I have to agree with you. While it would be nice to have an astronomically expensive music system, headphones are a nice, and most of all, cheaper alternative. I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to cans, only because I am limited by my pockets; I have read countless reviews and opinions on music and sound theory, but I never thought I would own more than one "nice" pair of headphones. I currently own Beyerdynamic's DT 770 Pro LE, as well as their DT990 Pro 250 ohm. I also have a set of Sennheiser Momentum Bowie limited edition I won in a giveaway. I drive them with a Fiio E17 Aspen DAC/amp. Eventually I want to get a set of Planar Magnetic headphones, but for now, these "will do". Music wise, I have a 160GB iPod Classic with about 32,000 songs in an assortment of bit rates as well as two backups on external hard drives. I also procure vinyl, which I listen through an AudioTechnica LP120-USB. Realistically, the vinyl is for nostalgia; the collection of music, is the hoarder in me; I find myself using Spotify more than I'd like to admit for the convenience.