Bloodyhog

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Just talk to your bank, you are not alone in this situation! If the deposit is sizeable enough, they will transfer your account to their international operation. If not - why do you even care? Just take it out as cash, or wire it to a bank in your new place.

On the retirement savings - there is also a mechanism of transferring it to your new country of residence.

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All hail flat response! But alas, a lot of (and even most of, likely) the music is mastered to sound good on cheap stuff with bloated bass - as that is how it is listened by the paying majority. So when you (and me, love my Adam Audio stuff!) turn that on, we hear sad tunes... So getting a well mastered copy is equally important.

Way before that, actually. At the very least, since GFC of 2008. Traditional valuation models died long ago. My vague belief is that the only deciding factor for markets now is the amount of capital free for investing (and that multiplied massively through QE and covid handouts). So we have trillions of dollars sloshing around looking for a home. Be loud as Musk and it will flow your way, regardless of what you are actually producing. Hence the unhinged valuations of several top companies.

No music/sound degree here, just a looong "journey" towards quality sound ) Well, that, and a few musicians in the immediate circle. Which is funny as they mostly do not care about "fidelity", frequency curves and so on, just enjoy playing their instruments.

And to add to your very good reply, most people also do not like the studio monitors sound. Younger listeners are more likely to choose bassy booming gear, while older farts like me would rather have it brighter (more higher frequencies delivered) as our ears tend to degrade with age in that part of spectrum. To make the right choice, nothing can beat going somewhere and listening different gear with your own ears and preferred music, unfortunately.

Oh, almost forgot. OP!!! THIS IS A RABBIT HOLE! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE BEFORE IT SUCKED YOU IN FOREVA!!!

Hard agree on subjective nature of the quality. Even for loudspeakers it is really up to your own preferences, and when it comes to IEMs/headphones - there are no 2 experts that will agree on what is "the best".

ANC does degrade the quality, but in the noisier environments like planes and trains it is probably a good option for less-hassle listening.

Momentum 2 were famously terrible (had these and enjoyed a lot - until i tried something else). Hope 4th model is better.

The only real advice to OP here would be to find an offline store and go listen to some of the models they have. Bring your own music! That is how I realised that neutrality of HD600 is my benchmark. However these are open-backs, wired and twice the price (

You can also try to understand what kind of sound delivery you prefer: bassy, neutral, bright - that would narrow down the options for you.

Crinacle tested a lot (though he stopped updating his database unfortunately) - this may give you some ideas. https://crinacle.com/rankings/headphones/

Good luck!