The Grado GS-1000 is an audiophile headphone. For various reasons a majority of the comments posted at HeadFi have been critical or dismissive of this remarkable achievement of John Grado. Because I think it is the best audiophile headphone made I decided I couldn't sit back and be silent...

In the constant quest for a sound closer to analog I've bought an anti-jitter device, the Monarchy DIP (Digital Interface Processor) Classic and now a Bybee Slipstream Quantum Purifier RCA adapter from Bolder Cable. I've really like Bolder Cable's digital cable and their M-80 interconnects. It's...

I have found that the easiest was to clean both the ER-6 ear pieces and my ears to avoid wax buildup on the ER-6 ear pieces is to use hydrogen peroxide. It costs almost nothing. I soak the ear pieces in hydrogen peroxide for about 2-3 minutes and then rinse them out with warm water. The ear...

When I first got the ER-6 I was disappointed with the lack of bass response. This was because the treble was so pronounced that you couldn't turn the volume up enough to hear the bass. Previously Redshifter has suggested to tame the excessive treble of the ER-6 by placing a thin sheet of open...

I've had my Sennheiser HD600 headphones for a little more than three years. I thought that either the headphones weren't as good as I'd originally thought or that my hearing was deteriorating. After getting the Cardas cable I realize that the stock cable though very good when I got the phones as...