Quote: Actually I've opened up YH-100 drivers and fixed a corroded diaphragm (with conductive ink, like dbel did with YH-1000's) with nothing more than a miniature flat head screw driver.

Quote: 1. That is a controversial question. The answer is, if you believe there to be burn in periods on dynamic drivers, then there is no reason that you would think otherwise about ortho drivers.   2. No it would sound like *ahem* crap *ahem*. SFI's need to be quite heavily...

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Quote: Ahhh okay, well I'm getting a Tektronix DPO3034 Digital Storage Oscilloscope in a few days, so I'll make a point of checking the actual insertion loss :P

Quote:   Not sure what spec's you're reading, but from what I can recall,they are in fact 50ohms impedance.   http://www.cdint.com/catalog/model/CC-SC   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMC_connector   Personally, I'm not very fond of these connectors for headphone connection...

Yamaha made a pair, YH-5M

Quote: Except for the fact that those are not SMA connectors. They're SMC connectors (on he-5/he-6).

Why have more felt on the top right side of the driver? that supposed to be where your ear canal rests?

Quote: Why not get a Zero DAC with that $100, get free samples of LT1364's to put in the pre-amp section, an audio-gd moon or earth discrete opamp for the DAC section, swap out major caps for Nichicon's or Blackgates, and then bypass all the major capacitors with Russian NOS PIO (paper in...

Quote:     Back in the 80's, speaker (and headphone) manufacturers realized that they would get to a point where they would be unable to top their own products. This would evidently eventually lead them to bankruptcy. Fostex would never make something that is their "best shot" if they...

Quote:     Not planar, but I just snagged a pair of JBL TI2K's 2 weeks ago. And all I have to say is WOW.  

PATENTED!

No no no, didn't you read the fine print?  he wasn't lying, he did infact hear things he'd never heard before, just, this was the first time he remembered to wear his hearing aids while listening....

No bass no treble is pleasant?!? :D

You actually pay the exact brokerage fee difference in price from standard to express. So really, winds up being same price for either service, might as well take the one that arrives much quicker!