Impedance: 32ohms (variable volume) Sensitivity: 105dB/mW Cable Length: 1.2m Price: US$199 ($129 now)   The original Creative Aurvana Live! (aka CAL!), which is still available for sale, was derived from Denon D1001/D1000 using Foster drivers.  CAL! is not only cheaper, but some would...

It's been more than a year since I modified my Creative Aurvana Live! (CAL!), you can read the thread here.   This time I will use a similar approach to make the already quite neutral HM5 even flatter and better.   I am not the first person to modify the HM5 headphone; several people...

No steak-fi? No way...

1. People here often welcome newbies, but are sorry about their wallets.   Keep it fun!  

Only vote if you own a pair of headphones you're completely happy with, without the need to upgrade (notwithstanding the want to upgrade); given there's enough voltage and current to drive them, but irrespective of specific DACs and amps.   Only use the average retail price (not MSRP or the...

They have the same spec and look the same (old version of FA-003), and the glowing review on mp4nation seems to indicate they are exactly like FA-003. I now want these...   I really loved FA-006's neutrality, so I'm sure FA-003 would be the best thing for me.   Can anyone comfirm that...

I know it's tempting, but please restrain from looking at the result/comments before voting.   This headphone has an easily detachable mechanism, making it open-backed or closed as you wish. Instead of one open and one closed, you now have a chance to buy this hybrid headphone for less than...

I'm planning to do some rough frequency response testing. But I'd need the latest (2003) Equal-loudness contour table for that. Does anyone know where to get it for free? It doesn't have to be too detailed, but it should have the numbers for all major frequencies.   Thanks you.

In many home theaters, people care much more about their projector/screen than their audio setup, and hence spend only a fraction of the cost of their video equipment for the listening experience. Therefore, many videophiles often suggest spending at least as much on audio as on video or at...

I know headphone drivers are extremely hard to buy. Where do you think I can find some cheap dynamic drivers that have relatively good specs? Do you know of speaker drivers that have a rather flat frequency response that are suitable for use in headphones? How about tweeters? I don't think they...

This thread will be continually updated with more information without providing too much details or defining characteristics.   It would be nice to see companies to fine tune the drivers to suit open and closed designs, so that we could use the headphones open or closed as we like it.  ...

We used to be able to edit posts in the first several minutes without the annoying "Edited by XX - Today at X:XX pm". I think it was about 10 minutes before.   But now, it's changed to around 15 seconds. Whenever I wanted to change the post slightly due to a typo or something, I can only do...

Edit: This thread was created to address the issue of irrelevance of disbelief in specific burn-in discussions that are found in the headphone forum. Somehow, it has been moved to the science forum (most likely because someone requested it) Thus, any confusion as to why I said what I said may...

I like the idea of an open can. Can any FA-011 owner tell me if its isolation is any good, compared to open or closed cans (some examples would be great too)? I'm not sure hearing road noises and things like that would be a problem for me.   It looks like the headphone will be touching my...

Can a 9V wall wart power supply produce +/-9V? I seem to have seen some people refer to amps with a 9V power supply (not batteries) having +/-9V or something similar. I understand from the resources online and schematics that 9V is split into +4.5V and -4.5V through a virtual ground circuit.  ...

I'm a pround owner of Creative Aurvana Live!, which shares the same Foster drivers as the Denon D1001 or D1000 but with a slightly bigger, more oval cup. According to what others have reported and what the frequency response graph suggests, much if not all of the difference lies in the bass...

EDIT: First impressions and thoughts about E7 after I have received it, here.  ...

Sombody named Magman wrote the schematics for FiiO E3 amp back in June 2009, but the all pdf files are not working any more unfortunitely.   I'm interested to know which elements to short in order to disable the FiiO E3's bass boost. I didn't think there might be a way until I saw this page...

Brainwavz M2      Miscellaneous: Brainwavz M2 is the repackaged version of ViSang R03 with identical IEM component. These are quite comfortable, but they are not light per se. I also decided to (carefully) cut off one-fifth of the length of the long strain-reliefs. The accessories...

It's time to know the distribution of people's preference on this subject here, since there have been a lot of occasions where some claimed most head-fiers prefer treble a lot more than any other frequencies (trebleheads), but without any real evidence the claim cannnot be substantiated or...

Soundmagic PL-30     Driver: 9 mm Dynamic Nozzle:  5.5 mm Impedance: 12 ohms Sensitivity:  102 dB Plug:  straight Cord:  1 m Y   Miscellaneous: They are exceptionally comfortable and light; when I wear them I sometimes forget they are in my ears. The quantity of...

MEELectronics M2P     Driver: 9 mm Dynamic Nozzle:  6.5 mm Impedance: 16 ohms Sensitivity: 95 dB Plug:  45 degree Cord:  1.22m Y   Miscellaneous:   They came in a tube-like container. There are only three pairs of silicone tips, although they are quite comfortable. The...

I have finally paid for the R03 (Brainwavz M2). Only need to have patience for its arrival in a few weeks. I don't think I will regret it, unless it is not twice as good as the PL30 which I bought at a price half of the R03 (just kidding, but seriously I am expecting the R03 to beat the PL30...