I find it really interesting that you had a painful ear problem that you feel was caused by the DT880.  I had a very similar experience after purchasing a DT880 600.  For the first time in my listening life I wound up with tinnitus in my right ear after a couple of long listening sessions with...

I also own both of these HD650 and HE500 in my collection.  I agree with your evaluation of these HPs completely.  I often spend an entire listening system with one or both of these HPs.  The 650s have the edge in comfort for long sessions, but I often get so involved with the music when...

I know that this is an old post, but I bumped into it as I am a new owner of a V200.  There is a lot of really good information in this post especially for a lot of us who are relatively new to this wonderful hobby.  This kind of thoughtful, knowledgeable, and informative post really reflects...

My apologies I meant this as a reply to post #8573

No need to apologize for any "rant".  This post should be required reading for a lot of people.  In particular people that want to make fundamental differences in the way a headphone sounds by changing upstream components should commit the post to memory.  Posts like this are what make Headfi...

I also had a Bottlehead Crack built for me by Shawn and can highly recommend him.  Shawn is an excellent guy to deal with and patiently answered all of my questions re the build.  The build was really professionally done and he was very quick.

New owner of DT880 600ohm here.  I purchased these at a great price $239 (Thank you Massdrop) and received them 2 days ago.  I hooked up to one of my systems and planned to let them "burn in" for 24 hours.  Curiosity got the best of me and I had to have a listen.  5 hours later and I was still...

That is an unusual thing to happen to a JDSlabs O2 amp for sure.  I recommend you contact John at JDSlabs before trying to replace the opamp.  He is a great guy to deal with and the customer service is really excellent at JDSlabs.  Best of luck.

It is really nice to see the quick responses to the OPs request.  This type of response represents the best of Head Fi as far as I am concerned. This is what keeps me coming back to Head Fi as well as posts such as Davids which are a truly amazing gift to this wonderful hobby.  Many thanks David...

Before you rush out to upgrade to the RS1is try the "tape mod" for your 325is'.  I own both of these headphones and had packed away my 325is' after I got the RS1is' until I tried this "tape mod".  With this mod my 325is' are back in my regular listening rotation again.  This mod costs pennies...

Nevermind all hail the cult, but all hail Terja.  I was right on the brink of ordering the Bifrost/Lyr for the best part of $1000 when I was lucky enough to stumble on your posts.  I had got too the totally frustrated point with trying to maximize the potential of my HE 500s.  Fortunately I...

Beauty as they say is in the eye of the beholder.  Personally I do not like this manufactured/engineered/laminated look.  In my opinion they look like an inexpensive engineered veneer product.  The price for used original wood LCD 2s has just gone up.

Sorry no regulator so you have to time it.  If you have not ordered your cMoyBB yet get John at JDSlabs to send you an adapter with your amp.  I think they charge $10 and you can combine the shipping.

It is very easy to use the wrong adapter with the cMoyBB and it will blow a chip in the amp.  I know because it happened to me.  I now use a Nextech 15V 1000MA adapter with two cMoyBB that I own and have had no further problems.  One of my cMoyBB is permanently attached to this adapter and the...