Sigh.    This is going to take some skill.    I have a pair of VE Zen 1.0 that I've seldom used.  However, I stumbled on the VE Zen 2.0 thread and realized that the Zen 1.0 needs foams. Wow!  I'm stunned as to what the earbuds can do. Far better than I remembered, and I remember that they...

In full sized headphones, there are open back and closed back models.  And they are specified as such.  I much prefer the open back full sized head phones for the soundstage.  All closed just sound small to me.  However, with IEMs, I don't see any distinction.  The only ones I have tried are...

I plugged in the DF in the Note 2.    Note obviously recognizes it as the internal speaker stops playing and the DF turns red.  However, no audio comes out of the DF, even the softest amount, THe headphone jack on the Note 2 still works.   So it is not completely recognizing the DF.   I am...

I've done a fair bit of reading on google and either I am poor at searching the right terms or the info is hard to fine.  Thanks in advance for any help on this query.    I realize that I like a lot of variety in my music and Spotify has been fantastic.  I use the paid service for the 320kbps...

Have the HD650. Heard the X1 a few months at a pro shop during my travels.     If anyone here has both the HD650 and X1 after extensive listen out of a good quality DAC/AMP, I would love to hear your comparison between the two.   Thanks, UL

I've done a fair bit of reading here, testing a number of head phones but something is confusing me.  I hope some can give me some insight.    The HD800 is by all accounts a very fast, articulate, transparent, detailed headphone.    The HE500 is also considered fast and transparent but...

I've gained so much from Head-Fi that I figure I'll give back a bit with a review.   About two months ago, I was in the Orient where I spent a few days at headphone pro shops testing out various headphones.  It was very illuminating. On the upper end, I tested the top end of the likes of the...

I am currently testing a couple of pairs of modified Foxtex T50RP.  I was not expecting much but these two blew me away and I would not feel a loss if all I had were these and did not have my other cans which cost many times more.   I am curious if any of you replaced the stock cables with...

Curious if anyone has tested both the Project Sunrise Horizon and The Bottlehead Crack (w or w/o Speedball) with the Sennheiser HD600, HD650 or HD800.  Love to hear comments about the difference and if one is definitely better than the other or are they about equal with different 'flavors'.  ...

Quick question.  Pardon my ignorance.  Asking about tube amps.    I see that most headphone amps are just that - dedicated to headphones.  But there are a few out there that will both drive a speaker and also headphones.  Are these compromised or are there that can do both and produce the...

I have a amp that allows balanced (XLR) and unbalanced output.  Currently I am running a cable that takes the two XLR output (left and right channel) and combine them into one single 1/4" jack.  This amp is designed to run that way with no problem and the sound is clearly better than the...

Pretty new to headphones still.    For the HD 650 and have an amp that can supply both balanced (2 XLR) output and the traditional 1/4" jack.     Curious what the advantages are with both types of cables. Is there a compelling reason NOT to go with the balanced?    Thanks, UL

Just got back from the orient and one of the countries I visited was Taiwan.  Spent about a dozen hours a number of headphone stores. It really was an eye opening experience as I spent most of the time in one of the store testing headphones from more entry level all the way up to the Senn HD800...

CORRECTION to my observation in posting #4 below.      ************************************ I consider myself very much a newbie.  My first degree is in electrical engineering and while I read a fair bit about audio, I've always been skeptical about cables making much of a difference. I...

I have no idea exactly what this is called or where to find it after searching the web.  Apologies as I'm a rather newbie.    Have an amp that has dual XLR out  that is left and right channel.  Need a cable that can take plut in both XLRs and then combine that to a single 1/4" female jack to...

Relatively newbie to headphones.     Curious what amps would you all recommend to match with the EE Minimax Plus DAC?     Lets say in the $200-300 range, and the $500-600 range.    I really am quite a newbie and just head some amps today and realized that it makes a significant...

Curious, have a EE MInimax Plus that's not out of the box yet but my understanding is that I'll still need a headphone amp to drive high iimpedence headphones.    Is there a FAQ that will give me a quick survey of the headphone amp landscape that will let me figure out what I may need?  On...

Curious if anyone has directly compared Harman Kardon BT and the Sennheiser 558 or 598 side by side.    I realize that one is closed and the others open.  But still, love to hear a comparison.   I was able to have a listen on the Kardon BT and the Sennheiser Momentum.  Unfortunately not...

Greetings, Would someone who have both the Yuin PK2 and V-Moda Vibes simultaneously, compare the two? (Meaning not comparison just by memory.) Actually looking for lack of isolation which supposedly the Vibes also offer with its hole on the side. And assume both are better than the...

Conflicting info. Preannounced spec said OGG. Current reviews said NO OGG and really, quite limited formats. Which is it? Also, during navigation of a music/video in play, can you just touch a specific spot on the progress bar and jump there immediately such as Cowon D2 allows? Thanks, UL

These canal earphones often come with a metal mesh. It seems that after prolonged usage, the mesh gets clogged with earwax etc. If they can't be unscrewed, how do you clean them? Or are they all designed to be unscrewed? I got some pairs while travelling last year and dared not open them up...

Use skype a lot when I travel. Anyone know where the Senn PC166 (with USB soundcard) and PC161 (w/o soundcard) lies when compared to their regular headphones without the boom microphone? All I can get out of Sennheiser and a dealer is that they are better than the PX100. Would appreciate...

Do they sell the Yuins in China? Does anyone have their contact #? Looking for a pair while I'm traveling here. Thanks. UL

I'm on a trip overseas and went in today to purchase a replacement for my lost PX100. Full intended to pick up the PX100 from an authorized dealer. Anyways, the dealer suggested that I try the K24P which he thought was a lot better than the Senn. He had one of each for me to demo and had a...

1st post. I know that the HD595 is in a whole different category/price range compared to the PX100. However, I'm trying to get a sense of how the HD595 compares to the PX100 when running directly off a good PMP like the Cowon D2. I own the PX100 and can't fault it for the $. The D2 has a...