Hello folks I'm currently stuck here right now. The tube rolling and 'tube sound' of the Lyr2 despite not apparently being super tubey, are appealing to me. I like that I can roll tubes to help smooth AND add some sparkle to the LCD2 On the other hand impressions seem to make the H10 out to...

Title says all. I need an all in one unit to power these headphones and hopefully harder to drive cans for the future. I run out of my laptop. I dont need pocket portable, but it should be backpack friendly

I'm a bit ignorant to portable market gear.  I'm wondering what would work well with a Droid Bionic, although I plan on upgrading in a few months (probably to one of the new motorolas), the same time frame in which I'll actually be getting this dac/amp.   Westone W4Rs are my current portable...

Hey everybody.  There doesn't seem to be too much information out there comparing these two headphones.  I've heard the Koss about a year ago and loved them.  I'm wondering how the HE500 compares in terms of FR, and quality.   I really liked everything about the Koss.  I thought they were flat...

The RS1s kind of fell of the map for me, which doesn't really mean anything given how slow it takes for a headphone purchase to go from an idea to a reality for me.  From what I've read, it seems like I'd be paying a couple hundred dollars for some very slight tweaks to give it a less aggressive...

I'm trying to find places where I can listen to headphones in South-ish Florida.  I've tried googling, but besides Best Buy, there's no real results.  Does anyone have any experience with places that carry mid-fi/hi-fi headphones? 

I just got a Fiio E7/E9 the other day.  When the fiio is plugged in its default title is "speakers( usb audio)"   It only gives me the option of 3 sample rates, and changing the volume balance does nothing.   My udac by comparison connects as an SPDI/F interface    Any...

It seems that all the portable headphones in this range are outclassed by IEMs by UE, Shure, Westone, Heir, so on.  It doesn't make sense since pound for pound it should be cheaper to make a larger set of cans( more room to work with)   I've been looking at everything from the new MDR 1Rs...

I've been off and on thinking about upgrading my Shure 530s, but really haven't come across a new pair of universal IEMs that seem to outdo them.  I've come across these Heirs which seem to be getting pretty popular, and some people claiming them to be the best all around universal IEM  ...

  Am I reading the graph right?  Is this supposed to be a fairly radical change in the typical Grado sound?   For those who have it, is it one of the more versatile Grados?

Do some amps sound better with certain headphones based on properties such as resistance, gain, and sensitivity?     Should all amps that match up with a headphones sensitivity and resistance sound the same?

Pretty much title explains the thread.  How much money has to be spent for a speaker setup to outperform a set of really high-end headphones which are properly sourced and amped?

My Grados have unbalanced volume in the left driver and I'm just wondering if this deteriorates sound quality as well.  I'm getting them repaired soon, but for the past few months I've just been using my DAC to level out the volume

So I've made these threads before, but now that I finally heard the E7/E9 combo I'm going to splurge on a DAC/amp   From what I've read, the sensitivity differences between the Grado and Senns is significant which could impact the sound quality based on some 8-fold rule( don't remember all...

I'm just wondering how good of a combo this would be.  I'm sure the MKIII would be better, but it also seems to be around $125 more.    My primary concern is amping the Sennheisers: tightening up the bass a little bit, and also slightly brightening them up , but it would be nice if the MKII...

I'm just wondering how good of a combo this would be.  I'm sure the MKIII would be better, but it also seems to be around $125 more.  My primary concern is amping the Sennheisers, but it would be nice if the MKII would also provide some effect in softening up the treble of the 325is  ...

Hey guys I was wondering if there have been any new IEMs out that have a sound similar to the Shures( maybe a slight trade off between bass and highs, almost leaving an inverted V sound signature with those liquid mids being most prominent) but superior in terms of fit as well as sound.  Mine...

Hello head-fi, long time, no post :)   I was just wondering how people feel about the ES10s and what their general price range is.  On Amazon they're quite expensive, but no reviews, and not much has been said here about them, so I was just wondering if anyone owns them or has heard them...

I'm looking for a mic thats fairly cheap( less than 20 dollars) that I can use at work.  Can't pick up very far, because I work in a call center with people talking all around me.  the goal of this is so I can use my Grados instead of crappy logitech's they have

How's this combo?  People say it increases treble and decreases mids/bass.  My question: I can see how it would recess mids but wouldn't it increase bass since it's giving the sound waves more room to reverb?  If I pull my cans away with the regular cushions it doesn't make the sound brighter it...

Is there a correlation between volume and sound quality?  Not in the respect that as you push the volume barrier, sound quality deteriorates, but having volume of a DAC being matched up with say, a computer so that when the knob is before 12'oclock it should be quiet, and if it's over 12 oclock...

Right now I own the SE530s, and I'm looking for an upgrade   Will the Grado SR225i be an upgrade?  I understand it's iem vs open back, but I've heard most headphones can't outdo the SE530s, so I'm just wondering if I'd be wasting my money?  I understand they have fairly different ss's, but...

I was looking at some threads and not a lot of people seemed to have them at the time, so I figured I'd make an update thread of sorts :P   I'm looking to upgrade back to portable sized headphones from my SE530s... Looking for a bigger soundstage, with a smoother, overall better sound(...

I want to get a new pair of headphones soon, and want to transition from iems( which I'll keep) to full sized.  I really doubt I'll want to get an amp as it's just a lot of money( of course the headphones are too)   I've heard the 325s have awesome bass compared to maybe the 225   The...

Basically I'm looking for headphones with I guess a little bit tighter, but "less" bass, and more opened up highs( I like the SS of the Shure's but I want something a bit more different now).   My budget would be about 150-300... I don't want to need an amp.   Uses: Music and eventually...