So, I'm really torn. What amp is best for symphonic music? Should I be going for a smooth/musical amp like the CEC HD53N or Graham slee Ultra linear, or an articulate PRaT amp like Burson HD160? My DAC is currently a Matrix Mini-i; headphones AKG701 and Senns HD580. Optimally I'd keep the...

Source First!!! Recently tweaked my PC to death, and thought I'd share my findings with the community:  Note, this is all external DAC, USB to Matrix mini-i.  WAV only.   Windows 8 developer preview (better sounding than Win7!  More transparent)  Don't ask me why, but this is what I've...

Hi everyone. For a long time I used Senns HD580 on my Marantz receiver (yes, I know).  Always sounded a bit muddy.  This year I got AKG702, which matched much better, but I wanted more.  Got a matrix mini-i for my PC, and found out the HD580 actually sound brilliant, though mini-i doesn't...

I recently received my first truely audiophile quality can, the Sennheiser 580. Before that I'd only known the Koss portapros and the Grado 60. I'd like to share an e-mail I sent to a friend about my first impressions. Keep in context that I listen almost exclusively to classical music. I'm...

Well, so begins my long dark decent. I recently borrowed some Grado SR 60s from a friend. It's my first "Audiophile" league can. I hook them up and I'm groov'n from my walkman. I plug them into my reciever, a Yamaha HTR-5240, and I'm groov'n more. Yeah baby. But, i am a classical fanatic...