Greetings. I really love music. And i feel that it's about time i move up a tier from my shure 530. (no sir, not enough bass for me) I want to find a pair of headphones which would make my hypothetical afro rock with each beat. Let me share what i know so far. The audio technica MD50's are...

Hi guys, been browsing around this website and I have to say the web address should tattooed onto every person's forehead who take music seriously. Okay enough of my admiration of this site and onto the issue at hand. This past month I've been tossing around the idea of getting a new pair of...

Hello guys! Long time lurker here in hope to find a pair of headphones within the following parameters: -good soundstage -"n" shaped response -250 euro budget   This is about it. I know it's pretty hard since a lot of headphones have a "v" shaped response but i hope that someone can...

Hi I'm new here and I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a pair of headphones for gaming and movies. I'm currently using a Yamaha RX V373 receiver and just using that and my Bose AE phones, but after doing some research I'm looking for more detaed sound. Will I need a better...

Hi everyone, I am looking for some advice, I currently have the 8.35D and I mainly use them to produce with Ableton, particularly tech house/house. I really like the 8.35D and I have another pair that I never used and wanted to trade or sell my pair and grab another. I'm also about to pick the...

Hi. Could anyone please do a thorough comparison of the AKG Quincy Jones Q701 and the K701 or K702? Please specify their differences and try to be as unbiased and fair as possible. Thanks, A1811.

Im looking for headphones for under $500 and good with classical or vocals. Im also hope that it is detachable so i can switch to balanced to pair with my pb1 toucan. The toucan gives enough power for heavy headphones so needing an amp is not a problem for me. Any recommendation is appreciated...

This is a review of my Earsonics SM3. If you want the short story, I never thought IEM's could sound this good for what, I think, is a great price. They are effortlessly good sounding. After you get used to them, they seem to have a flawless sound signature. Now to the real thing.   Gear...

So, I'm not looking to upgrade anytime soon, but if I do, I'd like to know what I should upgrade first. Here's my current setup:   foobar2000 -> Toslink Optical -> Valab NOS DAC (2009 rendition I believe) -> Unbalanced RCA -> Matrix M-Stage (Second Edition) w/ Class-A biasing mod and...

Hello, I recently got my K702, and I am super happy about them. The thing is that my audio interface (MR816X, a pretty awesome dac by itself) seems to struggle in powering them. I need to max volume levels to get decent listening volumes, which makes my headphones sound a bit distorted, with...

Hi again guys! I see alot of talk about the Senn HD555 and 595 on here but not much about the gaming variant the PC 360. Anyway, I just posted a review of them on YouTube, and wanted to know what you guys think.   BTW, just for full disclosure. I used an ASTRO Mixamp to test them as that...

I just got some of these, not actually getting them yet but bought them off another member who's shipping them to me, will my Little Dot MK II+ amp them? I mean I tried the K702 and 601 out of an MP3 player and thought they sounded just fine. it puts out about 200mw at 200 ohms so would would...

I'm looking for a pair of open circumaural headphones that are efficient enough to be driven from a FiiO E7 (as a DAC), and possibly the FiiO E7/E9 combo in the future. My price range is around USD$200-300. Some examples of what I'm looking for are DT990's, AD900's, K702's etc. I'm making the...

Setup: VLC>uDac>Schiit Asgard>K702   After about a week, I have concluded these are not my cup of tea. But please, read on.   These are not universally great for all genres.  They are not good for metal. There is too much soundstage and they are too sparkly with treble. They are not...

  I'm currently using an Asus Xonar Essence ST with my Sennheiser HD 595s but I feel like moving up to something a little more high end. Over the next 18 months or so I intend to swap out both, but for what I'm not sure. As far as headphones go, the AKG K702s, Sennheiser HD 650s and Denon...

This is a general question that's why it is in the full size forum.     I have a uDac>Asgard>K702 setup. I don't really like the K702's. Also I THINK I want something portable. Help me out please.   I was thinking of replacing my uDac with a DAP because I would have something portable...

Hey guys, so I'm in Gilbert and I'm wondering if there is a great place (hopefully) close by whereas they have headphones you can try out. Anyone know of a place? Also if they have amp setups with them too that would be fantastic.

Hey everyone, this is my first post. I've looked around here a bit and like the sound of it. You all seem like a friendly and knowledgeable bunch, so I think you'll be able to help me.   Right now I mostly use my headphones for gaming and listening to music (generally classical, classic...

Hi Head Fanatics,   Yes, I've used the search feature and have read through many posts on possible Amp/Dac combo units for the AKG K702.  A lot of the posts were for amps without a dac, and others for tubed units.  What I'm looking for is for a solid-state Amp/Dac with enough grunt to drive...

Hi all, I got my PHENIX G3 today and I must say it sounds very good! It has an incredibly warm sound compared to my X-CanV8P. In comparison the X-CanV8P is rather sterile! As expected it did not fare well with my Grado's. Onward to the impressions!! Gear Used: 1)X-Can V8P (Line Out...

Hi All,   I'm just about to make the plunge, and have read many-many posts over many-many hours trying to decide on a headphone rig.  I've decided on the K702 and just need the final decision on the amp.  I'll be using the DAC in my Tact 2.2XP preamp.   I've narrowed it down to two...

Hi I'm currently using an 80GB iPod Video, with all files as Apple Lossless and I use Westone 3 IEM. I'm on a mission to get better sound quality all the time and want to improve my inventory more and more over the next year or so. Well forever. My question is, what should I buy next in my...

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I'm planning on picking up an Audio-GD NFB-12 and am looking for a good headphone to use with it given my listening situation: - Indoor room otherwise quiet but with urban espressway 50 yards beyond double-paned windows producing traffic noise including occasional horns, clanging, trucks -...

Hey guys, I have a rather odd question to ask, and since i couldn't find anything similar threads I thought I'd make one. My question is how do you guys think the K702's will sound plugged into the effects pedal? Do you think they'll just sound like an unamped pair or do you think the pedal will...