I was actually wondering why there was such a large price tag on the premium version compared to the pro versions and the reasons why I should pick the Pro/Premium version.   Thanks KG Jag

Thank you for all your help so far. I've just checked Amazon and there seems to be two different versions which both have a substantial difference in price.    The PRO 250 Ohms is £177.82   The Premium 250 Ohms is £289.99    Why is there such a massive £100 difference in price between...

Thank you for all the suggestions! I think I will go for the DT880 because it is much more natural and faithful to the source right? Furthermore, after some reading of reviews, I have found that there is a design flaw in the headband of the AKG 701/702 where it has metal studs that hurt your...

Thanks for the recommendations KG Jag. I had a look at the links and it seems that from the table in terms of sound quality, the HD650 is higher than the DT880s. Also, I've noticed that the DT880 is semi-open - what difference would it have compared to the DT990s which are open cans? Lastly...

Yes up to 600 ohms

Asus essence stx 

Hi, I am looking for an open headphone with most accurate playback across the spectrum. It must have excellent sound clarity and sound stage. I've noticed from my experience with the MDR-1R is that the bass is not as low as I would like and it is not balanced/flat overall. I came across 3...

Ok thanks for the help Honky

Hi, I would like to set up foobar 2k with ASIO but I am unsure on how to set it up properly.    Do I just download the asio foobar component and select ASIO device? Or must I download ASIO4ALL too? I thought the Essence STX has native ASIO driver support? Is this true that I do not have to...

I'm trying to buy them used on ebay but worried the seller may have one that was bought used from another seller etc it may have originated from fp outlet.

Hi I've seen a previous thread in Head-Fi about Asus Essence STX being modified and 'degraded' in sound quality because of capacitors/op amps being swapped for cheaper ones.   http://www.head-fi.org/t/662886/xonar-essence-stx-fake   I was thinking of buying a used Asus essence STX and...