Hey all! It's been quite a while since I've been on Head-Fi, but once again I'm looking to buy a pair of headphones. For a long time I've been using my beloved Bowers-Wilkins 686 desktop speakers for my main audio setup, but due to college-related moving I'll be without them for a significant...

Hey guys, some of you may remember me from a while back. I currently own a pair of RH200, and I like them. But despite that fact, I can't ever seem to bring myself to listen to them. I'm always running through my ancient Infinity SS2001 bookshelf speakers. Certainly not because of the sound...

The holiday season is approaching, and you know what that means: time to get new stuff. As much as I love my Xmod, I think an upgrade is in order. I have the ability to install an internal PCI sound card (read: not PCIe since I don't have any x1 slots) so I figure I may as well. Since I'm using...

Lexicon Alpha | Sweetwater.com Does anyone have any experience with one of these? It looks like a solid low-budget DAC (with the added benefit of being usable as a very basic recording interface with one XLR mic and an instrument input.) I know Lexicon makes pretty good products, but I...

Since this is likely a better place to post than the portable amp forum, I'm starting a new thread. My next purchase is very likely to be a D2000, though it could possibly be an HD600 since I've heard the leakage isn't bad. Right now the only "amp" I have is an old Denon stereo receiver which...

I'm considering the D2000 for my next purchase (which may or may not be a long way off, depending on how much work I get and how much I get paid for tutoring), and although I have a great receiver, it's just that: a great receiver. Its headphone out is good, but my understanding is that even a...

This is a hypothetical thread as at the moment I'm in no position to be spending lots of money on new parts, but the curiosity is killing me. Apologies, but I have to ask. At some undetermined point in time I intend to make a purchase which will be the absolute last purchase; one with which I...

Klipsch Image X5 vs. Shure SE310 - CNET Prizefight - CNET Reviews Thought this was interesting. Would you say this was an accurate comparison? I won't tell you the outcome but it may be a bit unexpected.

So I've got some extra cash on hand and I'm looking to buy some portables for my mother since she listens to her iPod basically all the time and I'm sure she'd be WOW'd by some good portables. No IEMs please, she can hardly even stand wearing earplugs. My max budget is 70 dollars. Here's what...

I received my Klipsch Custom-1 around a week ago, and as such they've burned in for around 50ish hours. Thus if they really take a lot of burn-in to improve this audition will be slightly unfair but I have noticed absolutely no difference and as $80 dollar earphones (in the US) I somehow doubt...

I'm posting this here because I think someone here will have a definite answer. I installed the new firmware for my Sansa Fuze allowing it to play FLAC files. I then proceeded to put all my FLAC files onto my Fuze and do the logical, attempt to listen to them. I was in for a sore...

I love my zen V plus, but my FLAC files won't play on it. so my criteria are: sounds good (duh) no more than 75$ US FLAC compatibility Windows compatible (preferably can be used with Winamp) as far as storage I'd say 2GB is a minimum. photo/video/radio/whatever other weird features...

I've never seen any impressions (let alone reviews) of these guys and I just opened mine up and plugged them in, so I figured I'd do a little impression of these. Sorry, no pics of the packaging. I'll upload pics of the phones themselves later. Appearance/Packaging They come packaged in...

I'm trying to get some wall mounts for my old Boston Acoustics Micro 90x speakers. They're no longer in production, but does anyone know if the UMB1 mount (designed for the Micro 110x and above) would fit them? I can't find a picture of the mounting area on the new Micros. Looking at the...

So I've got a Creative Zen V Plus (which I love dearly) and some Klipsch Custom 1 IEMs on the way. I'm looking to complete my rig and will likely build a CMoy for my amp, but I have a few questions: Are there any other good amps available for around 50 US dollars? How would I interconnect...

I'm assuming that since nobody talks about these, they're not very interesting, but I still wonder are they any good? I can't even find a price on their highest end IEM, the K370.

So I found this amp (it used to be a part of my family's living room setup) in my dad's closet and after much searching for various cables and extenders hooked it up to my computer. My crappy phones (still waiting on the RH200...) definitely sound better with this guy, but how good of an amp is...

So today I decided to take my dad's Sennheiser HD25-SP for a test drive since I've nothing better to do. http://www.dvwarehouse.com/images_4p...ser-hd25sp.jpg The HD25-SP are closed, supraaural phones. The earpads are a soft and cushy leatherette material that makes the phones pretty comfy...

It's not unheard of to group phones by best in genre, particularly when referring to Grados, famous for their sharp, edgy sound that synergies so well with rock music. But rarely do I hear anything about other genres except regarding jazz and classical on phones like the AKG 701's. So in my...

So until my new Roland RH-200 phones arrive (thanks to 1Time for the recommendation) I'm using the same crappy Plantronics headset I've had for the last 6 or so months. And something very strange happened to them today. I use Winamp (not equalized) to a Creative Xmod. Normally my phones are...

Anyone else into custom computers? My beloved custom rig as of now is: Apevia X-Telstar Jr. Case (Red) Asus M3A32-MVP Motherboard AMD Phenom X4 9950 2.6GHz (don't have case room to add better coolers, hence no overclocking) 800 watt PSU ATI Radeon 4870 2GB OCZ 1066MHz Dual-channel DDR2...

So as in my earlier thread, I'm getting into DJing (primarily techno/trance music) and need a good pair of phones. My criteria were ~100$ US price, good isolation, good comfort, and solid sound quality since these will be in use for listening as well as mixing. With advice from several...

So I'm getting into DJing and I'm looking for a pair of headphones that'll give me solid isolation, build quality, and comfort while still being listenable at home. They don't have to have spectacular sound quality, but I'd like something decent. Any recommendations? My price range is around...