Yeah I know, I am gonna do everything in my power to demo, but thought I'd get some pointers here first, see if there were any others I should look into.

Thanks Priyajeet,   It seems the MK 2 are accused of having a mid bass hump by some -  is this an undeniable fact, or would some people disagree?

Hi guys,   Just wondering about the difference in sound quality between these 2 headphones. Price isn't too much of a decider here, have been saving for a 'proper' hifi for a while, but now considering headphones as a possible alternative. I understand I will be more limited in my choice of...

Hey Head-Fi,   I posted another thread, asking, amongst other things, how I could bypass my iPod's internal DAC, and was told that this is not possible - indeed there only seems to be 1 mp3 player on the market that has a digital output - and that was produced in 2003!!! (iriver ihd -...

Dear Head-Fi,   First of all, just to say I am talking about portable use here.   Just wondering if it is possible to bypass the DAC in an iPod (or other portable player), and then use a portable DAC/amp? That is to say, can I extract a digital feed from my portable player?   If the...

Hi everyone, Am I right in thinking you can get much better sound from headphones for much less money? For one, the sound quality doesn't depend on the shape of the room, right? I demo-ed some really pretty expensive hifi equipment a few weeks ago, speakers, we're talking up to 10k a...

Hi guys, Very new to all this, could someone please explain to me the difference between headphone amps and regular hifi amps. Why can't I just use a hifi amp for my headphones - most hifi amps have a headphone socket. What are the advantages of getting a headphone amp? Thanks, Jake

Quote: Originally Posted by m11a1 Headphone, DAC, and an Amp. Any headphone with just an ipod will sound pretty flat. Adding an amp will make a big difference. Are there any portable players on the market that have considerably better sound quality than the iPod? I was...

Quote: Originally Posted by m11a1 Headphone, DAC, and an Amp. 500 for headphones alone or with all of the other components (DAC and Amp)? Yeh 500 for the headphones alone, again I imagine it's pretty important I go and demo some headphones to see what I really think...

Thanks guys, I really appreciate your advice, I guess my only argument would be you don't need to be a racing driver to enjoy driving a ferrari - perhaps a better analogy is you don't need to be a connoisseur to appreciate good wine - even though I'm a beginner, I think I can still appreciate...

Hi guys, am in the market for a decent pair of headphones, will be using my laptop for the music. So my question is, what components do I need for really good sound quality? Am I right in thinking I need laptop, headphone amp, DAC and headphones? And if this is the case, it just seems a...

Hi guys, I'm brand new to the forum, a pleasure to be here, it seems surprisingly busy! First of all, let me start by saying that I am definitely not an "audiophile". I am in the market for a new pair of headphones, primarily for listening to my iPod. I might store my music as lossless FLAC...