Quote:   I'm glad I'm not the only one who hears that. The next time I have access to a high quality headphone amp I'm going to compare to see if it lowers the clarity too. With microphone amps, the more you pay, the less the amp degrades/colours your signal so when you pay $12,000...

I bought a Pro-ject Headbox MkII amp here in Europe. Plugging into it reduces the quality of my sound from audiophile to averageville. I think I just learned that not all amps are audiophile. I read up a lot about this amp and amps in general (like pretty much everyone does). What I expected...

I tried googling and didn't come up with anything, the only result was Headphile which you're probably aware of http://www.headphile.com/page5.html Maybe try asking these guys if they know of anyone in the area because they do repairs and such...

I would think the quality of the sound being played into them matters to the degree of; if the source can't reproduce the all frequencies to move the diaphragm fully then you won't be doing much stretching (trusting it actually works). Unless you're using really low bitrate sound that doesn't...

Just to close this thread off. I grabbed the HD 600s with a Pro-ject Headbox amp. They're nice headphones. I EQ the high frequencies down by 10db when I listen to music because it's a little too sharp for me. They have a nice wide sound stage and in songs I don't hear violin bow rubbing the...

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Like many people I want the best hifi I can afford (which are HD 600s now). The prob I have is the more hifi I get, the more I work to make it hi-fun. I love a big wide sound stage but I don't like ear piercingly sharp highs that make my mouth water like I'm having a lemon. I don't like a bass...

I just got my HD 600s in from amazon yesterday (225 euro): I'm waiting for my headbox now (100 euro):  

The 600 look great. I'm curious about the bass though. Their freq. response looks almost the exact same as the akg 701s Do you know the address for Paul Hafner. I'd really like to go there and try them if I can. The Maestro 8.x aren't for me. I looked at the reviews but I feel there is...

From what I understand, having an amp lets you hear more from your headphones that benefits from amps, but does that mean the volume needs to be higher to gain that benefit?

When I play that song I hear the sound of an engine room or the non harmonious grumbling of a refrigerator. I would like to hear what you're hearing.

I'd say the Skull Candy Hesh. Its a big surprising how terrible the quality is. Here is a review about these wonderful headphones I wrote Link. The ultimate worst headphones would have to be those tiny cheap foam covered ones they give you on airplanes or get when you buy a mic/headphone combo...

To quickly summarize the pertinent info just read the bold parts. The rest of it just rhetoric or extra details. Hi all, can someone suggest a good setup for quiet listening? I haven't used an amp yet so I don't know if having one allows you to listen to music very quietly and hear everything...