99.999% vs 99.9999% (I don't think I could ever hear the difference). Might be great for science, but I don't feel we can really improve cables through increasing purity without chalking up massive diminishing returns.

Anyone else watch Season 2 championships during the CLG vs WE match? Had to be the biggest disappointment I've seen in organizing.

M8161 are definitely my favorites for my HD800 while my Hytrons (I believe they are 6ak5s) are for the HD650. They're not on the list but they are quite bright.

1. HD800 2. HD650 3. Turbine Pro Copper   Sadly not rich enough to have a big list haha. I don't think I could find anything that I have used beat the HD800s.

I'm also a fellow violinist who turned to paying premiums for a better sound system for a better experience. I can tell you I learned that (with my limited resources at the time) the link between your headphones and source is important. My first headphones were HD650s...and they sounded...

Quote:   Grados work with a good amp that kills some of the fatiguing brightness. However, over time they definitely do not work. Some non audiophilic headphones just kill me in minutes.

Hey guys! I have recently joined the HD800 club. After owning a pair of HD650s, and listening to them at a Sennheiser store in Singapore, I couldn't resist (but my wallet certainly tried to).   I have to say, everything you hear is absolutely clear. Sadly, I will never be able to listen to...

You refuse to listen to cheap headphones (or you get headaches from doing so). Also, you participate specifically for researches that involve listening at your university because they use Grados

Only issue I have is that the nose bridge starts floating/applying too much pressure. I just adjust my glasses for listening. My acetate glasses are a different story though. Those start hurting after a while.

Boxing day is coming around and now that my S&S Steelsound 5hv2 are fried (twice now) I have decided to venture out and find out what's all the craze about headphones. I really liked the steelsounds with the large stage but that was a while ago when I played CS. I have decided to go more towards...