Quote: Originally Posted by rhythmdevils Hey Trance. How do you think it compares to your firebox? That's what Im using right now, but ive lately been having upgrade nightmares I dont have much to compare it to, but I feel it has a bright and slightly compressed sound signature. Ive...

Just purchased Apogee Duet firewire 2 channel interface for mac. Bus powered, small and sounds fantastic. (Also great for recording).

Quote: Originally Posted by Beagle Never understood this concept. The microphone(s) positioning during recording dictates what "distance" you should be perceiving. If it's close mic'd, it's close. Distant, likewise. This is why all this talk on Head-Fi about soundstage is utter...

Amping the headphone out is not going to give optimal results. It might even make things worse. Have you tried a line out? (dock, etc...)

I don't know of an open headphone that is useful in any situation that has ANY background noise. They're just not designed for it. My Jack of all Trades is a pair of Senn HD25-1 with velour pads and a cable upgrade. I can listen while travelling, or while the kids are watching tv or use as...

Quote: Originally Posted by mrarroyo I have a Mapletree Ear Purist + HD100 and everything I have thrown at it sounds great. So far is my favorite all around amp. mrarroyo, what tubes are you using in the ear purist?

I love my MAD Earplus HD "extream" with my Grado 325i and it was nice with AKG 401's as i remember, but I haven't enjoyed it with my Senn 580's. The sound is a bit smudged and gritty. When compared to a Govibe3.

One noteable thing about the current crop of Sony HI MD's and I assume the new model as well is very low noise, high gain preamps. Over on the nature recordists site and phonography sites, these units are being used with portable phantom power supplies and good, low noise condenser mics and are...

My 580's sound shrill with my MAD ear plus hd tube amp. Quite unpleasant really. So I use a govibe3 or even the inboard headphone amp on my mackie mixer when I listen to my 580's. The MAD sounds great with my Grado 325i, SennHD25-1, Ety ER6i and AKG 401 though. Maybe the 580 is more amp finicky...

Quote: Originally Posted by rauer But aren't they butt-ugly and geeky as ever? Best looking headphones out there. They don't look like a toilet.

I know it's just a jab. And yes a lot of modern music is engineered towards a hyperreal bottom end. Not to mention mastered so hot that there are little or no dynamics. And don't get me started on autotuned vocals...

Quote: Originally Posted by BluesDaddy (well, once you start listening to real music)

Try them with different pads. 414 pads really bring out the mids and treble. Anything that gets the drivers a bit off the ear will really make these sound great. And that's number 200. Thank you very much.

Quote: Originally Posted by binkgle i listen mainly to classic rock, but i've a bit of everything in my collection, and i rarely listen to loud, crashing rock (for instance, i prefer dark side of the moon to led zeppelin 1, i prefer stairway to heaven to heartbreaker [basically, i'm a...

Quote: Originally Posted by B-bert My main interests lies in Elvis, classical, and brass band music Heard anything that combines the three?

If you can find a used set of Senn hd25-1's these are great for live mixing. Very tough, can wear around the neck, one earpiece is swivelled so you can listen with only one side if desired. Decent isolation and good sound. cable is replaceable and velour earpads are available for increased...

Sounds interesting. I'm in Toronto and would like to check them out.

Unfortunately there is a great deal of music that is poorly recorded, for a variety of reasons. And good headphones, or any audiophile gear for that matter make the recording quality or lack of quite apparent. So it's easy to get caught up in listening for sonics above other, more important imo...

Toronto headfiers? maybe that's why my suppliers never call me back.

I love my HD25 1's, but they don't have even remotely the isolation of my Er6i. I can use the senns for blocking out television and if the environment is not too urban, they're great for portable use. For commuting/air travel and traffic heavy areas, the Er6i gets the nod. Both have positive and...

Quote: Originally Posted by spraggih * ASSUMPTIONS[/COLOR] Key Decision Factors: Speed, mid-range, soundstage and details are most important to me - in that order. Song Quality: Highest (Lossless) or near highest (320) Amp: Portable - Go-Vibe V4 - any op-amp including 8620 Sound...

MAD Earplus HD. definately tubes for the 325i.

325i with flats and MAD Earplus HD tube amp is heavenly.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ervinos ... for those of you who don't know him, Ricky Ponting looks like a less intelligent version of George Bush! not possible...

I use Etymotic ER6i's for tracking and playing along to tunes on the drums. I have tried SP25-1 and they don't work. Period. IEM's are the only solution except perhaps for some of the specialized headsets that are based on industrial/shooters headsets with headphone drivers implanted. I haven't...