I've had some interesting encounters in the last few weeks. Most notably one of my teachers noticed when I brought my MS-1(i)s to school, which kicked off a whole sequence of events. To give some background, here are excerpts from a few posts I've made in the headphone sightings thread recently...

Free stuff is great. I love open source programs. I would really be nothing without them. So what open-source programs do you use, and what are your favorites? What do you think of open-source? Right now I use Blender, TuxGuitar, Firefox of course, and Audacity just to name a few.

Mostly this is just to satisfy a curiosity that's been bugging me for a while. I won't be making a purchase (at least not yet). It's kind of a silly question but... What would be the best headphones for genres like Doom Metal and Post Metal that rely more on atmospherics than in-your-face...

So I'm considering buying a headphone amp, but I really don't know where to start. I'll give a little bit of background information but you guys will have to help me out. It has to be under $100, and the less expensive the better. I'm going to be using it with the setup in my signature, but...

Okay so I'm now beginning to understand "sorry about your wallet". I thought that with the MS-1's and the AD-700's I could be happy, but now that I have them I want more. But enough about my problems. Here's what I'm looking for: Open headphones that are detailed and forward like the MS-1's...

So after hearing lots of good reviews I went ahead and ordered the AI-M6's from Meelectronics. I just got them today, and so far my first impression isn't that great. I haven't listened to anything with them yet, though. I first opened the box and they looked great. Nothing to complain about in...

Well...I've been writing music for a while, and I thought I'd share what I'm working on here. :P Okay, so right now I'm working on a series of four pieces themed around the color red. I've finished the first one, which has a Mars theme. The second one I'm working on right now, which has a...

So, at the moment I only have one pair of portable headphones, and they have been through hell. About a year ago I cut off one of the buds accidentally while using scissors (shut up, I know I'm an idiot), and more recently they have developed a short, so the one remaining will often cut out and...

So how about Mike Patton? Frontman of legendary band Faith No More, as well as numerous other projects (Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Peeping Tom, and Fantomas are the ones I'm aware of). What do you guys think? Personally, I never really got into Faith No More...too rap-oriented for me. But I LOVE...

I'm curious to know what people's thoughts are on the iPod's built-in EQ settings. Are they any good? Which ones, if you use any, do you prefer? Are they an acceptable (not ideal, acceptable) substitute for custom EQ? Just general thoughts, I'm interested in what people think. Personally...

I've been lurking around the forums for a few days and today I finally decided to come out of the shadows and post. I have to say though, this whole audiophile business is starting to scare me. Anyway, I've got a pair of AD700's on the way that should arrive sometime tommorow. These are my...