - just done a little research and have discovered that the Dragonfly and...

Thanks for the replies The focusrite vrm looks like the one for me. It seems like they've made the product for precisely my situation. I own their Scarlett 8i6 and love the sound/build quality. Its also very affordable. Oddly enough I can't find a UK supplier for the Centrance, the american...

Great, it seems like this is the way to go then. If anyone else has other suggestions feel free to post them, I won't be able to order anything for a few days

Will something like this get sufficient power from a laptop or does it need a dedicated power supply? My main requirement is for something portable, I think if I needed to I could plug my focusrite soundcard to my laptop to act as an amp but it needs a socket and is inconvenient to carry

Firstly, I am fully aware headphones do not compete with dedicated studio monitors. I do own a set of monitors and I'm happy with them. However due to its convenience I find myself producing with headphones on my laptop a lot, (sennheiser hd25-2s) My observations is that the hd25s are too bass...