Posts by Eagle_Driver

nathanachen,   None of the three larger Beats models are worth their asking prices at all. The Beats Solo is by far the worst sounding (as well as the biggest rip-off) of the lot; in fact, they actually sound as wretched as...

Quote: Originally Posted by constipationnow    Is the ipod bottlenecking all high-end headphones somehow... is that possible? or am i asking too much out of a pair of headphones?? id want it to sound...

In my experience wearing higher-end non-Beats headphones, I personally never got called out or been asked why I wasn't wearing Beats (even from people who do). This is more due to apathy than anything else.   On the...

I listened to the Beats Solo HD.   *insert Rage Guy's face here*   'Nuff said.

  Quote: Originally Posted by jc222284  I remember about 2 weeks ago 2 guys in my algerba class were talking about headphones because 1 of them had gotten a new pair of skullcandy hesh so i decided to walk...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Jackstick  Can't seem to find Sony MDR-ZX700's in any store. :(  They're on Amazon, in limited quantity, but I'd rather buy it from a store.   Do you guys...

Quote: Originally Posted by SoulSyde  Will they ever learn? http://anythingbutipod.com/2011/09/sony-z1000-android-media-player-announced-in-japan/   No tactile controls (except for volume),...

This thread reminds me of how futile my attempts at hi-fi - both portable and home - have been. For example, I got a pair of the now-discontinued Audio-Technica ATH-ES7 headphones when so many people had raved about them. But to...

Uncle Erik,   The resistors actually do substantially raise the output impedance of the headphone out - in this case, the output impedance would almost always be higher than the value of the resistors used in the headphone...

Actually, I have listened to those older receivers with the 680-Ohm headphone output inpedance. Those receivers sound utterly unlistenable with any modern low-impedance headphones whatsoever (the impedances were severely mismatched,...