So that's what you replaced your Gilmore Balanced with...good choice. I still think that the Apogee Mini-DAC was the best DAC that I've tried (not that I've tried many of them, but still). I preferred it heavily over the DAC-1, which I enjoyed immensely, especially because it was so fast and crisp, but I felt that the slight warmth that the Apogee offers was better suited to my tastes. Too bad I had the sell the thing (along with almost everything I've ever bought audio-wise) because I needed the cash for college.
To be honest I thought that the HD595 (and the other of the series) were a refreshing addition to the Sennheiser lineup. Sure, sure, they don't have the signature Sennheiser sound that we all know and love (that being laid back and pristine), but they do offer that extra umph that some people would like from Senns. Basically it's a Sennheiser that you can listen to at lower volumes and still get some good work out of them. I'd keep them and just buy a used HD580.
Nice looking pen, I guess I can why you'd be nervous to take it out of the house. Don't want that bad boy slipping out of your pocket or mysteriously disappearing now do you?
Well after extensive use of Camino for the past few weeks, I'm beginning to dislike it quite a bit. It's much too slow on a PPC G4 based Mac OS X system and it begins to suck hardcore when things get too busy for it. I've switched to Shiira and it's quite a nice browser. Fast as all fuck.
Since you already hit the HD580s..
Koss KSC-35 - I love 'em, love 'em, love 'em, love 'em, love 'em, love 'em, love 'em, love 'em, love 'em, love 'em, love 'em, love 'em....
Train Of Thought is pretty good, but I never really liked Six Degress of Inner Turbulence, but I do have get the desire to listen to it sometimes. Train of Thought has a few goods songs on it, but I think it can be a hit or miss depending on your tastes.