I keep them because they have a personal value to me; they started me on this darn awful expensive journey!
Seriously though, they just aren't worth selling for a few measley dollars. They are too hard to drive. My laptop's jack can power the HD-650s with rarely any clipping/distortion. With the HD-495s, fuggetaboutit. Even with my Zero DAC, I get the same issue. I just use them if I'm too lazy/careless to listen to music at the time because they still sound great. Just not at high levels.
i was doing my tax return and started to add. local purchases alone were heaps...made me wonder what the total will be in the years to come, but what would i do without my 'precious' headphones
Not too bad...the only thing I had in my current rig prior to Head-Fi was my CD/DVD source and a couple of cables (Monster Interlink 400 & HGA Veritas coax). Head-Fi rocks...
500€ so far, with awaiting arrival of AT's esw9. After that, no more this year, or my wife will do hurtful things with scissors to my creditcard and myself..
Senn HD280 Pros-$100
Grado SR-80s -$120
Headroom Total Bithead -$200 (after currency, shipping and customs)
Grado SR-325i -$320
Assorted cables and accessories- $50
Total (for now
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