What do you guys rate the difficulty of this as an essentially first time DIY audio project?   I have soldered and such before, but not recently, and have not really ever built anything like this before. Are there any points that are really unforgiving on errors? If I make a mistake, can it be...

  Thanks for your input mate, think I am probably going to buy them tonight. How is the comfort compared to the 400i?

So close to pulling the trigger on a pair of these, Does anyone have an experience with the HE-400i and these? That is my current main headphone and I am wondering if the 1990PRO will either complement it or be enough of an upgrade to warrant getting? I hear it has a reasonable sound stage...

  If you look at the FAQ section on the product page on Schiit's website they have a kind of explanation there.

Yeah, however, the Lyr is quite noisy when I use my PM-3, and the LISST tubes are apparently noisier than normal tubes in the original Lyr so they are not really an option unfortunately.

How is the DAC module compared to a Schiit Modi (v1)?   Currently have Modi > Lyr, but looking to make my life simpler with a SS amp, worth getting the DAC module and cutting the Modi out of the loop also?

Hi,   Due to sharing a computer room with one of my room mates (who can be quite vocal when playing video games) I am in need of some good closed back headphones with atleast average isolation.   I don't mind being able to hear moderate levels of noise through them as long as most of the...

Hi Guys,   I am looking at picking a pair of these up for mainly home use, wondering if anyone can share an opinion on the following:   Isolation: I don't need them too block out everything ( and I don't care as much about leakage), but I have a particularly noisy room mate who can...

  No such thing

  Maybe in that case they will be, however, if you use public transport or any places it can get a bit noisy (perhaps even the library) then the lack of isolation may make it hard o listen to music in these situations.   YMMV, I personally wouldn't try and utilise open backs in public areas...

If you haven't used an open back before, almost nothing gets attenuated as it leaves through the back. A room mate of mine used to have a 598 and if he listened at medium volume I could hear his music word for word from a few metres away. If you take your QC15 and put them down in front of you...

I agree with HD598, pretty much all the Beyers need an amp IMO, the M50x I don't think is neutral enough for music producing. If I recall correctly the AKG likes a decent amp (not 100% on this one).   The HD598 is open back though, do you have an appropriate place to use it? As it wont be...

Just picked up a pair of these today, have only got to try them so far off my Nexus 5 alone as I have not been home yet. So far very impressed, the bass is much more present (despite being from my Nexus) then I expected after reading this thread for a week or so, definitely wouldn't call them...

  I am glad it worked out :)

  The old headband was reportedly not a very comfortable affair, haven't heard many people say it was comfortable, what don't you like about the current one?

Sure! hope it goes well.

  Never had to do this myself, however, I feel like you could just use a very light spray of hair spray to the back of the grill and then place the fabric dust cover on it. When the hairspray dries it should be stuck down so that it wont move, but if you need to you should be able to peel it...

Anyone else have any impressions of these?   Looking for a new 'semi-portable' HP, current front runner is Oppo PM-3 but these may now be on the radar.   edit: potentially they may be a bit chunky to be as versatile as I would like

Hi Guys,   I am looking for a decent set of cans for semi-portable use, 20 min walk too and from work but most of the day sitting at a desk using them etc. I am not super worried about bulkiness of the can, but they have to be closed back without too much leakage and preferably have...

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Quote:   No I am just referring to you choosing the 400i over the other cans you mentioned, I have only heard mine through my Lyr so cant compare any other amps.

I think you will be happy with your choice mate, these are a fantastic all rounder and comfortable enough to use for many many hours.

  I have had mine since the demo pairs went out and my poor Alpha Dogs are just sitting on their headphone stand next to my amp :( should take them for a walk soon.

Cool, thanks for the help mate I will keep looking over the next little while and see if i can snag a good deal.

  Thanks for the reply, is any Vintage stuff from sony any good?   http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/VINTAGE-SONY-PS-5100-AUDIOPHILE-QUALITY-TURNTABLE-RECORD-PLAYER-NEAR-MINT-/281556319808?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item418e107e40   This looks a bit pricey but the included video of the SQ is...