Thank you so much for this post! My left earpiece stopped working a few months back.  I'd been using another pair of headphones and was planning on contacting Harman this week to see if they would repair them when I saw your post this morning - took off the cover on the left piece and found...

Thanks for the suggestions! Any other opinions?

I'd like to buy a pair of closed headphones for listening late at night. My budget is about £150 which puts both these phones well in price range. Just wondering what people's opinions on them are for classical music, what with the closed design? I need a closed pair to minimise leaking...

I've had these headphones for over two years now and love them! Could anyone recommend me some full size headphones with a similar sound signature? A bit more comfy with a slightly larger soundstage would be perfect? Budget £300

So I've been happily living with my AT ATH-ESW9 headphones for over two years now. I love them. Unfortunately a bit has cracked and a screw thread broken so while they've been waiting to be fixed I've been using my spare phones (Denon D1001) and everything sounds so BORING. Listening to my...

Quote: More ohms means that the 'phones are harder to drive - you'd really need a decent headphone amplifier for the 80 and 250 ohm versions.   I have the ESW9s and think they are great for that kind of music, but if portability isn't a requirement, you could certainly spend your...

Thanks for the replies so far...I am a little worried about the comfort of tri-flange tips. I haven't really had much experience of IEMs (the only pair i've actually owned was Sennheiser CX300 II) but I found them the most uncomfortable things ever, which leads me to believe (with my general...

Hi all   I'm looking for some IEMs to use on the tube. The most important factors are isolation and comfort - as long as the sound quality is decent and the isolation is good i'm not too fussed about sound signatures.   My real question is whether the isolation comes from the phones, the...

Quote: They are exploding the myth (or 'busting' the myth if you like)....nothing wrong with that title...

Quote: Which version of the DT990 is best? And what are the differences between it and the DT880?

Perhaps just change the background colour to a slightly darker colour and see if it has a more positive effect?   Agreed the white "lacks intimacy".

*bump* for more opinions on this. I love my ESW9As too - would love to hear of some full-size 'phones that compare.

I love my ESW9s for portable - looking for a pair of full-size atm. Any sonically similar full-size headphones? Just need something a little more comfortable (that still sound as good) for wearing often at least 6 hours a day.

What headphones/earphones do you use here? How well do they isolate? It's pretty damn noisy.

Let us know what you think!

Because this year I've been in a situation where I cannot use my hi-fi, I've spent the whole year researching headphones which are known to do well primarily with classical music (in the hope of buying some). As the academic year ends, I will shortly be re-united with my Quads, and so think It...

Excuse my noobish-ness. What kind/price range of headphones are this range of amps designed to power?

Quote: Originally Posted by FrankCooter You want something that sounds like your quads then you're going to have to get away from dynamics period. Consider orthodynamics or electrostatics. Why is this the case?

Thanks for all the impressions - definitely making me want to give these 'phones a serious audition. Quote: Originally Posted by R300 Out of interest, what phones do give the quailities you describe? x2 on this.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bilavideo If you're listening to the 600 and it lacks bass, one of two things is happening. Either you are expecting more of a colored presentation (because you're a basshead and you don't know it) or you're not properly amping the unit. Definitely the...

Quote: Originally Posted by tengen I'd prefer to keep everything in one thread, 1143909796. Good call.

interesting like, getting annoying?

Quote: Originally Posted by tdockweiler To me, the Hd-600 is the most natural sounding headphone there is. Especially more so with certain instruments like a acoustic guitars etc. I've even compared them side by side with the AKG 702. I will point out that, straight out of a laptop...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cankin You've been spoiled by your Quads. If only someone could tell me the headphone equivalent it would save me a lot of uncertainty :P or even something with a similar sound signature! I realise that speakers and headphones are a completely...