Thanks for the suggestion, and I might pick up a pair sometime just to see, as they do seem like a nice deal.    Anyways, after much deliberation I went ahead and broke my budget big time.    I've ordered a pair of German Maestro 8.35 D which at $270usd after taxes was basically a big...

I have never had trouble driving ATH-M50s.   My only issue with them is that the mids can sometimes sound recessed and the bass isn't as tight as it could be.   Still, they're a safe bet. That said, I prefer the sound of the Denon DN-HP1000 which are overall similar, but a bit tighter in the...

Last Story was awesome.   Great battle system and characters, with a lively city too.    But it was more of a part of an RPG than a full RPG.    Basically it was like the first disc of a PSX FF... so I didn't the story was as good as it could have been but I still enjoy it.

1) Tales of the Abyss 2) FFVIII 3) FFVII 4) FFVI 5) Chrono Trigger   Don't get me wrong though.   For four of five to be so well known makes it sound like I barely play the genre... so I gotta give my honorabe mentions to stuff like Trails in the Sky,  Terranigma, Disgaea 4, Xenoblade...

Last week I lost my pair of ATH-M50 (so choked) and I need to replace them.   Having owned them for probably five years, I'm very familiar with their sound - it's very resolving with a lot of top end air and deep, powerful bass.   But to me their upper bass and midrange are too recessed for me...