I have had my JDS Element for a couple weeks. I really like the detail and musicality of the amp. I just feel like the vocals are just distant. I was wondering if i am hearing things or if other people feel the same?

Quote:     I have talked to you before about the Magnums and i am still curious about them. But i am not confident enough to do a major DIY job. So do you feel the HE-400s have a similar sound sig to the Grados/Magnums and just do it better? Or do they sound totally different?

Quote:   Thanks for your opinion it really helps I think that i am going to go that direction. I am just not sure how handy i am. Did you do the modifying yourself or did you send it somewhere to get it woodied. I should probably look in the Magnum thread to see how much i am looking at...

Quote:   I am really enjoying reading this thread. Even though it is taking me away from studying for my finals lol. I really like my Grados sometimes i think i am not an audiophile as from all the headphones i have heard Ultrasones and Grados have the best sound sig. Chris i am not sure...

Quote: I don't think your question is silly at all, i often ask myself a similar question. I am not made of money and as you said you are not made of money either. So your question of whether or not an upgrade is worth it makes perfect sense. I think IEMcrazy is just frustrated with the...

That was a really good read IEMcrazy, at times i have felt misled by what i have read on Head-fi but at the same time i have no one to blame for my self for spending hundreds of dollars based on what i had read. I have a love hate relationship with this site, as i do love music and love hearing...

That sucks about your old headphones getting stolen. But at least it forced you to get an upgrade. It seems like a lot of people are against having more than one headphone, or at least having different headphones for different genres. I like having more than one pair, in the future i may even...

^^^^ Thanks i am glad you think so. I think the color is growing more and more on me. But when i look at some of the braided cables that people make i am just amazed. But i guess its all in time. I think i am going to make an interconnect or something next.   As far as the headphones they...

Well it looks like that you have some pretty impressive gear, and it is even better that you are really happy with your equipment.   I have had mixed experience with all the stuff that i have bought. I have spent a lot of money and looking back it probably wasn't the smartest thing i could...

Thats very true. I read somewhere that people often emphasize the differences between headphones. So that people who have not heard the cans can get a better idea of their attributes. But almost everything i have read has been an exaggeration. I read ultrasones had overwhelming sometimes muddy...

Quote: I can see why you might feel that way. But i am black, and usually keep a little bit of afro going. Its amazing how different they feel when i have hair and after i have shaved my head lol

Not sure if this counts as a mod. But a while ago i messed up my grados and one ear wouldn't play. I was close to throwing them out a couple of times. And was considering sending them in for a costly recable. But after doing a little research i found out it wouldn't be too expensive to try and...

I have read a lot of people saying that these cans are slow and therefore not the best for certain types of music. However i have owned these headphones for a couple of weeks and been listening to them as much as i can. And i really like them for rock and for hip hop two genres that i read...

Before i got my IEMs i used to wear my SR-80s with the couple coiled up and held together with a wire tie. I am sure people thought it looked weird. But after hearing those headphones for the first time i couldn't go back to regular earbuds. From time to time i wear my HD-280s around campus with...

Just to throw my 2 cents in. I have the Hd-600s and the Alo-780s and IMO 600s are not the way to go for hip hop or electronic music. As i think some one mentioned above they are very refined, but refinement is not exactly the appeal of electronic music and hip hop.   I personally really like...

I bought some used HD-600s and they arrived earlier this week. I am really liking them so far. It has been fun trying to find out which of my music sounds best with them. It is funny ever since i have started this hobby my musical change has been evolving. Thanks to these headphones i am really...

I am not sure where i stand on the whole burn in thing. I have a pair of Klipsch S4's that i burned in for like 200 hrs as i heard that it would help with their sibilance. So after 200 hrs they sounded great. I later bought some IE7s listened to them for a couple months. Went back to my S4s and...

Depending on the price and availability i can see my self getting some. I really need some stands to clear up my listening area

Thanks for the words of warning, i think it is too late for me. I was just getting in Hi-Fi when we started dating. For our first Christmas i bought her some headphones. For our first anniversary we went to Canjam LA. And she still wants me to buy her some pro 2500.   She likes all my cans...

Quote: Yeah i definitely have to agree. She bought the headphones for me as an anniversary present. So the fact that she likes them too helps a lot. Maybe next year i can aim for the HD800s lol

Definitely a bass head. Listened to God's Son by Nas yesterday on Alo-780s. Now i just got to get Carter 3 on cd to listen to a milli

My girlfriend heard my Hd-600s that just arrived today and said   "They just sound beautiful, everything is so clear, its like you have to listen to classical music with them"   I am finally getting to spend some time with these cans and can see why everyone likes them so much

I have some ultrasones and some Grados and i personally enjoy both of them with electronic music. But if you are looking for bass impact then definitely go with some ultrasones. These are my go to cans for Electronic and Hip Hop. I had some porta pros a long time ago and really liked them too...

Quote: Thanks i think i am just getting caught up in the new can hype. I been thinking about it over the weekend and i think i will work on my setup. Invest in changing my setup to focus more around my computer than my cd player. So i guess its the less glamorous purchases of a DAC and...