Hi everyone.   My mother wants a pair of wired phones for watching TV and I'd like to help her with her choice.   This is what she's looking for.   She doesn't want anything "squeezing her head", so closed cans are probably not an option. Anything heating the ears also bothers her...

Hatmann, I'm assuming you are using a Mac (as I do), so things may be different for you. As far as I understand, you have managed to save your collection onto an external HD and now you want it stored into your new computer for use by iTunes. Drag the files from your collection into iTunes and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Redo They run various tests on the headphones to make sure they pass QC, but they aren't in the business of stocking thousands of headphones hooked up to thousands of amps running for hundreds of hours before shipping them out. It's not economical Not...

Come on, should one actually switch headphones to suit the gender of the singer? I thought phone y for music style x was more than enough!

If burn in is indeed so important, why companies aren't selling headphones that are already burnt in from the factory (not even as an option, as far as I know)? They could also compute/find out the best sound wave and routine that suits each model, or at least give some advice to buyers upon...

Thanks for the links. I knew about the first and the third, but for some reason I had missed the second. Stitching small files with Audacity to make big ones is also an obvious thing to do: I wonder why I didn't think about that myself.

I own those old phones from the early '90s, if my memory is correct. I've always enjoyed them, but I can't remember anything about the specs. The impedance should be fairly high, for I've never been able to decently drive them out of a portable player -- not to mention how wierd they look when...

I own some Sonys that are getting a bit better with what I call "natural" burn-in, i.e. just listening to them for some hours. I'd like to try some pink noise for burning them in, but I can't find anything. They only sell white noise CDs for relaxation (!). Is there a place you know where you...

Quote: Originally Posted by Justice Strike you have to be kidding me... they called it the pro4aat? that won't be selling that much in germanic countries Hey, make us laugh too!

Quote: Originally Posted by bcpk Whenever I've said to my friends that I want a pair of these, they've all insulted me for them being old looking ... This must be the reason why headphones -- and electronics in general -- are getting uglier year after year. Take car stereos: with...

I'm travelling a lot by train this year, so I'm looking for IEMs that would offer plenty of isolation. Out of urgency, I bought some CX-300II and I was quite disappointed. They don't sound that good, they hiss, they are too bright and --- the worst thing of them all --- they give very poor...

Companies always need do show off with a product too expensive for regular customers. Have you noticed that prices go up more or less smoothly before doing an awkward leap to the "top"? Do you really need to double or triple the price you spend for an increment in quality that is ---...

Thanks everybody for your answers, especially the long ones, they have been really useful. Quote: Originally Posted by keezzzz Yep i'm serious , I think Sennheisers (specialy the HD800) are far overpriced, but the same thing with the Grado's RS-2 , RS-1 and the GS1000. I think a...

I really like the look of Grados and I would like to try a model that's not too expensive, maybe the SR80i. Are they good enough for classical --- I need some definition, so I can tell the instruments apart --- or I should skip them and look at more expensive models like 225s? I know that many...

After reading all the positive comments, I've decided to get myself a pair of PX-100, but I know that fakes are a big issue with this model. All the dealers I've searched on eBay have positive feedback: how can I tell them apart? Do you guys have any experience with this? Dou you know a...