I have these. The TL;DR is that they're fantastic studio monitors, but aren't as good for casual listening. Let me know if you have more specific questions for me on the topic. 

Anyone who doesn't believe in cables just hasn't heard the right ones, IMHO. I'll be the first to admit that the cable industry is filled with plenty of snake oil and bad gimmicks, however, there's no doubt in my mind that cables influence the sound of a system

My dad and i have been spending the last few days in montreal, and so far, other than the film festival going on right now, haven't really found too much that's intresting to do. Anyone here have some reccomendations of things to liven up our vacation, and let us spend less time in the internet...

So, i return after a long hiatus from head-fi. Long story short, a friend of mine is looking into the hobby, and has already purchased himself a pair of HD-580's. I've fallen out of the loop when it comes to the flavor of the month amplifiers, and any help in finding a reliable, non battery...

Here's my top 10 for 2006, not a great year in music, but as always, there were some gems for anyone with the patience to dig for them. Not to be pretentious, but i suspect a majority of this list runs more towards obscure indie circles than most head-fi'ers are famliar with. I would be amazed...

August 12th, ay? I'd love to come along if anyone in the milwaukee area would be willing to take me along for the ride.

Quote: This steps out of the mainstream, but The Go! Team has got to have some of the catchiest music I've ever heard. Their Thunder Lightning Strike album is probably the most horribly recorded disk I have in my collection, but it's just so damn addicting and poppy I can't even take it...

I say freedom. The public mandate of how private busniess can operate regarding the consumption of tobacco within their instution strikes me as ludicrous. The idea of people being offended by the health risk of smoking while they're in a bar strikes me as humorous. It's a bar! If you're really...

"things we lost in the fire" is the next logical low album to persue. It's not the same upfront, aggressive rock sound of the great destroyer, more akin to the slower other work of theirs you have. However, it's their most focused single effort, and the first half flows by like an angel's song...

Wow, this thread is really disheartening to see. A member, upon running his privately funded and operated meeting, who simply wanted to regulate his own function, did not want to encourange vendor participation. Instead of this simply flowing, the vendor in question takes it all personally...

Quote: Originally Posted by proglife I can see why one would find this encouraging, but in some ways, I think it's disappointing. I don't think today's music is bad...in fact, I feel the opposite. I think there is more quality music being recorded and distributed right now than there...

If you don't like the band, why are you stressing yourself out trying to get into them? Doing that, or pretending to like them, would make you a poser, which is the antithesis of what the entire indie music scene is about. btw, a scenester is a generally deragatory term.

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Oh no! An insignificant clarification on a completely esoteric scale designed to objectively grade a purely subjective concept of the psychological reaction to various sonic equlibrium variations has been made! Woe to the HD-650 owners of the world, as tyll has robbed you of your sonic utopia...

Quote: I've seen an adapter online that has a IEC socket on one end and screw terminals on the other which connects to the cut ends of a non-removable power cord from your component. This precludes the need to cut the case and install an integrated IEC socket. Unfortunately, I can't...

Alright, this thread could be tied together in a neat little package with a single word. Money. Yes, wrestling is apperantly profitable. The WWE has had one of the highest rated cable shows for quite a long period of time, and while trends wax and wane (i'm not a fan myself), it's all about...

Well, the year seems to be winding down, and most of the major albums comming out this year have seen their light. So, in the tradition of music nerds/geeks/whathaveyou, post your top ten favorate albums of the year. I'd say overall it's been an intresting year for music. The mainstream...

I'm more curious about what comment precisely set off the reaction of breaking your several hundred dollar monitor in the first place than the actual condition of it.

Happy birthday, I hope you celebrate in style and enjoy your special day.

Quote: Good point, but if he naturally prefers the grado sound, nothing ain't gonna change that. True, and for what it's worth, i prefer the grado sound over the sennhesier one as well (the 650 is the only outstanding headphone sennhesier makes, imo). But to make a decision blindly...

Wow, i can't believe this thread has gone so far without anyone making this point. Of course you prefer your grado SR-80's over the HD-650's *without an amp*. Higher range sennhesier headphones absolutely require an amp to shine, it's not really something to consiter as an optional upgrade...

There are a lot of intresting releases for 06 comming up, at war with the mystics is always anxiously awaited, the circulatory system's blasting through. I'd love to hear a new portishead record too.

I'd probably give an unessential organ (maybe a kidney or lung) for a chance to see neutral milk hotel perform for a crowd of under 50.

I'll stand by the same opinion i've had for years on this subject, even when the KSC-35 was the headphone of choice. Stop. Unless you're willing to put out quite a bit of money, there's really no point in upgrading these headphones. Cans like the SR-60's and MS-1's offer marginal improvements...

Yep, chronic insomniac here. Exercise helps, and there are a bunch of over the counter drugs that help (diphenhydramate, valarian root, melatonin, 5-htp, passion flower, etc) all which seem to work in some form. The antihistamines like benadryl, tylenol PM or unisom will make you sorta...