Quote: Originally Posted by Zuerst So then one can probably say that getting a say $5,000 source versus a $500 source gives one more confidence that one is getting the better sound although the differences can not readily be identified? Can we say then that this is at least PARTLY...

Quote: Originally Posted by Icenine2 ... Sometimes I actually think about selling my big rig and going total headphone. I have a 6 and 8 year old and have no time to sit and listen when I want to . Usually its later and that means headphones. Too many restrictions on regular listening...

Quote: Originally Posted by TheSloth A good example of a well implimented crossfeed. It should be something that you don't notice until you turn it off, and then think 'where did everything go?'. If you turn it on and suddenly everything changes drastically, it's not working. When...

Quote: Originally Posted by Austin-Fi For my first post I would first like to thank all you Head-Fi experts for the great info you all provide. ... Welcome! I ain't one of the experts but saint.panda is and I second Andrew's recommendation that you have a look at his superb...

Quote: Originally Posted by TheSloth You are correct (except it would say 'R04', not 'R 0/4' ) but many were unlabelled. That was my clumsy and ultimately not very accurate way of trying to say that, on my unit, the 0 is above the 4, not next to it!

Quote: Originally Posted by Icenine2 This Home has no serial #. It was exchanged by HeadRoom after my 10 year old model had buzz problems. I had those when I originally bought it and another time. Then a little over a year ago they agreed just to swap mine out for this one. It was a huge...

Quote: Originally Posted by Alu I tried them again for one hour, I think I really want to keep them because of the sound, and sell/trade them because when I'm removing them from my head I have this liberating feeling, while it should be the usage of the headphones that should give me...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ruppin Hello again. You, along with TheSloth, are the head-fi member most responsible for assisting me in my first hefty cash outflow for headphone/amp purchases. What followed is the same tragic story we see here every day. Thanks again, I'll always remember...

Quote: Originally Posted by TheSloth Welcome back . It was getting a bit lonely out here... Thanks. BTW, I know you're not Tyll Hertsens. Spelling, grammar, punctuation...

Quote: Originally Posted by Alu ... It's not that the clamping pressure is too strong at first. But with the contact it makes to different spots on my head it may be that this level of "pain" only shows over time. ... There's the rub... so to speak. For whatever reason, no matter...

Quote: Originally Posted by robm321 Could be - but as I mentioned, unless we know the margins we are just arguing on assumptions, without facts there's not sense in going back and forth. I disagree. I think it's unfair to HeadRoom to call it a wash because we don't know precise...

Quote: Originally Posted by robm32 ... I don't agree that headroom makes much more profit on Grados. AKG, and Senn sell more than Grado and Grado needs to make as much profit on each phone since they don't do the volume that Senns/AKG do, so I'd assume Headroom has a much lower margin...

Dan, I'm in agreement that you'll be happy with the sound quality of either set of phones; the differences aren't great enough to matter unless you have highly developed preferences concerning tonal balance, etc. You might want to throw comfort into the mix. The Senns have a smaller earcup...

Quote: Originally Posted by PeeeMeS I *really* did not want to post any evidence without getting a really really really good list... Ahh... there was a misunderstanding. I thought you were referring specifically to measurements of headphones with different cables as was mentioned...

Quote: Originally Posted by PeeeMeS This has already been done References, please? I seem to recall some talk about the folks at HeadRoom doing some measurements with different cables but I don't remember seeing the results.