I want to get new powered speakers for my desktop and would love to know how the Vanatoo Transparent One and the JBL LSR305 compare.   I realize that the JBL LSR305 is a studio monitor and might sound a bit "boring" to some, but I've heard that these monitors make killer nearfield HiFi desktop...

As the title says, I wish to get a new 'phone or two for portable use. I'll be using them with my Clip+.   ATM my go-to portable 'phone is the KSC75 (not with the clips—clips don't work for me—with Portapros frames) and, while they sound great, they leak lots of sound which makes them...

I want to get a pair of cheap(ish) bang for your buck cans that handle pretty much every genre of music and have a low impedance (which makes them suitable for use with portable devices). The Creative Aurvana Live!s and Audio Technica ATH-M50s seem to fit the bill. But which of the two, in your...

Many claim that the ESW9s are too "slow" for fast, aggressive genres of music like metal and hard rock while a few claim that they work well at playing back any type of music you throw at them.   I generally don't listen to metal or hard rock often, but the odd times that I do listen to...

I absolutely hate, and am totally sensitive to, bright-sounding mastered music and bright-sounding headphones. Music that's even a tad bright tends to hurt my ears and makes listening unbearable very quickly. I want phones that don't sound bright at all. I want phones that are . . . anti-bright...

I'm thinking of getting Audio Technica ESW9A's, but won't if they don't work well with the Sansa Clip+ portable audio player.   Anyone here use ESW9A's with a Clip+? If so, how well do they work together? Would an amp be necessary?   Thanks.

  There seems to be very little talk of the Audio Technica ATH-ESW9 phones here. But to you people here who've heard them: Would I regret getting them? Are there other portable cans in the same price range ($200-$300) that I'd be better off getting? How portable are the ATH-ESW9's? Would it be...

How would one go about getting white Porta Pros, which are exclusive to Scandinavia, when living in North America (Canada, to be exact)?     I can't find them on Ebay and don't know where else to look. I'd kill for a pair of these cans.