AKG 700 series if you can deal with open headphones or the 550 series if you need closed are both a great deal used and offer impressive clarity for the price.

The music shops around me growing up always had Yamaha Orthodynamic headphones or Sennheiser 414s plugged into the display gear. I imagine it had more to do with the times and availability but that's always what I associate with synth headphones.

Hmm, I still own an iDo and have had some other nuforce units in the past. I haven't experienced anything like that. Sounds more like an actual fault somewhere in the setup, maybe a defective unit. I also listen at modest levels, perhaps it clips badly under a substantial load and I've never...

If you're using them in public definitely get closed headphones. As much as I like seeing people with nice open Grado, AKG, Sennheiser headphones it aggravates me when they use them on the subway. The Logitecth UE 6000 ones pointed out earlier are nice, I picked up the AKG K550 myself (perhaps...

I like the K701 and AKG headphones in general, I've owned K series headphones for 15 or so years now. You might try the K550/551 for gaming. The fidelity isn't as high as the 701 but they are easy to drive and surprisingly open sounding for closed headphones. The K550 model is also really...

The nuforce offerings are nice for a casual setup and quite affordable for the quality.

AKG and Sennheiser both make wireless headphones with dedicated surround processors, I haven't used either. Personally I owned some closed Ultrasones that I only enjoyed watching movies and TV with. They handled dialogue and effects well but didn't like them for music. I also preferred my...

I'm glad they sorted it out. I gave up on the Spirit Ones after a couple of defective units, the build is really quite plasticy and I never got to experience the sound of a working unit. I replaced them with a wonderful sounding pair of AKG K550s to listen to while on the go, a bit large...

Just to reiterate the common talking points. 1. Clean your records 2. Make sure your cartridge and turntable setup perfectly 3. Use the best Analog to Digital Converter you can. Forget the sound card and get a studio rack ADC 4. Expect it to be a hassle I abandoned the whole pursuit at fewer...

Back when I owned a pair of AKG K1000s I remember a member telling me about running a sub along with them. So while the idea seems a tad counter intuitive to me, someone else put their has done it. I think the main problem would be finding a suitably fast sub to pair with the Stax.

Guess I'll finally show up to one of these.

It's not worth it. I used to wear a baseball cap to keep my hair out of the drivers. If it touched them it would make an annoying noise, but I find this with almost all headphones.

I have a pair of early 80's RS-7s in need of refoaming (only the woofers). I wouldn't be looking for much over shipping if you are interested. Let me know it pains me to see kit go to waste.

I'm trying to choose a replacement dry brush for pre listening dusting and would like to get a carbon fibre one. Any suggestions? I'm leaning toward the Hunt or Decca but Audioquest, Clearaudio and others all have similarly attractive offerings. Any help would be appreciated.

Where are we supposed to post our 'rigs'? Are you looking for a description or photos? Once again I want to extend my thanks, this is quite the gesture.