after I got these headphones, it made almost all systems that I heard sound like there were huge thick dampening blankets over the speakers. The difference in clarity is really surprising.... It will also turn you into a complete audiophile, always trying to make a regular playback system sound like the headphones.
given my penchant for buying sprees..id better not go that route.
LOL. I'm just as bad as i plunked down $500 for a Iriver 140 mp3 player because it's 40GB and it has optical in/out and line in/out. I mainly purchased it because my Rio Karma is acting up and the newest wave of mp3 players leave a lot to be desired.
As for headphones, i'm into them because i still live at home, currently working full-time and going to school part-time, so investing in a killer speaker rig isn't practical.
Once i move out and get my place, i definitely plan on investing in a nice speaker system, probably gonna go with the epos line or these:
http://www.livingvoice.co.uk/rev_obxr03.htm Those OBX are killer! I'd definitely like to own a big speaker rig one day, but headphones provide that intimacy that's normally missing from a speaker rig. You hear all the little nuances in a recording that are normally masked or dispersed in a speaker rig.
If you've never gotten into headphones, you should see if you can visit a local audio shop and audition some of them. Headphone.com offers a 30 day return policy as well.
Thanks for the comments everyone! I look forward to spending more time with this amp tonight and my HD-580's.