I don't believe in burn in past a short initial stage (which is done at the factory most of the time). I believe we get used to the sound and not the other way around. All my equipment seems to get better but the more I listen the more I believe that it's just me getting used to it. It's like...

Quote: Originally Posted by CDBacklash as a side note, lossless is also better to store for conversion reasons and also remastering reasons. That is a good point, having lossless as backup is great for conversion into different other formats for different devices. Other than that...

Quote: Originally Posted by powertoold I say if you think cables make a difference AND you claim you can hear a difference between 320kbps and FLAC with your system, you should test out the second claim using the ABX Comparator, find out you can't tell a difference even between 192kbps...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gothamm Interesting. This has definitely gotten me thinking. I think 128 kbps sounds good, but still use VBR, even though i can not tell the difference. I guess i don't have the "golden ears" eh? I donwloaded some FLAC files, and compared them to 128 kbps...

I have 3 letters for you - ABX. What you think you hear, what you 'feel' is irrelevant if you want to talk science. I've worked in sound research for years and people don't hear as well as they think they do. As far as I remember the only times we got amazing results were from people who...

Well, got my DT770pros, absolutely hate them... They sound extremely muddy, the clarity of sound is worse than koss-ksc75. I don't get it, how can they be so bad? Is it my Klipsch amp?

It's not upgraditis I just want to try different manufacturers/phone types so that I can figure out what I like and what I don't like.

Heh, I wish. All the stores around here sell Bose, Panasonic, JVC, etc

Quote: Originally Posted by Ashirgo Sure. Enjoy yourself! I hope they will suit you Was this so hard? Ash It still is As I said I am not done here yet, I am getting a pair of Beyer because I always wanted to hear them but the search for the elusive "perfect" headphone...

Thank you all so much for all the advice. I am buying a pair of DT770s (I just had to try Beyer) but I am already looking at another pair of phones Q40, D2000, etc all sound appealing. I think since I am getting closed headphones the other pair should be open so I am looking into that...

My hair will be fine Comfort > hair I thought of something else, what if I use the same headphones for listening to music I described+ movies/games on my computer, would that change the recommendation completely? This is crazy....

As to Denon's I've been reading about them and D1000 but as I understood they weren't that good for electronic music. Maybe I should read more....%-]

Quote: Originally Posted by wavoman There must be a good CA internet headphone seller that takes returns, no? lol, you'd think so

Thanks for the advice but I am from Canada so what you proposed is not an option for me

About the comfort. I really like listening to music but I know I get irritated by headphones that I can feel hurting my head or that produce 'hurting sound'. To me the headphone can be incredible musically but if it fatigues me I don't want it. I would rather lose a bit of quality but not feel...