[psiness]

i think it's time for me to finally be able to find the headphone that really suits all (or most) of my listening qualities so that i can have one pair i'm happy with. portable is another matter though i think i have that one picked out already. for at home i want to be able to utilize the most out of my listening station. i use an imac late 2011 21.5'' for basically all of my listening aside from my iphone on the go. 
 
here are artists i tend to listen to a lot:
Arcade Fire, Weezer, Pixies, Kanye West, The Pillows, Tegan and Sara, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, The Who, The Beatles, Grateful Dead, Vampire Weekend, Simon and Garfunkel, Foster the People, James Blake, Earl Sweatshirt, Wu-Tang Clan, Gorillaz, Zee Avi, Boston, The Clash, Elton John, Fall Out Boy, Puffy, Best Coast, Wavves, Rivers Cuomo, Capsule, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, The Weepies. in no particular order.
 
budgets are: $350 for headphones, $300 on an amp or whatever suggestions. willing to accept suggestions that go beyond but hoping to keep it around there.
 
i like to have a not too tight clasp on the earphones but i don't like it when they just kind of "hang" there. isolation is not that big a deal since they will be used primarily at home.
 
if this is the wrong place/thread to do this, please guide me there. thanks.

 

[Marximus]

A uDAC-2/Fiio E10, a Schiit Asgard and Fischer FA-003s.  About $650 total.
Edit:  Whoa, math fail.  $550 total.

 

[liamstrain]

FiiO E10 DAC --> Matrix M-Stage --> Grado SR325

 

[jackwess]

I say get the E10 and the Shure SRH840's. I assume you like good bass. 

 

[psiness]

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I say get the E10 and the Shure SRH840's. I assume you like good bass. 

yeah i like to "feel" bass. it's not necessary to a buy but i'd prefer it.

 

[ssrock64]

Quote:

A uDAC-2/Fiio E10, a Schiit Asgard and Fischer FA-003s.  About $650 total.
Edit:  Whoa, math fail.  $550 total.

I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SECOND THAT NOTION WHILE VIOLATING THE NO-CAPS RULE OF THE INTERNETS. I'm too lazy to re-type that with caps lock off, but now I've wasted even more time explaining myself.
 
What are we talking about?
 
Oh, yeah. I second that notion.