This is probably a long shot, but I recently got my hands on a free pair of Ultrasone DJ1 closed cans! The problem (for me) is that the cable is coiled, long, and unfortunately non-removable. I'm not looking for a recabling that increases the quality of these headphones, because I honestly...

I finally ordered Galilean Satellites, an album by the art/post/astro metal band Rosetta, which I have been meaning to do for quite a while. It is a sync CD, with one sludge metal disc and one ambient disc meant to be played at the same time. So how do I do this? I imported the entire discs...

While there is a lot of talk here at Head-Fi about the faulty cables that the Shure E500/SE530 are built with, I have done some searching, and there is no talk about possibly recabling the IEMs so that it isn't a reoccurring issue. 1. Is it possible? Has it been done before? 2. Is there...

Hey, I thought you guys in here might be able to give me suggestions on other bands to check out, as you have done before. I have been really happy with all of the suggestions I have received. I cannot say enough good things about David Bazan's lyrics when he was vocalist and frontman for...

I decided to go retro for a while, I'm selling my brand new (swapped at the genius bar) 5th generation 30GB iPod and I'm bidding like crazy on 1st generation iPods on eBay. For those of you who have/had a 1st Generation iPod (That's the one from 2001, mechanical scroll wheel, Firewire only...

Pacific Valve has a number of DACs under ~$300. All are from DIYEDEN (?). Between the SVDAC05, The Modified Great March, and the Musiland, do any of you have any inclination to which one is the best buy? I'll be building a setup from it. I can do USB or Toslink, already have the DT990 and...

I have been building this setup in my mind for a couple months now, and here's what I have put together: I have an awesome little Mac Mini, and the only reason why I bought it was to run iTunes as a digital music hub. It's connected to an external hard drive where the music is stored. - The...

I just found out I get 1 set of Shure IEMs at 50% off retail through a corporate partnership! My prices are going to range from $130 on the SE310 to $225 on the SE530. My question is, for the money, which IEM has the best sound quality? Are the extra drivers and top-of-the-line name of the...

I have one post-rock album, Yanqui U.X.O. by Godspeed You! Black Emperor. I really like it, and listen to it often. I've checked out other post-rock bands, the more popular ones like Sigur Ros and Explosions in the Sky are good but are not the same as GY!BE. The difference to me is Sigur Ros and...

My musical tastes are 65% Metal, 10% Southern Rap, 10% Progressive/Post Hardcore/Hybrid bands, 15% Indie Rock/Pop/a little Electronic. But I mostly want my metal to shine. I think the Darkvoice 336i is a really versatile amp from what I've read with the simplicity of its tuberolling, so I...

If you like metal, AT ALL, or want to get into metal, or don't like metal but appreciate bands that break genre barriers down, you must pick this album up. Between the Buried and Me as a band up until this point to me had always been this band where I'd listen to an album like "The Silent...

My musical tastes every week seem to shift towards more metal. The only new CDs I buy are metal. Especially really technical metal, not slow groove metal. Grindcore, deathcore, gothenburg, etc. At The Gates, The Red Chord, From a Second Story Window, Amon Amarth, As Blood Runs Black, Darkest...

Hey I'm specifically looking for a setup to be built around the Ultrasone Proline 2500 cans that I now plan on buying. It will be a home setup only, no need for portability. My source will be either Toslink or USB, so I'll need a DAC, and then a headphone amp with good synergy with the cans...

I've decided to part with my Grado SR-60s. I've had them for a year and a half now and have very few complaints about them. So now I'm looking for a new open can in the ~$225 price range +/- $50. From my own research, these cans can be had at that price: AKG K701 - eBay Ultrasone Proline...

In the picture on the Meier Corda Aria webpage, there's an Ultrasone Proline can sitting RIGHT on top of the amp. What I want to know is regardless of how nicely they complement each other in a photograph, how well can the Aria handle a Proline 2500? I'll also be using it for Beyers, but...

I'm looking for a full solution for listening to headphones while at home. I'd say that the setup will be for Darth Beyers and a higher-end Grado someday, but I may spend that money to upgrade my DT770s and SR-60s on a different headphone like perhaps a K701 or Proline 750 instead, so I don't...

Hello, I have a goal to have a full music system set up for both speakers and headphones based out of a Mac Mini by the end of August, and I'm starting to do some research. I have a couple questions about the audio out of a Mac Mini and the nature of some audio interfaces in general that I am...

I have the opportunity to get a pair of Boston Acoustics T-930 "Power Tower" floorstanding speakers from the mid 80s I am assuming. They retailed for $750 as a pair back then, which is a pretty nice set adjusting for inflation. I can get them for 185 as the set, and they are listed as "9/10."...

Hello, I came across a pretty good deal that I think I'm going to pick up on an outdated Harman Kardon DTS+Dolby Receiver, the AVR 120. To be honest, I haven't been able to look into it enough yet to even see if it's 5.1 or 7.1, because I more care about how headphones will sound out of its...

Like the title says. I am looking for a portable amp for my Beyer DT770 Pro 80Ohm headphones. Just mostly looking for better sound quality out of them. I am not generally unhappy with how they sound, but I have never owned an amp and thought this may be appropriate. I will also probably be...

Hello everyone. I am somewhat new to the headphone world, but I am trying my best to learn from what everyone here has to say. I thought it fitting right now to ask a couple questions about what should be the next couple purchases of mine in terms of sound equipment. I am moving off campus...

I made a thread asking about these headphones a week or two ago. I bought them, knowing that they probably weren't going to sound good. But because I have bad ears, I thought that I would be fooled and that they wouldn't be as bad as everyone says. Still, I wasn't buying them to keep, only to...

Hello all, I'm a new member here and am thoroughly enjoying reading all of the threads here. I am a Grado SR60 and Etymotic ER-6i owner and somewhat of a lossless, uncompressed music freak, and I value what you guys have to say. I have been looking for a closed headphone to buy, but I want...