I was never into Marillion and their big hits like Kayleigh. Then Spotify suggested the solo Fish album Weltschmerz, which is excellent, start to finish. I was so not into Marillion, I did not even know Fish had left the band as long ago as 1988, replaced by Steve Hogarth. So, starting with...

Euphony is a good term. I derive a certain amount of pleasure from sound quality, in that I love a well recorded track played on great hifi. I think many people are the same, but they never listen to decent hifi, and when they do, they are surprised at how good the sound is. To get goosebumps, I...

I find goosebumps are dependent on the hifi, and also the circumstances. I can listen to a track on the radio at work and get nothing and then listen to same track at home on my hifi and get goosebumps. When I changed my source from a Yamaha cassette deck to my first CD player, a Sony, I was...

SQ, to me, is measured by realism, does the kick drum sound like a kick drum and clarity, can you hear the kick drum? Sound preference is whether you like to have lots of bass, such as kick drum in your music.

I had the same two headphones for over a decade, till both literally fell apart within in months of each other, resulting in the purchase of two new headphones in quick succession. One purchase I am disappointed with, the other I am happy with. One set of new headphones gives me goosebumps...

I decided to audition the SRH1540, as a replacement for my AKG K271 Mkii. I think the Shures are a worthwhile upgrade. They retain all I liked about the AKGs, in terms of clarity and detail, whilst adding extra bass. That extra bass thump is the most noticeable difference. There is maybe a...

I would need to a proven link between how a cable is made and what it is made of and the effect that has on SQ and the cause of that effect, before I would be convinced.

Until evidence is produced that a cable can audibly affect sound quality and that affect can be reliably reproduced, so that people can buy a cable made a certain way, knowing that it will do a specific thing to their hifi, such as the AB cable from company XYZ, will make their system's treble...

The DT990 Pro 250ohm has been around for some time now, so I picked up a pair for just over £100 online. The general opinion online is that they are too bright, with too much emphasis on the treble. Other than that, people seem to like them. My opinion is that with my most direct comparison...

King Buffalo and their album Orion.

I have Carptree on heavy rotation; https://www.carptree.com/discography.htm In particular the Superhero, Insekt and Emerger albums. There is pretty much nothing from them I do not like, and for a quick check, try "Between Extremes" which you check out on Youtube, Spotify and probably various...

My recent purchase, in fact my first headphone purchase for many years, the Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro. It felt like a risk, since there are as many negative reviews as positive, they seem to be a marmite headphone, with more not liking than liking. I am definitely in the liking camp. They are not...

Thread updated, links checked, one broken and a test added. A cable test, which is an apparent pass, with Nordost Valhalla, the most expensive cable, beating cables from Chord, Stereovox, Audience, Siltech and QED.

My default long term listening most comfortable headphones, are the AKG K271 Mkii, with fabric pads. Light, don't clamp too hard, and a smooth headband.