I've got L700+006T but I've never had the chance to hear anything further up the Stax line-up, nor any of the aftermarket exotic amps such as the BHSE, KGSSHV, KGST etc. I'm contemplating something like a KGST or KGSSHV but it would be good to hear what 009s sound like on my amp, say, or...

I am tempted to try a better headphone amp with my HD800s.  I currently use the class-A headphone output of my DAC/Pre.     I have the chance of a used Phonitor for a decent price.  Will this be a good combination?   What I love about HD800s: detail, speed, extension, comfort What I'd like...

Hey folks.   Having built up a fairly impressive main system with large active speakers, I'm planning to downsize and invest into my headphone setup.   I currently have a pair of HD800s which I drive unbalanced from the class-A headphone output of my DAC/Pre (a modified Audiolab MDAC).  This...

Hi folks. My Shure E2Cs, which I've been using for four years now, have recently started to perish at the point where the cable bends around the ear, resulting in exposed copper wires which started to oxidise, turning my ears green Anyway, I'm looking for a recommendation for a...

Well, they're here. My wife kindly collected them from the dealer for me and I had an hour or so to listen to them last night. Of course, being new and having sat in a warehouse for a while, they need to warm up and I expect the sound to change over the next 10 or 20 hours worth of listening...

Hi folks. I'm beginning to feel that asking for people's opinions on various headphones is really a waste of time unless I know their sources. After all, something like an Arcam cd player has a different character to (say) a Naim cd player, which in turn will be very different to a Logitech...

Hi folks. Has anyone compared something like the Stax 3050 or 4040 Signature energiser/earspeaker to the Sennheiser HD800 and a decent headamp? I've listened to the HD800 and found it very enjoyable, without the obvious defects that some people have written about. I was most impressed...

Hi folks, apologies for the cryptic topic title. I'm talking about my Shure E2Cs which are three years old. I've used them a fair bit but never ever abused them. They work for me and provide a good-enough sound, isolation and comfort for iPod listening and I had no plans to replace them...

Hi folks. On Saturday, I had a chance to try the Sennheiser HD800s, alongside the HD650 and my own (stand-in) headphones, the AKG K171 Studio (which I use for computer based audio). Anyway, without going into a lot of blethers, I was wondering what people now think of them, with owners...

Hi folks - quick question: How should one apportion their headphone system budget? Without putting figures on it, would (say) a 50:50 split between headamp and headphone produce a better result than (say) a 20:80 split. For example, £500 headamp and something like a pair of HD650s as...

Hi folks. As you might have seen from my other post, I'm trying to get a short-list of headphones and headamps together with a budget of up to approximately £1000 all-in (though I could go a tad higher if I split the purchase up to headamp followed by headphones later). I've had an 'itch'...

I'm thinking about the green one, I just wondered how it stacks up versus other similarly priced (in the UK) head-amps. Not sure what headphones it'll be paired with - maybe even HD800s if I'm feeling flush - but probably something in the £400-£800 bracket. Comments welcome.

Hi folks. My wife has suggested that instead of new speakers I might be better off buying a decent pair of headphones and listening with them for the next few years whilst our two boys get past toddler-dom. I've had HD600s with two modded X-Can V2 in the past, and they were fine but not...