I have to chime in with all of the people that love this amp. I initially bought the National to help realize grandiose visions of being able to take a pair of LCD-2's out on walks. While that plan didn't quite work out, the National has remained the amp for my portable rig, and will most likely...

  At least to me, the K271's offer two variables that allow them to sound a bit different than the K272's. The first being that if you keep the stock leatherette pads on, instead of switching them out with the included soft velour pads (which are similar to what the K272 has), the seal over...

My list would look something like...   1. Audeze LCD-2.2 2. AKG K701 3. AKG K271 MKII 4. AKG K272 HD 5. Ashidavox TKM-62 6. Audio Technica ATH-EM7   I'd have to add that while this is still a ranking from best to worst in regards to sound, they all have their own niches, especially...

I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Creedence Clearwater Revival (covering Smokey Robinson)

Here's some albums that I can think of at the moment:   The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land Steely Dan - Aja Rancid - And Out Come the Wolves The Clash - London Calling Camera Obscura - Desire Lines They Might Be Giants - Flood Club 8 - The People's Record Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet Capsule...

I guess my favorite bands, in no particular order, would be:   The Clash Perfume Camera Obscura Maximum the Hormone The Asteroids Galaxy Tour Dave Brubeck Quartet 311 The Slackers They Might Be Giants Whenever Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma play together   On a side note, to the...