Okay, so I'm in the market for some headphones and I'm having a hard time figuring out where I should be looking.   Bass Quantity   I was suspicious about what the deal is with my current headphones, so I got out the scope. Note: I'm using a 24-bit/96khz source, my DAC is a Pioneer Elite...

Quick background: I currently have AKG K81 'phones and MeE IEM 'phones. Both are similar once I EQ out canal resonance (and all that other stuff, yippee-ki-ay). I need to get a proper pair if I want to enjoy them because the AKG developed a channel imbalance (and frequency mismatch) while the...

Basically my issue is that everything seems to pull to the right. This happens with my main speakers too  (frustrating and trying to fix it). At first I thought it was my hearing, but when I converted several songs to mono and they all seemed to pull to the right, I tried switching my headphones...

Hello.   I have been doing some testing with headphones vs. speakers. My speakers have a tested usable range to 15hz and my headphones 25hz.   After some experimentation, I find I need a stronger house curve (environmental bass compensation) with my headphones than with my speaker. My...

I ride a bus twice a day, but I don't listen to music because I can't hear the bass over the roar. The old iPod Nano I use does not have the power to overcome the roar with bass, either. I have a CMoy that can provide the power, but then I would need EQ. Is it bad to try and cover up the...

I've had my AKG K81DJs running off of a CMoy for a while now.. And I have had trouble with bass output. I can't figure out whether it's the headphones or the amp that are limiting it. When I plug my headphones into the output of my A/V receiver ($1200 model), I can get it to be really...

Is it possible to measure clipping with DC offset? I know you can read unbalanced clipping, but I'm guessing you can't read clipping as dc offset if the clipping is balanced. I took a cheap pair of 'phones (32-ohm), turned it up, and read 1.2v on the meter (AC). It sounded a *little*...

Ok.. So when people say bass is flabby, tight, light, deep, heavy, bloated, etc.. what exactly is going on in to cause this? Is it simply an issue of frequency response, or is damping of the driver an issue as well? Is ringing really a problem in headphones? I could attribute flabby as...

The CD player I'm using is a cheapie ($10). I am wanting to get a couple of new CDs (I have like 8 right now heh) as well for more variety and some of my fav music to listen to They'll both happen, so which should happen first? There may be a significant delay after the first.

A while back, I was searching around for headphones. Eventually, a pair of AKG K81DJ 'phones were ordered for decent isolation, a reputation of sounding great for closed headphones at the price, and they were reputed for good bass. After the first couple of weeks, the conclusion was made that...

So.. When the bass boost switch is on, the left channel gets louder and the bass is boosted (I think it is). When the boost is off, the channels are balanced and all is well again. What I must do is test different things to figure out what might be causing it. First, I'll test what I can...

Ok.. So I've got it just about set up. When I downloaded FLAC, all I could find was the FLAC1.2.1b.exe, so that's what I used at the external compressor selection. But.. when I'm trying to rip something, when it tries to use the external compressor, the FLAC setup just appears (which I...

Kinda similar to K1000, but instead with high-excursion drivers. I don't know what the SQ would be like, but it'd be more for people that like a lot of low end in their music (read: bassheads). Full-Range Speaker Drivers? With a 3.1mm xmax and 10mm xlim, it seems you could get a good...

Ok... so I built a CMoy recently. With my K81DJ headphones, I did some comparisons between direct output from my computer (stock integrated sound) and with the CMoy in between. It's like when I plug them into the CMoy, it changes from "Yeah. I hear the music" to "Whoa.. I've entered the...

What's your favorite thing...ever? Don't say your headphones or amp unless you really mean it Personally I can't think of anything.

I found that my Altoids tin is too small to fit my amp board in it, so does anyone have a thought as to what to put it in? The problem with ordering the Serpac H-67 (or anything internet) is the cost of shipping. Then there are the RadioShack project boxes. Any thoughts? Arande2

Since music doesn't have a symmetrical waveform positively and negatively, would the phase of a headphone change its sound enough (due to driver pos/neg stroke asymmetry) to make a difference to human ears? I would think it makes a much bigger difference on large dynamic transducers such as...

Is it possible to make a headphone amp that has a variable boost tied to the volume control for Fletcher-Munson compensation? The problem I think that would exist is the need for a specialized volume control. Any thoughts?

Hello I just measured the output of my A/V Receiver's headphone jack. I don't have a good way to measure current, so I could only measure voltage. I would guess that the voltage capability drops at higher current levels. First, I should state that I got a max voltage of .6 volts AC from my...

I am going to build a CMoy (first amp) soon and once I get it working, I am going to lower the gain and increase the bass at lower frequencies. The bass boost circuit is going to be a simple RC circuit in the feedback loop. I have used an equalizer on my computer with the headphones I'll be...

Hello. I have a friend who noticed that I wear them a lot. He asked for advice on some cans for his iPod. I asked some basic questions... He said his current pair (iBuds) sounded thin, had bad isolation, and didn't get loud enough. He had me look at his iPod. I saw a lot of stuff like Red Hot...

I was just reading around the internet about headphones and chose the AKG K 81 DJ because I needed good sound (with great bass) and isolation (so I don't bother others around me at higher volumes). I was just like "Bahahahah!" and ordered it. Did I make the right decision?