Are removable cables a must have for you? (For me, any headphone over $100 should have a detachable cable.) Do you find proprietary cables to be pretty universally unnecessary? (They seem to be primarily a way for the companies to make extra money than anything.)

So I recently bought myself a pair of HeadRush HRF-599 noise-cancelling headphones because they were on sale and seemed decent. They can run with or without being powered or using the noise-cancelling feature which I like. However, without the noise-cancellation being active, the sound seems to...

Obviously when it comes to popularity, Skullcandy completely dwarfs Wicked Audio. I'm well aware that both these brands are in the "fashion" category but personally I like some of Wicked Audio's products. What are people's experiences with either brand and are there any products of theirs that...

So I bought a pair of JBL on-ear (E30) and in-ear (E10) headphones today. It cost me $60 for the in-ears and $110 for the on-ears. Now I personally have NO complaints about the E10's and think they're worth what I paid for them.   However, the E30's I'm less sure about. They're decent but not...

Maybe it's just me but I've been noticing over the last few years that earbuds are becoming less and less common to see in stores. It seems like they are slowly being permanently replaced by in-ear headphones. Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if that's the case since earbuds kinda seem obsolete...

Hello head-fi members! For years I had just been using cheap dollarstore in-ear headphones and earbuds. Only a few months ago I decided to buy $20 pair of on-ear headphones which was my first step into appreciating sound and music like never before. Now I have several pairs of under-$50...