This is for most practical purposes true. It might be more precise to say that properly designed cables all sound the same. It is, however, possible for a badly designed cable to sound noticeably different—typically by having a rolled-off high end. There have been examples of audiophile cable...

On the off chance anyone's interested ... I got a pair of DT 770 pros, and really wanted to like them. I loved the comfort, and that they didn't make me look as ridiculous as the giant X2HRs do. I loved the smooth and extended bass and low mids. But sadly, I'm among the ones that find the treble...

Ok, Meze is a whole new thing to me. I'm still looking for measurements. Has anyone compared the Meze 99 to the Beyerdynamic DT 770 pro?

Ok, so I bought the Philips X2HR, and liked the sound on first impression. But my girlfriend started throwing things at me from across the room. These are my first open-backed cans, and I knew they'd leak, but I thought it would be more like, "don't blast death metal at the library, but...

Thank you for the advice. I went ahead and bought the X2HDs on Amazon ... they have a free return policy on these so I'm considering this an audition. If I'm not convinced, I'll try the Sennheisers. Reviews and measurements had me really tempted by the AKG K371s, but there are so many...

Hi, I'm looking for on-ear or over-ear phones, wired, for at-home listening. I prefer headphones that have a bit of a bump in the low-mids (maybe because there are no body sensations, I find truly flat phones to sound a bit lean in the bass). And I have a strong preference for a lack of bump in...