I find the CAL! to be very satisfying. Deep, strong, bass. Yeah, it can get heavy at times, but that's just their character. Very well suited for rock and pop. Classical material can be a toss-up. Female vocals are well presented but some male voices and certain parts of the orchestra can be a...

I just did my CALs and it's almost the same as the D1001. The only notable difference is that the back of the ear-cup comes off in the CAL and is held on by two more screws. You need to take the back off anyway to get to where the cable enters.

I just finished modding my CAL! with a re-cable and ear-cup dampening. I thought I'd share some observations that would be of interest to anyone trying to adapt the well documented Denon AH-D1001 mods. 1) Ear pads and driver baffle are removed exactly the same as D1001. 2) The ear-cup on...

Hi everyone, I'm new to headphones and thought I'd share my recent experience regarding the Head-Fi community. I'm a software developer who was looking for a decent pair of headphones for my cube at work. In a former life I was a classically trained musician and while I wouldn't consider...