I am thinking to buy a pair of headphones and use it when i go out to streets. I heard that grado's phones can drive with mp3 player well due to its low impedance. Personally I own ultrasone 750, senn 595 and 600. 750 seems too heavy; 595 is 'too open' and it can disturb others around me...

Since westone 3 is once again delayed, I determine to buy other headphones. (So far I have no IEMs to use because I broke my um1 a few months ago) I have tried se530 and UE10 but they are not my tastes. I am now considering to buy either custom 3 or um2. Did any one hear both of them before...

Hi all I need your help!!!! Recently I have bought one little dot II ++ and found that there was some background noise (quite loud). Is it a normal condition? If not, how can I fix it? I read the manual and it says if my headphones have high sensitivity (currently I have Ultrasone 750 and...

Hello all I am really tired of thinking what to buy and now hope anyone can give some suggestions... Having owned HD595 for a year, I need to upgrade to a new pair of headphones which require no amps...(due to certain reasons I am not about to buy an amp now) My preference is clear, accurate...

Hello I am planning to get a new pair of headphones and wanna get some insightful opinion from you guys. Personally I have bought a pair of HD595 a year ago and I feel it very enjoyable. Now I want to get another pair of headphones which are better than my HD595, if my budget allows. My...

Does anyone of you hear that little dot has just released two new models (Little Dot MARK III and Little Dot MARK IV)? Can anyone comment on them? Thus, are they better than Little Dot III+? I am struggling between Little Dot MARK III and Little Dot III+...

I am suddenly curious about how long you guys will put your phones to burn. Please write down the optimum length which you consider as best to your phones. HD595--->50 hours Um1---20 hours

Due to strong curiosity and demand of better sound quality I am going to buy a tube headphone amplifier. At the same time, I hope to set a 2.0 speakers system. I am still a newbie and hoped that the tube headphone amplifier could work with bookshelf speakers like Quad Lite well. Now I know that...

Hello I am going to buy a new amplifier and I will use it in home mainly. I saw that HD595 loves tube amplifiers very much and since I own one, I am going to buy a tube amplifier. I find that there are some different tube amplifiers promoted on ebay...

I heard that the adapter coming with HD595 may cause more tension while being used than Grado's adapter. Is it true? Also, I see that Sennheiser has similar adapter to Grado's (the one with wire between the plugs). Can I buy that one instead? Thanks!

Hello all I am going to buy a new amplifier to replace my Ibasso T1 since I am pursuing higher quality of sound. I am finding one which I can bring outside and use with my computer. Recently I have been checking through the webs to find a proper one. I have found HEADPHONIA Portable Mini Amp...

I am currently living in a house with my schoolmates and we own different MP3 portable players - Ipod Nano, Creative Zen V+ and Cowon D2. I used them with my sony E888, HD595 and um1 and my amplifier Ibasso T1 to make some comparisons. Ipod Nano My friend just robbed this Ipod Nano from...

Hello all I am a newbie of Headfi and wanna ask for suggestions on mini-to-mini interconnect. I just bought my Ibasso T1 two months ago and an interconnect (4pounds including delivery) from hong kong ordered on ebay a fortnight before. This one was working well and the sound quality was good...