Over time I've gone through what I consider to be fairly many headphones, and in the end to my preference I keep coming back to HD650s. Partly because the sound signature makes almost anything sound good, and partly because the slightly laid back treble makes them extremely gentle on my ears (no...

I've been looking around and it seems unusually hard to pinpoint a good headphone that both isolates (at least somewhat) and sounds really good. I am aware of a fair number of closed headphones, but they either seem too low-fi or too polarizing.   For example I'm aware of M50, SRH840...

Not asking for suggestions, just thought I'd start a place for everyone to post their favorite non-IEM headphones they use for portable outdoor use. I can't really start because I don't really have any except for SRH940s which I'm going to sell (comfort issues).

Someone wants to upgrade headphones, and I'd like to give a thorough set of suggestions. They want it closed as far as being able to use them in a library for example, and they want it to be capable in the bass department but not "too much" that it muddies up everything. I imagine they'd be...

I was noticing while listening to Pandora that a remarkable number of their classical and baroque recordings are quite nice. Yet whenever I search for a similar album on Amazon.com mp3, their previews sound just terrible. It's not compression, but rather very poor recording.   Any...

Not for me but for someone else as a gift. They don't care about sound quality due to hearing loss.   Semi portable and semi isolating is desired -  but full super duper isolation is not required, but hopefully something better than open back headphones. Durability would be nice so they...

If any of you are familiar with frequency domain transformations, this will probably make sense (I think too many people have the misconception that "treble" only effects high pitch sounds, and don't realize that every frequency contributes to the sound across the entire spectrum.)   By...

Rather than buying another headphone, I'm wondering if getting a better amp for my HD 650 would be better.   Right now I have an NFB-12, which I understand has a good DAC, but lackluster amp? I have a few questions:   1) Is it possible to have an amp that is somewhat brighter than the...

Edit: The novelty of my SRH940's excellent critical listening capabilities has worn off and I think my HD 650's are perfect for long term listening still. My HD 650 and SRH-940 make a perfect pair, satisfying options for closed (Shure) and open (Senn), analytical/forward (Shure) and...

I think I caught the "Head-Fi" virus.... because I have an urge to buy some more headphones now :O   Honestly I love my current Sennheiser HD 650's. However being open backed I think some nice closed ones would be good also as a secondary pair when I want isolation. Also if I get a second...

Edit: Disregard what I said about not wanting an amp below. I am now planning on getting an amp and am currently leaning towards getting an HD 650 + Audio-GD NFB-12.   Edit 2: I have just purchased a brand new HD 650 and Audio-GD NFB-12. Waiting for them to arrive in the mail now :)  ...