Question for the Hi-Fi experts ??

First, headphones ARE NOT speakers. They have no room problems at all [reflections,uneven responses] and they have to move only the small amount of air in your ears instead the whole room so it is much easier to get low bass. NO speaker is ever going to sound like a pair of headphones; they provide two completely different listening experiences. If you like the headphones that much better I would stick with them; you could spend a very large amount of money trying to duplicate the sound with speakers and I don't think you would succeed. If you want speakers judge then against other speakers, not against headphones. They provide a very different perspective on the sound unless you have invested in one of the devices which simulated the kind of sound we hear with speakers instead of having the sound appear to originate in the center of your head.

Stanwal,
That`s a very good answer. It`s like some wanting their car to handle and perform like a motorcycle.

The Cary SLI-80 or 300SEI come to mind for Headphone listening.

Chuck

Cayin makes a fine sounding headphone amp.

I just ordered a Bravo V2 and nobody seems to care...*sigh*...I think the key sound of headphones is directly affected by the head they're clamped to. Also, be warned, no self respecting audiofreak has tone controls...use them and be prepared to welcome the scorn of A'gon eletists squealing like porcine Beiber fans. I just replaced a preamp with defeatable tone circuits (sort of acceptable, but hey, you could SEE THEM) with one that doesn't even have a balance control! I now can hold my head high and "Drink wine with Kings and Queens"...Lowell George.