Now that's strange.   Wavs inside ipod classic 80 played fine, however that same file when copied to USB thumb was not recognized.  Haven't tried apple lossless.    Also noted similar behaviour to pinoeer HU which has USB input in that my 4gb usb was not recognized or caused the unit to...

I tried mini 2nd gen, 6gb model -> no go. No sound coming off RCA even with ipod in play mode.   With a friend's classic 80gb (5th or 5.5th gen ?), UI works as promised.  Best part for me is that it resumes last playback when powered off (from play or pause).   I can try with even...

  Quote: Well, it is, at least for me.   Glad to inform that my denon 710 gives digital output for ipod and even thumb usb.  It's now playing ipod thru optical with no rca connected.  :D Almost pulled the trigger on onkyo 'transport' but thanks to this thread I got a real...

Quote: Originally Posted by 3lusiv3 Now I can't decide whether to get black or silver! I think I prefer the black body. What do you think? Can't imagine a pro like you caught with a silver camera ! Now that I hopefully got your attention, please tell me what you think about...

same question ... same answer: hd650

'best sounding pad' compared to bowl and ratshack. of course i need senn parts to make my sr80 sing !

wow ... less than 2 month gone and now lou has 595 as his avatar ? this is not the headfi i knew ! =) j/k voted 650 for absolute pleasure, 595 for more of that forward sweet vocal and 580 for fun.

Best bet is to test your patience on ebay, especially if you only need the headband.

On Lambda Basic (similar to 2020) - first reaction: WOW. After long listening period ... coming back to senn is a relief, can't say exactly why. At least it's less dramatic than coming back to dynamic speakers from electrostatic ones. Cosmopragma, do you think it's thinner membranes that...

Quote: Originally Posted by Naga can you test them on a multimeter? Sure, if not as a rough approximation. I mean, 50 ohms phones may show 48-52 ohms DC resistance range but definitely not above 100 ohms.

Quote: Originally Posted by 3lusiv3 I find the comments on the HD 280 quite confusing. Some people say it has great bass and some people say it lacks bass. They're like 595 but with reverberating low bass when it's there on the recording. Above that low bass, 280 more or less...

Quote: Originally Posted by SunByrne Actually, he revised his assessment a little bit later in the thread: Not much of a revision though ... =) Quote: The downside is that it has lost some of the 120-Ohm-HD595's smoothness that I really appreciate. Anyway the...

Well done review for my favorite bang for the buck phones ! I also wish for more bass (but that's what 280 are for, right =) - but can't hear much grain without careful a/b with 650.

Quote: Originally Posted by PeterR Just when you thought this disaster of a thread had finally died its deserved death... Die thread, die !! =)

Not sure about Philips hp1000 but all I can say is that so far I haven't found any other phones that can touch hd280's deep low bass - imo almost unequalled. I only tried hp890 which also have subwoofer like bass but still no competition to 280 - plus 890's mids and highs are simply not on the...

Member sisyphos did. http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showp...6&postcount=24

Thanks for the info !! Just spent time browsed the F-M reviews and discussions, very helpful for fotonoobs like me. =) More Grado, er, Canon people there though. Edit: Never imagined D70 available for near-phones price so soon. Great stuff.

Where there are friendly people, reviews, technical threads and nice forums ? Nikon-Canon 'friendly discussions' ala Grado-Senn here is a bonus. TIA.

I loved my hfi 550 very much (on my short sig down there =) but I 103% understand if there's not many fans of ultrasone sound. HFI550 sounds like hfi650 but with that much reduced treble it sounded almost dark. Plus, the midrange takes some getting used to. However like saturnine said...

My 580 mids (very similar to 600) sounded slightly laid back compared to 650. And many people said that 650 improved upon 580/600 on mids area and bass hump. So I guess what you heard is normal. In my experience removing inner foam increased brightness but does not help with mids nor have...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jasper994 If you want a lot of bass under $100, you should check out the AKG 240s. I think it has too much bass personally, particularly upper bass, but if that's your thing... For lower bass (and not that much of midbass), go with the hd280 pro. Imo...

It's tough to beat Senn hd280 performance for sealed cans under $100. I'd suggest you give them a try before you buy, since its very low bass is not to everyone's taste.

It's normal for potentios to have slight L-R 'mistracking' especially at low volume. It takes good quality (read: mucho bucks) pots, not consumer grade, to get very tight tracking. Old amps are quite prone to this problem - surprisingly, the one I found have best L-R tracking at any position is...

Quote: Originally Posted by White Fox I truly hope that we can hear sounds well below 100 hz coming out of our headphones, or I'll be pissed. 30-40hz tones very clearly heard on (almost) all phones, no worries. How can so many people say 1. get the best phones you like then...

Isn't live music, unamped = the real tomato, unsalted ?