So, with the arrival of the birthday I'm considering another set of headphones... and I keep finding myself reading the Grado/Alessandro threads.  With a budget of around $100 US, they fit the bill, but I'm just not sure I want to pull the trigger on a pair.     What I like about my 600ohm...

My two boys (8 & 9 yrs old) are getting into listening to music and the like.  I've sourced some used iPods for them and now want to find some decent 'phones to go with.  I wanted to know what users here would suggest (or tell me to avoid).     I mentioned closed 'phones in the title since...

The parts are in and the soldering iron is heating up...   I decided to build on a 100mm x 160mm stripboard since this is my first foray into DIY circuitry.  P2P just looked like it would be too easy to make a mess.  I felt that a stripboard would allow me to trace the circuitry more easily...