Yeah, I'm shocked too. I keep telling myself this shouldn't be, but I think I can pin down what it is: P5's for me have a nice lush sound with whatever I play. I guess I like that sound and from what I'm reading others might interpret/hear this as a lack of clarity. I experienced this same...

My wife picked up the Bowers & Wilkins P5's for me yesterday, and I'm in love (with the wife too). I'm a fan of B&Ws speakers and actually own a pair of low end bookshelf 685's but I never expected to prefer the P5's over a number of my other cans (Grado RS1 / AKG k701 / and Denon D5000)...

R10 and K1000? Who makes them? TIA

Asr You are right. I never specified what type of female vocals. I realized that soon after as well, but felt that it was somewhat implied by my other comments. If it wasn't easily inferred, then I was specifically concerned about the high end of the female vocal range. Sorry for being such a...

Thank you guys. Got the AKGs today and without a break in I can already tell they are just what I was looking for. Beautiful. Also, I ordered a Woo WA6 amp. I know nothing about tubes. This should be a nightmare of fun. I won't even know how to hook them up. If anyone has any experience...

Thanks for all the replies. I ordered the k701s because they are cheap and simple to do from Amazon. I'll look into the Ultrasones as well. Few other notes: 1. I don't really know that much about headphones so some of the suggestions that just list model number leave me a little at a...

K701s? Is that AKG?

I love Grados, but as others already know, they can be a little bright on female vocals. Any suggestions on headphones that are great with female vocals without sacraficing too much elsewhere. Any price range. Also, are there any amps that might damp down the brightness in the Grados while...

Problem with the Klipsch is that the base is boomy and muddy and the tweets are bright. It's true that Grados are a little bright as well. You don't find that brightness at all in the B&Ws. As for the mids, they are fine, not great. I think what I was trying to convey is the overall sound. Like...

I have an iBasso D10 cobra and I run the optical out of my macbook pro and as Sampson Smith says above, it makes everything sound better, more detail, and soundstage. What I'm trying to say is that I have tried other sub 300 dollar dac/amp combos and have not experienced much luck until I tried...

This may be taboo to post on Head Fi, but I think it might be of interest to some: B&W (Bowers & Wilkins) 685 loudspeakers (bookshelfs) have a sound very similar to Grado's SR60's and SR80's. They are also a low priced (cheap) dates like the Grados mentioned, at least in comparison to their...

Sorry the right words for the 555s is "Sterile" or "Clinical." That's just my opinion though and I'm probably colored by my preference for Grados.

Are you serious with the comparison to the 555s? I have the 555s and I pretend I don't own them. They are frigid.

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First, have you checked the batteries on the Total Bithead? Sorry, I had to ask. Second, does the stuttering and skips happen when the Bithead is not connected? Again, a silly question, but I had to ask because if it does happen, even if infrequently when the bithead is not attached, then...