Even though you addressed it, I'm still going to go ahead and suggest that you get the trial versions. Daws are very subjective in my opinion, meaning people like different daws and their functionalities for different reasons. Therefore, I believe it would be unwise to choose a daw based on what other people may think, as they may have different preferences than you do. I think maybe you should try the trials, and if you are having trouble choosing after that, then post here discussing what you like/dislike about whatever daw(s) you narrow it down to, to get opinions from people who use that/those daw(s) primarily. Just my opinion on the "daw wars"

Not sure if this site is commonly known/used, so I figured I might as well post it here

http://www.remixpacks.ru/

A good open-back pair for a pretty decent price are AKG K240's, and for added bonus they look pretty cool. http://www.amazon.com/AKG-240-Semi-Open-Studio-Headphones/dp/B0001ARCFA

Not entirely sure if this is what you're looking for, but here's one: http://www.mediafire.com/download/s6bfiz5dnzia58f/Switch.wav

Its the one at 1:44 of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUaxAcmmzNM&feature=youtu.be