Hi, I'm that person you don't know.

I used to own a K701 with a Dark Voice 336i, and I viewed myself as hot stuff. After a driver went out, I bought an old Audio Technica electret with a transformer box, and powered it with an old 70's double monoblock. I thought I was the shit. After the transformer gave up the ghost, I'm left with useless cans and one lone Klipsch speaker being powered by the line out from my sound card. My organ and film scores are mono, my film watching is riddled with distortion, my music not portable due to my lack of mobile cans...

Dear, have I let myself go.

So here is the heart of matter: the Paradox seems to be one of the best closed cans money can buy, given it's low distortion, even keeled freq response, isolation, planar drivers, and reasonable power requirements. I reason it would make an excellent can for at home use, and on the bus use, for music of all sorts and films. Easy choice.

Sources will consist of my PC and Galaxy Nexus. Someday in the future, Smyth Realiser will be added to this list *drools*. Another easy choice.

Amplification is the tricky choice. The requirements include being svelte/pocketable, powerful enough for classical and tracks with high dynamic range, low distortion, reputation for no BS products/documentation, USB DAC of competent quality is fancied as well (16-48 is fine for my purposes), digital volume control is preferred, and sexual potency.

Objective2 meets my criteria for knowing exactly what I'm getting vis-a-vis measurements and documentation, low distortion, but it falls rather short in the other departments; I hear it could use a bit more power for phones of the planar magnetic variety, and it's boxy frame wouldn't go with my slim fit suits! I've heard good things about the UHA-6S MKII, but it's a bit pricey and adds a giant volume pot to the party, in addition to unneeded spdif. JDS Labs has the C5, which meets most of the requirements aside from its large physique and power output. Headamp has the Pico slim... nice save for the lack of DAC and price. I briefly glossed over the UHA-4 which meets most of my requirements, but I'm unsure if it has enough gusto in the driving department. Maybe I should re-evaluate some of these options? Do I require a DAC for on-the-go duties or is the analog-out on my Galaxy Nexus up to task? Is it unreasonable of me to expect sensual qualities in my audio equipment?

Home duties will be taken care of by my dual-monoblock speaker amp, so this amplifier/dac/whatchamagic need not be the best thing ever.

I also have another idea up my sleeve (french cuffed, of course): if the pocket-able amp has a USB DAC, I could in theory attach a blue-tooth receiver to it, and use my phone's blue-tooth radio for wireless communication? I don't fancy the thought of having to deal with wires to and from my mobile when on the go.

Anyway, that's the entirety of it. Should any of you fine, eye-patch laden folks have some recommendations or ideas superseding what I've put out, I'd love to hear!