Just sold my HD600s after hearing a friend's T1s. Loved them in so many ways. I also much preferred a mate's LCD-2s but couldn't live with the ergos.    Is now a smart to buy a new set of T1s though? With the new Hifi man stuff coming out amongst others, just not sure if the Beyers are going...

You guys see that Apple have a patent for a whole new dock connector? USB 3 amonst other things, will put a spanner in the works for a lot of devices though.      

I'm wanting to make some cables for a Music Streamer, so need some Mini XLRs. I've used the Switchcraft ones before but wasn't that impressed with them, does anyone know if there are any high quality ones available anywhere? Seems to be a rare/hard thing to source!   The remainder of the...

I'm hoping someone can confirm this extremely technical diagram I've drafted I want to make an adaptor cable to use a computer headset/mic on my iphone. My 3.5mm females are mono here. So my uncertainty is: 1. Is the ground shared with the mic and headphones as drawn? 2. Do I even need...

Can any one recommend a silver, or spc wire for a headphone recable? My usual is not being produced anymore. Something nice and flexi (so prob not solid core), cheers.

Can anyone recommend a good wire for some silver interconnects? Needs to be shielded, so can't use HG's nice 4-braid. I've been eyeing the Vampire (although out of stock) and also contemplating the Silvercab from Hans

How about a 'show us your tips' thread, rather than all over the place? So not a 'tutorial' thing, but little tricks you've learnt along the way, eg how to season a new soldering iron tip, or get that heatshrink over a tight wire? My recent discovery is how handy a female 3.5mm jack can be...

Does anyone find the upper mids/low highs to be a bit too shrill? I've had mine (used and well burnt in, ie over 200hrs) for 2 weeks. I'm coming from some HD540s. From the changeover I found the soundstage a lot more open, the general performance and sound almost identical (which...

I picked up a big of thin figure 8 (on the right, against my HD650 standard cable on the left) and it's surprisingly less flexible than the thicker senn wire. Any advice on a nice flexi figure 8? I don't mind how thick it is, just want it as flexi as the senns version. Cheers.

I want to try going balanced, and need advice. My source will be either CDP (coax) or direct from a computer (FLAC). Will be recabling my HD650s for the job. I want to try balanced as cost effectively as possible, so I thought the Opus with two boards would be a good place to start. I...

I recently bought a used set. Looking at other sets on the forum, mine look notably flatter! Time for a replacement head padding, or do they go flat fairly quickly anyway? They feel fine, but if there's more comfort to be had, I'll replace for the minimal cost they are......

I'm wondering if anyone has experienced noise like I am at the moment. Running my iPod via headphone out to my Mini3 and with my In-ears, it's dead silent right through to full volume. No hiss or hum. Connect my LOD and I get a slight hiss at just over half volume and above. Weird...

I’ve just started making my own cables, and very much enjoying the challenge and options available. However I’m trying to compare against my previous generic cables. Can anyone be specific as to how to audition cables? Ie are there any types of music that show the differences more easily...

I used a quad cable similar to the Canare L4E6S for my 1.5m RCA interconnect. I’m finding that with all that length, it’s rather heavy. Without being tied up, concerned it will pull quite hard on the jacks. How would the same cable perform if I simply removed the rubber sheath, kept the...

I’ve used a Qables y-splitter for an RCA interconnect, but found that since the cable is split, it really isn’t the best. It’s 6.5mm at the single end which is a perfect fit, but 6.5mm at the split ends (and really only needs to be like 3mm). Has anyone found a supplier for those flexible...

I'm going to DIY a LOD to RCA interconnect using 22g coated silver single strand. I thought I was set with 3 wire (going to 2 at each RCA) but then started reading about drain wires, or dual wire (per polarity) and that. So now I'm confused. Typical! Any suggestions. Nothing came up in a...

My 17yo HD540 Reference IIs still sound fantastic (to me), and so I undertook the process of cleaning them up last night. There was some mould on the pads and the foam was loose. Urgh, how's the 'brown water' after rinsing Anyway, so the foam that sits behind the driver on one side has...