Beats are actually good now!  Seriously, I'm not trolling here.  I used to hate them myself, but even Tyll Hertsens of Innerfidelity has lauded the new Beats Solo 2.0 as one of the best on-ears on the market today.  I hate to admit it, but it seems that was Dre's plan all along, and it was a...

Curious about this as well.  I am strongly considering buying myself a pair of MadDog headphones with the Alpha pads, since from what I could tell from demoing them at a head-fi meet-up, they do seem to isolate significantly better than the Denon D-X000 series, and seemed every bit as...

Sadly, I won't be able to make it after all.  I gotta take care of my most important listening tools (my ears), one of which has unfortunately become infected .  I hope everyone has a great time and is able to check out some cool gear, but most importantly, connect with one another.  Cheers, and...

Last year's meet was great, and I hope this meet will be even better.  Assuming I can make it, I will bring my:   -Burson HA-160D  Amp,DAC,Preamp -Denon Ah-D7000 -Shure SRH840   I would be interested in listening to:   -Ultrasone Edition 8 -Beyerdynamic T5p (I'm in luck with...

Awesome!  Congratulations!  

Honestly, I own both, and I feel the differences between the two headphones in terms of sound quality are pretty subtle.  The Shure 840s are probably better for portable use with their shorter cord, and are certainly better if you have a smaller head.  If you have a large head like me and can...

Cool stuff.  Enjoy the headphones and the Vinyl, my peeps.  Congrats!

Quote: I do use my K550s portably sometimes, and the isolation is quite good, but you're right, the cord does get in the way.  I've been thinking about recabling them just so I could use them as my primary on-the-go fullsize headphone.  I do wish AKG would have released them with a...

Quote:   You're right.  These are good points.  It's just that to be honest, I was surprised that Tyll even thought the studios sounded "acceptable" within this shootout, but he did say their noise cancellation was somewhat dysfunctional.  This whole article honestly made me wonder how...

Quote:   I agree with everything you have just said, and personally (and hypocritically, seeing as I've bought pricier headphones myself), I really don't think that a headphone should cost more than $300.  Okay, maybe there are exceptions like the super flagships, but really, I'm more...

First of all, have you ever noticed that FTW is What backwards?  Yeah...just thought I'd point that out.  I also thought I'd point out that none other than Tyll Hertsens has admitted that the Bose Quietcomfort 15  are among the best in the category of noise canceling headphones, and that the and...

Quote: I think it will probably be at least another week or so before we are notified of the winners.  Rest assured though that the final results will almost certainly be posted on this page as well when the time comes.

Quote:   More to the point, you get a small driver upgrade as well, with a more powerful magnet capable of slightly better data retrieval in the upper mids and lower treble.  For a really nice and detailed comparison between the three headphones, see Mark Lawton's comparison sheet below...

It's interesting.  I have owned both, and comparing the two back to back (right before I sold the D5000s), I found the D7000s to be more clearly articulated in the upper midrange and upper treble, and a little more "organic" sounding in the bass region.  Naturally, I opted to keep the D7000s and...

Now that the period for entering the draw is over, does anyone know when the winners will be selected and announced?