Quote: Originally Posted by Andrew_WOT You realize that HD650 are open design, not sure why the other poster recommended them in "Looking for closed cans" thread? I actually hi-jacked my own thread to ask about open cans. That's my bad.

I will check out the Senns. Thanks. Any recommendations where I could get a good deal on the ATH-ESW9? Preferably online shops with international shipping

Thanks for all the valuable input. I am holding off on a pair of cans for the moment... undecided as so many around here Quote: Originally Posted by boomana ATH-ESW9. These are not great headphones as compared to my home cans, but I really like them for what they offer. They are a...

Quote: Originally Posted by shleepy You could get yourself some DT770's (~$100 used) and then send them off to get Darth Beyer'ed. That should end up being around your price range, maybe a little higher. That sounds very tempting. I just checked out the Headphile website and it...

Hello all, Unfortunately for my wallet, I have pretty much decided, that Hifi/Head-Fi and the whole she-bang is a good hobby to squander my money on I am just about to put in an order for a Predator and now I am looking for a closed headphone to go with it... I am not particularly looking...

Isn't it more about the source signal than "amp vs no amp"? I mean when one uses an amp in most cases one will also use a line-out signal/cable which for most mp3-players will be of superiour sound quality. I guess there's a big plus in terms of SQ in that respect. Please correct me if I am...

Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Eric If you're looking to spend $1,000 on a quality home setup, take a look at the top headphones: K-701/HD-650/DT880/RS-1 and a few others, then spend the rest on the best *used* desktop amp you can find in the For Sale Forum. I do want to build...

Quote: Originally Posted by jcx with the UM2 you actually need the opposite of an amp - a quality attenuator iPODs put out ~ 1 Vrms peak, UM2 are 135 dB/V sensitivity, for low level listening you may be using ~ 70 dB SPL requiring over 60 dB attenuation - when you do this with...

Thanks for the comments! I will read up on the mentioned amps. I am primarily looking for an Amp to use with my Ipod Nano. I will probably buy a decent home rig later on but until then I would like to use the smaller "portable" amp to work with the headphones I might be getting. This is...

Hello everyone, this is my first posting in these forums which also implies that I am spanking new to the Head-FI/HiFi game I hope you bear with me as I, once more, ask the same questions over and over again... First let me tell you abit about my gear and my music preferences. I generally...