First of all, for those who never heard of these, I'm talking about these: I have lately been striving to find a decent (earbud-sized) pocketable can. After going through JVC Marshmallows - Sennheiser CX300 - JBL Reference 220 Ive stumbled across these "ibrid" canalphones from Sony. I...

I have been lately striving to find (for portable use) an iem/canalphone in the under 100$ price range that would give me decent isolation and a balanced clear sound. I have tried creative EP-630, some sony-ericsson canalphones bundled with walkman phones and jvc marshmallows. All of these...

I was in need of a new portable can because being used to nice cans I can't stand using earbuds anymore (I have Ibuds and senn mx450 and I hate them both) and all of my nice cans are not pocketable (my smallest can is grado SR60) So I bought for about 15$ JVC marshmallows, and after burning...

After many, many months of not using any kind of earbuds, I listened to apple earbuds, nokia earbuds and then sennheiser MX400s for abiut half an hour each. Boy oh boy they suck ALOT, all of them... I guess getting used to nice sounding cans has its side effects... Earbuds all sound COLD...

Well, looks like I have a new "best can under within 100 bucks price range" now - The K240 Studio Got em little less than 3 weeks ago and after a short (40 hours) burn in with pink noise they easily sound better than anything else I've tried at this pricepoint. They are sturdy, well built...

I recently bought a pair of K240 studio, mostly for curiosity, since they have been on the scene for over two decades now, and they have been used extensively in most recording studios worldwide... plus I kinda like their retro look... These are NOT first impressions. I've had these cans for...

First of all: I take this setup out of my house only when I go on vacation, so the size is OK for me: everything fits nicely into HD650's box, which I then slip into a suitcase, and I'm all set... The setup is composed of - 80 GB 5.5G Ipod Video (loaded with lossless files) - Black hard...

Anyone ever made a comparison between Alo's cotton dock and Alo's bling bling dock? How do they compare? I have the bling bling and would like to go for a cotton... (poor wallet )

Well, I prefer my 45$ Bling Bling Dock to my 185$ Jumbo Cryo Dock when I use HD650s... Do not misunderstand me, the Jumbo Cryo is a WONDERFUL cable, but it's a warm sounding cable and coupled with the warm HD650s the result is a bit too warm/mellow for my tastes... very euphonic but...

My 80 gb ipod freezes randomly while playing, in doing so it stops playing music and makes a rattling mechanical sound from the internal drive, and does not respond to button presses. I have to reset it to regain control. Already tried a restore but didn't help. It's still under warranty...

I am looking for a good quality ipod case for my 80gb ipod with video. The case needs to be FLAT or nearly flat in the back part of it since I want to attach it to my Hornet amplifier using some adhesive velcro strips. After searching for some days my choices have narrowed down to these 2...

I had a 2nd gen nano and it proved to be quite scratchproof, after 2 months of everyday use it still was in mint conditions (I treat well my stuff) Now I have a 5.5 gen 80 Gb black Ipod video... I kept the protective plastic film on until it started coming off/curling around the edges/corners...

I have compared tonight my 2nd Gen 8GB nano with a 5.5G 30GB Ipod... Using them with my Hornet the line out of the 5.5 is quite stronger than the Nano's one... Stronger in terms of volume and, altough I didn't make a proper critical listening, it also seemed a tiny bit clearer/more transparent...

I have compared a 5.5G 30Gb Ipod with my 2nd gen 8Gb Nano... The line out on the 5.5G is noticeably stronger (volume wise) than the Nano's one... Also it seemed a tad clearer/better in SQ... Anyone else can confirm this?

I've built my own headphone stands, using some wooden kitchen paper holders, and brass sticks meant to hold drapes.. total spent $10

I bought a used SR-60 with flats (in mint conditions) from a fellow head-fier and received it yesterday. (it's already fully burnt-in) First of all I'm a Senn guy. I bought the SR-60 because I was really curious to hear what a Grado sounded like, plus it was realy cheap, so here I am. I...

I always burned-in my stuff simply by playing music at a slightly higher than normal volume... Then some days ago a friend of mine who's into high-end speakers told me that several high-end speaker manufactures do a factory burn-in on their products prior shipping, and they use pink noise to...

Show what you've got! I'll start with my very modest stash... Mostly Senns!

After some long weeks of thinking about it, I decided that I had thought too much and it was time to DO IT instead of thinking too much... HD650 is here

I'm contemplating buying a HD600 to mate with my Hornet... Only the thing is: does it only exist with that ugly blueish fake stone-like paint job? Please tell me it also comes in gray or black or whatever! And second: is the cardas cable (the 4 feet short one they sell on headroom with the...

The "M" Hornet landed today... Together with an ALO Jumbo Cryo Dock for my Ipod... Build quality is top notch for both items: Ray and Ken are skilled professionals and their products are nothing short of spectacular. Here's a picture of my new rig, listening impressions will follow...

My current setup is 320 kbps cbr AAC or ALAC --> 2nd gen. 8GB Ipod Nano --> Alo bling bling dock --> Little Dot Micro+ --> HD595 I listen mostly to rock & pop & similar: Keane-Radiohead-Pink Floyd-Aerosmith-Coldplay-Shins-Nirvana-Smiths-Pearl Jam-Queen-Springsteen-Lou Reed-Bryan Adams-Dire...

I have recently auditioned HD650 and K701 at an electronic store, connected to my rig. I know the LDM+ I used to audition them is an insult to such high-end cans, but, you know, I had to try! I didn't like the K701: it was very clear and neutral, but it sounded thin, cold and distant to my...

At an electronics shop. I took my rig with me (ipod + alo dock + LDM+) and hooked up with the HD650 and the K701 I know that my little amp is an insult to such high-end phones, but I had to try! In comparison to my HD595 the HD650 felt fuller-bodied, with more bass response, and with a...

After burning-in my HD595s for about 120 hours at medium-high volume with various kinds of music I still wasn't completely satisfied with them: surely they had gotten better than out of the box, but they still lacked punchiness in the low end and texture/detail in the midbass, plus I was feeling...