I would like to thank everyone on this thread for their many creative ideas. Wow, you guys have left no felt unturned!   I finally broke down and bought a pair of T1's after longing for them for the past couple of years. My reference phones have been the LCD2 v1 and for the past year the HE...

I would love to attend. Please add me to the list!     I've been focusing on my head-fi lately. Just bought a pair of Grado PS 500's and Beyerdynamic  DT 880 600 ohm. I will also bring my LCD-2.1 and Burson HA 160D amp to run off of my laptop. My portable system consists of Toshiba laptop...

    "* i have less than 10 hrs. on the rev. 2 but can't imagine burn-in being significant considering the non-rigid, flexible diaphragm being suspended between two magnets. it's a different story for coil-driven dynamic phones where the diaphragm holding the coil is rigid, hence...

Quote: The Koss ESP-950 is still in production and available at prices under $600 including energizer amp. I love my LCD-2's but would consider these as a companion for when I want that kind of electrostatic clarity. I do not want to pay the insane Stax prices (check out my profile, I've...

Yea, the travel case is great. I bought a Pelican 1300 case from amazon for around $50 with free shipping. Audeze wanted $75 + $25 shipping which I thought was a bit much. The phones fit perfectly in the pick and pluck foam. And they are available in several dreamy colors (I got mine in Silver)...

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Agreed! I read that review and after I got a pair of k702's I wondered if he just made it up. Absolutely no relation to how they sounded to me. Actually, a lot of these reviews are total BS. I have bought a number of pieces of equipment that were raves in Stereophile, Absolute Sound, 6...