Thanks. I did buy a Flio 12a, and notice a fuller sound. If I turn he Flio all the way up, the Sony only needs to be turned up to about 18 or so for good volume. Before, I had to turn the Sony almost to maximu, at around 56 or so. So, am I right to conclude that the best sound will be dong it...

Thank you. I hadn't noticed any distortion or slowness. But since I can buy locally from bhphoto and easily return, I may try an amp. The only question is which one. If I choose an incompatible one I may not see much difference and perhaps wrongly conclude that one won't help. Perhaps someone...

Please consider me a newcomer for this question. I've been listening to high bit rate AAC files on my SONY NWZ-A17 using B&W P5 Mark II headphones. They sound pretty good. Now, I've acquired an HD600. It sounds better. But I know it requires a lot of power to drive. Yet, the SONY seems to get...

So, does anyone who owns or has owned both the P5 and the vmoda m100 have any thoughts on whether the vmoda will "sound better" coming from the P5?

Re the P5, if I don't care about looks, but I do care about passive isolation, and good sound, is there anything that is significantly better than the P5 at any price within a few hundred dollars up or down?

I was thinking only Detox and Beats Pro. I thought both of them have no active external sound manipulation. At least the Detox when I listened to it did not nauseate me, and I so cconcluded from that.

If I was 16-17 again, less than 1/3 my current age, headphones would be at the very bottom of any of my interests and concerns, right next to earthworm population projections. :)   I'm really only interested in sound quality and isolation. At the very least, do we know for sure on this site...

What the general consensus on the Beats Detox?   From what I've seen, people seem to feel it is overpriced, but other than that?

I ran Mind Matters BBS, formerly The Round Table BBS, in Brooklyn.

Thank you.   I don't want to over-emphasize the importance of noise isolation. While it is important, just as important is good sound. You've mentioned a number of choices there, and I can certainly look them all up.   Which do you personally feel would be best in my situation, given...

Hello. I am new here, and would like your recommendations.   As I've been around since BBS's in the 1980's, I will try my best to provide information and parameters so that I don't sound (no pun intended) completely like a newbie.   I listen in a noisy environment. Also, active noise...