I'm just at wit's end. So long as there is an electrical connection between my computer and amp, I get this infernal intermittent interference-like sound from my speakers regardless of what volume my amp is set at (even all the way down). I've never had any problem like it. Here are the players...

I'm really trying to like these things. Really I am, but ... the bass is shapeless, female vocals seem nasally and lifeless, male vocals sound tubby like they often are on closed cans, and the highs seem to have a huge tizzy peak around 8k or so. They had a lot of wow factor for the first few...

I'm slowly putting a headphone rig back together after several years out of the fray. I'm looking for something in the $200-$300 range, amped (just using the surprisingly decent discrete upgraded Zhaolu D2.5 headamp for now) but with occasionally forays into unamped land. I listen to about 25%...

Grab a beer and relax with your favorite pair of cans - this is a long one. Headphones: HD555 HD595 HD580 PX100 Grado SR225 Equipment: M-Audio Audiophile 192 (64-bit driver) Rega Planet CDP Rega Ear headphone amp NAD C320BEE integrated amp 5G iPod 30GB The long story: I'm...

In a desperate search for some cheap sealed cans that wouldn't make me scratch at my ears in pain, I came across a pair of of ATH-M30s at Guitar Center, on sale for $49. What the hell, I thought ... I plopped down the half-benjamin, and went merrily on my way. Out of box impressions: These...