Thanks for the info, guys. I guess it's just too much of a hassle - gonna stick with US voltage products.

Just curious...would an amp's sound quality decrease dramatically if I use a cheap step down converter? Any goods one that are recommended?

Quote: Originally Posted by OliverH Yes, they did. As a disappointed S9 owner--claustrophobically narrow soundstage, constant tweaking required, horrible controls, weak volume--I really would like to convince myself to stop caring, though. That's a surprise - the S9 sounded...

D2000 is quite different from the 701 and 880. It's a fun phone with relatively strong bass and has more coloration/smaller soundstage. I would personally choose the 880s if you have a warm-sounding amp/source (necessary to tame the slightly bright highs).

AKG Acoustics 10 Audio-Technica 13 Behringer 10 Beyerdynamic 12 Bose 5 Denon 12 Fostex 10 Grado 8 HURT JVC 9 Koss 9 M-Audio 10 Panasonic 10 Philips 9 Pioneer 10 Roland 10 (Do they even make headphones?) Sennheiser 12 HEAL Shure 9 Stax 11 Sony 10 Ultrasone 10 Yamaha 10 (I...

Quote: Originally Posted by elcarajo Fidel - what's the coloration issue with the AT W5000's? I'm might get flamed by AT users, but most of the AT cans I've listened to have this unnatural coloration that sweetens up everything...just not my taste I guess. It's not too bad with...

Well, keep in mind that I haven't heard the DIY Stax offerings. I would only assume amps like the KGSS and KGBH will turn the O2s into another beast. But yeah, I don't think the HD800 is a good value given how much trouble it will take to find a suitable (and probably expensive) amp for...

Overrated: Bose Triports - well, it's comfy and....?? Ultrasone ED9 - shocked by the price vs. performance difference. SR60/225/325i - probably the headphones I hate the most....bass is overwhelming with little, if any, soundstage. SR60 simply sounds like static noise around my head...

I second the Benchmark with balanced 650s. Not the clearest, but the synergy is quite addictive.

I've compared the HD800 (single-ended) with the Stax O2/007tA and 727A - I think a lot of it depends on which amp you choose for the HD800 because they're pretty picky. It does everything almost perfectly - tight/deep bass, warm midrange, revealing, and good soundstage, etc....but I didn't...

It's also possible that the Itunes version is causing this...you might want to download an older (or newer?) version to see if the noise still persists. If it does, then it's likely a driver conflict.

Do you have album art displayed while you play the music? I had a similar issue with foobar when too I used a certain customized setting because it was too graphics-intensive for my old pc. It made a weird static noise when I hovered the mouse.

Headamp GS-1 with DACT.

Sorry to hear about the damage. You should contact Sugden asap...

Any estimates on pricing? I guess the negative is that there will be delays with the KGST.