Back in the day (2002-2012), when I was more active here on head fi, there was a real nice regionality to things. There was a number of active NYC head-fier's and we had various meets, whether regional in size or more mini-meets (just 3 or 5 of us getting together). I can't say if this is the...

Try searching on hifishark.com. It is an aggregator site that pulls data from many audio marketplaces. I don't know how good they are for Europe (they are pretty good for North America), but I believe they do cover the region.

Yeah. I had never looked that closely at the HP-1 polarity switches -- but fortunately I have mine right here and I think it's just a cover/cap that can be removed?

I have nothing more to add to this thread, other than reiterate what Tom (bozebuttons) said. These look like HP-1, except that the polarity switches are definitely different (looks pretty rough tbh), and that cable certainly looks like a recable (doesn't look like anything from Grado to me...

The MDR-SA5000 is not 80% of the 010. It's more like the HD800 is 80% of the 010. I'd argue it's much closer than 80%. Sennheiser did a great job, in my honest opinion. But while I've had and enjoyed the HD800 and HD800S in the home, I've never given it the dozens of on-head hours it merits...

Just looking at the Fujiya Avic webpage, they indicate if you order now, you can expect them to be shipped starting in late February 2023. All the other accessories (e.g., extra pads, cable, etc.) are also scheduled for release in late Feb. I haven't been, but the website says they have one on...

We all hear things differently, and individual circumstances obviously vary quite a bit. I can only share my experiences. I've had the RME ADI-2 and a Topping A90D and D90SE stack in the house at the same time. As well as my Benchmark DAC3 HGC. I thought the DAC3 and ADI-2 sounded fairly...

My experience is consistent with this. Despite being easy to drive, I find that the MM-500 responds well to different amplifiers. Of course raw, clean power that drives gobs of resolution is my sound, and I found the MM-500 translated that very well. On "lesser" amps, such as the headphone out...

Honestly, I'd compare them more to the HD600 than the HD800S. The HD800S is ambitious from a soundstage perspective. The HD600 and MM-500 aren't. Now this isn't to say the HD600 and MM-500 sound the same -- tonally/timbre are very different. The MM-500 doesn't have the sweet seductive...

A friend of mine and I swapped my MM-500 for his HD800S for about a week or so. You're asking a tough question. What does detail really mean anyway? Both headphones are going to give you gobs of detail. Really, you just have to listen to both for yourself. I can understand why one would be...

PARTIALLY WORKING UNIT. READ FULL DISCLOSURES BELOW: Used Dared MP-5, hybrid tube/solid state integrated speaker amplifier with a headphone jack and USB DAC. In excellent physical condition, basically NOS, with integrated speaker amplifier functionality working perfectly. However, headphone...

How did your re-entry go? I've been spending more time listening on headphones behind the computer, and using the W10VTGs, which are great for that application. Really enjoying them, but it does tempt me to go back to the ATH-L3000+some proper amp for them which are superior in just about...

This is useful, thank you. I've been out of headphones for over a decade, but also ascended to the top of Summit-Fi, at least at that time. I "retired", selling out of most everything, other than a few irreplaceable headphones. Didn't even realize Stax released a new SR Lambda, which is...

Buying headphones in Japan and looking for a good deal and outstanding sound really means looking for used headphones.  There are other threads here talking about the various shops (Fujiya Avic, e-Earphone) that specialize in used cans.  If I were you, I'd probably, in addition to checking out...

  Apple Camera Connection Kit.  You would want to because it sounds better.  Your last two statements are incorrect.