Hi, We need to buy a set of headphones for a niece newly off to college who wants to listen to music but not roommates. Several years ago I bought a set of Sony MDR-V6s for my wife - she loves them at work but they seem to be a bit too pricey for this gift. I haven't been following phones...

Hi, After a couple of years with my Ety 4-Ps, I am now ready to get custom ear moulds. I can only wear the 4Ps for an hour w/out discomfort in one ear, it is smaller or shaped differently than the other. I see a couple of different mould makes (Sensaphonics & Westone - there are probably...

I bought a D-5 off of EBay ($20) - the seller said it was in near mint condition. Well, he was right, not a scratch on the baby, even came in the original box. One of the nice touches is the box still had the original Sony punch card in a sleeve on the side. Hadn't seen one of these in a while...

I love my office setup, a Sony D-10, a McCormack MID (5wpc) amp, Twisted Pair Designs cables, Etymotics (ER4Ps) phones, and a pair of efficient Omega TS3 speakers when I need them. All has been well for quite awhile, but earlier in the week, I put the D-10 on pause mode when someone came in to...

Got my wife a pair of V6s for Christmas, along with a Sony D-25s & replacement pads (Beyer's). The pads didn't make it for Christmas, more on that in a minute. This setup is for her at work. I had her open the V6s in the airport Christmas Eve, I wanted to throw out her trashy phones and...

Life is full of decisions. I own & use HD 580s & Ety 4Ps, along with a nice JMT built META 42 and an outstanding selection of music (if I may say so myself) - I'm in sonic heaven. My wife uses crappy phones through her computer, so for Christmas I got her a new rig: a Sony D-25S, a new set of...

Hi, As a somewhat frequent user of PayPal, I've always had good luck. However on another Board that I frequent, a discussion on the woes people have had with PayPal was an eye opener. I'd recommend, either close your account or at minimum, close any direct account to a checking or savings...

Hi, The McCormack Micro Integrated Drive (MID) is the perfect solution to a problem I have - I can't always wear phones in my office and I'd like to have an amp that not only can drive my headphones but also drive some efficient speakers. Since they are discontinued, they are difficult to...

My wife listens to a crappy setup at work (some cheap Sony's through her PC). She's not going to appreciate the top end, but anything else will be better. So far I've got her a Sony D-25S for a source and would like to add some good phones to go with it. The key is comfort and sound quality...

I've a couple of good sources (Sony D-25s & D-303). One of them I'd like to dedicate to my office & play through a sound system (i.e. amp & speakers) - I can't wear phones all the time cause of interruptions. I know what I want in speakers (I have a spare pair of NHT's), anyone suggest a decent...

A few weeks ago I posted that I was looking for a PCDP with the following requirements: 1. Good sound 2. Good sound 3. Good sound 4. Hopefully good battery life. Upon reflection and research, I rearranged my priorities a bit, decent battery life was moved down some more. The way I...

I've read through many posts regarding the sound characteristics of various Senns HD 580/600 cables (Clou, Equinox & Cardas), what are peoples opinions of the comfort factor of them? While it is agreed that the stock cable leaves much to be desired in terms of sonic qualities, my concern is that...

Yesterday I had arthroscopic knee surgery and I was looking forward to it in order to clear our some torn cartilage and also to give me some quiet time to listen to some tunes. I also wanted to give a closer listen to my new JMT META42, so far I had loved it with my big rig (Goldmund CDP, DH...

Hi, I've been in high-end audio for awhile, but I'm new to the headphone world (with the exception of some Koss cans in the early 70's). I have an excellent CD source for my home rig (Goldmund Mimesis 39DA++) - closest thing I've heard to my turntable. Recently I bought a pair of Ety ER-4ps...

Sorry for the ignorance, but... I have a headphone amp with 2 standard RCA inputs that I want to use with my PCDP or (ocassionally outside) a boom box. How do this? Do I take the headphone output & use a spliter or adapter? Thanks!!

My left ear canal is smaller than my right - the plastic flanged eartip is hard to insert & is painful after 20 minutes. The right ear is a perfect fit. Anyone mixing sizes? I just checked out the Ety site and will probably buy a pack of the smaller sized flanged eartips....

Hi, A friend is going to Japan in a couple of weeks & he is going to check out prices on Sony's V6s to see if they are better priced there (as a gift to my wife). Does anyone know if I should have him check out any other high quality phones that may only be available there? Thanks, Bob

Hi All, I'm new to this board & the world of headphones ('cept for some old Koss phones in the 70's). I'm into hi-end audio, I feel solid there, but completely lost on this new application. Here's my situation: On the home front, I'm set, though eventually I'll get a headphone amp. The...