FR graphs, if you have a good idea about them you can tell with fair accuracy which will be "bright". How? Notice where the bumps and dips are, the human ear DOES NOT have a flat frequency response! You hear certain frequencies way more than others. Particularly frequencies in the range of the...

Nuforce uDac is an awesome piece of kit for the money. I've owned a LOT of amps, it's hard to beat for $99. Is it the be all end all? Hell no. Its a nice little amp, especially at $99. And it looks cool to boot! (main reason I got this instead of the bithead - lol).

Quote: Originally Posted by Balinor Why is it that everyone seems to want to go for the HD448 when the HD438 is more comfortable, has better bass and is similar to the HD448's quality in all other aspects (at least this is what I gather)? What advantages does the HD448 have over the...

If you take them portable, you should have a portable amp. Priest isn't kidding, I've tried running the 448's from my Android phone and they're practically different headphones, not to mention you can't get any volume without cranking it to maximum. Bottom line is that the 448's are great with a...

HD448 is totally underrated. You MUST have a good amp for it. IMO, a $100 closed headphone that is this good is uncommon. It is a very transparent headphone as well and will expose harshness in your source like a magnifying glass. In fact, the phones lean slightly towards harsh detail so a...

I've still got a blank PCB for the SHA-Gold that I ordered from Carlos during his short lived modding days. Planned on building it but never got around to it, great amp IMO, loved the sound with the HD600's. Anyone have a schematic lying around?

Of course SPC cable is brighter, its sickening and I hate listening to anything that uses SPC. I purchased a pair of SPC interconnects once and can promise you that they make music brighter and tend to have little or no bass.

I got mine earlier this week as well, I also ordered a Nuforce uDac to power them. As a former owner of numerous high-end amps and a Pair of HD600's, I can tell you that the combo is good, but not wonderful. I think its a solid "for the money" buy. My other headphones, a pair of wildly...