The Tenso experience was excellent, they were super quick - the package was in Australia in 24 hours! Australia post took another 3! days to get them to me. As for the A900X. I'll write a brief newby's review shortly. I like them. A lot.  

Well... trigger pulled!   I chose the closed cans - A900X. This will be my first venture into higher quality headphones. Should be fun. Thanks to Mani ATH 87 and Dsnuts for the great comparo back on page 23. Thanks also to MalVeauX for his input.   I like the idea of being able to...

Wow! on Amazon japan, the A900X is just a bit pricier than the AD900X! 130 Yen more.   Weird...now the decision is made even trickier...   May I ask, how did you translate the pages so you know what you're doing?   Thanks again. Mark   EDIT: sorted out translation issues...

Thanks a_recording,   not in Sydney, living in little old Radelaide! Did you use tenso to freight them from japan? If you don't mind me asking, what did you pay for them?

this is a helluva thread!! Awesome! Thanks to everyone.   So....   A900x or AD900x for another 100AUD?   I've never owned open headphones and this'll be my 1st foray into hi quality headphones.   At this point I don't own a dedicated headphone amp, although, I've got plans to...

thanks for getting your thoughts on the ORB amp up here!  

Hi MalVeauX, thanks for the detailed reply - much appreciated. Nothing rude written so no offense taken.   5Hz - I take your point on the ear/brain ability to detect frequency this low. I'd seen the specs on cans like the SRH940 and others and decided that I wanted to get the most...

Hey everyone, I'm in the market for a new set of full size phones.   I've read all about and sort of fallen in love with the Shure SRH940 but think the romance is doomed failure if the plastic cracks up - that would completely piss me off after spending the dollars on them!   So, it...

Thanks, yes I am looking for recommendations. I'll check out the forum.  

Thanks bigshot! I've re-read the thread and now have a much better understanding of the reasons for your answer! Do you have any info on which would be a better way of connecting the iMac to the AV receiver? I use the optical cable now but wonder if a the 3.5mm jack to RCA would be a...

Hey everyone, I'm in the market for a new set of full size phones.   I've read all about and sort of fallen in love with the Shure SRH940 but think the romance is doomed failure if the plastic cracks up - that would completely piss me off after spending the dollars on them!   So, it...

OK...   I've got a 15 month old HP Pavilion dv7 which comes with come kind of 'beats' EQ system, then there's the EQ system in iTunes and lastly, if you dig deep enough there are tone controls in the codec information boxes.   I've tried different things, turning iTunes EQ off and...

Hi, I'm coming a few months late to this thread I know but hope someone will see the questions.   Did you find a way to get pure DAC signal out of the iMac to the amp?   I've been using an optical cable from the output jack on the back of the iMac but find that the volume can still be...

Hi, I am new on the forum and would really appreciate some info on headphones that claim to deliver bass down to 5hz. Ariel7's tank range have this on the spec sheet but I've not found any reviews yet that verify this. I know the brain isn't supposed to be able to process such low frequencies...