Headphones: LCD-2 Fazor, DT880 600 Ohms, AKG Q701, HD6XX (soon) Source: EMU 0404 Music preferences: all over the place. metal, singer-songwriter, pop, classical, jazz, electronic Budget: ~$500, but am pretty flexible (though I don't mind saving money either) I'm looking for an amp that can...

EDIT: noticed the help/reccomendations forum and posting there https://www.head-fi.org/threads/amp-for-lcd-2-fazor-dt880-600-ohms-and-more.880484/ Headphones: LCD-2 Fazor, DT880 600 Ohms, AKG Q701, HD6XX (soon) Source: EMU 0404 Music preferences: all over the place. metal, singer-songwriter...

If I wanted to listen to the same music with another person sitting right next to each other, would both headphones being open-back cause issues?  Would the sound be influenced from the other headphone?  At what volume does this become a problem? 85 dB?    I currently have DT880's and wanted...

I just got some used 6680 and was quite excited only to realize there is nothing on them or the box that says 6680 (though it could be faded). Only thing I see is GE symbol, and 12 AU7. Also, is there a general way to test how "matched" these tubes are? Thanks!

I know this is a pretty popular plugin, does anyone else have problems playing certain MP3 files with otachan.com's ASIO plugin? Several files, of which I couldn't discern a difference in anything such as sampling rate, won't play through without resampling. These are 44100 Hz files, and when...

Just a heads up for those that need great isolating portable built like a tank headphones. I have these and love them, using the HD650 cable shortened and re-terminated. These aren't the crappy SP version and I believe they come with both pleather and velor pads which are nice and soft. edit...

so this cmoy is to be used after my e-mu 0404's lineout (which i assume as no DC offset, but i probably should measure it) until it is replaced my hopefully a soha II. Also it will be used after my sansa clip's Headphone-Out (.5 mV on left channel with nothing playing). Gain will likely be 1 or...

So I always thought it was weird that cymbals, high hats, etc always seem to come from the left when listening to music. Well I finally got around to switching the channels. Unfortunately, it isn't the music, but my ears! It's like there's a relatively thick veil or low even iBuds on my right...

So I kinda confirmed my suspicions as to why I can't hear way up there anymore (I can still hear around 18Khz) and why I have a bit of tinnitus. Years ago before I got into this hobby, I would drive several hours to go to european band concerts. I had just gotten my new toy, a little turbo'd...

using winamp and that japanese ASIO plugin, half of the songs do not work unless I resample to something other than 44100. I can't find a difference between songs that do and don't work - both have 44100 Hz sample rates, similar bitrates, joint stereo, etc. ASIO4ALL instead of the emu driver...

I may be demoing an RS1 and RS2 system in the near future, what genres and recordings bring out the best AND the worst of these headphones? I have a DT880 for reference. what i've heard are the +'s -speed -PRAT -intimacy of certain recordings like jazz, rock, metal -distorted guitars...

So I'm paranoid about dust and my headphones, as I live in a somewhat dusty house. Everytime I am done with my dt880s, i place them carefully in their case, but people are telling me I shouldn't worry about it and just lay them down, or put them on a hanger. However, I've seen how much dust can...

So i've always been interested in classical, but there are only a few works I've really gotten into. A lot of it kinda looses my attention, either from a lack of nice sound or grasping melody. I got some mahler symphony works and was a little dissapointed in the tone of the instruments, though I...

as the instructions don't say anything about it, are we supposed to leave the end caps (not the acoustic resonator tube) on? searching the forum, people have used it both ways. what do you use? how does it effect sound? i'd imagine with it on the highs would be attenuated a little more...

do the brands of the tube matter? For example, 6680 can come from Sylvania, GE, TungSol, RCA.. but you only ever really hear about them with GE. Do they effect the sound as well as quality control? second, can i use something like an old aluminum HD enclosure? How high should the enclosure...

As can be seen in my sig, I've never had phones with good soundstage. I want to know what it is all about, although I'm not sure if it will be for me because I love the details of IEMs. other needs: -neutral -natural -detailed, high resolution -transparent/good transients with great...

like this guy? and do they really sound almost as good as a full sized hd-555's?? maybe i should try some. and yes obviously he couldn't get shure's to fit right, but i don't think he shouldn bash the sound, just the fit and ergonomics. with perfect fit, i find shure's and ety/AL have just...

i gave my girlfriend YUIN PK3's and her best friend got her bose IE's. Before she even tried them out, she was telling me all excitedly how they have different sizes for different ears with bose and how she tried each one and she thought small would be for her but yadda yadda yadda i told her...

What tracks and passages do you guys like to listen to in order to judge difference between equipment? I remember this link: Fix-It Forums - How to REALLY listen to music however, i can't find any of that music! it is a superb writeup though.

Etymotic Research, Inc. - ER•20 High Fidelity Earplugs has anyone tried the baby-blues? my ears are the smaller variety and full triflanges end up hurting after a while. However, nothing matches the isolation of three flanges, although biflanges are more comfortable. I'm thinking of...

so i'm trying to venture into the world of DIY stuff and higher end fi and well the only DAC thats reccomended is the Alien. I've never listened from a decent source or amp but I would like to see what it is like. From my understanding most dacs like the Alien doesn't have any kind of headphone...

for those who have switched from the stock one sided cable to a two sided cable by flipping the cups, have you noticed a change in microphonics? any other adv/disadvantages? I'm deciding between the following options: HD600 cable with a cable turtle or something. HD650 cable, shorten...

why do the insides have to be of that material?? it gets the fuzz on my tips and that defeats the purpose of the case because weird stuff is now going in my ears! i don't want to buy a new case!

so i've recently developed tinnitus and am wondering if its because of my mp3 player that i listen to constantly having a noticible background hiss and maybe my laptop's failing hd that i need to replace which has had a high pitch ringing that i am also around a lot. i'm just curious as to...

are these the same as the ep630's or what? i saw them at circuit city for $50+