I've always liked Koss after owning a couple of Porta Pros. For analytical listening they are not amazing, but they really are portable pros. When walking or out and about I've never found I've missed anything. I've found in those situations I can't take in too much detail anyway, I don't need...

Are there any open back or non isolated in ear headphones out there? Earbuds can also be of interest, but they seem rare these days. I've had the MDR-E888LP as well as AKG earbuds in the past and now I'm replacing a pair of B&O Earset 3i that I've lost. I also had the Etymotic ER4 and they...

I'm looking for a pair of good earbuds (not IEMs) with mic. I've been looking at B&O EarSet 3i and allthough maybe a bit overpriced they're stylish, seem ergonomic, has a mic and comes with a three year warranty. Do you have any other suggestions? My main headphones are Grado HF-2 and I like...

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I'm thinking of getting a pair of Grados again. I've always loved the sound, but I've never been a huge fan of the bowl pads sound or comfort wise. Flat pads are better, but still not very comfortable and still a bit too bright. For me I've gotten perfect balance with HD414 or comfort pads. So...

I've started to care more about preserving my hearing. I've used loudness curves with my K271's, but I think it could sound better then it does. I've understood that the Grado GS1000's are among the best headphones for low level listening and also maybe the Beyerdynamic DT770's if you are after...

My K 319 arrived today. I can't say much about the sound yet, but the packaging looks nice with a nice case for the earbuds. There's a volume control on the cable which is nice. The K 319 comes with a short 0.5m cable and a 0.5m extension. For home use I think I'll want something slightly...

Hi, I recently read about the upgrades for the Grado line and saw a pic of the new SR-60. How do we know that we order the new ones or not? and when will they available? As I understood it for the higher end models there will only be a new cable, right? I'm thinking of getting the GS-1000, but...

I have a pair of Goldring and think they sound great, but not any of the supplied tips and buds fit my ear very well. Do you have any recommendations for other buds or tips that will sound good with them? Thanks for reading!

A couple of days ago I bought a Sangean WR-2 tabletop radio. After some burning in I'm really impressed with this little radio/mono speaker. I didn't try it with headphones until this evening and I can say I'm really impressed with it in this area as well. I have a Lehmann Black Cube Linear...

I posted this thread in the "Cables, Power, Tweaks, Speakers, Accessories" forum but think that this forum might be better for this thread. I'm looking for a good all in one system for a small apartment. I've been looking at the Sangean WR-3, Tivoli Audio Music System, Boston Microsystem...

I'm looking for a good all in one system for a small apartment. I've been looking at the Sangean WR-3, Tivoli Audio Music System, Boston Microsystem, Marantz ZC4001 and Vita Audio R2. The Tivoli Audio Music System looks very nice, but the price here in Europe is just insane compared to the US...

I'm looking for a portable tuner or portable shortwave tuner. I've been looking at the Sangean ATS-909 shortwave radio and WR-2 table top radio. Now a days there are tons of portable and tabletop tuners out there and many seem to have really good performance too. How would these compare to a...

I'm thinking of getting an external soundcard for my iMac G5. I've looked at the EMU 0404 and it seems nice, but I'm prepared to pay a little bit more if I get better performance. As I said I want it to be easy to use and high quality. If it can be used without software like the Headroom Micro...

Have anyone seen any Grado frequency response measurements on the current Grado line with flat pads? If there aren't any, I for sure would be interested to see some! The frequency response would probably change a lot with flats? To me, Grado's sound more neutral with flats. Slighlty more low...

I took some pics inside my Cyrus 8vs amp. I've always thought that this amp has sounded pretty good with Grado's. Very neutral! I opened up the amp and it looks like the dedicated headphone amp is a cmoy based design? or am I wrong? Funny thing is that the parts in the Cyrus headphone circuit...

Any suggestions for best battery powered home amp? Grado RA-1? Ray Samuels XP-7? Other suggestions?

I'm going to get a vintage amp or reciever for use as a headphone amp and to drive some small speakers. I've been looking at some Marantz's, HK's and Luxman's. Do you recommend any special models? Would really appreciate if you could list some of the really good ones, so I would know what to...

Hello! After seeing the new great price on SA5000 I'm thinking of buying them. Right now I use RS-1's with flats which I like but it would be fun with a new toy. How do the SA5000 compare to Grados? Are they brighter? If that's the case I'm not that interested... And one more...how do...

Have anyone given the Cardas recabled DT880 a listen? I might be thinking of buying it... I have another question too... I'm very interested in the Grado PS-1 but I am sceptical to if it's really worth the money at double the cost of the RS-1 which I already have and like. I have also...

Hello! I am thinking of buying an Apogee mini dac for use as a dac and maybe as a headphone amp. I'm interested in how the headphone output of Apogee mini dac sounds? An alternative to the Apogee is the Grace m902...Anyone have compared these?

Hello all Grado and ex Grado owners out there! What do you think that Grado can improve for their next line of headphones?? Personally I would want a better cord that doesn't twist as much as the current one. The cord should also be detachable. Of course I also want better and more...

I have heard that RA-1 and HD600 is a pretty good combo.. I am interested if anyone have tried HD650 with RA-1? If you have, how did it sound?

I am thinking of buying a very good headphone extension cable for my RS-1's. The cables that's on my list are the following: Sonic Horizon Hurricane Sonic Horizon Daybreak Dimarzio Big Red Stefanaudioart headphone extension Kimber PBJ Teds Earcandy headphone extension 1. Which one...

Just wanted to post some pics of my RS-1's which I love!! and a pic of ER4....