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Thanks for letting us view your lovely apartment. I love it whenever A.T. features one of these old San Fran or LA apartments. Well written, clean choices. This place looks like a keeper. Personally I would slowly de-modernize the furniture to match the classic look of the place, but that's how I always feel when I see old world places like this one. I don't love the living room furniture arrangement. I think the Van Gogh portraits elicit too depressing a vibe for the bedroom. I also think the kitchen and dining room are too blue, but clearly other posters disagree with me. At any rate, enjoy that beautiful apartment!

The apartment is pretty cool. I usually don't like these types of modern styled lofts, but the walls look great--very clean. Really love the rug and red cabinets.

I listen to a lot of classical and went for a detailed and analytical open ear AKG 701 ($250-$300). I compared it to a short listening session on a Sennheiser 650 which was too unrealistic sounding to my ears, a little base heavy as well. The AKG's hurt the top of my head after about 30 minutes so I have to take breaks. I opted for a Headroom headphone amp and DAC which totaled between $500 and $600 and were not worth it. I'd have to spend a lot more to hear significant improvement, I think.