Hey,im buying new headphones for 200euros or less. Im listeninig to hard rock and heavy metal. I want open and neutral headphones,i was thinking about Beyerdinamic DT 990 Pro. My amp is Bravo V2 Thanks!

Hello HF community. I have been researching a lot and the headphones mentioned in the title are what I have narrowed down my list to, however I have been going crazy trying to make the best, informed decision as I have no way to audition them.   I am a professional musician, I play (and...

I've had ATH m50's for a while now along with a Fiio e10. Was wondering if I should get 598's or sr225's. I listen to mostly rock and country but have a very wide range of music in my library. I would say it's like 40% rock/country 20% old school r&b 15% electronic 5% classical 10% jazz and 10%...

A full size headphone amp has pretty much everything it needs to function as a pre-amp in an audio system. It has one or more inputs, an output for headphones, a means to adjust volume and a line output. Most of these products seem to be under specified. They usually have only one input and no...

Can someone confirm if Grado actually makes them in house ? For those that did the factory tour, did you guys actually see them making the drivers, like winding the copper coil onto the drivers and them forming the diaphrams and assembling them together or you just saw them inserting the...

I have 580s powered by a PiMeta at the moment, and they sound way too laid back & boring. What are some aggresive & good phones? Thanks!

http://s533.photobucket.com/albums/ee334/baka1969/ Hi fellow headphone freaks! I just received my Grado SR-225s that I purchased from another Head-Fi member in the mail on Monday. This is in addition to the Grado SR-80s I also possess. I want to do a review that will directly...

There is a wealth of information on this site regarding headphone amps. But I remain unconvinced they are required to get decent sound, so long as one is using a professional D/A in the first place. I suppose the only way to find out is to try a bunch of them, but that is not feasible. Though I...

So. It's been a fun ride so far. I've tried many different phones, some out of my budget and some within: Koss PortaPro Grado SR-80 Grado SR-225 Grado SR-325i Alessandro MS-1 Alessandro MS-2 Alessandro MS-2i Alessandro MS-Pro Sennheiser EH-2270 Sennheiser HD-580 Sennheiser HD-600...

First, thanks to dokebi who found this link for me. If you puruse the gear section you may have seen my ads: wtb JVC HA D990 headphone. I have put in the ad several times. WHY? Because its the best closed phone I have ever heard. Now you can get them at Etronics for $16.99 plus shipping. This is...

What do you consider to be your best and worst headphone purchases so far? WORST: Sennheiser HD-595 (50 ohm) Also my first "good" headphone purchase (early September of 2005). As a gamer and fan of all kinds of music genres, new to headphones and head-fi, I read the praise these headphones...

Hi guys,  I'm looking for a DAC & desktop amp setup that allows me to easily select the analog or digital input without switching around cables in back. Integrated or separate components is fine. It will live on my desk at work. They block Pandora at work, so in some situations I'm forced to...

So, being a sound junkie, musician in my past life and pretty much someone who appreciates quality sound, I want to find a great pair of headphones to replace my Bose In Ear headphones.   I am going to buy today 4-6 different headphones just to try them out at home and possibly keep 1 pair...

Still new to HF, I've found my learning curve to be more of a spiral.  I'll start reading up on one concept, then see something that takes me in a completely different direction.  I don't understand much about electronics and I'm not familiar with audiophile terminology.  So I was hesitating on...

So today at Best Buy, I ended up impulse buying a pair of Sol Republic Tracks Ultras. I knew it was a bit of a gamble, as $180 is almost Grado sr225i money, and all the reviews I found on it were by folks only plugging them into an ipod, but I figured I could at least remedy that problem if I...

A little over a year ago, I sold off my setup of a Little Dot Mk3 and Grado HF-2. Before that, I've had numerous headphones and even had the pleasure of owning an older pair of Stax. In addition, I've been to a few meets in my area and have heard many grand setups. I realize now that I dearly...

Is this pink driver real deal? I've read a lot posts in this forum about some vintage Grado phones having such a driver. It's mentioned mostly in Sale thread. People usually say that 'pink driver' really means pink cloth rather that driver itself. Some othere argue that pink is from the driver...

Hey guys. So here is the thing, i have some Sennheiser PC 360's for gaming and listening to music in general, like i mentioned, i listen to all kinds of Rock, Heavy Metal, Country, and some Blues occasionaly. I'm also a gamer who plays alot o FPS, not competitive though. Anyway, the PC 360's are...

Hello i buy Asus Xonar Essence STX, First i uninstal integrated audio drivers, restart go to bios and disable Azaria audio codec. turn off computer instal STX and plug molex 4 pin conector. Turn on PC and instal  STX Windows 8 drivers (PCI_STX_8_0_8_1813_W8) from   Asus official website. Plug...

Hi. I am currently using the Grado sr225i with a fiio E7 with the dac function connected to a laptop. I am in no hurry to upgrade but would like to know which amps/dacs would be good for $200 and under. Currently eyeing the Schitt magni/modi , little dot 1+ and aune t1. Thanks in advance

I'm reading ridiculously varied and extreme opinions on this matter; I have no idea what to think. Some say the headphones are already low impedance, so they are fine from a lower powered source like an ipod, but others say that you don't get the bass and kick unless you properly power them with...

I know I made some comments about some defective GradoSR80s, which I liked until one driver went out, but I took the plunge and bought some Grado 225i heaphones. It is only a hour and a half since the start of burn in, but I think I'm really going to like these! First impression is that they...

Has anyone used both of these and can compare the sound quality?  I know this is a bit of an apples and oranges comparison, but they are both comfortably played without an amp and are (somewhat with the Grados) portable.  I've been thinking about the Grados but would appreciate the extra...

So, I'm looking to buy another step up from my DT990s, and so far there are these four in question, all around the same price range. I loved the sound of the DT990s, but the mids were perhaps a bit recessed and the treble slightly bright. I listen mainly to electro, but acoustic here and there...

Yo. I hope it's okay to make like a thread a day. I'm just so interested in headphones lately.    I'm thinking about returning 2 of my headphones to get 1 of these ones. I was ordering the Sennheiser HD558 and I already have the Grado sr80i. I'm curious about an upgrade, because I don't need...