Quote:  Primus is gone... but my bud who just bought some of the last stuff go may have a contact # for him.  I'll check and let you know.

Brianmch - I'm in the KC area - work in Riverside, live in Kearney - relatively new to the headphone side of audiofoolism....  long time into 2-ch stereo(28+yrs).  Al is liquidating Primus' old inventory on audiogon.  Buddy of mine just bought some Gallo A'Diva's from Al last week off agon. ...

bump... would like to hear what others have to say on this topic...

anybody ever heard of the "LIAR" test?  "Listen In Another Room"? This is a phenomenon that many reviewers refer to from time-to-time.  If you walk into a different room while your “big rig” is playing back in the room you just came from and your mind “tricks” or nearly tricks you into thinking...

I am a long-time avid audiofool.... but only recently into headphone and portable audio - prompted by inheriting my daughters old iPod Classic - 5th gen.  I have a Nuforce LOD on it to a Nuforce Icon Mobile and I can tell you this combo improves on the sound out of the headphone jack of the iPod...

Quote:   I think I'm at the same place... unless I cabbage on to a pair of Senn 650's or something with higher impedance/low sensitivity that I would need this kind of gain for.  

Oh yes... of course... remote control.. how could I forget that - it's almost a given in this day and age.

I wanted the EF2A to use mostly with an iPod... so mucking with the gain in Windows (throwing away bits and resolution) is really not an option in this configuration - but thanks for the idea.

I have owned a pair of HD280 Pro's for years...used in a portable DJ rig for queuing.  I had never really used them for private listening or tried to assess their performance relative to other cans.  That said, I just recently "got into headphones" and portable audio, and have been shopping...

  thanks for all the replies so far...  I have been down the purist path with 2-ch systems in a dedicated room - more than once - passive preamp, single ended amps, built my own...etc. etc. etc.  But ultimately this is about the "music" and being able to enjoy the music.  And in this case, via...

what would be your perfect headphone amp if you could design one from the ground up?    I am relatively new to the world of headphone listening, but a long time avid audiofool.  Having recently inherited an iPod classic from my daughter, I find myself listening to music more and more from my...

bump - surely someone has something to say on this subject?

Quote: thanks yello131 - I'll give them a look-see.  What did you find more appealing about the DDM versus the IE8?  

I just received my second EF2A - a replacement for the first one I purchased that had a mysterious "summing to mono" issue.  This one seems to be working correctly.  However, I have one issue with it - gain.  With any IE type phones of even average sensitivity and impedance, I can barely get the...

Quote: 2nd this... I use peroxide about once a month.. followed by some distilled water with just a bit of alcohol in it to rinse out.. got this info from a well respected, licensed and practicing M.D.  You can buy "ear wax removal kits" at the drug store if you want to spend more $$ -...

I just received an EF2A replacement, after the first one I bought had a "summing to mono" problem... and this one seems to be working properly.  However... with any average sensitivity/impedance IE type phones... you can barely get off the "full off" setting of the volume control before its too...

thanks Sarah...  yes open back on the ear or around the ear phones are an option... I have listened to the Grado 60,80 and 125 models... going in the right direction for acceptable sound for my taste... but not quite there.  Dealer did not have the 325 in stock to try.  Heard the Monster Beat...

cn11...   thanks for the advice.  bump, bump... surely there are more opinions out there that someone is willing to share! 

OK… I am a newbie to this forum and to the world of headphones, but not new to the audio hobby being an avid audiofool… er, I mean “phile” for nearly 30 years.  Not long ago I inherited an iPod classic from my daughter and suddenly I find myself listening to the iPod at my desk at work more than...