The setup looks very nice! Yeah, as long as the tweeter is at about your ear level or a bit higher and the speakers are equally distanced/"toed in" then I'd say that should make for a great setup for a long time! You can always do little things like get Isoacoustic stands to level them perfectly...

Yeah I definitely love the P7s, $300 isn't bad at all, nice! Especially for the purplehearts, they look so unique and their sound is pretty addicting. I really liked the W1000X, so it was cool to see some more wood backed cans get popularized and (IMO) even end the need for the Denon D-X000...

HD650 is without a doubt the better headphone, as you upgrade and appreciate music they may stay with you your entire audio "journey" or whatever. The X2s are fun and have crazy soundstage and whatnot but they just don't have the sound quality nor characteristics to really scale well with future...

The P7 are certainly better than the Momentum 1s on top of being wireless so unless you liked the warm midbass of the momentum you cou;d probably just sell that lol, and the X00 is an upgrade over both IMO. More fun than either but has terrific sub bass and retains the old Denons sound but...

Nice. I was actually going to add how somebody was looking for bright speakers and ended up with the Q300 and were still very pleased nonetheless so I think they're just a pleasant, listenable speaker on all counts. White is pretty sweet, I like it. Good job, wife. And absolutely, forget the...

That philosophy works very well for speakers, lol. With a good enough speaker system you can tweak SO many little things to change the sound drastically, theres so many more factors than headphones you don't really need to upgrade but can rather add a sub or fix placing, or acoustics, or...

Heya Steve, Unfortunately among those I only really know of the Q300 which are great but have a very forward and warm midrange which is quite a contrast to your 990s-the lower mids to bass is a little bloomy on the 300s which isn't as nice for more slam like EDM in the 990s as well as just...

Hey OP, I don't know if you've decided yet but Airmotiv 5s or JBL 305s will treat you verrry nicely for the price. And if you've got the space/dough make it a 6 or 308 for some seriously stupid bass. The Adam F7s (no experience with the 5s) are pretty sweet too, front port is very useful and...

Meanwhile in KG's mailbox: And a review for the headphones is in order too! :P

Shure SE215. Under your budget, durable, and sound good!

If you decide open: HE400 or DT990 Closed: ultrasone Pro 900, m100, JVC SZ1000 (with FiiO E12 or E17), JVC Hamr77X, or Q40 with E07K. Hope this helps!

Sounds like the Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 Wireless is on the money for you, bud. Check it out!

Great to hear buddy! I think climbing up slowly in this hobby is the best thing you can do for yourself. It's the only sure fire way (imo) to get a true appreciation for good gear as you move up as you notice all the new differences in sound rather than just jumping to the best thing. I've owned...

If you were going into HD600 territory, give the HE400 a look. They're a steal like the hd600 at both of their current prices but has more recessed mids, much more exciting bass and a well extended treble though on one of the revisions is known to have an unnatural treble. I liked them for the...

Yeah, it seems it's for good reason. Sil3nce is always passing along gear for great deals that I've seen help a lot of people. Just allowing those who missed it to still pick one up.

Well it could just be because you're using an already veiled (most veiled I've heard) headphone with one of the warmer DAPs. From mine (and many others') experiences, using a fiio e12 or a cayin c5 lifts a lot of the veil and allows those hidden details to pop back in and also add a bit of...

I personally think so. They're very uncomfortable to me with their cheap stock pads. Leather beyers make the bass more impactful and bold by giving more room from the driver and the velour pads alter the treble and mid range by a bit by making it seem a bit more flat and openish sounding like...

The pro700mk2s are pretty nice cans. They have strong clamp but sound wise have fantastic bass, decent highs that are pretty clear and have decent extension but a pretty muddy and not impressive mid range. I couldn't own these as my only cans, but for bass its a step in the right direction..

The LP2 has not that impressive of treble and has a very forward, strong bass. These are great for electronic mainly. The other choices are far better all arounders and are more versatile. Even the M100s have much better and slightly sparkly treble and still have great bass. Just an overall...

Great choices in music, dude! If you were going the V-Moda path, I would say the M100s are better than the LP2. I would definitely check out the Sennheiser Momentums, AKG K545, or if you don't mind the look, even the M-Audio Q40s with some Beyer pads. Some of these should leave you enough for a...

Hey bud, I think you'll like the HD598 the most. The M50s have more bass and much less mids than the other options. The L1 has some rolled off treble, some incredible bass, though a bit boomy, and the midrange isn't bad. There's some bass bleed but other than that, I really liked male vocals on...

Yeah, Magni will only make the signal louder. If you wanted a DAC, you can get a Modi and Magni or if you needed all in one, a Schiit fulla, dragonfly, aune t1, Audio GD 12, etc are all good choices if you needed it to be all in one. Though you do have an SBZ. I've probably already been proven...

Oops. Totally blew past that. For ones I have experience with, other than the dragonfly 1.2, Fulla, the FiiO products and the asus xonar line, I got nothing. Unless he just wants a dac and amp combo in one then I have other suggestions, but when I hear "sound card" I generally think of computers...

Maybe a Hifiman HE400i, a mod mic, and a Schiit Magni. I would say for mics you can pick up any cans and buy a mod mic and you're set, or maybe a blue yeti or audio technica 2020/2035/etc. And then a schiit magni or Fiio e9k can satisfy a lot of cans. It also depends if you want a very open...

All I can give for advice is just don't be discouraged by these out of the box. No, I'm not talking about magical burn in, but I mean that these cans sound fantastic but they don't sound super bassy. If you look at the bass cans thread, you'll understand more deeply that the necessity of EQ (For...