Practically brand new BHSE with RK50. I bought this new from HeadAmp in 2015, built and shipped to me in 2016. I put maybe 10 hours on the BHSE when I had a Stax SR-007. I haven't had electrostatic headphones for a few years now, and it's time to slim down my collection. It has spent most of...

Like new AKG K1000 early serial number 02782 with black box, said to be bass-heavy. I bought these from the original owner sometime around 2013 or so. They were in brand new condition when I got them, including the original cable, aftermarket cable, and owner's manual. I have kept them in the...

I bought these from the original owner in 2014'ish and they were in brand new condition. I have since put many hours on them, but they have always been treated very well. There doesn't appear to be any damage to the paint or plastic, however the pads and headband have certainly lost their...

I originally listened to the Sony MDR SA5000s on a Yamaha receiver with 1/4" headphone out, using the headphone out from my laptop to supply the Yamaha receiver.   More recently I got the Benchmark DAC2, which is a DAC/amplifier combo. I did side-by-side comparisons with the following:    1)...

You can always push the boundaries now and apologize later.

Then just buy a pair of headphones online and hope for the best. Buy used and you'll have very little to worry about.

No I know, I was just teasing you. He made the post in 2010 and hasn't been online since 2011.

You might be a month or two...about 4 years too late. But who knows, maybe he can still return them if he got them at REI.

As stated above, but not emphasized - maybe you just like the Beats headphones more than the others. Bad stigma aside, you shouldn't have to convince yourself to like certain headphones based on reputation. I'll go one step further and suggest that if you buy and live with the Beats for a while...

I think the distortion from bad headphones is going to be magnitudes worse than the signal integrity from streamed music. Therefore buying decent quality headphones should be a big step up regardless of your music source. Specifically answering your question, you can hit "quality overkill" in a...

What exactly broke on them? Perhaps you only broke a tiny section of paint where you set them down. In that case, I would keep using them!

I saw the title of this and thought there was going to be a link to your PayPal address. Oh well, nevermind.

Let us not forget ol' Benchmark Media! Maybe a used DAC1 USB for $600?

I'm going to have to agree with this. For those heavily involved in details, of course headphones with unique sound signatures are going to accentuate parts of music that may complement or detract from the overall presentation. But I think any decent to excellent headphone can be used for any...

I just saw a t-shirt last night that said "My drinking team has a cycling problem"   Perhaps this should be adapted to headphones since the rest of the world seems to think we need interventions and rehab.

I purchased my AKG K702 for $140 pre-owned. I've seen them for less, just tickling that $100 range. Throw in some extra lunch money for the week and you're there. I can't say I like them all that much, but they're spectacular for how cheap they are on the used market.

Thanks I appreciate that. My book would be like reading a version of 2001: A Space Odyssey, but written by a 13 year old who's second language is English, while living out summer vacation with Mononucleosis and a broken wrist . You may think it's a work of Stanley Kubrick at first glance, but...

Today is my coming out of the closet. I've been living with this pent up anxiety since 2009, but only a handful of people would even know (unless you looked at my profile, which states that I've been a member since 2009). Unfortunately I didn't even understand the magnitude of my problem until...