Been listening to my HE-500's since Christmas. Now I can't listen to music through my DT770/80 or Grado SR125. I feel like listening to music just got a lot more expensive.     Right now I'm using an HRT Music Streamer 2 and Musical Fidelity V-CAN mk2. ~$350 for both.   I'm already...

Well my parents surprised me with the HiFiMAN HE-500 for Christmas. I've been using a NuForce uDac2-hp, FiiO E11 and FiiO E5 to drive my Beyer DT770 PRO, Grado SR-125 and Audeo PFE112. I don't think the HE-500 are getting nearly enough power from any of these to really shine. I've heard these...

About 6 months ago I bought a pair of PFE 112's after seeing some recommendations around Head-Fi for IEMs in price range I was looking at.   I have to say, sound-wise they are fantastic! Ergonomically, they are some of the most irritating objects I can think of. I have since lost the silicon...

I have always had a difficult time knowing what I like about the sound of different speakers, amps, headphones, etc. I've usually just known that I like something better than something else. So I'm wondering if some people could give their descriptions of the sound of some things to maybe help...