I just found out that one driver on my PFR-V1 is busted... I really like these headphones and i do want to restore this unit. I was thinking about getting a replacement driver, perhaps even replacing both. However, i doubt the original ones are being produced anymore and I'm unable to find much...

I have to recable my PFR-V1. Currently the original cable is on it. However the right speaker is not working well. I'm going to add mmcx connector to it, just to avoid me having to open up these phones and having to solder again. The recablng itself is not a problem (just desolder and resolder...

I'm slowly building up my music gear. It's starting to become quite a setup. One thing i'm really missing is a good source player. I've been drooling over a Sony Hap-S1 for years now, however they are near impossible to find (for a reasonable price) in Europe. So i'm looking for alternatives I...

I need to get a new headset, mainly a low value headphone for sporting. Even though it's low value it still needs to have a bit of quality.   Currently have a AKG K391NC and Etymotic HF5 as IEM and also a MDR-1RBT for the cold days. I was suppose to get a XBA2 or XBA4 but both deals fell...

I'm looking for a IEM. I'm leaning towards the XBA-40 however there are a couple of things that are in the back of my mind.   the reviews about the XBA-40 are a bit of a mixed back. I'm wondering if the xba-40 is a good buy at £160 or if there are better ones to be had (like the XBA-h1 or h2...

I'm looking for some good in ears for my commuting trip (both tube and airplane). They are all around the same price with the sony's being 15 pounds cheaper (between the 30 and 45 pound range).   I'm quite fond of Sony, they never let me down on their premium products, hence the reason I'm...

I'm on the fence between these three earbuds. I was looking for noise cancelation for on the flights, but i'm also willing to consider the Sony XBA-1. They are all more or less in the same price range (akg & audio technica being around the $70 and the Sony's being 45 usd)   I have a bit of a...

I'm currently looking to buy some new earbuds, ideally i would want to go for Sony's, however it seems that they are not being sold anymore or the ones that are being sold are not that good (i.e. xba-nc85d).   I'm looking at two options. AKG k391nc (rebatched harman kardon soho II nc) or the...

With the Sony MDR-1RBTmk2 coming, i'm wondering if the mdr-1rbt is maybe a bang for buck. If i compare it with the mdr-10rbt then it's only 50 euro's more expensive.   however, i havn't seen alot of comparisons between these two headphones... does anyone care to put their 2 cents in?

as some of you might know, some months ago (just 6 days over 3 months to be exact) I've moved from Europe to Thailand. Suffice it to say that I wasn't able to bring my "hifi" set with me.   I use the term "hifi" loosely, because it was a cheap creative kit combined with a good soundcard...

I'm trying to find a portable dac for use with a optical spdif output. It's mainly for usage with a laptop... i want to isolate the sound from the static that is caused within the laptop. I've already tried it with a minidisc... and while it works, it is awkward as you need to record...

I'm considering buying a mdr-cd2000 for 130 euro. But it seems to be a steep price. Especially when the mdr-sa3000 seems to be not that much more expensive (new). So what are your opinions about it? before contemplating more expensive headphones. I really need a pair that will peform with a...

I've seen a lot of graphs containing info on response, ohms etc.. etc.. etc.. but i have not seen any waterfall graphs which show that a speaker is fast or not. All is based on hearing. Why is it that nobody doing a review bothers with these graphs? here is an example: in a nutshell...

I'm really really stuck on this decission. I have the option between the two and i am really trying hard to think of a reason the get the 5k instead of the 3k. But when push comes to shove, the magnesium and the leather does not justify the price difference. Furthermore, i really cannot...

so I went to a real hifi shop and started listening to some head phones. They had the sennheiser hd800 and 650 (and 600) hanging. The hd800 sounded sublime, good precision good sound. Then I listened to the hd650. It sounded blurry wooly and not really all that well. This was on several amps. In...

Who here dares to use an expensive headphone outside, exposed to the weather? (especially cold rainy weather?)

I'm going to spend my time in asia for a while (a year or so). Because of this i'm not able to take a large speaker system with me. (perhaps i'll make my own when i'm there but that's a whole different story). Now i do have sleek-audio sa6 iem but... to be honest, a headphone just sounds a...

Does anyone have any of these systems. It seems to me that sacd was the superior format... however, both formats are still not catching on. Is dvd-a a better option nowadays because it supports spdif?

Does anyone have any idea how long it takes for a package to arrive via usps? I've been trying to look it up but it's not mentioned anywhere in any clear manner. I'm thinking it's at customs but i'm really not all that sure.

I'm planning on leaving the country for a year or so. This has put some considerable limits on the stuff i can buy and use. I've put everything i want (hifi wise) on hold as i couldn't take it with me anyway. however i do want to have some pleasure of listening to my music. Most likely a...

I'm curious about some of the experiences from people who have this unit. I'm going to order some new wires as my previous have broken due to it "getting hard". I'm interested in buying the wireless unit... but i'm put off by the price, especially with the "hard wire" issue that is plaguing the...

Yesterday i had a eartip stuck in my ear AGAIN. Must say, they where comfortable though, it didn't even feel like a bother. anyway, getting them out was really a pain, and i realy had to buy some special tweezers to get them out (and stick them a fair bit into my ear). now having said...

is it just me or is the build quality of those sa-6 iem's just poor? I had mine for a month or 2, and the cable just doesn't cope well with the cold here. It becomes very rigid. Now it's actually broken, but nothin that has to do with the rigidy of the cable. The t-split for splitting the...

I'm curious. I hear good things about these tips and i really want to try the smallest tips. Does anyone know where i can get them?

I'm seriously developing a aversion to the Sleak Audio's. First the fit was painfull. Now i have a double flange stuck in my ear. The frigging things should stay on the iem not in my ear. So basicly i have the thing in my ear. It's in a bit deep to, i'm at a loss how to get them out. on...