Hello there folks, My old HFI-580s have gone through countless modifications and repairs, but I think it might be time to call it quits. As you can see the metal shield on the left cup is detaching, and any time there's a bass note the shield flaps around and vibrates in an extremely annoying...

I'm not quite sure which forum this belongs in, but this seemed like an ok start.   About four three years ago, I got myself a pair of HFI-580s, and I've loved them ever since. I listen to at least three hours of music a day, and making music is a very big part of my life. I've been powering...

I currently own a pair of HFI-580s, which I love. I also own a pair of Yamaha HP-3s, which really can't function properly without an amp. My computer has a god awful soundcard: It hisses, and literally makes little beeping noises whenever I change the volume. Seeing as I sometimes use my...

First off, I know this is a headphone forum. I did a quick google search for other high end audio forums, but this one popped up anyway. If anyone knows of a better place to post this, please tell me.   I currently have a basic two speaker+subwoofer system set up in my room. It is comprised...

I have several pairs of more than decent over ear headphones, along with an ATH-M30 and an HFI-580. I love my 580s, and I am always very satisfied with the amount of noise they block out and their very balanced natural sound quality (More than my other headphones, anyway.) Recently, I took my...

Hi there! This is my first post here.    I consider myself to have a pretty good ear. Im not including why, for fear of sounding terribly conceited :D   My question is about DACs. I'm guessing that, as per the name, a DAC takes an audio file and turns it into analog waves that can be...