It's funny the initial post of that thread was one of the reviews I read which mentioned the weight as a negative, but within the thread (and elsewhere, like this comparison: http://www.head-fi.org/t/639337/comparison-between-hifiman-he-400-beyerdynamic-dt-990-250-w-pics/15) there is certainly a...

OK in an interesting twist I've found the dt990 premium 32ohm for CDN$259. I did some additional reading on the HE-400 and they do sound like great heaphones but many seem to say they are quite heavy which concerns me a bit. I've been known to have some long late night gaming sessions. Have you...

The best price I can find for the 990's are about $400 as well...I don't really want to go that high.

Thanks for the tip on the sound card, I may do that as these will be plugged in pretty much all the time so using the hookup in the back of the PC shouldn't be an issue. As noted in my last reply to cel4145 I'm now also strongly considering the HiFiMan HE-400's as well, how would they compare...

Thank you for the recommendation, I did look around for those as they were highly touted in the gaming thread, but they both seemed (at least where I looked at the time) to cost a bit more than I was looking for.  That said, with shipping to Canada the HE-400 are $330 (the $50 off code would not...

Hello Head-Fi,   I've been lurking heavily for the past few weeks researching a new gaming setup, but there are a couple of sales going on at local retailers so I'm thinking it's time to jump.   My current setup:    Soundcard: SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Speakers: Logitech Z-5300...