I've read through some previous but I'm still not sure which direction to go. My experience with the SA5000 is like most others...mixed :)   I tried a pair I was recabling for someone and laughed openly with my GF about how bad they were for $400-500. I sent them back to the owner and...

I'm currently looking for headphones to bridge a gap I have, electronic music; my other pair of headphones (Sennheiser HD 380 Pro's) don't quite cut it -- though they're great for metal and orchestra. I am currently using a VRM headphone "amp" which agreeably is probably atrocious.   Liquid...

Is it the Z1000?

I had these for a week. I wanted these for their heralded sound stage. The hoopla around them made me bite.. Overall they are midfi cans with some hi end traits.. Vast 3d sound stage, and great spatial ability being the two. Being total open has benefits to it. Theres a ease and natural-ness to...

I just been listening close to 8 hours straight on this y'all ...ever heard one of these? let me open the can here... BYOSA5K!... if you live in the 'highs', may be there is not much to further look at..    Can't put this up in any review or product thread - due to the upgrade cable - 7N occ...

So guys, mind telling me why there isn't a Sony fan club? I'm pretty sure there are some sony fans out there, just wondering why I haven't seen one.  There seem to be ultrasone, grado, and fan clubs for specific phones though.    If you could tell me, thanks!

I've heard it a few times before but can't find a definition.

Not the ear pad ;) But the pad (or whatever you call it where you terminate the cables on to the driver has lifted on my SA5000s).   I only recently re-cabled these headphones with an old HD600 cable. Well, I feel asleep with them on to wake up a few hours later...with sound only coming out...

I was just curious, most headphones cover the front (ear side) of the driver with plastic or metal with a few holes punched. This always struck me as providing a severe reflective surface that would cause resonance and standing waves. Has anyone tried using something like hexagonal metal mesh or...

Sigh, I just saw this ad for a Sony cd3000 http://www.ebay.com/itm/SONY-MDR-CD3000-/301089551987?pt=UK_AudioVisualElectronics_HomeAudioHiFi_Headphones&hash=item461a55f673   -which is way too rich for me, but I had a like new cd3000 a few years ago and sold it for about $450 here- a great price...

Hello All! This is my second review, and given the class these headphones exude, I will do my absolute best to do them justice with the quality of my review. I plan on doing more reviews on my various headphones, so please do comment as to how I could have done better, what more I could have...

I purchased this 100$ headphone two weeks ago from rakuten. It has had about 200 hours of burn in time. I couldn't believe the sound. It is ferocious. Punchy detailed bass, never boomy, soundstage larger than my ath ad1000x, more detail and speed than than my sa5000's. The midrange is very in...

Hi,   just purchased the Senns HD380 Pro for mixing purposes. While being very comfortable, I can't say Im too happy with them sound wise. Im not sure whether its the broader soundstage or the boomy/slightly overpowering bass, but I cant seem to hear/make out all the frequencies clearly (which...

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Magnifying a short point in the massive history of Sony, I would like to showcase the awkwardness of Sony in its R&D between early 2000 and a decade after. I would explain my take on two of Sony premium products - one is the SA-5000(SA5k) from early 2000 and the latter era is represented by the...

I was talking to another headfier and we talking about the Audio Technica's and the subject of the AT-W2002 came up. We both instantly agreed this is the most gorgeous cans we have ever seen. While I have not heard one and therefore cannot comment on the sound. My top 3: 1. Audio Technica...

I've been working hard to construct a legitimate A/B testing environment for source gear.  Combined with my co-workers, we have a huge number of amps, including all 5 Schiit amps.  After A/Bing sever Schiit units, we've found that our Lyr and our Asgard exhibit a pretty sharp channel imbalance...

Good Evening Folks...   I have a decision to make and would like some help.   We're moving in 6 weeks and getting married in 3 weeks, I already owe money still to a good friend on here so my budget once  everyone and everything is payed off is going to be very slim. ( Some time in the new...

I know that these headphones may have very different sound signature from each other (one being open, the other closed) but sound quality wise can anyone give a comparison review of the two? The sa5000 was once the flagship of sony and the mdr 1r is the current one and i couldnt find a...

I've had a pair of these sitting useless on a shelf for a year now because the audio from both channels cuts out unless i hold the cord at a very specific angle. If I recabled this would it fix the problem?   At first only the left channel would cut out and I could listen to them by hanging...

How would you compare the two ????? They are both apparently on a very good sale on Amazon, for about the same price....I believe both are " discontinued " but which of the two would have in it''s day been considered the " higher end model " ????

Hi All,   I noticed that there is a pair of Sony's MDR-SA5000s for sale in EU for $300. Do you think that is a good price and it is worth buying these if I want to try them out?

Which is better in build quality and sound quality with an amp? I am seriously considering the MA900

I know that detail isn't the end-all for a headphone, but most likely because of that there seems to be a dearth of information on the comparative levels of detail between some of the nicer headphones. For an example, the HE-400 and HE-500 have both been praised for detail in a mid-fi headphone...

Basically I'm deciding between these two. I know the Shiit's sound better, but are they good enough to sacrifice portability?    I have K550's. A900X's, and M50's that I would like to drive as well on my iPod, but if the Shiit stack sounds substantially better than the E17 then I'll get over...