I have owned an M50 for about two years. Although it still sound good, the headband's pleather flaking is a concern. I just want a studio headphone that is durable and probably won't flake as bad as M50. Recommendations please, thank you.

Well as of now, I'm going to use it on my PC's headphone plug. No amps.

HD25 might sound too forward-sounding for classical music. I own an MS1i with, imo, almost similar sound sig and it's too fatiguing. I did tried out the M50s/LE and the ordinary M50. The M50s/LE has less mid-bass compared to the regular M50, which translates to more clear violin sounds. Haven't...

I'm looking for a closed-back headphone that I will use mostly for listening classical music. At this time, based on reviews/suggestions/auditions, I'm deciding on ATH-M50s/LE, AKG 550, or Beyerdynamic DT660. Now, I know that open-back headphones eg. Sennheiser HD600 will be more suitable for...

Quote: Thanks! discogs.com uses this format and I quote (from their Quick Start Guide), "the release date here ... [is] the actual date that this version was released". This was more appropriate though it can be annoying at times for example, a box set contains multiple CDs that was...

I just want to know other people's perspective. If you are ripping a remastered CD (e.g. Dead Can Dance' "Within the Realm of a Dying Sun", originally released 1987, re-released and remastered 2008), what do you indicate on the YEAR field? Is it the year of the original release or the release...

Hello, Head-Fi! This is my first post here. Well, I'll get to the point. I'm wondering how these high-end cans will sound with the source as a LAME-encoded MP3 (-V 2 setting)   Sennheiser HD600 Alessandro MS Pro/Grado RS1i/Grado HF2 Sony MDR-V6 Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO   Will they be...