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If you want to host a gathering in the fall, I'll almost certainly make. The steaks alone locks it for me.

Texas -- tomorrow (if you're in El Paso).

Great to read that you're back on the forum and --more importantly-- that your life is now on a good track.

Can't speak to yours, but many--probably the vast majority--of lap top computers have crappy to mediocre audio out. All wired Grados are easy to drive--even from a low powered internal battery type of device.

"What exactly are people looking for at this price point?" Today "the best" headphones in this price range will offer full tonal balance of virtually the entire audible frequency range. They will accurately reproduce what is fed to them, while providing strong imaging and detail. At lest...

Well cared for used headphones provide the opportunity for a sonic upgrade over a new regularly priced and often sale priced headphone. However, you should keep in mind that (in general) headphones have improved over the last 10 to 15 years. Going back even longer in time, I would have...

The Elegia, like all its upline siblings, is a balanced headphone. Although even more true for headphones that are less efficient than the Elegia, balanced connection to headphone amps and DAP's provide (or at least can provide) audio advantages over the single ended unbalanced only connections...

^^ The Focal Elegia was a $900 MSRP headphone that still sells on Amazon for $500. The closeout price (at a few or less vendors) of $369 makes it very unfair to compare the quality (sound, build and included accessories) of the Elegia with a $200 headphone. That includes those that fall into...

The Grado SR100, which was in the Grado line about 30 years ago, is long discontinued. While it is true that certain Grado headphones, especially those with the (original) flat pad and plastic headband--namely the SR60, 80 & 125--have garnered a greater than average set of complaints concerning...

I have the "step up" fully automatic late 70's vintage Technics SL-D3 as my work horse turntable in TX. In Reno it's the similar vintage semi-auto Technics SL-3200. I'm very happy with both, but decades down the road from being new, they don't track problem records as well as my modern manual...

^^^^ Grado's (and Alessandro's--which are modded Grados) are--and have always been--very easy to drive. They are all open: leak much sound and isolate almost not at all. Current models of Grado are almost never on sale. Beyond that, it gets a bit complicated for several reasons. The first is...

The HD-6XX is a good can, but at 300 Ohms you will need some power to drive it properly.

I have ordered audio equipment (mostly headphones) from Adorama and have not had a problem. They are BBB accredited and their rating is "A", but they do have significant negative customer reviews posted on several sites.

A good choice in my view and ears. After you have had and listened to them for a while, please post your impressions.

It appears that the $369 price is still good. See: https://www.adorama.com/fofelegia.html?emailprice=t

Yesterday at Adorama. You'll have to check and see if they are still offered at that price.

Sorry for the typo--the three I recommended early this morning are all closed. If looking for an open headphone in your stated price range & particulars, I strongly recommend the Philips Fidelio X3.

An open headphone for $200 or less that is not difficult (not requiring significant power) to properly drive points me toward the very good and venerable Audio-Technica ATH-M50X. The 70X is better but will cost you about $300. The outstanding and currently heavily discounted Focal Elegia can...

In fact the X3 is a balanced headphone (unlike the X2, which has only a single earcup connector) and comes with a balanced 2.5-3.5mm TRRS 3m cable, as well as a 3m 3.5mm unbalanced stereo cable. See: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/philips-fidelio-x3-wired-open-back-headphones/

The best sounding $200 and under (current street price) that I have heard is the open, balanced and easy to drive Philips Fidelio X3. It arrives with 2 cables. Currently available from Amazon for $170.

The Essential Foster & Lloyd burned from CD to FLAC and played through balanced Hiby DAP to Beyer T1 (second gen.) headphone. https://www.discogs.com/master/846419-Foster-And-Lloyd-The-Essential

Back in the 60's my grandfather had a circle of sound radio oh his cabin cruiser.

That looks like a very good semi-auto from the mid to late 70's. See: https://www.vinylengine.com/library/pioneer/pl-115d.shtml

^ What TT's and TT types (e.g. fully manual, semi-auto, auto) are you considering?

The answer is yes for the Pro-Ject Speed-Box-S. Have you tried to download the manual from the Pro-Ject web site?