Yeah, definitely well-taken care of, but I doubt have anywhere close to the hours I've logged on my own.   Speaking of which, I decided to apply some super glue and tape my original 595's back together. Squeeze them for all their worth, since the damage is pretty much all cosmetic. The new...

So, I've had a solid ~2 weeks of time to compare & contrast the HD 598's and my old pair of 595's. I've burned in the 598's for well over 100 hours. My friend has a receiver at his place, so I've brought both pairs over to his house to do some A-B testing. As much as I wanted to like the 598's...

Yeah, I'll try leaving them on over the course of a week and see how they turn out, except I'm not sure how much that'll open the 598's up.   I simply run my headphones through the 3.5mm ports on my Thinkpad Yoga 14 and Samsung Note 3. I used to own a NuForce uDAC-2, but I found that it...

I just received a new pair of 598's from Amazon and am a bit disappointed in its sound signature compared to the 595's I've owned since 2009.   The thing that bothers me most is that I've read the 598's sound "fuller" than the 595's, except after doing A-B comparisons with multiple songs, the...

Thanks for all the replies guys. I've been listening to my IE 8's for the past day and I really dig them.   Even though I notice the pronounced mid-bass like everyone has been saying, it's really not too bad. I like how detailed everything sounds. It's not as harsh sounding as my HFI-780s...

Quote:   Thanks guys :) and yeah, I guess I should be less paranoid.   But I must say that having read through about half of this thread, and considering that I spent close to $300 on the IE 8, it got me pretty bothered.   Though, for anyone who has heard the "fake" IE 8's, is...

Quote: I said something very similar about 4 headphones ago. I've since spent over $700 on new headphones/earphones D=   Head-Fi makes sane people do crazy things...  

Hey guys; I need your help in deciding if my IE 8's are genuine or not.   I ordered directly from razordogdeals.   He is an authorized Sennheiser dealer, and as far as I can tell from Head-Fiers, he's a pretty reputable person to buy from. So, I received my IE 8 today, and even though...

So right now, I own 2 headphones:   Sennheiser HD595 Ultrasone HFI-780   They both are awesome in their own rights. They both sound good on any device.   The HD595 sounds open, and airy, like I'm watching a live performance. Though, as good as it sounds, compared to the HFI-780...

Quote: Aw :( So there's a good probability that I might get another pair with the same problem then.   I'm starting to wonder if it's worth it to keep buying Ultrasone products. Since I heard that Amazon bans accounts for too many exchanges/returns. I've already had to return 2...

I got the Nuforce uDAC-2-HP from Amazon in the mail just yesterday and I must say that I'm quite disappointed with its quality. Two issues:   1) Low-volume channel imbalance. The right side dies out way before the left side at low volumes (6-9 o'clock). At around 8 o'clock there's absolutely...

Quote: Yeah, I returned it to Amazon this morning.   Do any of you other owners of the HFI-780's experience this problem?

Quote: Yeah, I'm pretty sure the uneveness feeling isn't something that's subjective. It's definitely there. I've burned it in for another 50 hours now, and the problem is still there.   Also, I've switched out different headphones, and my other headphones seem fine.

Okay, so this is directed at you HFI-780 owners, whether you own it currently, or have owned it in the past.   I got my HFI-780's 2 days ago, and listened to them for a good 3-6 hours right out of the box. They sounded great already.   BUT there was one gaping issue with the headphones...

So I just put in my order for a new set of HFI-780, and I'm hoping to get the most out of these set of cans on my laptop. I've heard that even though the 780's can run fine without a dedicated amp, they will really shine if paired with one.   Do any of you know if a dedicated dac/amp is...

I'm buying from the US, but since I do most of my buying online, the prices of the AT's and Ultrasone's are pretty much the same, maybe $20-30 difference.   So basing it off of experience with those of you who own the HFI's, do you think the 580's would be a "downgrade" in anyway to the 780...

Quote: Quote: Quote:   Hm, okay I think I get what you're trying to say now.   One thing that I can't quite grasp is, what are the major differences between the HFI-580, 680, and 780? I'm assuming, that the 780 will give the best sound quality? But upon further research, I...

Quote:   I was considering buying a decent headphone amp, but it just doesn't suit my needs very well, no matter what my budget is. I just can't afford lugging around an extra peripheral when I'm on-the-go (mp3 being source).   I understand that having an amplifier for ANY headphone...

Quote: My budget is basically anything less than $400-500, which gives me a good amount of options I think.   But, is the only drawback of the M50's being not so "portable"? I see that the M50's can fold up into a ball, has a coiled cord, and has a provided carrying pouch. I would...

The criteria that I'm looking for in my next set of headphones:   1) Portability. Must be able to fold or be easily stored. 2) Requires no amp to sound good. (Will be used on a laptop/mp3) 3) Closed-back for isolation. 4) Circumaural (around-ear) as opposed to on-top-of-ear. 5) Good...

Hey Head-Fiers! I'm currently in the market for a new set of "laptop headphones".   For the past 4 years, I've been using the Sony MDR-7506's, and have definitely enjoyed these headphones so far, as they reproduce an almost unbelievably accurate sound without being biased in any frequency...