Heloo People! I just wanted to pass my thoughts by the people who know what they're doing!
I listen to a wide range of music, ranging from electro and dubstep to rock to classical.
I'm after getting my first set of cans after owning some soundmagic e30 IEM's. I've always had bass booster enabled whenever I've used them, and do like the warmer, less harsh sound it produces, which lets me turn it up without the highs ripping my ears apart. I'd like my headphones to give a little more boom in the low end bass, but not so much that it ruins rock and classical music. I've read that the e30's are considered bass heavy, but to me they really don't seem it; so that leaves me unsure how bassy a headphone to go for. I'm not planning on spending any more than around £55 ($88 - am I going to have to constantly convert pounds to dollars for you yanks? :-/ ) and don't want to have to use an amp. They'll be plugged into either my iphone or macbook pro and will only be used for when I'm sat in my room on my own, so leakage isn't an issue. This means I'm open for either open or closed cans.
Now, my plan was to wait for the Creative Aurvana Live's to come down in price on amazon - probably in january (if you check the price history using camelcamelcamel, it ranges from £70 to £35!) - as they're currently going for nearly £70. Do the CAL's seem the my best bet to you guys?
