Just picked up a pair of K240 Studios to complement my beloved Ultrasone HFI-780. Everything I read about how AKGs are excellent at portraying mids was spot on when I got to listen to these headphones after 24 hours of burn in. I gotta say that after years of convincing myself that I wouldn't...

I'm not sure how the pricing of this headphone is in the UK, but the Ultrasone DJ1 seems like it would meet pretty much all of the criteria you have set forth. It currently is going for ~$120 on amazon.com in the US. Ultrasones are pretty darn durable in my opinion, and look pretty modern and...

Quote: I'm not sure how the size/width of the DJ1 Pro headband compares to the pro900 or hfi-780, but putting an hd650 pad on my hfi-780 did wonders for comfort. The stock headband pad for my hfi-780 often put so much pressure on the top of my head that it felt like a wooden pole was...

My Westone 3's get daily use and have been going strong since November of 2008 I don't have any secrets to prolong the life of iems...I just don't wrap them around my phone or mp3 player. I loosely wrap them around my fingers and toss them in the soft zipper pouch that they came with.   As...

Just wanted to update and say that I did perform this mod last week for my hfi-780. Don't have a camera for pictures, but I used the same method as Sorensiim. This mod completely fixes the only issue I had with my hfi-780 -- the top headband that felt like a knife cutting through my skull after...

Admittedly, I've been pretty inactive on this forum for the past 2 years, but I spotted an iBasso D10 going for ~$170 not too long ago in the for sale section. I believe Larry has those rated pretty high on his big review of portable dac/amps. I'd also take a look into a meier 2move/3move in the...

Fiio E10. Sounds pretty good right off the bat. No problems with the headphone jack as of now.

My ears just love my hfi-780's. They really are the perfect headphones for me. Likewise, my Westone 3's are my favorite iem's. No other headphones/earphones have gotten any significant ear time for the past 1 year (hfi 780) and 3 years (W3). These two really take the cake for me.

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I tried really hard to like my pair of Denon AH-D1000s, but ultimately found that the sound signature was just too lifeless to me. It really made me regret dumping my es7's for them. But I ended up picking up a set of AH-D2000s, which I enjoyed. But once again, I kept longing the "fun" signature...

A friend in my study group gave my hfi-780's a try and kept raving about how clear the sound was and how tight the bass was. I was pleasantly surprised when he criticized beats studios for being too congested and not displaying much other than bass. He might be picking up a set of dj1's or...

Quote:   Yep, you nailed it lol. I listen to a large variety of music pretty evenly throughout my playlist. electronica/rock/accoustic/hip hop/pop/stuff like Apocalypica and Bond that I don't know how to categorize. My hfi-780's and westone 3's just plain flourish with my music selection.

Got an e10 coming in two days. I'm expecting these to be a step up from my icon mobile, but a step down from my former 2move. Hopefully my headphone jack works fine with my hfi-780 and westone 3's. Thanks for all the reviews and impressions, guys.

I'll go ahead and add a vote towards a set of ultrasones. I've been madly in love with my set of 780's for the past year now. They certainly will meet your criteria of sound/Value/Build Quality/Aesthetics, however, the comfort for hours will not be the case right out of the box. You'll likely...

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I can't seem to get my HFI-780's off my head

Quote: That's good to hear. Hope you enjoy them! A cheap amp/dac does help clean up the sound a bit though, especially through notebooks. Perhaps you could look into trying something like a uDAC2 or fiiO e10 one day in the future. I run all my music through the wasapi plugin of foobar2k...

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Haha that's great of amazon to do. They do have a great return policy that you can take advantage of (just don't abuse it ). The 780s are known to need a lot of hours of burn in before they settle into their true form. I think mine took around 200-300 before the sound stopped changing to me...

I've been through quite a few lower/mid level cans that can be seen in my profile, but the seven listed in my signature are the ones that have stuck around for one reason or another

I honestly haven't heard any of those headphones listed except the 780. While I don't really like to comment on headphones that I have never heard, I've read that the 580 has a bit more bass and tamer highs than the 780. Some feel the 780s can be overly bright and the treble can hurt their ears...

Like the posters above said, I'd look into some reviews of the Denon AH-D2000 if I were you. You should also consider the Ultrasone HFI-780. Having owned both, I think both headphones would easily satisfy your requests. I preferred the forwardness of the Ultrasones, so I sold off my Denons...