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one more question, would the ibass boa work well with the ESW9s? It has great reviews but someone mentioned having to find matching impedences (sorry specs are greek to me). I was told that the Denons require a low impedence output amp (the headphones are 25 ohm impedence). The ESW9s have an impedence of 42 ohms. the ibasso has an output of 32 ohms (?)-got the spec from head-fi. Would this be good for the ESW9s? AH-D2000s? Please don't give me science talk...a yes/no or well/badly is what I'm looking for. I have no idea what those numbers mean I just regurgitated what i was told is important...I realize I may have wasted about 10 mins but its worth a shot Thanks

Whats a meet exactly (I'm assuming an expo type thing?...) I'm in the SGV, CA if that helps at all

REALLY? wow I hadn't even considered that. Thanks, I think I'm goingto keep looking for a closed set. I am still searching but I cannot find many... are the ESW9 worth the extra $100 over the AH-D2000? (taking a portable amp into consideraton)

In your experiences, is the leaked sound really that loud/noticable?

in-ear phones give me mad headaches

I guess I am still considering an open pair (reccommendations are welcome) but would rather go with a closed set to be safe

Up until about 30 minutes ago, I was set on picking up a pair of Denon AH-D2000 (based on head-fi reviews). But after reading 10+ pages of reasons not to get them I am back at square one. I have never purchased a pair of 'high end' headphones and unfortunately, have no means of demoing them. Therefore I am relying on your opinons and experiences to make up my mind. I do not have an amp but am planning to pick up an ibasso boa when I save up enough cash. I currently have about $300 but would like to set aside about $75 to start an 'amp savings'. I will however, dig into that if needed to get a better pair of cans. The only headphones I know are in this range are the Denon AH-D2000 and Beyerdynamic dt770. I would be open to an 'open' pair but I have heard that a lot of sound gets out. I plan to use these in my dorm room and would like to avoid annoying my roomates. Source: Ipod 30g (re-recording my tracks now), Anyhting form oldies to hip-hop Thanks for anything you guys can give