So many people are complaining about the qualifying without even trully understanding why the change was done. AS of now, both races were really good.

Well the Ferrari being slower is up for question this year considering almost all of the Ferrari powered cars were keeping pace with the Mercedes powered cars. Vettel would have gained nothing running the Mediums as he had to catch the Mercedes not keep pace with them.  It came down to the fact...

I've been absent from this site for a while now since my last major headphone purchase (Sony MDR-EX1000) has been serving me extremely well for almost 4 years. Over the last year or so i have been treating those like garbage and as such the quality has diminished, mostly because of the cords...

^ Pretty much. Most "portable Systems" on the market aren't geared towards high impedance drivers such as the HD800, Yes there are some high voltage/high current mobile amps out there but it wouldn't be doing The energy efficiency of high Impedance drivers is based off of the fact that you have...

Has anyone tried the German Maestro 450's(charter oaks) on either the Mjolnir or BHA-1?

Are these any different from the German Maesto's? they look to be the exact same thing. Just wandering if anyone knows.

Quote: Very nice. By the way how long did it take to do the the re-cable?

Quote: Have you seen the new Nuforce UDH-100 amp. From the specs, it seems like it would be a good match for these.

Quote:   What amp have you used to power them?  

What type of Amp/Dacs are you people using for the SA5000

i wonder if you can get a pair of the Qualia raw drivers from sony and hack the sa5000's.

wouldn't the Sa5k be more comparable to the hd 650's? Qualia 010 vs hd 800, thats seems to be fair

Just went over the pro's and cons of the Sony sa5000's and Senn hd650's and i'm now started to lean towards the 650's(mostly because of price and modability) but now i would like to find a good Solid state for the senns? any suggestions?

Yea the phone was about to implode when it tried writing in the script editor. Never again.   Quote: What cable should i go with for these? I was looking at buying some moon audio black dragon cables but there rather expensive.

touche touche. subsequently it seems we have covered all that could be covered on this matter. i'm rather gladd you mentioned enclosure design which i failed to get to but it does playplay quiet a huge roll inin driver dynamics...

------------------------------------------- I think you may have over judged my statement. I never said 1500mw was the nominal rating, i stated that, that power can be produced at it's Nominal OHM level being 70ohms. As you may very well know these power ratings are not measured through out an...

Quote: the power rating is not the same as db/mw rating nor are they slightly measured the same.   But your reply answers my pondering of why people think these have the problem they have.  So thanks, i think i'll approve of these with a proper amp.

Quote:   1500mw is the amount of power the sa5000 can handle at its nominal ohm level before distortion. all headphones (drivers for that matter) have a rated power level, wether its listed in specs or not. mw being milliwatt= 1000ths of a watt. Correct me if i'm wrong. 

Quote: compared to what other headphones?

Quote: i cant see how 1500mw drivers at 70ohms is simply easy. That may be the reason why people think they have an overly high treble, undercutting power can have that effect certainly on a stiff diaphragm. But for clarification the CI VHP is the Ciaudio VHP-(2)? that's what i find when i...

So whats the verdict on a proper amplifier that can drive the SA5000's? I am highly considering purchasing the SA5000's and want to get a good amp to match. The Schiit Lyr seem to be of high praise to the middle ranged headphones out there, or is there something the fits the specs better?

i have to nominate Beyerdynamic DT series. Now i would say the 250ohms but the 600ohm or 32ohm are both close in sound just very to overall power output. but to me the Beyerdynamics offer a great neutral sound that works great in reproducing all sounds accurately without any coloration. there...

Quote: The Q701 does seem like a good choice, but also seems like a parallel purchase to what i already have.I'm looking for more power as well as open dynamics. plus i'm not looking for portability so i'm not all that interested in The Fiio amps, that seems like a hassle having to always...

where can these cans be found? I haven't seen any site that sells these, not even on the Sony site.