When the Sennheiser HD600 and HD650 came out in 1996 (I think) and 2003, respectively, they were on top of the game. Ergonomic, great-sounding headphones in a comparatively nascent consumer audiophile headphones market. Needless to say, since the 2010s, the market has absolutely exploded, and...

Here is a bit of a mystery. I use my Chord Mojo plugged into my iPhone 7 via USB cable and CCK lightning adaptor. I notice that every time I listen to my headphones this way, everything seems dull and compressed. The bass is sucked out, the treble is dull, and the soundstage and image seem...

DISCLAIMER: This is a unit that Smartomi sent to me to review. Design The MOTTO are wireless Bluetooth earphones that have a dongle on the end, attached to two-foot cables that terminate to an inner-ear-outer-ear earbud. The earbud design is somewhat reminiscent to Sony earphones, and has...

DISCLAIMER: This is a unit that Smartomi sent to me to review. Design The MOTTO are wireless Bluetooth earphones that have a dongle on the end, attached to two-foot cables that terminate to an inner-ear-outer-ear earbud. The earbud design is somewhat reminiscent to Sony earphones, and has a...

Hey folks, I wanted to ask something knowledgeable within this community who may be able to help me with a question I had about potentially buying the Astell and Kern Kann to use as my portable rig with my full-size headphones. I currently use the Chord Mojo with my iPhone 7, and I was looking...

Introduction   With my iPhone 7 no longer having a headphone jack, and with the portable headphone amplifier and DAC market getting more competitive than ever, I thought it was time to consider making the switch from my larger Schiit Audio Lyr 2 class A hybrid desktop amp, and an external DAC...

I recently decided to send back the Meridian Audio Director due to some extra expenses that necessitated the money (new tires), but I thought I would do a writeup of what I thought of the Director in the three weeks I spent with it.    Form Factor   Build quality wise the Director is a very...

Here is something I noticed about how earpad foam wear affects the Sennheiser HD5/6 series of headphones.   The HD650 earpads have prematurely worn in likely from the extra strong clamping force of the headband, causing them to flatten on the front of the pads while being thicker on the back...

This is a question I'm throwing out to you all in the full size headphone community. I've owned quite a few different pairs headphones for various amounts of time, and I've noticed house sound traits to them that I enjoy. And this is what to me is a headphone that has the traits I desire: The...

Preface   I own both these headphones, and they are my two main open back at-home listening headphones. I have done reviews of each of them, and due to requests, I've decided to do a comprehensive comparison review of the two.      Background of the two headphones   The background and...

I own the HD650 and while I find it a fantastic headphone, there is one bothersome feature about it: the earpads. They don't have wide enough openings for my ears to breathe well at times. They also aren't deep enough, necessitating me to remove the foam baffle covers to stop my ears from...

Before break in:    On Ears might have "special foam" in their Alcantara-covered ear pads, but that doesn't take away from the fact that their ear pads were BMW-seat-hard and had practically no give to them. This compounded with the tight grip from the aluminum headband produced ears redder...

I recently purchased a Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro, and while I very much enjoy it, like the DT880 and DT990 I had, my left ear presses against the driver, causing it to get hot and sore after about 30 minutes. I have tried the velour DT770 pad instead and it still suffers from this problem. The...

Does anyone have any wearing experience with the Sony MDR-1R MK2s? I have very sensitive ears, and while I really enjoy the sound quality on the baby brother, the MDR-10R, I find the ear cups are too cramped and the pads rub against the back edges of my ears, causing hot spots. Which is too bad...

I recently purchased a pair of Sennheiser HD650s and have fallen in love with them. The only trouble is that the left cup isn't deep enough for my left ear, causing it to press against the driver housing and ache. I have tried stuffing in tissue paper beneath the pad but it hasn't helped.  ...

I use my Maverick Audio A1 hybrid amp plugged into the headphone jack on my 13" 2011 Macbook Pro, and with my AKG K612 Pros as well as K702 65th Anniversaries and DT990 Pros seem to be erratically playing back a lot distortion that is not there on my music files, so I am in the market for a...

I want to eventually get a Woo Audio amp to use with my AKGs, and maybe some orthodynamics in the future, and I was looking at getting the Woo Audio WA6, and source my own RCA cables and DAC separately (something like the 100 dollar Schiit Audio Modi). So the total would be about 850 dollars...

Hey all. I was deciding whether I would want to get the Schiit Audio Lyr, or the Woo Audio WA6. I heard the Lyr has a little more treble sparkle and is cheaper to roll tubes with, whereas the WA6 is darker and is more expensive to roll tubes on. My headphone taste is mostly comprised of AKG...

I am considering purchasing the Mav Audio Tubemagic A1 with the Raytheon 6AK5 preinstalled tubes for use with my AKG K702 Annies, the K240s, and potentially the Beyerdynamic DT990 Pros. The K702s aren't a problem for me, but on my Fiio amp, there is no reduction in the treble spike on the K240s...

With the mediocre ATH-M50 vinyl earpads making my ears sore, I figured it was time to get some Beyer DT250 velour pads.      Here they are from top view. A little linty     They don't protrude too much, and make a good contrast color to the white M50s. Headband is still pretty...

I am considering getting rid of my K240 MKIIs due to their treble on my system which I find hurts my ears due to the spike at 8-10 kHz. I am looking at getting either the K601 or the Q701. I will be running them off the Fiio E09K and E07K desktop amp and DAC combination. A problem I had with the...

I purchased the AKG K240, and I found with my current amp and DAC setup (Fiio E09k and E07K), the K240's spiky treble in the 10K htz region has been giving me inner ear pain, and the same has been happening with my Beyer DT880s. I have not had this issue with my Sennheiser HD518s.    I was...

I recently purchased and Audioengine D1, and I have heard that it works well with the entire newer AKG line, with their lower ohm impedance, but I have heard that they do want a bit of current. I was thinking about getting the 55 ohm AKG K240 MKIIs to see if I like them, and I want to know if I...

I currently use the DT880 Pro 250s, and plan on getting the AKG K240 Studios. I use the Audioengine D1 DAC and amp, but I was looking at getting a tube or hybrid amp to hook up to the D1, in order to give the DT880s a bit warmer sound, also because from what I heard the K240s like hybrid amps...

I am looking for a good desktop tube amp, and I was deciding whether I should get the Little Dot MKII or save a bit more money and get the MKIII.   They are both tube amps, but from what I see, the MKIII can drive up to 600 ohm headphones vs. 300 for the MKII. I would be hooking the amp to...