Well, I've had this amplifier for a few days now for a review and I am so thoroughly impressed! It has so far driven both the Audeze LCD-5 and Hifiman Susvara brilliantly! The sound is quite ethereal, with plenty of dynamics and punch. Anyone wanting more bass from either headphone should really...

Well, my new Bose NC 700's just arrived and so far I am fairly impressed with their build quality, comfort, improved SQ and the NC is off the charts! I thought the QC35II and WH-1000MK3 where off the charts good with regards to noise cancellation, but with 4 mics in each ear-cup, the engineers...

So I've noticed that there are several younger members on Head-Fi with a lack of appreciate/understanding of rock music. Now I'm not a big fan of the hippity hop that most kids enjoy today (BTW, I'm 42...so I'm not that old ). I'm making sure to raise my two kids right (10 and 6 years old) by...

Hi all: I've noticed the only thread for these fantastic closed/portable headphones is in the Network and Industry News section, so I thought it would be better than we had one here in the main Headphones Section.   Listening to them tonight on my iPod Classic / FiiO E11 and some Pat...

KGSSHV vs. Cavalli Liquid Lightning Mini-Comparative Review   After many days (a few weeks really) with the both the Liquid Lightning and KGSSHV in house I’m ready to share my thoughts on these two solid state options to drive Stax headphones. For this comparison, I used my beloved Stax...

So after hearing this wonderful DAC back in June, it's been on my mind all summer. Well today, I finally got around to putting in an order for one. Should have it in 1-2 weeks.   http://bryston.com/products/digital_audio/BDA-2.html   I really liked the BDA-1, but in the end, it never...

So with my main dynamic and stat rigs about "set", I decided to look for a great portable headphone. My requirements for this would be the ability to isolate out background noise (like my kids, or an airplane) and a great sounding headphone, so last year I started on a journey that now after a...

Since we've hijacked the GS-1 thread, I thought its about time this wonderfully versatile, clean and transparent amp got its own new thread.    I mean how many amps can drive sensitive IEMs, low impedance/highly efficient dynamic headphones, high impedance headphones and orthos?   Here's a...

Hi folks: As the main thread has been locked for quite some time, I think we should try kicking off a new thread.    In my travels, the W3000ANVs are simply the best closed headphones that I've heard to date. I've owned/heard many of the current/past flagships, but these just hit so many...

So ever since I've had my laptop, the audio from its so called "speakers" has always underwhelmed me. First off, I could barely make out what people were saying when listening through the speakers, let alone be able to enjoy music. So I came across the NuForce Cube and thought it would be a...

So I've had the NuForce Icon iDo for just over a week and here are some of my thoughts. First off, if you haven't heard of the Icon iDo, its an amazing device. Form factor, its very close to the well known HDP headphone amp/DAC from Nuforce; except this unit only takes inputs from Apple devices...

Noted, no measurements were shown to definitively offer quantitative data, but still an interesting article:   http://www.stereophile.com/content/minnesota-audio-society-conducts-cable-comparison-tests-0  

Just saw this article and I thought I had to share it:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NKDXuCE7LeQ   I know after a long day, listening to my favourite tunes really helps cheer me up!

HeadAmp GS-1 – A Forgotten Treasure   So after hemming and hawing for several months about picking up a solid state amp to compliment my Woo Audio WA22, I finally made the jump. I was looking for a solid stage amp in the $700-$1200 price range. Amps I considered were the Violectric V200...

I think there's been plenty of "Best of" albums for 2011, but how about some of your most disappointing albums of the year?   My vote:   Lulu by Metallica and Lou Reed.   I'm a BIG Metallica fan and like some of Lou's stuff, but man, what a waste of time and money!

Very interesting article on innerfidelity.com by Tyll.   A fantastic contribution and the reduced ringing in the treble (not much mind you) pretty much lines up with my Ed. 8 experiences when I had my drivers replaced under warranty. Very cool stuff!  ...

As the other LCD-3 thread has kinda gone down the toilet so to speak, I'd like to kick off this thread for LCD-3 owners / potential owners / fans to discuss these amazing headphones.   Here are my thoughts on how they compare to the LCD-2 r.2s...

I agree with the top 5, but then things get a little wonky for me:   http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123   Your thoughts?

WTH happened? It went from a very useful tool...to completely useless.

Very interesting article by Tyll:   http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/testing-audibility-break-effects   Thanks Tyll for some great work here.   My experiences (although they were not double blind tests) do also match Tyll's with regards to my Ed. 8s. My newly replaced brand new...

So I was at Walmart at lunch today picking up some stuff for yard work and swung by the CD section. I noticed the new Red Hot Chili Peppers CD (I'm With You) was released...listened to it a few times tonight and I'm glad to say, the boys are back. Great album.   I also noticed that the...

So I’ve had my WA22 for about a week now and here are some of my thoughts on how it sounds and compares to the WA2 (thanks to Shane...Sophonax for letting me hold onto his WA2 for a few days after he bought it from me). My initial comparison will focus on both amps being run in un-balanced mode...

I recently had a quality issue with my beloved Edition 8 LE headphones (late Saturday night...9 days ago). I remembered that I had Randy Fuch's (from Ultrasone North America) phone number on an email from when my warranty was registered (7 years of warranty coverage), so I called to leave him a...

Is it just me, or when I try to post using Firefox (version 4) there is no cursor and in turn no ability to go back an fix typos. When I hit enter to leave a space...nothing happens.   Quite frustrating that I have to use IE8...I hate IE8 (not the IEMs BTW, the browser. )

The title says it all. Alice Cooper made up a large part of my high school years in the '80s and I'm glad that they're in (the group, not just Uncle Alice). Now, how about Rush? Can't be because they're Canadian as both Neil Young and Leonard Cohen are in (and neither have great voices ).  ...