So after spending a couple years here, countless hours reading and researching and soul searching and spending money...I have decided it's time to say hell with it all and sellout. I mean why not...many of the top people in headphones are doing it...it just seems like the thing to do. What I am...

I know it's a very subjective question but it's Christmas time and I need to give my g/f a wish list...so why not some new cans.   Right now the only thing I have is a pair of Beyerdynamic DT770/80 Pro's off a Little Dot 1+ with NOS Sylvania GB-408A tubes all hooked up to a Keces DA-151 D/A...

Just wondering....I am thinking about a new set of phones but I don't want to buy another amp/DAC so I was hoping for some input on what cans might pair well with my current setup. I have Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80's now and they work well. Oh yeah, I have the Sylvania 408A tubes in as well...

Well, not really new to music but new to quality music. As with everything I have been reading here the last week, music formats are pretty confusing to me. I have several thousand songs in my library (on my PC) and every single one of them is mp3. I also have a few dozen CD's that are the...

During my reading and debating over what to get I started thinking, being new to all this, would it be more beneficial to start with lower end phones/equipment and work up to the higher end stuff? I just wonder if starting with top of the line gear would you fully appreciate it as much as if you...

Nevermind.

This is just a question out of curiosity about modding headphones. I assume this would be the correct section. How do you know if a pair of headphones are worthy of re-cabling or modding? Is it just trial and error? Give it a try as see what the difference is type thing?

Looked around and didn't see it but I may have missed the answer but I was wondering why open phones are considered better as far as sound quality than closed? From a noob point of view, well, my point of view, I would have thought closed were better since the phones are enclosing the ear and...

Anyone tried the combo? I am pretty set on getting the MS-1's after reading all the rave reviews. As far as the DAC/Amp I am still on the fence. I know I don't need the amp so much with these phones but I think that I will need the DAC as my only source is my tired old PC with what is surly a...

Been searching for beginner threads but not much has appeared. I am new to all this and as I read thread after thread I keep seeing a lot of terms and abbreviations and other jargon that I have no idea about. And all the different types of amps and, well, it is pretty overwhelming. Is there a...

Wow...I never knew that there was so much involved in headphones and audio in general. I have been reading here a couple hours before posting and some of the setups are incredible. That being said, I have just been bitten by the audiophile bug. Just a little but enough to get me researching. I...