Yes I might have to re-buy a pair of these if they still sell them, I do miss them.  I sold mine to buy the ESW10JP which are my go-to portables, when I'm not in the mood to shove my Heirs in my ears!  I have great appreciation for the ESW9, just wanted to +1 this thread for that reason!  Are...

Hi guys,   sorry to break up the anime-love-fest, but I have an android question and I figured this was the place to ask it.   Can anyone share some opinions of the best Verizon Android phone in the US for sound quality? Do any of them have an analog line-out with a decent DAC that...

I wouldn't go so far as to applaud a negative review, but it is refreshing when you know a reviewer is giving an honest, non-biased opinion devoid of pre-formulated opinions. I still want to hear the HF-2s myself though. And, the recent praise for the HP1000's on this thread has peaked my...

Quote: Originally Posted by dsavitsk http://ixdev.ixys.com/DataSheet/98704.pdf The Valve Wizard -Cathode Follower Man of few words, huh? Well no matter, both of those links already seem to be extremely useful. Thanks!!! -Anthony

Hello, I am designing a tube amplifier for headphones and am stuck trying to design a cathode follower. I am not looking for any tips or rules of thumb. The output of my amp is the cathode of a double triode and i used both a resistor network to ground and a 220 uF cap off of the cathode for...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sherwood You're coming pretty close to your expected thesis due date, no? Hoping to graduate soon? haha thanks, dad. I still have a few years to finish it, since I'm going part-time now. I will check out the DIY section... I actually took that...

Hello again, Well I am almost done with the design with my amp. I started it long ago and have been working on it on-and-off. I was hoping to get some specific help from anyone with the time and insight. So my output is going to be a Cathode follower and I want to use an active current source...

Quote: Originally Posted by slwiser I expect the Edition 8 to be an even bigger hit than the Edition 9 is. There are two manufacturer's I see today moving the bar and Ultrasone is one and Audio-Technica is the other as exampled with it's new ESW10JPN. I have said this before that...

i concur with the above! also consider the panasonic htx7. closed, the most comfortable headphone i own, good isolation, shorter cord (but comes with a cord extension if you ever need the exrta length), and they are currently in style (at least they are in manhattan, new york city, where i...

hmmm i think if i get some $$ for christmas it might have to go towards a pair of these... Just got the esw10, but its getting cold and i want something that will go under my hat.

I was going to say, I am also a student doing a lot of sound synth, I use AKG 271 for it, or the sony mdr 7509 if someone is using the 271's. They are my favorite monitor headphones since they are very accurate and neutral.

Quote: Originally Posted by ambrosecarr I have both RS-1s and AKG701s, and Psytrance is actually something I prefer on the 701s. The bands that I like really make use of the soundstage (Infected Mushroom, for example) and the music has some very interesting directionality that I just...

Quote: Originally Posted by majkel Gees... new RS series has got no buttons. I'm using the buttonless version bought in March this year. Burn-in helps them quite a lot. I stand corrected!

I don't know this man or what kind of headphones there are.

If you are buying stock rs-2's they will probably have a button and a black grill. If you apply heat to the button (im thinking hair dryer here) i bet you can soften the glue behind them and remove them. I've never done it though, so I'm not 100% sure on that.

Quote: Originally Posted by tintin47 I was a little disturbed by my sighting today, because I don't think that the guy had any idea what was going on with his phones. He was wearing K701s hooked straight into an ipod NANO?! Walking down a busy street in the middle of New Haven. What...

Quote: Originally Posted by 1Time A better and similarly priced alternative to a sound card may be a USB DAC/amp. I use the HotUSB1 which sells for ~$60 shipped. good call! Another great option.

If anyone sees some fool roaming NYC with esw10s and an sr-71 rubber-banded to a steampunk ipod, say hello to me!!

It's funny, cause I was just listening to some psytrance on my sr-225's when I saw this thread. I have to say, it is a great experience. In the picture are my (modified) SR-225's courtesy of Headphile.com. I would also love to compare the 225's to the upper level grados someday, but till I can...

I would say that if you are going to spend that much for headphones, you should seriously consider that soundcard upgrade. It's pointless to get a nice pair when their potential will never be met. However, on-board sound isn't always that terrible, you may get lucky with that motherboard. That's...

for sure, they are both definitely more of a keep-music-in type of headphone than keep-noise-out.

Wow that pastel pink, yellow and green color scheme looks like it was lifted directly from a work-out VHS tape circa 1984. In my opinion, someone should have been fired when those headphones were released.

Quote: Originally Posted by LFC_SL Good thoughts, and the suggestion of "unfocused" sound on the ESW9 amp-less. Only more apparent to me when I picked up the HD600 a week ago But if I missed it, did you actually say whether the ESW10 was worth the wallet hurt? haha i try to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rednamalas1 ESW10 does classical rock and speedy classical notably better than ESW9 as well. Try listening to Genesis. best word to describe ESW10s' bass would be "thunderous" - very evident in heavy classicals with timpani drums. It makes me giggle when...

hope you enjoyed it.. if that's true yaluen, i'm excited. I do hope the warmth comes back slightly, but not if the already wonderful clarity and detail would suffer.