Hi all - was wondering if anyone could tell me why it's so uncommon to see Thiele-Small parameters for headphone drivers.

Hello friends,    I made a few updates to audiobot:   - Front page simplified to include most popular headphones/amps/combos based on site data - Added a "Brand" page - Added a "By Price range" page that updates hourly - Included "related items" based on specs+price for headphones using...

Hi all - I finally finished redesigning the site. Hopefully you guys will find it easier to use.

OK I've added an about page describing the methodologies: http://www.audiobot9000.com/about

  1. Added a field indicating if the amp has balanced inputs only. 2. For planar magnetics, I've applied a 3X multiplier to the requirements to indicate the demanding nature of these type of headphones. (Is 3X too much? Too conservative? Thoughts)

  For amps that don't list power output at the headphone's given impedance, I estimate based on an article.   Quote:    

  - Removed the "match" rating as it was causing much confusion. Instead, the tool will return 10 recommended amps. - Added power requirements by 2.5 dB steps in headphone specs. - Added some tooltips   I'd like to incorporate amp gain into the calculations. Any recommendations on the most...

Perhaps I should remove that paragraph section altogether and let the user make that decision based on the specs?

  It was a combination of manual data entry and some site scrapping. Unfortunately, I found that most specs (especially for amplifiers) were incomplete, missing units, or just plain missing. I did my best to make the units consistent and verified the measurements from different sources. But I...

Done.

Whenever I want a new pair of headphones, I often find myself wondering, "Do I need an amp?" (The answer is inevitably "yes"). Then for the next week or so, I spend my waking hours doing research, reading reviews, and obsessing over specs.   There's got to be a more efficient way, right?  ...

Makes sense. Which leads to my next question: what are some cord management techniques you use? 

These Grados are 7 feet long. Denons are 9 feet. What gives? Why is the length so long?

Conventional wisdom states that Bose is overpriced and terrible. And for years, I believed this without having actually tried any of their products. Then this weekend, I folded and finally bought a pair of AE2's. And I love them!   Once upon a time, $150 for a pair of headphones was...

Could not agree with this more.

Thanks all. Just ordered the L9.

I have a pair of Grados that I connect to a CMoy pocket amplifier and iPod.   What are ideal volume settings for the amp and iPod? 

1. Ratatat - Imperials 2. Bill Evans - Isn't it Romantic [At Shelly's Manne-Hole] 3. Bob Dylan - Spirit on the Water What are yours?

Quote: Originally Posted by sonnybobiche So, just to bring the topic back into focus, the question was whether an iPhone might be used as a DAC/amp for a desktop setup. The app store offers things like AudioMonitor, which is intended to be a sort of baby-monitor type thing that streams...

I recently installed the Airfoil Speakers Touch app on my iPhone, which effectively turns it into an Airport Express. I've been thinking about getting the Wadia iTransport, and the added Airfoil capability would allow me to stream music from my computer directly to the Wadia through my...