My HD800 came with just a single-ended cable and I made my own 4-pin XLR cable from that. I even made an 4-pin to single-ended adapter using the removed 1/4" section and a female 4pin. The parts cost was reasonable and the work took less than a couple of hours. Of course it would be...

I agree that the DT250-250 sounds fine from most sources, I find that they can be a bit bass-light with insufficient amplification. Sure, they have enough volume, but plugged into my Schiit Magni Heresy or THX-887 (especially that one) the bass is tight, articulate and the whole sound is more...

Still love this headphone, especially the 250ohm variant. Beats out the AKG K240/K271, ATH-M50x/M70x, DT770-80-250-600/1770/177x, Senn HD280/380, Shure SRH840/940, Sony MDR-V6/7506/7520. Only the Shure SRH1540 is better to me for sealed headphone under $500, and the DT250-250 can win in some...

Apologies for posting in the wrong forum section - moderators, please remove as I have posted in the proper section now.

Sorry for the delay - I finally had an opportunity to capture some photos.  If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me.  I'm asking $4000 for the headphones and amp combined and I would prefer to sell the package to a single individual.  However, since I'm not really sure of the...

It has been awhile since I have spent time at HeadFi and sadly I'm here to part with a longtime friend - my K1000 (and the FirstWatt F1).   The K1000 includes the original manual, the natural wooden box (and the custom AKG-labelled outer box) and an extra lead made by BlueJeansCable for me.  ...

I have to say I have been pleasantly surprised by the MX-HPA.  I have heard several of the past Musical Fidelity headphone amplifiers and have never been impressed - I was honestly expecting to be underwhelmed by this amp and the opposite occurred.  I currently own the following amps: Schiit...

I started this journey long ago.  I completed the Bronze and Silver sections during a lunch break; there were some tough spots but nothing too frustrating.  The rig I used was pretty bare bones:   Foobar>M-Audio Transit at 24/44.1kHz>PIMETA w/OPA627 op-amps>ATH-M50   When I got to the Gold...

I still appreciate my DT250-250 - they are a part of my home-studio sealed can rotation along with the AKG K271S and MrSpeakers MadDog.  They are not perfect (that damn proprietary cable connection has caused me problems), but they are comfortable and have sound quality that scales higher than...

One headphone I wouldn't mind picking up again is the HE-500.  The HE-6 is more technically adept in certain areas (extension in bass and treble) and more transparent, but the HE-500 was more enjoyable to me; it just felt more natural and midrange-centric.  If I didn't have the FirstWatt F1 I...

I really enjoyed the LCD-3 but for me it wasn't enough to justify the price.  My headphone preference is still the HD800/Mjolnir but often enough I crave a darker sound so the LCD-2 or HD600 hit the spot.  The LCD-3 was appreciably better in nearly every way (it actually had a soundstage, vocal...

I think the M50s are a good deal for <$100 - they are better than the SRH440, HD280 and MDR-7506/V6 and the stock T50RP, IMO.  I prefer the DT250-250 and K271S to the ATH-M50 but those cans are in a different price bracket (and scale better with hardware, IMO).  I use my M50s at the office with...

Currently using the Oppo BDP-105 feeding XLR to the Schiit Mjolnir.  It sounds terrific with the LCD-2, LCD-3 and HD800.  Bonus:  I can listen to the HD800 and LCD-2/3 at the same time because the outputs are active simultaneously.  I find the LCD-2 a bit harder to drive than the LCD-3...

Yea the bassline on Achilles Last Stand is thunderous. JPJ is a master.  Led Zeppelin's very existence should be proof to bands that one cannot underestimate a good bass line (or well-mixed bass sound).

1. K1000 (the widest and perhaps the most natural, but they ARE speakers, after all) - still lovin' my pair 2. HE90 (the best VERTICAL soundstage, in my experience, bettering the K1000 in this regard; still my over-all favorite cans to this day) 3. HE60 (not nearly as amazing as the HE90...