Quote:   Where in IKEA do you find that (the metal part)?  I tried looking last time I went and couldn't find it.

  Quote:   I guess I'm going to have to open my set back up!  I'm currently on the "less is more" version.

I've been listening to Queen FLAC's with these and FiiO e10.  No distortion that I can hear in Bohemian Rhapsody.

Quote: It's the recording.  I never heard this before when I didn't have any "audiophile" gear.  Afterwards... I downloaded the FLAC files.... still there.   That distortion in that exact spot of the song mentioned is what I hear all the time with.... Brainwavz HM5 Sennheiser...

Quote:   Quote: The Fischer Audio FA-003 has 154 pages "compared to the others". - http://www.head-fi.org/t/491632/review-fischer-audio-fa-003-a-neutral-champ   Why do people have a lot of interest in the Brainwavz HM5?   A. The same people like the Fischer Audio FA-003...

Quote: Can't compare to the KRK as I don't have those or have tried those... but the earcups for the HM5 are ridiculously soft, generously cushioned and comfortable to me.  They fit around my whole ear easily.

Quote: Deoxit is your friend.  I bought some and wiped the jack contacts (inside and out) and also the headphone cable plugs with it.  Have to get rid of some minor corrosion.  

Quote: Sounds like you need 2 pairs of T50RPII's! 

Just joined the MKIII club.  I can't wait to get some Voshkod & Mullard tubes!

Quote: Using those files... I can hear ringing at 19khz, but nothing beyond that.  36yrs.

Quote: You're probably talking about this thread.   http://www.head-fi.org/t/590632/poll-can-you-hear-sound-over-20khz   Using the sound files provided in that thread.... I can hear the ringing at 19khz.  Higher than that, I don't get anything.  36yrs btw.  

Quote: Yeah I was thinking of mini listening meets spaced by a month too, but that could be overkill.  Every 2 months or even once a quarter would be cool though.   I just figured it's not always about the gear... it could even be just to share listening on new good quality music.

Got my second pair of T50RP2s today for comparison purposes against my modded one.   Man, I can't believe how different stock sounds.  Going to burn in the new ones a bit longer just to make sure I get a true feeling of what the stock ones sound like to compare with my modded pair.

Quote: Well, I'm actually running MBA in clamshell mode with the tbolt display..... so it doesn't go to sleep when I close the lid.

Quote: Interesting!