There's a buying itch that needs to be scratched but first I'd like to hear from anyone with direct experience of the ATH-W1000X against the W1000 and W5000. If I get a apair of W1000X am I going to have a noticable difference from my other 2 AT woodies. From what I have read there is a...

Sorry if these questions have been answered else where but I have browsed the forum and cant find the exact answers, so please bear with me.   I'm in the process of purchasing from a friend a Stax system comprising SR007 phones and SRM007T amp. After many, many years of listening with...

I have a loan of a Stax SR007/SRM007t combo for a couple of weeks and have a question about the phone outputs. There is one labeled normal which I'm using and 2 labeled pro only. Is there any difference between these outputs and what is their intended purpose. No manual so time to ask the...

Anyone able to provide any names of shops in New York that carries a range of headphone amps...long shot I know.

OK, need a bit of help here. I'm looking at getting my first portable amp, which is probably a little misleading. What I want is a battery powered amp I can easily move from room to room in house using mainly the ATH-EW9s and I-pod. I had thought initially of the RSA SR-71 but that is...

Just finished purchasing a pair of ATH-EW9s at Audio Cubes and noticed the Amadana PE-117. Anyone here actually owned or listened to these? They look weird enough to be interesting, and a variation on the woodie theme. http://www.audiocubes.com/category/H...Earphones.html

I've been a big Grado fan for a number of years now since first trying the SR60s and slowly managed to work my way up via the 225s to the RS1s which I've had for just over 2 years. Having had extended loans of other phones like HD650(3 different pairs)L3000,GS1000 and ATH-AD2000 I hadn't heard...

Just purchased a line stage pre amp based on the Line 2A SE by Mapletree Audio and am looking to get some vintage NOS 12SN7GTtubes for it. I've been offered the choice of GE, RCA or Sylvania..has anyone had any experience with these..are any reguarded as being clearly superior to the others...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics...p-15461072.htm or maybe just the worlds ugliest set.

In the oft quoted and reffered to article, Joes Tube Lore, he talks about a RCA blackplate 5751 which he calls the silver clip version. This is a 3 mica tube with quite large wavy clips locating the plates top and bottom. I've just picked up 4 nos GE triple blackplates with the same clip...

Just had my Ear+ Purist HD100 a couple of days and at the moment I'm running a 12AT7 instead of the normal 5751 as Lloyd was out of stock. There are a couple on the way to me know. However as I plan to keep this amp until hell freezes over or my ears fall off I'd like to get a few different...

Doing abit of tiding in my music room/refuge/hideaway today in preperation for some new arrivals(MAD HD100,Dynavector P75 & DV20xl). What started out as a polish up on the woodies turned into abit of a love fest. Polish the wood, admire the grain, the texture, the feel, polish some more,admire...

Ok so i'm probably going to end up going round in circles even more by asking for advice 'cause i know there's so many conflicting opinions but here goes anyway. I have 3 headphones now that I'm pretty happy with, the sr225,RS1 and AtW1000. Having had extended time with HD650 , SR325i and ATH...

Finally got round to borrowing my friends SXH2 for a couple of days and having spent a few hours with it can now post some impressions. My thoughts are based on owing a SXH1 since April 04. I'm not qualified to make any judgements on the technical aspects of the amp, all I've done is plug it...

beautiful spring day and here I am sitting inside updating my record database. Decided to listen to some music(my stereo is in another building), our soundcard is rubbish so I borrowed my sons panasonic discman and plugged in the W1000s, Wow..they sound good, better than I ever expected through...

I know there's been discussion on this forum about the high prices for Grados outside the US. That's certainly been the case here in New Zealand but the last couple of months have seen some quite significant reductions, the best being the RS1 which has gone from NZ$1999 to NZ$1099 since...

I have a friend whose fond of justifying his 'toys' with the phrase, "you're a long time in the ground". It's catching, a few weeks after getting the ATW1000 i've just ordered RS1s which should be here tomorrow. It's one thing to search through threads on this site, it's another to get a solid...

Having spent far to much time here over the last few days searching and reading reviews I am more confused than ever which direction to take. What I want is an upgrade of the SR225 sound, I can get the RS1 new at a reasonable price(for outside the US that is) but wonder whether the MS2 might be...

After 4 weeks of frustration I've decided to quit the ATs and get something else. I've come to the conclusion that my ears and closed cans dont mix. After listening to about 4 tracks in a row I find I have the start reducing the volume from around my usual 9 oclock position and I start...

I've had the ATs for nearly a month now and they're proving to be rewarding, daming, frustrating experience. There are moments of bliss and moments when I consider selling them. For: Fit, finish, comfort. Clarity of sound, retrevival of detail, control of bass. Against: Lack of bass...

anyone know anything about these phones. Have a chance to buy a pair locally, how do the stack up against the Stax models of similar vintage.

New to this forum, but I've been using headphones since 1968 so I've racked up a few hours under the cans. In the last few years circumstances have dictated that almost all my listening is via headphones and I've lived fairly happily with sr60s and sr225s. However there's always yearning to try...

Got my new AT w1000 a few days back and am very impressed with them. The SR225s wont get so much use now. At the moment I'm using them with a Perreaux SXH1 but after seeing the photos and reading the reviews am getting an itch to try them with a PPX3. (definitly want a valve amp with exposed...

I've been running Grado 225s for about 4 years now and am generally happy with them but am looking to bring a 2nd set of phones into my system. Initially I'd thought about RS1s but have decided to try something away from the Grado sound(and discomfort). I've tried the Sen Hd650s and while...