People have been arguing about amps for a while, whether they all sound the same so long as they don't suck and add distortion (a 'wire with gain') or if better designed, more powerful amps really do sound better. With the help of a friend, I ran blind tests of three different headphone...

Today's New York Times had a story on Frank Ocean's shirt. More importantly, what headphones is he wearing? I can't identify them, I'm sure one of you can.

I've found that laptop computer panels are a lot like dacs and headphones- they are one of the most (*the* most?) important aspect of our sensory interaction with computers, yet computer makers persist in selling only the absolute cheapest panels available, with low brightness, color fidelity...

  As a fan of audio gear and owner of several high-end headphones, I was also selected to be one of the reviewers of the Monster Turbine Pro Copper iems.  The design goal of these headphones is high accuracy/fidelity, which might not appeal to bassheads, fans of euphonic music, etc. but it is...

That's the rule that says if a < b and b < c , then a < c Quote: Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict There was a certain Je' ne sais quoi about the mini-DAC that made it ever so slightly better, but nothing I could get a grip on, and nothing that would make me unhappy if the Duet...

Introduction I recently purchased a new tube amp for my headphones and set it up in the study. However, my wife and I both work there at nights and I did not want to disturb her with gratuitous rock music blaring from my very open Grado headphones. So I needed a good set of closed cans. I am...

This has been asked before at Head-fi, but the answers have been all over the map. I've collected the answers given to this question, ranging in order from no leakage to excessive leakage, so you can see the remarkable lack of consistency and the reason for my continued confusion: "the D2000...