"Necrobumped." Hahaha, I love it. Brady posted this pic to his Facebook and those of us in the greater Boston area have it repeated in the Globe (no, I'm not FB friends with him). Couldn't resist the post to head-fi. We'll see how Peyton does today. Brady carried the Pats last night.

Game, set, match ... BRADY!!!  

Perhaps the question is dumb, but as a new user of Amarra Hi Fi it's not completely clear to me ...   When using Amarra Hi Fi with Audeze cans (in my case LCD3), should I select the EQ setting to "Audeze LCD2" under the assumption that the SQ is optimized for use with the Audeze line?   Or...

Yes I've been waiting for this for a long time ... so jealous of those who live in Denver and have RMAF at their doorstep every year.

Hopefully this reply isn't too late to be helpful, but I just wanted to put a plug in for the Fostex HP-P1 DAC/Amp combo as an ideal pairing with the K550. When I first got the Fostex I expected my Senn HP25 to be my go-to portable cans for this unit, but after comparing to the K550 there was...

No doubt it's always better to listen for yourself and I'd have to admit I might not have voiced this impression of the HD25 pairing had I not recently bought the K550 and heard the striking diffs.

Quote:   My own experience was that the HD25-1 ii was surprisingly not good a good pairing with the HP-P1.  The sound is "crowded" is the best explanation I can think of, just too packed in--the opposite of "spacious."   This is in comparison to my Westone 3s and AKG K550s.

Quote: I think I get what you're saying with the analogies to HD800 for JH13 and LCD-2/3 for ES5, but unfortunately I've never had the opportunity to audition those cans.   Which of the two, JH13 or ES5, would be the HD600?  That's something I can relate to.

When I travel it's mostly soothing stuff (Sigur Ros, the XX, Washed Out) and alternative (Arcade Fire, Killers, Sonic Youth), sometimes classical (symphonies, concertos, sonatas from the greats). I'm not a bass head but I also abhor sibilance on the high end. I like lush but without...

Needed? No. Wanted? YES! What I mean is you don't need an amp to drive these cans, but you do to get the most from them. I use mines with the Schiit Valhalla at home and Fostex HP-P1 on the road and it just shines with both set-ups.

So this is the question I'm grappling with right now--which custom fit IEM to go for? I'll be upgrading from the Westone 3, which I love with the black olive tips but not the comply foams, which are needed for air travel. They isolate well but are just not comfortable. My portable rig is an...

You might try the AKG K550 (I'm wearing them now!).   Clean, surprisingly spacious sound in a closed-back design, and low clamping force.  In fact, if you read some of the reviews of these cans you'll see complaints about the fit being too loose, if anything.  That hasn't been the case for...

I own both the W3 and HD25-1 and find the W3 way more comfortable (no cauliflower ear from the clamping force), more musical, more smile-inducing, and surprisingly more spacious in soundstage The HD25-1 has been a disappointment to me. In particular, after Jude's excellent YouTube review of...

Fostex HP-P1 for $619 at B&H Photo (lowest price I've seen, most places have it for $649 currently)

Looking to get into planar magnetics.    Wondering if the amp internal to the HP-P1 has enough muscle to drive the HiFiMANs adequately.  I've searched but found no answers to this question so figured I'd put it out there to the head-fi community.   Thanks in advance for your thoughts and...

Hi all Sorry but I haven't checked in for a while. I'm the proud owner of a Valhalla, bought about a year ago. It pairs well with my HD580s modded to HD600 with cables and grills. So I'm a bit confused by this talk of a "new" Valhalla. Did Schiit change it?

  Quote: Well put. No *****footing around. Hers's to ya!        

  Quote:   Care to elaborate?  I  too am a long-time fan of the HD580 but more recently have focused on portables (westone 3, HD25, among others), but I'm intrigued by the orthos.    Why do you think thats the next step?  And why the hifiman?  

  Quote: I'm always pleased to see mention of the venerable HD580, the poor man's HD600 back in the day (as it shared the same basic design and comfort but had plastic rather than metal mesh grills).    The HD580 coupled with the HeadRoom Little amp literally made me relisten to all...

  Quote:   Just wanted to say ....   This is funny and TOTALLY on the mark. Now you know what the Head-Fi community is all about.    Enjoy!

Heres another thread of relevance ....   http://www.head-fi.org/t/536151/suggestions-for-headphones-for-my-pianist-girlfriend

Thanks, guys, for the pleas for patience and sanity surrounding this fine product. I too had to wait (and wait) for my Arrow to arrive but i have now had it for nearly a year and it continues to amaze on a daily basis. It can be adjusted to meet the differential needs of my Ety ER-6, Westone...

Funny, I'm an Adidas guy thru and thru. I own several pairs of Adidas Original shoes and love the fact that the blue in these cans is identical to the original Adidas colors, but when it comes to headphones this doesnt matter so much. So if i hadnt received these as a gift i probably would have...

Those are really gorgeous, but scanning the photos i dont see a single adidas logo or three stripes. Only the box says Adidas. Just sayin'