I've been lurking head-fi for a while now trying to decide what headphones would work best with the kind of music I listen to. Which would be mostly electronica: sts9, bassnectar, gorillaz, dj shadow, shpongle, etc. Also a little progressive rock: Pink Floyd, Yes, Genesis, King Krimson What I...

First time poster. But been watching the forum for a good while now.   I came across this site http://www.ambientweather.com/ptymdrsa5000.html that sells the MDR SA-5000 for $201.45 and I was wondering if this is legit. Hopefully it is because at this price it's too good to pass up. I know...

  Using an amp is NOT always an improvement. Am I crazy?  I just sat down and gave my newly purchased Sony MDR-SA5000 a listen.  I ran it non stop for over 24 hours with my Bellari HA540 tube amp.  This amp sounds GREAT with my Denon AH-D7000 and it was a nice improvement over using the CD...

*** Update ***   I am really liking these headphones.  The ear pads are getting softer and they sound really nice with my Lehmann BCL amp and Bellari HA540.  The sound is smooth and open.  The Bass is not too heavy, just enough.       For those who got on the Amazon deal at $200...

Check it out guys. Just order 1 )   http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDR-SA5000-DJ-Stereo-Headphones/dp/B0007N55KK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1288678670&sr=8-1

Sony MDR-SA5000 Review Well, it’s been a while since the last time I posted something on Headfi. Seeing as how there seems to be a growing interest in the Sony MDR-SA5000 headphones, I figured I’d contribute a review regarding them. I hope it will be of some use to those trying to choose...

For quite some time now, I have been using the Virtue One Classic to drive my balanced phones.   As all of the Virtue amplifiers are Tripath-based, they cannot be used to drive headphones that use a common ground and therefore lack a traditional headphone jack, but balanced phones, by...

Just a brief background: I'm currently a proud owner of a pair of SA5000s and have been enjoying them for a month or so. My very basic setup is as follows: Laptop -> Flac/320Kbps via Foobar2000(ASIO4ALL) -> USB -> Nuforce HDP -> SA50000.   To be honest, this is my most expensive headphone...

I'm planning on keeping the SA5000, but will be replacing the Sennheisers in my collection because their sound signature isn't really to my liking.   I'd like something similar to the SA5000 in sound signature (fast, detailed, clear, somewhat bright) but more natural sounding. I'll be...

I was at Target looking for a cheap boom box for my wife and I came across the clearance shelf. On top the heap of stuff was a white Panasonic RP-HTX7. This Panasonic RP-HTX7 РKopfh̦rer aus Japan ! I had always wanted to try one but it looked like one of those fad items. Retro looking and most...

Does anyone know if this is possible? I jwas ust checking out audiocubes and they had a JVC headphone amp that did surround sound, but only for DVDs.

  Hello, I'm currently hunting for some new IEM's, and whenever I'm in-store and they let my test their earphones, or I meet a friend with some IEM's and I have a listen, this is the track I use to check their speed. I already have the perfect headphones for speed (SA-5000's), but they are...

Which one is better? i can't find anything on the 2900...

Hmmm, I think that my current system right now   Macbook Air + Kimber USB + Matrix Mini-i(w/ Merrex Power-2) + MDR-SA5000   is too fatiguing and treble emphasizing.   It may be the Matrix, because I havn't completed the burning process. But I assume that I will not help.   What...

I like the phones a lot, but the biggest weakness, IMO, is the headband. Stiff and metallic, it isn't very comfortable. What I'd like to do is replace it with a headband like the HD650, with padding on top. Is this possible? Do you have any recommendations for compatible headbands?

I'm a computer programmer who listens to music all the time while coding. My favorite genre would be drum-n-bass. I listen to music with closed Bose headphones that I bought about 2 years without having done any research on the matter. I find that the bass on these headphones are very loud which...

I'd like to ask whether SA5000 suit the Earmax SE well or not. I listen to classical music and expect that this combo should have mellow treble with some bass extension. (You know, SA5000 with a false amplification or without any amplification have fatiguing treble and fast bass decay. )  ...

My current setup is a Sony NS-975V DVD player and a DacMagic. I will be getting a Sony XA5400ES to replace the DVD player (and free up a connector on the DacMagic).   When doing comparisons, will the 5400's digital out -> DacMagic provide similar sound quality to the NS-975 digital out ->...

I've been a bit curious. Both of my main headphones (Sennheiser HD-650, Sony MDR-SA5000) are at about the $350 price point (they may be more or less depending on when and where you get them). I decided on these from the research I did on various cans, so I'm not very familiar with the...

I hear about their great physical bass, but not much about their detail.. Where wouls they rank among other dynamic headphones like the HD800/SA5000 in terms of detail.

Hi, I'm looking at the above headphones. I have never heard the SA5000, But once owned the AD900 and SR325 and liked both of them but memories are foggy at this point. I'm looking for low impedance headphones to drive from a mini3. I listen to mostly rock music, Garage,indie,ect. my profile has...

This is my first post.      Recently discovered the forum and really really got excited about the obsession with all things audio. I love music, I think I got a good pair of discerning, demanding ears, but I have absolutely no idea where to start.   This is my experience: I listen to...

Considering either the Decware CSP2+, Antique Sound Labs DG/OTL 32 or perhaps the Woo WA2 as my preamp/headphone amp.     I listen through both W5000s and SA5000s.  I dont need a lot of source inputs CD and aux is fine, occasionally I put the TV through the speakers. The rest of the system...

Hi people im wondering whats the difference between the two of them (in qualities), and what amps you recommend they're used for.   which one is more worth?  

Haven't seen any threads about these in a while, what I have found from ~2005-2006 talks about them being very detailed, analytical, huge soundstage, etc ...sounds sorta like the K701 on paper so, where do they stand alongside other 'phones released since then, such as the K701/2...