I would like to post an update with pictures for a thread I started a few months ago. If you would like to see that thread then here you go: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/explain-like-im-5-please.930273/ but in summary, I had only ever owned a pair of Sony MDR XB500s and ATH-M50s without any...

I have a pair of ath-m50x headphones and no other studio/audio accessories. I just got promoted and fell into a huge bonus. I want to use it to upgrade my audio setup. So I want to buy some new headphones (I will research which one later) but I also want to buy ... Whatever it is that makes...

hey everyone....ive owned quite a few sets of headphones and none of them distort on the highest volume (dont worry im not listening to it like that continuously, just testing out these headphones) Anyways all of my headphones handle this high volume out of my laptop but for some reason the...

And the volume of music out of it is so low is there a way like an app to boost volume?

Good afternoon, I am fairly new to headphones, I have some Sony's, beyer dynamics, V-moda, and ATHm50. That being said I am looking for a headphone amp to supplement my new Beyerdynamic custom one pro headphones. I know the impedance on them is only 16 ohms but they just sound sooo low volume...

So I bought the custom one pro brand new from some ebay seller for 145$ brand new (with free 2 day shipping). I think that was a good deal. From what I can tell a lot of people bought these and then subsequently wound up selling them or something. Nowadays I don't see many people talking...

XB-500 Vs SHURE 440 Vs ATH-M50   Do the Shure 440s hold their own?  Is the XB-500 the king of bass?Is the ATH-M50 equal to its hype? Is it cool to hate on the M50s???? Find out below!                 Alright guys, so this has been a long time coming since I've been...

I am about to review the Shure 440 vs the ATH-M50 vs Sony XB500. I need some songs to listen to with good vocals, others with good bass, others with wide variety of bass, and still others with layers of music that might show the difference between these headphones. In fact, just any...

What I want: Since I listen to a lot of techno and vocal trance and just vocal things in general (opera stuff, cover songs etc) I want something that has the clarity of the Shure 440s with as much possible bass. The shure440 have shown me things in songs I never knew existed and I want...

I just had a chance to sit down with a Shure 440 and listen to it. What I LOVED was the sound clarity but unfortunately I did not like the lack of bass. Will an ultrasone 580 give the same level of clarity+the bass?

These headphones keep coming up as recommendations for bass lovers who also want to experience higher end sound. They seem to be a good price at 180$ on amazon right now. There is just one problem at that is that usually people take points off for the "harshness" of the highs. Everyone says they...

I'm coming from owning an xb-500 (my first headphone aside from apple earbuds) and then V-moda crossfade lp (recently bought). I literally went to best buy 4 years ago and bought the xb500 not knowing anything about headphones and just thinking to myself "sony is a good brand". Fast forward to...

Hey guys I am completely new in the amp department and semi new in the headphone scene (had Sony xb 500s which broke recently and today I bought v moda cross fade lp from amazon). So I have no other experience with audio equipment and I have a very limited understanding of what amps do and why I...

Quick history: I have owned a pair of Sony MDR-xb500 for the past 3 years. I listened to them every single day for quite afew hours (long study hours). They were so worn and used that the ear pad leather was mostly pealed off but they were the most amazing headphones ever every time I put them...

Sometimes when I put my headphones down on a piece of paper for longer than 10 minutes, I come back and find what looks like grease where the leather part of the headphones was resting on the paper. This phenomenon is exacerbated by placing the headphones on wax paper. Strangely enough, when i...

I was referred here by another part of the forum. Has anyone ever tried putting their sony-xb500s or any other headphones for that matter in the fridge for an hour or so? i heard it has some minor protective effects on the electronics and makes the sound better (not to mention must feel nice...

Has anyone ever tried putting their xb500s or any other headphones for that matter in the fridge for an hour or so? i heard it has some minor protective effects on the electronics and makes the sound better (not to mention must feel nice when you put them back on) Any truth to this or is it...

Hey everyone, I'm a newbie to the forum, and to good headphones (I've been using the earbuds that come with the ipod and iphone ever since I can remember). I did some light research here and got myself familiar with known quality cans for under 100 before i went to best buy to find them...