New to headphones and I was going to return my recently purchased 400i's due to static in the right ear on certain songs at certain points regardless of source.  I couldn't hear the static on my IEMs (mostly cheap), but I borrowed a coworker's X2s today and there it is. Not as pronounced as with...

  I was going to buy the ibasso DX80, do I want this to save $150?  Well if I go balanced, looks like I need $100 cable so that makes savings $50.

  I can sympathize because we have all been there. You just have to know you made your decision at the time you made it and it was the right one knowing all the available facts at that time. How many people bought tv's this year that will be $500-$1000+ cheaper this coming weekend?  Sennheiser...

  You nailed it for me. I have been lurking for nearly a year and pulled the trigger on my first headphones. It was a scramble (with them all on sale) to decide between the HD650, HD600, and the HE-400i, but I don't think I could go wrong with any of those.  I'm sure I will be happy.  Next up...