The best box to put most of these amps in is the round one under the bench! Seriously, they are usually pretty disgusting in terms of noise, hum & distortion. For a portable amp, just knock up a Cmoy or similar on stripboard, it'll be LOTS better. Colin

Gerard, RS Components have a Trade Counter in Perth, and that's probably your best bet. Otherwise Farnell only have a Trade Counter in Sydney (lucky me!) but Web shopping is OK with them. Neither is very cheap, but mostly they are very efficient and carry good stocks. I just got some 2134s from...

Hi Eli, I've just spent some time this weekend comparing the DT831 and DT990Pro, as well as some other Beyers. I haven't tried Tomcat's recommendation of the DT770Pro, but the 990 does it for me. The midrange is quite restrained, unlike the 831, but the bass and treble are smooth and...

Quoth planar: > do you know who is the importer for Beyer stuff?? The importer is currently NET in Sydney (no addy or phone to hand), but used to be Syncrotech. They still have some stock at 1/2 price, check the list at: http://www.ssd.com.au/special/special.htm Mainly the cheaper...

Studio monitoring headphones are not necessarily flat response and uncoloured, same as with studio speakers. Most near-field monitors are horrific in hi-fi terms, but can be very revealing of what's in the mix. References are more likely to be flat and neutral, but can seem a bit dead for...

With the DT 48 you're paying for two things: build quality and accuracy. The response is actually very flat, and if you swap from the 48s to, say, DT 990s the difference in bass is very obvious. However, it's the DT 48s that are correct! That said, I still like listening to DT 831s. The DT...