What are the chances that there will be some headphones in the $100-300 range to listen to? For instance Beyerdynamics DT 700 PRO X, Audiotechnica ATH-A990Z, AKG K361 / K271 / K556 or similar? I have a pair of Sony MDR-7509 that I'm worried I might have to replace one day -- and by no...

I am kind of curious. I listen mainly through speakers. I've been pretty happy headphone-wise with the discontinued Sony MDR-7509 for many years, but a friend who got some at the same time had his cord disintegrate. So it seems like a good idea to check out potential replacements. Did this...

HDCDs to add to the list:   Rock, etc: Gorillaz: Gorillaz (2000) tracks 18-19 only   Jazz: Bela Fleck & The Flecktones: Left of Cool Nuclear Whales: Isotopia Andy Summers: Green Chimneys Joni Mitchell: Shadows & Light   Bluegrass/folk: Sam Bush: Glamour & Grits Mike...

Tortoise: TNT Is detected by HDCD.exe as an HDCD, but none of the encoding features are used.   Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia: Friday Night in San Francisco The MasterSound Legacy SBM gold disc edition (Columbia CK64410) is not detected as an HDCD, nor is it labeled as such...

There is a false entry in the list on page 1:   King Crimson (most releases, all EG stuff)   Using the HDCD.exe utility, none of the following releases are detected as HDCDs.  None of them have HDCD labeling on the package either:   In the Court of the Crimson King (1989 Definitive...

1)Etymotic ER-4p: just right, I made an adapter to convert them to ER-4s, but I don't use it with my portable players. 2)Sony MDR-7509: A little bass-heavy, but they do seem to reproduce very low frequencies and aren't too attenuated in the high frequencies 3)Sony MDR CD-750: Not in the same...

What about tantalum or multilayer ceramic capacitors? Black Gate capacitors are still electrolytics, right? And if you believe Horowitz & Hill, the electrical properties of electrolytics is awful, while those of tantalum or ceramic capacitors is merely poor. What is it that makes Black Gate...

Quote: Originally Posted by dave-the-rave "The Gates of Delirium" by Yes In that vein, there's also "By-Tor And the Snow Dog" from Fly By Night, by Rush. Genesis has "White Mountain" on Trespass and "The Battle of Epping Forest" on Selling England By The Pound.

If you're coming from a classical perspective, you might be interested in musicians who have experimented and done interesting things with time signatures and rhythms. The obvious example would be Dave Brubeck's Time Out, which includes the famous "Take Five" (some people think that's the title...

I can't offer any comparative reviews, but I have the Gardiner/DG Archiv set and have no desire to look for other versions. If you're looking for something different, the California Guitar Trio does a rendition of the Allegro Con Brio from the 5th Symphony on acoustic guitars. There's also a...

"Swing" is often used synonymously with "Big Band", although big bands don't always play swing (like Gil Evans' orchestra and McCoy Tyner's big band). And small bands can play swing music, too. Duke Ellington is definitely swing. Count Basie is swing. I hate to admit it, but I'm not...

I don't know if it was meant to depict a battle, but Monsters & Robots by Buckethead sure would make a great soundtrack for one.

Jazz with flute and strings? Check out McCoy Tyner's Fly With the Wind. Great stuff, and the flute player is Hubert Laws, who has already been mentioned. Superbass is a good recommendation. For good jazz with double bass, I'll also throw out the Esbjorn Svensson Trio. Those guys have made...

I normally listen to boxes instead of cans, but I've had a the MDR-7509 for a few years. I bought them for travelling and using with my computer for audio editing & games. My previous headphones were Sony MDR-CD750, bought about 15 years ago. The MDR-7509 is significantly better. I really...

Based on your list, it seems like you might like Dido. I'd suggest listening to No Angel because the second album sounded less original. Jazz: Lisa Ekdahl Kendra Shank Wish Dave's True Story Sex Without Bodies Celtic: Solas (first three albums) / Karan Casey Songlines Loreena...

William Orbit Paul Haslinger (formerly of Tangerine Dream) Future Sound of London (as you mentioned) Front 242 I might include the Crystal Method as well, but so far I only have one album of theirs. Definitely well done, but it's hard to qualify it as "creative".

Xin Feng's ER-4 Tweaks After travelling across the country and back on a Boeing 737 with my new ER-4S earphones this weekend, I cannot understand Xin's complaint about weak bass. Mine cut out all the background noise including the low frequency engine noise, and the bass in the music was...

I spent a couple days reading the comments here on Head-Fi and debating with myself whether to just get the ER-4S or to get the ER-4P with the adapter cable. Fortunately I came across Xin Feng's report on his own adapters and saw how simple it would be to make my own. So I ordered the ER-4P from...

Bela Fleck & Edgar Meyer: Music For Two The banjo and upright bass virtuosi perform varied modern and classical compositions. Josh Roseman Unit: Treats For The Nightwalker A trombone-led jazz big band doing long, groovy, multi-textured compositions. Sort of a funky rendition in the spirit...