I enjoyed several days of good sound from my Stream after the initial setup, then decided to update the somewhat out-of-date firmware. Easy enough, started the update but it stopped at 50% and stayed there until the iFi.local webpage went funky. Nothing I tried would help, and although I was...

Really enjoying my Vali after a couple weeks of continuous use with K601. No noise floor, no ringing, more power than I require. Have a Modi coming to see what that's like - always nice to have an additional point of reference, especially one designed to go with the amp.   I love the warm...

I DID dig some up - some silver Flatline Blue Heaven cables from a previous life in audio. Got it all working with USB DAC into Vali. Spotify is at 100%, Windows volume no longer adjustable, and now the Vali volume tends to be no more than 20% with the K601. Gain and power to boot!

Yeah, I see your point, thanks.   I'm trying to minimize the impact of whatever opamps are on the soundcard. Bypassing the soundcard is really the only effective approach, but for the moment since I'm driving K601 I had expected that the Vali could be emphasized as much as possible in the...

Thanks for chiming in! The sad truth is that I'm using the analog out from my HP (Beats Audio) minitower, so my thinking is to use less of the opamp amplification on the audio card. For now. I have a USB DAC that will get inserted in the system soon.

Got lucky I guess. No 1348 and no evidence of ringing or noise with AKG K601. It's burning in and opening up nicely. I run it with volume in the last 1/4 of rotation, which kind of suprised me. This is with the Windows computer volume at 75 and Spotify around 50%. The objective for me has been...

Thanks! I found Jason's post, and hope their "noise sort" keeps the bad ringers out of circulation now.

I have a Vali on the way. Now, I'm thinking Schiit doesn't have an effective way to test the microphonics of their 6088 stock, so they rely on customer feedback from actual units in the field. They just happily agree to fix the ones that get complaints. Saves time since only these new boards get...

Been thinking about picking up the Aune T1, and noticing how many online sellers are hawking them at rock-bottom prices. Many sellers are the type that pick up odd items at wholesale discount. So it looks like Aune is literally dumping these on the market, and have no control over most of their...

I don't have any other AKG cans to compare my k601s to, but I have to say I've been listening to them at home almost exclusively since I got them new a month ago. There's something addictive about them, maybe the soundstage or delineation of instruments and voices. The grey pads that come with...

I always felt my HD580 was a little unexciting. As though the refinement took something out of it. Easy to put down after several minutes. But the K601 keeps me involved, listening for hours, like the SR80 in that regard. Hard to argue with that.   I like how easy it is to dissect the...

My K601s have a sort of thin black foam doughnut just under the fabric screen. The hole is about 3/4".  Is that what you're missing?

Just got a set of K601 from Adorama at $149. Made in China S/N 1095! New old stock?   Listening to the HDTracks Sampler. Right away I love them. Just what I was looking for - neutral, open, musical. This is with my HP tower and stock IDT High Definition Audio soundcard, and, not sure how much...

I wonder if a change of amplification could make a difference with midrange clarity, even though these are really easy to drive with my LG G2 phone, and certainly with a computer soundcard.   Otherwise, I'm about to give up on them. My DT250-250 are way more open-sounding (or not closed-in and...

Yes it IS weird, and yes it does seem like a kind of resonance involving my ear and ear canal structure. The open PX100II doesn't give even a hint of this problem.   The particular track I've keyed on today is the first movement of Schumann's Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Netherlands Radio...

Thanks for replying! I think the rearward positioning does help, but what I'm hearing is a tiring harmonic distortion, one that's completely absent with the PX100II, as a quick comparison. Really doesn't seem as though that's likely to improve much with time. Just not much fun to listen too!  ...

Here's the issue I'm having with my not-quite broken-in DT1350s - they do almost everything really well, such as small ensemble acoustic, jazz, much of the rock I've tried. Even some of the more complex orchestral passages are decent, but then along comes one that's well-known to me, with good...

Speaking of reliability issues, I'm just breaking in my second pair of DT1350s - the first had a stuck earcup adjuster and was replaced, very quickly, by the retailer. Not sure how well Beyerdynamic would do if it were warranty work.   The second set actually seems to sound better, but it's...

I've been listening to the PX100II for about 3-4 weeks now, and for the first week was not very impressed. Treble rather absent, bass undefined and overdone, mids OK but obscured by those treble and bass issues. After a week or two they really opened and settled down. Now I feel they are more...

Well, if they cancelled previous orders, they still have the offer available, so I had to place my order. We'll see. Worth a try. $27.80 with free Super Saver shipping.   At around $160 these are one of the best purchases I've ever made.

The utilitarian looks may be a good part of the reason these phones are ignored. The 250 Ohm version is also not generally available even though it's mostly superior to the 80 Ohm. Odd bit of marketing from Beyer, really.

Reading various full-size headphone items on this and other forums just underscores my feeling about the DT250-250: it's one of the best purchases I've ever made because it's so good, so balanced, natural, and unfatiguing in sound and fit that I just don't really do much headphone shopping...

Got my Digitech pro monitors from Jaycar over a week ago. Took about 10 days from Australia to east coast USA. Not bad. Physically a nice product for $50 - good finish, a bit snug but comfortable. Have burned them in for some 60 hours or so with improvement obvious.   My regular phones are...

Got my PK3s from mosoundus on eBay - very prompt. Mine have held up for over 4 months now!