Hey head-fi, first off, my apologies if this is the wrong forum, there doesn't seem to be a dedicated speakers corner. My question is, how can I judge if I am damaging my speakers by playing them too loudly? Is there a mathematical way to figure it out? Should I listen for various sound...

Hey head-fi, I'm looking to pick up some new headphones, and I'm hoping you can suggest something to me. Quite a few years back I picked up some Etymotic ER6i headphones that I really enjoy. I really love how detailed the sound is and how easy it is to pick out individual instruments...

Hey everyone, I'm trying to give my speaker system a bit more oomph, right now I just have a left and right channel speaker, I think I need a subwoofer to complete it. To give you a frame of reference my speaker system is wall standing Mission speakers (forget exact model), so they aren't...

Hey everybody, I've just started to get back into headphone listening in a big way these past few days, so of course I'm starting to get worried about my hearing again. During my last infatuation with headphones the rat shack SPL meter was recommended, but I went to The Source/Circuit Cities...

Hey head-fi, I was wondering if any of you have ever used this eBay seller: eBay My World - idealsound and what your experience was? They seem reputable enough to me with their high feedback, but I don't really know too much about eBay and whether its possible to fake things like that, so any...

EDIT: Aaah, can this be moved to the Computers as Source forum? Posted this in the wrong place by accident. So, I've been using my new HD 280 Pro headphones today on my laptop and they sound great. The only problem is when the volume is quiet I can really hear a lot of background noise coming...

Hey everyone, for those of you familiar with the Toronto area, I'm heading to Bay and Bloor Radio to try out some headphones today. If you aren't familiar with the store, just recommend some headphones that aren't exclusively online order or something and hopefully they have them. What I am...

Well, maybe 6 months ago I joined the audiophile world with my purchase of the er6i canal phones for my iPod, and I love them. I can listen on the bus and hear my music clearly, and the audio quality is great. But, I find them to be a bit of a pain to use for home listening, so I want to get a...

Well, recently I've gotten into head-fi. I used to just use crappy sony earbuds and a $20 walkman that I got from costco, but now I've seen the light and gotten good stuff. Now, my rig is a 4G 20GB iPod and ER6i canal phones. I rip all my music from CD onto 256kbps AAC files using winamp (my...

Hey, well, I need to get an MP3 player for my sister. She needs a flash based player, and I don't really know much about those (I'm an iPod man ), so I would appreciate your help. Anyway, the most important thing is that I can find it relatively easy in Canada. Eg, no crazy foreign MP3...

Well, first of all, I hope this is the right forum for this. I wasn't really sure where to put questions about home stereo systems. Anyway, long story short I got introduced to hi-fi audio a couple of months ago when I got myself some er6i earphones. I love them, but I don't really like...

Well, a while ago my ears started feeling kind of funny, like there was always something in them and they were plugged up. I had the problem for a long time and it wouldn't go away. Eventually I thought I must have tintinnitus, an ear infection, or some other problem, so I went to the doctor...

Well, I recently got some er6i headphones, and I think they're pretty cool. But I feel a bit ripped off because they don't isolate nearly as much as I was expecting them to. When I put them in my ears (but don't turn on any music) I can still hear people around me talking quite clearly. It...

Well, I finally got those headphones that I've been wanting, and they look great. They just scream quality. But, I've been having trouble getting a seal. I push them in pretty deep, I think, but when I let go of them they kind of just go out of my ears by themselves. I mean, I push them in...

Well, I guess the thread title is self explanatory, but I'll elaborate: I got my iPod recently, and it's very cool, but I've been having trouble ripping CD's using iTunes. So far I got around this by ripping it lossless using Windows Media Player, and then converting it to AAC with iTunes...

Well I just got an iPod yesterday, and it's awesome. I put a few of my albums on the iPod with 256 kbps AAC and hooked up my good headphones, and the sound quality is great. It certainly sounds better then the crappy discman I had before. Anyway, to get to the point, my iPod works great, I...

Well, I was browsing google, and I found this site trying to find a place to buy myself some headphones. I didn't know they had a Canadian site.... is this actually their site, or is it just some sort of store selling them? http://www.etymotic.ca/index.html It looks to be their official...

Hello head-fi. Well, up until today I was all decided, I was going to buy myself some er6i earphones from a guy in Canada that sells them for $198 with shipping, taxes and all that stuff payed for already. However, in another post I found an eBay guy that sells Shure e2c headphones for $127...

Well, I'm planning on getting myself an er6i right after I visit the doctor tomorrow (my ear's been feeling a bit plugged recently, I don't want to buy them, and then discover I can't wear canal phones or something because of my ear). Anywy, I just thought of something, I have pretty small...

Well, I want to get myself a good pair of portable headphones. They need to have good isolation since they will be mainly used for travelling with my iPod, although I'll also use them at home. Anyway, I asked the board and decided on some etymotic headphones. But, I'm wondering which ones...

Well, I'm getting my iPod soon, so I also want to get my headphones soon too. I settled on the er6i's because of their portability and high isolation, I hope I made the right choice.... Anyway, because I live in Canada, purchasing headphones is slightly harder than it is for you Americans...

Hey everybody, I've got myself my first job, so I'm going to treat myself to an iPod. However, I'm going to be mainly listening to it while travelling (e.g, public transit, car), so I need some phones with isolation so I can actually hear everything without turning the volume up and killing my...

Well, I'm going to be buying myself an iPod with my Christmas money, and with that, I want to get a good pair of headphones. Now, I asked a little while ago on the board for suggestions, and I was thinking of getting those Sharp Canal Phones... ah, I forget what they were called, but they were a...

Well, Christmas is coming up, and with that means lots of money. I've decided that this year I want to buy a portable MP3 player with my money. Now, the iPod is an obvious choice, but it is awfully expensive, and, I would rather not shell out that much cash if I don't have to. The things I...

So, I'm going to be getting an iPod soon, and since I'll be listening to a lot more music because of it (obviously ), I want to get some nice headphones. So can anybody recommend me some headphones for use with an ipod that are comfortable, have good sound quality, and noise isolation (so I...