I ended up getting the Alpha Pads after that post, along with dampening the cups and recabling from Moon Audio.   From my experience, the Alpha Pads brought the vocals much more forward compared to the stock pads (not an 'improvement' to everyone's ears).  A touch tight as a fit with the rings...

Sony XB500/700/1000 anyone?

Hi, I posted the following on a few forums after getting (what I think are) a few good ideas, figured I'd share it here as well to get opinions from the Head Fi community as well: Let me start by saying some of my fondest memories are of browsing and shopping at a record shop downtown in...

So it'd be: Your source > Behringer > split to your speaker/sub system + your headphones (and your friends' headphones) To play all of them simultaneously as well to 'feel' the sub?   I'm not sure how the Behringer would handle the outputs (not at all familiar with it), but in theory because...

Hi marone, I'm sorry but I'm a little confused.   You are looking to recable your Superlux headphones yourself (not send them off I'm assuming), and would like recommendations for which cables to look at (or a previous thread like this) within your budget?

I've finally decided to pop my 'headphone mod' cherry and had a quick question for my first venture into custom pads with my Denon D2000:   Lawton Angle Pads or Mr Speaker's Mad Dog Alpha pads ?   After reading as much as I could around I've narrowed it down to those two (Jmoney knocked out...

I've finally decided to pop my 'DIY headphone mod' cherry and had a quick question for my first venture into custom pads with my Denon D2000:   Lawton Angle Pads or Mr Speaker's Mad Dog Alpha pads ?   After reading as much as I could around I've narrowed it down to those two (Jmoney knocked...

Thanks LFC_SL, that actually makes more sense if you break it down like that.   To see if I understood correctly, a good DAC will improve a bad amp (to what degree depends on the source and amp) but each amp peaks individually at some point, so you would need a better amp to keep up for...

Kesa hai MrTechAgent, by all means, glad to see I'm not the only one.  Don't mind me but I can put up a display photo after 5 posts lol, so I'm seizing an opportunity and figured I'd welcome everyone and anyone else to chip in.

I meant how much an external DAC between your source and amp can make a difference, for instance:   Recently, I started enjoying my Sony XB1000 considerably more by introducing a Fostex HP P1 (DAC/Amp) between my Fiio E7 and my iPhone.  From my understanding, the Fostex replaces Apple's DAC...

Hey, I've been wondering about this question for a while:  Can a proper DAC help an amp drive headphones it normally wouldn't be able to?  What I mean is, could you pair an amp to a good DAC (or even just a better source) to help it perform with equipment that it would normally struggle to drive...

Hello,   After reading as much as I could around Head-Fi and the net to put together my first proper DAC and Amp set-up (currently using the Fostex HP-P1 and sometimes my Fiio E11 for 'proper portable and fun listening sessions'), I've decided to purchase a CypherLabs AlgoRythm Solo dB...