First of all, holy crud has it been a while since I've posted. I had to reset my PW since it's been ages since I last logged in. I guess that's primarily due to my having become content with my lower-mid-tier K550s and my having gone head-first into another fairly pricey hobby, which in this...

I've been interested in fountain pens ever since I played with (and sadly, eventually broke) my grandpa's Sheaffer Imperial II when I was around 7 or 8 years old.    Lately, I've been eyeing Sheaffer and Waterman (possibly even Parker and Rotring) for an affordable yet easy-to-write-with...

This is just a random question that popped into my head around two minutes before I made this thread.   The other day, my grandpa lent me his copy of Frank Sinatra's In The Wee Small Hours (it was a CD remaster, making it 16/44.1), which I ripped to FLAC just today. Curious about people's...

The title pretty much says it all, though I'm speaking more in terms of SQ than structure (both of them are very similar). Personally, I prefer the sound of Since I've Been Loving You, though I prefer Tea For One as a song. What are your thoughts?

Now, I realize that dismantling a headphone is a really good way of emptying your wallet (in case the humor was too vague, I meant that one might have to buy a replacement pair in case the one you're working on gets damaged beyond any hope of repair), but I think that this is something of a...

What I'm trying to get at is basically this:   Between a pair of CIEMs and a pair of full-size headphones, the headphones would normally win, given that both are at roughly the same price point, wouldn't they? But let's say that you've got a thousand-dollar CIEM and a 500-dollar headphone...

Yes, I'm fairly sure that I could have come up with a better title :))   Anyway, this time around I'll be reviewing a relatively obscure pair of universal-fit IEMs, the Philips SHE9800. I've only had them for a few days at this point, but I've been running them into the ground, so they have...

As you might have surmised from reading the title, I'm currently on the lookout for IEMs with exceptional sound isolation (noise cancellation irritates me, but that's depending on how much artifice there is in the music).   My budget is around 100 USD (I can stretch it to 150 if need be)...

I visited my lolo (grandpa)'s place a few days ago, for the first time in a long while. Anyway, while there I happened across an old pair of tower speakers maybe 2-3ft. high, Pioneer CS-722p's. I have no idea as to how they sound, as the cables were totally frayed and I'm unsure as to whether...

Um, so I was more than a little bit disappointed by a recent purchase (Philips GoGear Ariaz 16GB), so I'm thinking of either selling it off or, preferably, having it refunded.    Either way, I'm going to try for the latter ad replace them with something less... irritating. For those of you...

Sorry, I just felt a bit... discombobulated (that word describes EXACTLY how I feel) upon seeing that thread. I'm not an Apple hater by the way (the fact that I'm considering a Classic kinda makes that evident), but... an audio engineer? Really? That explains the quality of pop music nowadays...

There's just one thing that's been bothering me for a little while:   I understand the function of a DAC, and that it's not necessarily part of the amplification process; the amplification increases the volume, while the D-A Converter transforms the digital signal into an analogue one...

This is just another random thought that popped into my head a few hours ago.   Anyone else curious about the various "house sounds" particular to specific headphone manufacturers? I mean, prolific ones such a Sennheiser and Grado have sound signatures that cater to the tastes of a large...

Got a new pair of cans today, the AKG K242 HDs, which are the consumer-oriented version of the popular K240s. Gonna be burning them in over the next few days before posting my opinions here.   From what I've heard so far, they sound a bit muffled, though that may go away after a few hours...

Ah, New Year's Eve, the one time of the year where being an audiophile is actually a disadvantage :)) I'm pretty sure I'll be partially deaf for the next day or so, but I guess it's worth it, with all the fun I'm having.   Happy New Year to everyone at Head-Fi from The Philippines!

As much as possible, I'd avoid starting a new thread and adding to the clutter (people here have enough to sort through as is), but I've yet to find a thread that suits my needs, so I hope this is justified.   Anyway, I'm into quite a variety of music, and I'm looking for a good pair of IEMs...

So, well, since I couldn't exactly find an apropos forum, I thought that I may as well post this here. This is me asking for tips on how to properly care for my cans' wiring, so that they give out the best possible sound. I get not snagging them on things, yanking, over-coiling, etc. all being...

Been a long while since I've posted, it seems.   Anyway, I've been sticking to circumaural cans, as well as monitor clip-ons ever since I've moved on from stock earpieces. While my current set of cans are pretty decent in terms of sound staging and detailing, they don't really offer a good...

I came across a pair in an out-of the way stall just a week or two ago, and made up my mind to get them on the spot. It wasn't so much the brand name or design that tempted me, though these do look beautiful. Honestly, I'm a Persona 3 fanboy and just wanted clip-ons for the sake of having...

I'm looking to own a good portable pair of cans, but I'm not sure which type I should go for as of the moment. So, out of curiosity, what are the pros and cons of the two types of headphone?

Well, the thread title says it all :))   I already own a pair for home-theatre use, and now am considering getting the SR80s. Do they work well unamped? I'm going to be using my cellphone (Samsung Galaxy S) as a portable music player. Got the thing cuz it supports FLAC and WAV files, though...

Well, the name says it all.    I'm not what you might call a real audiophile (point of fact, I'm pretty new to this). Regardless, I'm quite fond of music. And please, God, not that sickening noise you get out a pair of... ugh, Skullcandies.  Honestly, I'd thought that everyone here was...

Um, so I guess I'd better start by introducing myself.   I'm seventeen, recently purchased a pair of Sennheiser HD 428s. So far, I've no problem with the audio quality as a whole, though I could tell that the performance doesn't even come close to majority of the lower-end hi-fi 'phones...

Okay, I'm pretty sure some of you are pretty sick of hearing about these particular pair of cans, but I've been meaning to get a pair of ATH-M50s's (talking about the straight-cable version). I don't really have any problems with my Senn cans, but I've heard that the A-Ts were better, and I've...