Ok it's been 5 days, could anyone answer this?   Quote:

I'm getting the FiiO E17. I know it's overkill for the K550 but I plan on buying new headphones in the future and it seems like a good choice if I'll be getting anything harder to drive. Any other suggestions are welcomed.

Quote: Of course.

Quote: I will get an open headphone in the near future. But then I'll probably aim for HiFiMan HE-400.

Quote: Because shipping from USA is expensive -- it would cost me 420€ total.

http://www.head-fi.org/t/647465/mystery-unclosed-ultimate-ears-ue6000-vs-sennheiser-momentum-vs-sony-mdr-1r-vs-akg-k550-vs-shure-srh-840-vs-akg-k167   This guy compared AKG K550, Momentum, MDR-1R and some others, and sound-wise the K550 was supposably on top. And I never said I'm going to...

I can't get Mad Dogs, only Fostex T50RP and I don't know how that compares to Mad Dogs or K550. I asked about it two posts above yours.

Could somebody answer? Buying really soon.

Yeah the price for K550 on amazon.de went down today. Soundmagic HP100 is supposed to be weak on bass and is pretty bright. And yes, the fit worries me. =/  None of the stores near by have them so I could try for myself.   I was checking ebay for Mad Dogs, as expected without luck, but I did...

The total price of Mad Dogs is out of my budged. I've read some comparisons between AKG k550 and Senn Momentum in which AKG came up on top, which is favourable since they're more than 100€ cheaper. Now for the amp -- do you guys think Fiio E17 is overkill for K550, as they're easy to drive...

So Mad Dogs > K550 > others Is Fiio e17 enough to drive Mad Dogs? And any idea where to buy them in Europe?

Hello everyone,   I'm looking for a pair of  over ear headphones for around 300$ (I'll be buying in € but whatever). This will be my first pair of headphones so I can't tell you what characteristics I like. After reading similar threads and reviews I've narrowed it down to these: AKG...