Thank you for taking the time to write this,  out of all the best of `s I have read regarding headphones this is clearly the best.  I find your descriptions are quite spot on to the headphones I have owned or heard,  I must admit when I see the cabinet  you have with all the equipment I died a...

I used to use a mini 3 diy amp for my senn hd580s and was impressed with the results.  

You will definately get an improvement upgrading your dac. soundstage,detail,imaging ect.. will improve , the list goes on .   a few options which are popular and you can read on this site are ;   hot audio dac wow about 200 dollars schitt bitfrost about 350 dollars but better bang...

try the yulong d100 mark 2   http://shop.grantfidelity.com/Yulong-D100-MKII-ASRC-D-A-Converter.html   it has rca out and balanced connector out which you can use some adapters possibly to connect your speaker system .   here is project86 a highly knowledgeable resident review  ...

Goldring ns 1000i headphones . Still have them , they are a great value for money headphone ! highly undervalued !   

I hope you payed by paypal (not the gift option) so you can at least claim back.  

Is there a way or a potential new feature to save a complete thread to your computer so you can read it offline.   it would be useful to be able to download a 300 page post/thread and be able to read it on my phone at work during break times.   thanks

thanks Joe , worked a charm. :)  

Hi   When I post , my signature is visable but when I try to edit it,  the part to edit your signature is missing , have followed the wiki how to and it definately is not there .   help please.   thanks   Rocco

http://www.i-fidelity.net/en/test-reports/high-end/lehmannaudio-linear-se/features-of-lehmannaudio-linear-se.html   English translated review for those who haven`t spotted it yet.

1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD? Yes.   2. Do you own any SACDs? Yes.   3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files? Sacd -5% CD - 80% Files -15%   4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC? yes, but may be...

I heard its good for the money, depends on what quality your music is encoded in as well.   http://www.pavtube.com/guide/apple-tv3-review.html       Unfortunately only comments about the spec rather than the output quality.   hope this helps  

oops try this link   http://www.head-fi.org/t/499562/review-yulong-d100-dac-amp-reference-quality-with-a-reasonable-price    

For $500 you have quite a few choices .   possibly a yulong d100 which is a amp and dac compbo , should see you some change see project86 great reveiw here - http://www.head-fi.org/t/499562/review-yulong-d100-dac-amp-reference-quality-with-a-reasonable-price.   It will also help to...

that makes sense now. lol. also this post reduces the amount I still have to do lol.

Many thanks Armaegis for your very in depth review. Thanks for taking the time to cover a lot of pro and cons of each headphone . It has created a good "buyers guide" for people. Well done.