Dear God, what nonsense.

HA! That sounds like he is tired of hearing from you.

How can an amp possibly have any kind of soundstage? That isn't what they do. All they do is increase power.

Not from Texas (or from the south). Not even close. Although I did spend a month there one day.

The hell you say! HA! I'm 72. Double your age, and I don't yet consider myself to be overly ancient.

Isn't that making the assumption that your circle of friends is indicative of the public at large? I mean, part of the reason our friends become our friends is the things we have in common, in this case including musical and sound preferences.

I hear that happens to a lot of guys as they age.

You can still get them with the 3.5 jack on either Amazon or Best Buy.

Sounds like people trying to make money off the unsuspecting by fixing a problem that does not exist.

My BS meter just exploded!

I'l make this simple. The only reason there are speakers costing this much is that there are people stupid enough to pay that price!

I understand this is an old thread, but I have to ask - Why not just buy headphones without the "Grado honk"? It seems for as much as many rave about Grado, they are always doing something to them in order to make them sound good. I just don't get the enamorement some have for this brand? Or...

I didn't mean they fit my head tighter. I meant the pads were a tight fit onto the earcups. Sorry if I was not very clear about that.

Heprer - I just tried the pads from my hd429 on my hd201 and found that they produced a bit more "sparkle" to the high end. The pads are a tight fit - a very tight fit - in fact the hd201 pads feel a bit loose when put on the hd429. The results are very interesting. By the way, in case anyone...

I owned these for a little over a week. Gladly returned them. The fit was uncomfortable, even after trying to stretch them a bit. Sound was god-awful. Think tin cans with speakers in them. Just horrible.