Hello everyone! I was wondering if I could get some suggestions. Let me just start off by saying in the past two weeks i have bought and returned several headphones including Ultrasone HFI-580s (liked them but highs were too harsh), Grado 225i (too thin sounding), Sennheiser HD 25-II (too...

I have the Hd650 and Dt250 which i love as i am a bit treble sensitive but i am wanting to get into the grado sound. i have owned  both the sr60 and sr80 and loved the intimacy of the upfront nature of these phones but found the highs too much for my ears. i was wondering if the alessandro ms1...

OK guys, here's my problem:   Once upon a time I found an amazing website who sold me SR-60s and SR-80s, with free shipping to New Zealand They don't anymore. A while back I bought SR-225s, and sold the 60s and 80s. Now I want my 60s back :(   I kept the 225s mainly because they...

hey everyone, I am looking for an open ear pair of cans between $100 and $150. I would be using them for music and movies mainly through my computer. I don't plan on taking them out of the house so I don't worry about others around me hearing anything. I listen to a wide variety of music. I...

My cables broke on my k518s (trying to diy some cool cables but for now im looking for new 'phones) So I was looking around and I was wondering about the sr60i's I know grado makes some nice highend stuff so is there low end stuff good also? and how's the bass? I've read some bits and...

Hi. I´m looking for a Dac + Amp for my HE-300. I have as dac amp a total bithead, but I'm planning to do an upgrade. I listen to flac and some mp3(320) from my computer.   Than amp will be also used with MS1, and eventually with hd25-1 II and UM2 than I have as portables.   I also plan...

I recently finished school and finally managed to get a minimum wage job. I was able to treat myself to a Fiio E11 headphone amp recently and found it an excellent addition to my Alessandro MS-1s. The iPod sounds more powerful and punchy, but I hear a enough sibilance when equalizing, and...

Let us have a poll to determinate the most desired specs and features in portable headphones.   Besides the sound, What are the most important features you look for in a portable headphone?   You can select more than one option, but please dont select them all, IEMs dont apply.  

what exactly does grattle sound like? my ms-1s currently have a little "wrinkly" noise on the left side in songs with a relative amount of bass. is this a case of the grattles? or is it something more serious?

Hi, this is my first post in this forum and I'm wondering if you guys could help me decide between Audio Technica ATH-M50, Beyerdynamic DT440, or Alessandro MS-1. I did some research in the forum and find the urge to make a thread to help me more lol. My budget is around $100- $200ish...

Hello everybody!   I was searching around about 5 hours and read dozens of threads like this one... but while reading, instead of getting clearer, the picture got more confusing. So I decided to open "my" own thread.   Short version: I want a revealing, direct, resolving, emotions...

Ok, because like a complete *****ing moron I accidently clicked on a link in my email which caused me to navigate away from the "Post New Thread" page, my original 10 page dissertation has now been rehashed to this short blurb. I swear, it's more annoying than when you try to go to the HeadRoom...

I need some new headphones. My yuin PK2 earbuds keep on breaking. My warranty finally ran out. Im in college now though and dont need something as portable. I was wondering what were the beast headphones for $100. I can go more expensive if its worth the money but otherwise I want something...

After searching the forums for a while I have narrowed my selection down to these two, as they both fit my price range (sub 100).  I listen to a wide variety of music but mostly rock/rap/jazz. I'm also thinking of buying a fiio c6, considering this which would you guys suggest? Are there any...

Hey guys,    First off, I want to thank all of you  for providing so much valuable information through-out these threads.  This is my first post but I have done a ton reading and I would like to think the advice given by fellow head-fiers here has saved me some money and some disappointment...

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Well I have been on these forums for a couple of years, but I'm actually just returning from a hiatus due to being so very satisfied with my MS1's, PortaPros, 238's, and 75's. These headphones, especially the 238's and MS1's, have kept me occupied for quite a while, and so I focused my very low...

I need some headphones that sound good but that I can toss into my backpack. I was thinking MS1's but apparently they are too fragile. Are SR60i or SR80i tough enough to be tossed into my backpack with some care? If not, what else do you recommend? And how fragile are the MS1's compared to the...

i currently live in Perth so my choices are either: A. Order them from the Alessandro website for $109 plus free shipping (that's USD so will actually be less in AUD) B. Order them from Headphonic (http://headphones.com.au) for AUD139; this option will arrive soon, plus there's less risk of...

I was just reading a post on hometheaterreview.com on "Saving Audiophila: How To Get a Young, New Generation of Audio Enthusiasts Hooked," (http://hometheaterreview.com/saving-audiophila-how-to-get-a-young-new-generation-of-audio-enthusiasts-hooked/) and i was reading the post and than the...

I'm sure you guys get these questions a lot... but I got $150 to spend. I'm wondering what is the best pair of headphones I can get for that money? I was looking at the Sennheiser HD 518's... they are pretty new from what I understand, so have any of you guys tried them out or own them? They are...

As the title says.

Out of curiosity, I brought my MS-1s back from the office today to try them with my home setup. In short, they've been no worse than the DT880 on any recording to which I've listened so far. For some, they've been much better! And I'm not listening to just rock; I've been taking a...

Firstly, I just want to let you guys know that I'm not one of those guys who just jumps in expecting everybody to do the leg work for me on this. I've been reading up on a few sets for the last few days and as I'm sure most of you know or have experienced, that has only made things worse.   ...

Hello fellow members of Head-fi.   This topic probably doesn't entirely belong in this sub-forum, but I found creating one topic asking everything more useful than spamming other sub-forums aswell.   So, first of all, let me tell you I'm a complete noob considering high-end audio. Until...