Hello all,        Just getting back into the Head-Fi game after a few-year hiatus. When I left off, my favorite set of headphones was the Sennheiser HD 595. I'm looking for a closed set for some isolation, but I'd like something that sounds similar to the HD 595 - accurate, good soundstage...

I am only posting this in the Headphone forum because I believe it is the closest thing to being a "general" forum. I believe everyone should see this. Recently, Monster Cable sent claims of IP infringement to Blue Jeans Cable. Little did they know that the President of BJC has a good amount...

As much as I hate to put a thread up like this, I absolutely love Head-Fi's music forums for introducing me to The National. Where would you guys suggest to go after them? Thanks much, Mr00000

Looking for a good closed can to compliment my HD-595s, is this a good way to go? I would be listening to them mostly through my EMU 0404-USB but also through my Zune. Any big pitfalls that you can think of? Is there a better closed can to get for the price? Is $199 at Guitar Center a...

Doesn't seem like these guys have gotten too big yet, so I figured it would be good to toss it up on the Head-Fi forums. I stumbled across them the other day thanks to Pandora. Bought their CD. I'm pretty happy. I'd like to see what you guys think. Mr00000

Howdy everyone, I think the time has come for me to give an IEM an honest try. I'm looking for something to wear at work. I love the iGrados I'm using right now, but am getting more and more annoyed by my noisy work atmosphere (I work at a call center). So I am looking for an IEM that fits...

Who's with me? This is the first Opeth CD I'd heard. I know that the rest of their stuff is harder, but this album is the one that I think could be an all-around, Head-Fi crowd pleaser.

So I've been listening to my recently completed rig, checking out a whole range of stuff. I became a little worried when listening to Shiver by Coldplay. It just sounds like something is wrong with my rig. The opening guitar portion seems pretty badly distorted as well as some of the other...

Here I was, when I first joined Head-Fi, thinking that I would just research the pair of HD-595s I was looking at buying. Oh how innocent my wallet was back then... How quickly did things change. First, I became obsessed about having a portable rig. I didn't even own a portable MP3 player...

... will I notice by going from the headamp on the E-Mu 0404 USB to a Darkvoice 336i (still using the 0404 as the DAC)? The difference I noticed going from the output on my Audigy 4 to the 0404 was pretty substancial. Do you think I will get another step like that with upgrading to a nice...

Howdy everyone, Ok, first, I know that this post may seem a little off topic for the headphone forum in general, but it is the only forum I think appropriate for such a general question. Thanks to the great forum that Head-Fi is, I think I have finally come to realize the direction I want...

Looking for reccomendations on either a USB DAC or a sound card / DAC combo (for optical / SPDIF DACs). Something cheap-ish - like in the range of an E-MU 0404 USB... I might just end up getting that unless you guys think a different setup would be better. Thanks much, Mr_Zero

Howdy guys, As you can tell, from my sig, I am itching to buy an amp. I've done a lot of research; reading through the Head-Fi forums as well as reviews on other sites. Most of this has been done specifically in regards to my HD-595s or iGrados. But, since I do plan on buying other cans sooner...

So today, after eating a lovely breakfast at a place called The Good Egg, my friend and I went to a nearby record store. After walking around aimlessly I saw "The Reminder" by Feist. I didn't know anything about it other than I recalled someone talking about it on Head-Fi. It was only $7.99...

I was listening to music on my laptop last night. I have a pretty-much new Dell Inspiron 6400 with the basic integrated sound card (Sigmatel). It seemed pretty nice. I didn't do a side-by-side comparison to the Audigy 4, but it seemed pretty close. Anyone else?

I listen to a good bit of Tom's stuff as well as music from similar artists. Any other fans out there?

Howdy everybody I just recently bought a Zune. I love it! There is only one thing that I have a gripe about - I hate how the music is only viewed by ID tags. I keep my music perfectly organized in folders: Artist\Album\## - track name Is there any way I can get my Zune to let me browse by...

Hello everyone, I've recently finished (before upgradeitis sets in) buying a set of home and portable headphones. So, currently my setup looks like this: Home: Creative Labs Audigy 4 --- Sennheiser HD-595 Portable: Zune --- iGrado Basically, I am looking for a portable Amp/DAC combo...

Call me silly, but I think EAC (ripping to FLAC) is pretty damn fast. Am I halloucinating here? Or, is it really not that slow unless your're ripping some messed up CDs? Mr00000

Hello everyone, Now that I have my HD-595s for my home setup, I'm looking at the iGrados as a portable set of headphones. Do they leak a lot (I'm not worried about noise isolation as much as annoying someone near me)? Overall, what do you guys think about them? Thanks much, Mr00000

Currently I'm using WinAmp to rip to FLAC. This seemed like the easiest to set up compared to EAC or CDEX. I would think that FLAC is FLAC is FLAC... is there anything wrong with just using Winamp? Thanks much, Mr00000

I'm looking into getting an Amp/DAC combo for my Senn 595s. I'd like for it to play well with a couple sets of cans (thinking about Grado, Alessandro, or Beryls in my future). What do you guys think of the Corda Aria?

Is this possible? What is the best method? Thanks much, Mr00000

Whos with me?

I've never really gotten into Classical, but for some reason I'm thinking it would be fun to explore. I'm looking for something dark, emotional, brooding... Something like an equivalent to Tool or Nine Inch Nails in the Classical world. I appreciate any input. Thanks much, Mr00000