I'm thinking of getting a new < $60 pair of phones for work and comfort is probably my number one priority. I was wondering if anyone who had both pairs could comment. I'm slightly worried about the comfort of the PX100 because it's supra-aural. I have a Senn HD580 and a Grado 325, and at home I...

Anyone know about digital cabling? I picked up a new Dolby Digital receiver today and it has a digital coax cable to plug the DVD player into. Since the stores are closed now, can I use a standard RCA cable there, or will I have to wait until I can pick up a new cable? I have a dvd player with a...

Yesterday I handed in my Master's Thesis. I'm done. It feels good. Just thought I would share. Unfortunately, now that I have time, I can't listen to my gear because it's all packed up.

I finished my RA-1 clone and have noticed something weird with the potentiometer. For the first part of rotation I get no sound, then for 2/3 of the rotation I get a constant low volume sound, finally for the last 1/4 or so of rotation it increases in volume really rapidly up to a point that is...

I finished up my RA-1 clone this afternoon but because of plans for the evening didn't get to try it out until just now. Just to check I wasn't gonna blow my nice phones up, I plugged in the set that came with a portable cd player and they seemed to survive. Next my Grados, and everything seemed...

Anyone else notice the foam that Grado packages their cans with has a very distinct odor. I can't remember smelling it anywhere else, but it seems somehow familiar.

I've noticed that if I leave my X-cans on a constant volume when I switch from low impedence phones to high-impedence phones (Grado to Senn) the volume level decreases a significant bit. This would seem normal to me. However, when keeping the volume control constant on my reciever, there is...

I just plugged in my new Grado 325's and wanted to post my initial thoughts. From a comfort standpoint, I find my sr60s more comfortable with the flat pads. I don't know if my ears are small, but these are really like circumaural pads on me. They have no break in time on them yet, so the...

I'm looking to buy some new phones for travelling/commuting. I currently have a Grado-sr60 and Senn HD580. While I think my next major phone purchase will be a higher end Grado model, I find at this time that I have nothing that works well for either travelling on planes or even commuting...

I've had my sr-60s for about 4 years now and a few months ago, I noticed the left channel cutting in and out. It was pretty irregular at first, so I just figured I'd deal. But then it kept getting worse and worse. Finally I could tell just by looking through the grills that the wires inside were...

Just curious, but has anyone been listening to the new Counting Crows cd? Any thoughts? The more I listen to it, the more I like it. Really like Holiday in Spain. I read Adam Duritz wanted to concentrate on melody a lot more on this album and I'd say they did a good job. Some of the songs really...

I just listened through his new album, and it's really good. He's the former frontman for Toad the Wet Sprocket. I saw him open for Counting Crows this summer and decided I should listen to the new album called Abulum. Give it a listen if you like accoustic stuff or Toad the Wet Sprocket.

I've been feeling slightly bummed all week long (not sure why), but any way, was just wondering if anyone had some good musical suggestions for me. I've been listening to a lot of Ben Folds and Counting Crows lately, perhaps that's part of the problem I'm looking for something pretty...

Some people have mentioned a problem with sound leakage in one channel with the volume pot turned all the way down. I never noticed this problem. After moving from my apartment back home for a few days, I now notice this sound leakage. This leads me to believe it's a power issue (the only thing...

I noticed when plugging in headphones (or unplugging them) to my X-cans V2 there is a sound like a spring vibrating in the left channel. Tapping the volume pot, the headphone cord, or the top of the unit produces the same effect. The top of the unit has to be tapped harder to have an effect. The...

Albau's question about that Tom Petty Video with Kim Bassinger got me thinking about some great videos. Here are some of my favorites: Don't Come around Here no More - Tom Petty It's the Alice in Wonderland one. You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon Chevy Chase and Paul Simon are damn funny...

Well, a friend of mine gave me a pair of these to see if I could fix the cord for him. After some helpful advice I was able to burn of the coating of the wires and they are working again. I seem to remember auditioning a pair of these about 3 years ago when I bought my Grado sr-60, so I decided...

So I went to solder a new 1/8" connector onto the end of my headphone cord, and the cabling inside is different than what I have seen before. Instead of each cable being encased in it's own insulating material, the three cables are painted(?) and seem to be interwoven with some sort of thread. I...

I've got some money saved up from the summer, so I was looking into buying a headphone amp. Normally, I would search the Headwize forums for info, but they are still down The two headphones I use are Sennheiser HD580 and Grado SR-60. I notice that my 580's sound much fuller when connected to...