Hi there, assuming I'm not plugging into an amp or a particularly powerful source, and want to be able to hear what's around me, what are the current "under $70" big cooshy entry level open headphones? Something like the high end sennheiser's in form factor, but not so expensive. Thanks!

So recently, I dug my old Turtle Beach Santa Cruz out of my ancient computer, to replace the onboard sound of my current gaming rig, which was... eh, okay, but I could hear the noises when it was thinking and accessing the hard drive and such..   So, in this computer, the Santa Cruz sounds...

...What do I do? They both seem to have 'motor' issues.  I've mostly switched to a Clip+, but I *like* the idea of being able to play a CD once in a while...   Is there any portable/totable with short battery cd player that I could find? Any way to repair these?  What is the best CD player...

Hi there, a friend of mine said he was having trouble joining head-fi; problems with the Captcha... so I tried joining with a new email, and I got the same problems! I think it's currently impossible to join Head-Fi right now! Can we fix these issues somehow?

Hi all, what's a solid computer mic (1/8" plug) for a computer, to use with my headphones? Ideally to clip onto my shirt or to the wire of my headphones? I'm really looking for something more inexpensive and non-sucky.  What are some solid models? Thanks!

Heya, I've been out of the loop for a while.  What are the best relatively efficient, under $100 headphones for really enjoying female vocalists, these days? And is there something REALLY incredibly awesome in the ~$150 range, to be an excuse to trade from the 'normal budget limit' to the...

Okay, so my dad loves going out for walks with his iPhone, listening to books on tape, and he prefers to use canalphones.  However, he has gone through... many canalphones over the past few years. UE, Shure, Etymotic, etc. etc.  Generally. one of the sides starts working intermittently as the...

Hey guys, I'm just wondering what you all would consider the cheapest canalphone that goes deep and isolates really well? Judging by that headphone.com blog thing, it is the Klipsch S2, because of it's form factor. What do you guys consider the cheapest "it isolates really well because it goes...

Hey just thought I would link you guys to a recent news post in Wired's UK magazine. It talks about high end headphone audio! Upgrade your sound: 2010 has reset the sonic standard There ya go!

Hi there, recently, the left speaker of my set of D1080MKII's crapped out. I am pretty sure it is the wire, but I have nooo idea what wire these things use to connect the right monitor to the left monitor! It looks kind of like a female 4 pin xlr to female 4 pin xlr cable, but I'm not sure. Does...

I forget who, but I think some big name rock band released some music as "pay what you want" internet format, and they not only released mp3's, but also released FLAC and 24/96 .wav too? Does anyone remember who did that, or what the link was to download it? I think it was a rock band, but I...

So I was browsing headphone.com, and I was REALLY surprised at some changes there... like the skullcandy. Uhm. Wow. That's kinda surprising, seeing how much derision skullcandy has here. I also notice them giving good value ratings to some headphones (like the sony behind the neck ones) that...

Hi, can someone link me to an illustrated howto for the mdr-v6 to dt250 earpad replacement mod? thanks!

..And I have been out of the loop for a VERY long time regarding sound cards. I could salvage a turtle beach santa cruz out of my old dell, but can anyone say "long in tooth"? Anyway, I have some swan 2.0 speakers (d1080's mk II) and some beyerdynamic dt770 pro headphones (latest 80 ohm...

Hi guys. Okay, I know there is a pro and a consumer version, and a 250 ohm and an 80 version... is that two total versions or 4? Could someone post a or link me to a comprehensive guide to "stock" versions of the DT770, so I can figure out what is what? Especially if there is a way to tell...

Yea, I wanna replace my first generation total airhead with something a bit better.... but I have been out of the loop for soooo long that I do not know what the current wisdom is on battery powered pocket amps. Could someone enlighten me about the current, up to date basics on small battery...

Hi all! I haven't bought high end headphones in a long time, and I am itching for something better for my current specific needs. First, what I have... my main hi fi source is a panasonic sl-ct470. If there is anything relatively easily gotten that is better than that, I'd be interested. I...

Hi there, what is a good entry level piece of equipment to get passable sound from laptop?

Hi there! I have a friend in California, who wants an isolating headphone for portable sources. She wants to spend under $30, after shipping, but would consider going all the way up to $45. She isn't willing to do crazy mods on headphones or anything. Form factor isn't an issue; isolation...

Long time no see! Anyway, I was StumblingUpon the internet, and I found a steampunk headphone mod... and it occurred to me... maybe I should talk about that sort of thing here? Does anyone want to help brainstorm about Steampunk headphone modifications? What would they look like? how would...

Hello there, I was wondering if there was a place online to purchase lossless, well recorded, and otherwise high-fidelity digital music that has no integrated DRM? I found a place that has high fidelity music, but it is so full of DRM that I am having trouble with the various updates to my...

I was browsing headphonic, and I found a listing of DJ headphones that seemed interesting... They included the Audio Technica ATH-Pro700, the Beyerdynamic DJX1, the Sennheiser HD25, the Ultrasone HFI-500DJ1, and the Ultrasone DJ1Pro. Has anyone compared two or more of these headphones? How...

This is wierd... check it out! http://www.bangonacan.org/store/item...22370301579923

Hi guys, I'm looking for some quality music to listen to with my high speed internet connection, I'm interested in some internet radio or webcast or whatnot. I'm looking for the best SQ you guys can find, something thats on 24/7. Genre really doesn't matter, I wanna see what the technology can...

Hey, I have a few scratched CD's, I bought one of those cd cleaner thingys, it doesn't seem to work, and I've been using EAC to rip my cd's... but its soooo sloooow (like, DAYS for a track that had scratches on it... and there were errors anyway...) Anyone have any suggestions for REPAIRING...