hey guys. just looking for an upgrade to my current set up. i currently have a pair of grado sr125i's and a pair of sennhieser hd-280 pros. and to be honest i go back and forth between the two... because i love the detail and channel seperation of the grado's but the wider sound stage of the...

well, about a year back i purchased a pair of grado sr125's and im pretty pleased (except them being easily tangled but thats another story)  anyway, im looking to upgrade my setup. currently i have a large library of music in Flac. heres my current configuration Foobar>ASIO4all>SPDIF...

you really dont "need" to mod them but modding just helps you customize the sound to your liking. i too just got a pair of 125is and at first had complaints much like you (i came from listening mostly on sennhiesers)   and it took a bit of burn in and some getting used to. but i have to say that...

ok cool, i was actualy looking at the little dots  is it worth it to get the upgraded tubes?   also im looking at my 125s and i have no idea how to do the venting mod.  am i supposed to poke a hole through the mesh like thing with a center hole, an inner ring of holes and an outer ring of...

ok then. ill try some mods, but what should i try first? that will probably do the most?   and im probably never going to find a tube amp with a dac under 200 am i lol.   i guess  how much am i looking at to get something like that. desk space isnt a concern lol. 

well i dont have access to a quality amp. but i would be willing to buy one if it was cheap and made a big difference.  but my problem is that i need it to have a dac as well because all of my music is on my computer. also how would i do any of the other mods? like the dampening? would the...

oh. ok well is there anything i can do to counteract that?  a mod? an eq setting?

so as the topic states, i just got a pair of grado sr 125's but i hooked them up into my setup and its really distracting. any kind of s sound is highly emphasized. i was listening to "keep the car running" by arcade fire, and it was just awful.  please tell me im doing somthing wrong. my...

ok, so ive had a pair of hd280s for a while now and have wanted to upgrade a few times but never could commit the cash. but im pretty sure that im gonna do it this time. what im looking for is a set of headphones and a dac/amp for 200-300 bucks. i know this isnt a whole lot to work with and...

i mean ive mostly listened to the grado's when i was falling asleep or when my mind was completely unfocused  (hes letting me borrow them for a week to be sure i want to buy them)  so i dont know about the fatigue feeling.     

well.  i was wondering which one had a better sound.  i havent listened to the hd650's and didnt know if they sounded alot better, also  im able to buy the grado's now vs i would have to save up for the hd650's another problem is that the grado's are so damn uncomfortable.  i love the pads...

i have a pair of hd280 pro's  but im  looking at an upgrade. ive borrowed a friends grado sr80's  and after breaking them in (he had used them rarely and didnt know how great the headphones are)  and ive also listened to the hd555 (with the foam blockers removed)  and i really like the sound...

well. i was looking at this combo from musicdirect MUSICDIRECT - Sennheiser HD650 Headphone Lover's Package its the hd650's with a usb dac/amp combo plus the cardas cable upgrade. any one know if that dac/amp combo is any good?

also i listen to rock and indy mostly stuff ranging from nine inch nails to death cab for cutie to radiohead and the pixies. i also listen to jazz and classical every once and a while

well... idk lets just say i go with the head phones. what should i get for my set up. headphones + amp + dac <1000 lol

yes. i plan on home use. for the headphones if i get them

ok. i have a pair of hd280 pros. and im wondering... should i get new head phones and an amp? or a nice pair of book shelf speakers and integrated amp (i know this is head-fi so odds are most of you will say head phones) if i get headphones and amp what should i get (while keeping things...

Thanks for all the help ill checkout the headphones you mentioned

well..... like the title says.... i need help picking a pair of headphones..... ill probably be using them exclusivly on the computer...... i have a large collection of flac. im looking at getting a xonar essence sound card with a pair of sennhieser 650s but...... ive looked around a bit...