Need help

Grado phones are an excellent choice i have three pairs of them also you should check out sennheiser and beyerdynamic in the 500 dollar or so range they all can provide good sound and a lot of listening pleasure.

Stringreen, you most likely have no memory of this, but many years back I was interested in hearing Vandersteen 5A speakers, you lived near me, said it would be possible for me to drop by and hear yours, but I did not, then you moved away; still I need to thank you for the offer, such a kind person.  I did buy my own 5As, and of course love them.  Thank you for the generosity.  

Grado makes nice stuff....

This Lehmann Linear and the Grado GS1000e arrived yesterday.  Listening to a Patsy Cline SACD at the moment, and even though I am sure there are "better", I am in sonic nirvana.  

I got Grado GS1000e and Lehmann Linear to drive them. Arriving here soon, I hope. I got them from a dealer vs direct from Grado Labs. A matter of principle for me.

Lots of choices out there. For $500, I recommend used. Headphone users are as fickle as other audiophiles, and you should be able to find a $1,000 set for around $500. Without a headphone jack, you'll need a dedicated headphone amp, or at least a junction box (like Stax SRD-7) to drive them. Check Audiogon, eBay and Craigslist.

Just like with a 2-channel audio system, it’s best if you choose your headphones first to see what kind of amp and how much power you’ll need to drive them properly.  Just my $0.02. 

Pro-Ject Head Box DS2 600$
Balanced output , Bypass ....
This is what I have without their  linear power supplie

https://darko.audio/2020/10/moving-upfield-pro-ject-head-box-ds2-b/

Listening room.  Have very decent system(s), but none have a headphone port.  

Is this a listening room buy or desktop/PC ?