i use my d2000 for home listening and planning to get CIEM as soon as its financially viable, the thing is im currently caught in the middle and would like your opinions on what would be the definitive universal to get before going the CIEM route. the use of the universal im aiming for is...

had read a lengthy amount of review  but haven't found a direct comparison between the two.   does anyone have both? how do they compare sound wise?

will buy phones thru amazon, was finally going to buy myself some hfi-780 then suddenly i came across a few threads, confused me, and these are what i have come up with again. ultrasone hfi 780 - bassy and fun cans hfi 680 - if 780 is a bit too bassy and tame a little of its highs senn...

just like to ask if the ultrasone hfi-780 could be portable enough to wear in public sight? if not, then i'd probably just get some senn hd25 or if anyone can recommend other phones would be great, atleast a bit sounding like the ultrasones.

so i want to recommend a phone for my friend and he has like $100ish budget. he stated he like it with a lot of isolation, portable, and circumaural if possible, definitely no iems.

currently eyeing on senn hd 25 1 II. any comments on these cans? any alternatives? coupling it with a mini^3 amp.

ath-esw9 is too expensive for me ath-ad700 is big(is it small enough to be portable or not?) i hate iems i listen to a wide range of music genres from rock to trance to classical (mostly rock and pop) so probably something in between: 1. the rocking goodness of the grados 2...

which one should i get? ad1000 or d2000? or do you have any other suggestions? they cost about 300$ in PriceJapan. budget is at 320$ at max. i'm gonna jack them up straight my ipods, have no plans on amping whatsoever. i listen to almost all kinds of music, rock pop trance punk jazz acoutics...