New HE-400s owner.  Previous experience: AKG K81-DJ, Koss KSC75, UE Triple-Fi 10, AT AD900.    Buying these, I was looking for one pair of headphones that sounded good with everything from pop/rock to metal and country and classical and blues and jazz and electronic.     The open (and...

I've been listening to Triple Fi Pro's for a couple years now (and love them), but I want something more comfortable I can listen to at my desk.     Genres:  Thrash metal, death metal, black metal, folk metal, some power and prog metal...   (and pop, rock, electronic, older country/folk...

Quote: I'm happy with that as long as the driver doesn't fail just after the warranty period expires.     $30 for a cable is a small price for the delight of these.  $300 for a new set from Amazon.. notsomuch, I got in on the $90 Amazon deal.

Quote:   Thanks.  Strangely enough, it's working fully now.  I'm saving your post in case the problem reoccurs.  

I'm used to jack failure on headphones, but my ~8-month old Ultimate Ears just stopped producing all but some very light, tinny sound from the left earpiece with no jack failure symptoms (wiggling the jack doesn't make it go on-off).     I'm wondering if the bass driver died.  What...

Anyone mind giving me a couple examples of overproduced music that otherwise sounds great?

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Quote: As a metalhead, Bach's organ music is the most consistently listenable classical I've ever heard.  Sure, there are many great works that can entrance me, but it's temporary (probably because I have no patience whatsoever).  

Is there a way of roughly determining this? For all the articles about hearing loss I've read, I cannot find any useful data. I've seen multiple quotes claiming 70% volume is okay for an hour or so. I normally listen at 17.5% using my K81DJ's (portable, closed) with my Meizu M6. That's 7/40...

Quote: Originally Posted by sionghchan Thank you very much for your help. Even this start is already a great start! I'll let you know how I make out. Cheers! SH Sorry to doublepost, but this http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showpo...24&postcount=2 from the original thread I...

I have the exact same issue with my K81s, and so does a friend of mine. The problem is in the jack; wriggling the cable and/or positioning it in different ways worked for some time, but does not any longer. I almost want to try the repair myself (it IS under warranty, but based on a thread...

I've got a friend who wants (reliability is important to him) a closed headset he can use to talk to people and maybe play games or listen to music. Adjustable mic, under $40 preferred but up to a max of $50 if there's something really nice. I've gotten quite a bit of info about regular...

I've a pair of k81dj headphones, which I love. The ribbed wiggly part of the 1/8 minijack failed and no longer works / connects. Rather then sending it to AKG and waiting for them to fix it, I was thinking it might be possible for myself to do. I don't necessarily want to do a full recable - I...

Quote: Originally Posted by plywood99 http://www.koss.com/koss/kossweb.nsf...orm&pc^mm^CS80 I have a set and they sound great. Basically a ksc75/55 with a mic. Can be a little stiff around the ears though. I stretched mine over a bowling ball to loosen them up... Ply This...

I read the forum, I picked up a pair of AKG-81DJ's. A friend of mine also did the same. Music is now an entirely different thing then it was before. However! problem! Problem? Said friend has a laptop with integrated sound. Very, very bad integrated sound. Bad enough said friend now...