YMMV The beautiful width depth and imaging described above with t5v akg712 and t50rp were all with the amp on high gain. when I switched to zero or low gain all of that dissappeared very flat and one dimensional sound not pleasing at all. engineers can figure this one out. Its just what I...

I have been listening to the l30 e30 combo since July 10. I have never turned them off. The l30 gets really warm but not hot because I can hold my hand on it. No issues with volume knob. All music played through pc>optical>amazon music hd. E30 reads 192khz. The headphone out and preamp switch...

I mostly use the dt770 for gaming because its closed back. I play fps so the leakage is critical and great imaging. I have akg712 good for gaming but open back. I also have t50rp good for gaming. I just prefer close back for gaming. all of these fit your budget.