Quote: Originally Posted by lan Hi kartik. Long time no see. I havn't seen your "new" place although you've been there for a while but if there's little problems with neighbors (or wife) and noise, I'd go speakers. The new place is bigger and kinda like a townhouse. I definitely...

I've enjoyed owning 2 mid-priced headphones with mid-level performance. Between the two, including the cost of headphone amps, cables etc. I would have spent about $1600. Today, I was listening to my system through my $400 Bohlender-Grabener speakers and was really blown away by the soundstage...

Any impressions on the much cheaper ESP/950 - McAlister EA-4 combo?

Quote: Originally Posted by joey I've had the ksc 35's for over a year now, and I think it's time for a change. Right now I'm looking into the Sennheiser HD600, but I'm open to any suggestions on other cans. I prefer a wide soundstage, deep tight punchy bass, cystal clear vocals...

Quote: Originally Posted by edstrelow I have just been moving amps around my systems and sat a Stax SRM-3 and Stax 404 down to compare with the Koss 950, using the Elenco power supply. I fed them both from a Sherwood Newcastle cd player, a good performing bargain unit. I had not made any...

Quote: Originally Posted by seacard If you had to compare a HD650/GS-1 (or K701/GS-1) combo with a Stax SR-404/SRM-313 combo, what would you say are the advantages and disadvantages of each system. If your tastes run between the Stax and the Sennheisers, the Koss ESP/950 may be...

http://www.audiodigit.com/index.php?section=50 The pricing info isn't there but if it is low, especially with that really interesting tube-t design may make for a nice second system.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mercuttio Huh, I knew they made an Electrostat at one point, but I didn't know you could still get one... I haven't heard anything about how these sound. Are they in any way comparable to Sennheiser or Stax? IMHO, the ESP/950 is definitely superior to...

http://www.omegaloudspeakers.com/lotus.htm Was looking at some single driver units when I saw this. Using an amp adaptor for the speaker outputs, would make an interesting combination for the usual dynamics as well as directly powering up the K1000s.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sleestack That thing is cool. Never heard of it, but I would love to hear one. Interestingly, the writer notes that it operates at a master clock speed 4 times faster than DSD. The newer TACT BOZ amps run at a master clock speed of 35 X greater than DSD. Talk...

Quote: Originally Posted by mjg ahh yea, one of the last grado meets, that's what i was remembering. It was the first time I've even heard of one of those.. Still have it?? Still do. Going strong, even with my increasing use of vinyl and the death of SACD.

Quote: Originally Posted by creyc so the headphone itself (not amp) has electronics in it for muxing the balanced audio signal back together and sending it to each driver then? Also how would balance audio help headphones? A relatively short cable running from amp to your ears wont...

Quote: Originally Posted by mjg Ahh I see... The only device I've seen like that is the sharp digital amp that a member brought to a meet one time. Nevermind on that... here is a link to something: http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volum...mp-1-2002.html would that...

Quote: Originally Posted by JaZZ Here's a link to an older thread. Audio-Technica's AT-DHA3000 is the only digital headphone amp I know of. . Not a Class D amp. It is an amp with a DAC. The amplification is still analogue.

Quote: Originally Posted by gsferrari Qualia and for a non-sony headphone - K1000 without the imaging...but better Bass. I think the K1000s are nice but incredibly hyped. There is a reason for the hype. It is dead. Like all dead artists, it is appreciated after its demise. (Except...