thanks for the excellent advice shahrose

cantate has built-in USB DAC also

dac's, amps, sources ... the other hideous and potentially financially devastating variables of the headphone audio experience; have any dac's in mind?

you pretty happy with the current setup or have a feeling that the accursed upgrade itch will afflict you once again?

it's funny how stuff that used to give you sticker shock when you first started now seem so reasonable and affordable compared to other stratospheric models you've started to learn about

cool, thanks for that link; now need to spend more time listening rather than reading thanks for all the great feedback everyone

highlife: cool; my first thoughts when opening were: "crap, did i receive some bootleg version of HD 650?" wasn't too enthused about the paint job / finish over the mostly plastic and bits of aluminum and steel here and there. feel a bit relieved to know you prefer their sound over the AKG...

actual: mostly been lurking and reading a lot . Do you think the sound of the Stax outweighs the design/material frustration? shahrose: same impressions here; so impressed with my first DT 880 that I purchased a second backup set during the clearance for the new 2005 models; still my...

Hi. Just received my new pair of Sennheiser HD 650. Have not listened to them yet. I mostly listen to Beyerdynamic DT 880 when possible. Was surprised that the Sennheiser HD 650 is made in Ireland now or at least the pair that I received; was expecting them to have been made in Germany like the...