Hi, We need to buy a set of headphones for a niece newly off to college who wants to listen to music but not roommates. Several years ago I bought a set of Sony MDR-V6s for my wife - she loves them at work but they seem to be a bit too pricey for this gift. I haven't been following phones...

I've owned Ety 4Ps for a couple of years now, while I enjoyed them, I could never get 100% comfortable with them. The problem is my ear canals are slightly different in size. With the white flange, I had comfort problems with my left ear. After 1/2 hour or so the canal would get sore, it felt...

Hi, After a couple of years with my Ety 4-Ps, I am now ready to get custom ear moulds. I can only wear the 4Ps for an hour w/out discomfort in one ear, it is smaller or shaped differently than the other. I see a couple of different mould makes (Sensaphonics & Westone - there are probably...

I bought a D-5 off of EBay ($20) - the seller said it was in near mint condition. Well, he was right, not a scratch on the baby, even came in the original box. One of the nice touches is the box still had the original Sony punch card in a sleeve on the side. Hadn't seen one of these in a while...

I can't remember how far it was into the CD when I paused it (if I did at all). If you think it would be useful, I can do a re-lube job. Recommended?

Duncan, I hadn't thought of that so when I got back in my office today, I unplugged the unit & then replugged. I threw a disk in & hit play - the disk spun for several seconds, and then stopped. I thought I'd try again & count the seconds so I hit play again & off it runs - it didn't stop...

I love my office setup, a Sony D-10, a McCormack MID (5wpc) amp, Twisted Pair Designs cables, Etymotics (ER4Ps) phones, and a pair of efficient Omega TS3 speakers when I need them. All has been well for quite awhile, but earlier in the week, I put the D-10 on pause mode when someone came in to...

Got my wife a pair of V6s for Christmas, along with a Sony D-25s & replacement pads (Beyer's). The pads didn't make it for Christmas, more on that in a minute. This setup is for her at work. I had her open the V6s in the airport Christmas Eve, I wanted to throw out her trashy phones and...

Life is full of decisions. I own & use HD 580s & Ety 4Ps, along with a nice JMT built META 42 and an outstanding selection of music (if I may say so myself) - I'm in sonic heaven. My wife uses crappy phones through her computer, so for Christmas I got her a new rig: a Sony D-25S, a new set of...

Great review, Lobstersan! Well written & imformative, the pixs were useful. Ordered a V6 for my wife last week, should be coming in time for Christmas (to match a Sony D-25s present). Can't wait to give them a listen. FWIW, I order Beyer's velour pad mod. ps - your ears don't look fat...

I'm responding to Jude's question back on page 4 regarding whether or not the site should allow auctions. I really enjoy the Buy/Sell forum - I've used it to buy nearly 10 things over the past year. Never had a problem, it is a great service. If someone is will to pay a price for an item...

Hi, As a somewhat frequent user of PayPal, I've always had good luck. However on another Board that I frequent, a discussion on the woes people have had with PayPal was an eye opener. I'd recommend, either close your account or at minimum, close any direct account to a checking or savings...

Hi, The McCormack Micro Integrated Drive (MID) is the perfect solution to a problem I have - I can't always wear phones in my office and I'd like to have an amp that not only can drive my headphones but also drive some efficient speakers. Since they are discontinued, they are difficult to...

Are the V6s the same as the V600s?

Guys- is the Beyer pad mod. a sonic upgrade, cosmetic or comfort? Thanks for the responses, BTW!

My wife listens to a crappy setup at work (some cheap Sony's through her PC). She's not going to appreciate the top end, but anything else will be better. So far I've got her a Sony D-25S for a source and would like to add some good phones to go with it. The key is comfort and sound quality...

I sit on vibrapods to minimize the problem....

You can get a SPL meter at Radio Shack, but I don't think that would help with measuring the output of the Etys (or any phone, for that matter). I use it with my loudspeakers for placement, etc. I agree w/ Jessica - getting an amp will allow you to hear more details at lower volume. Problem...

I've got tinnitus, I have to be careful with all headphones, but I find that with my Ety's, I need to be even more careful. For whatever reason, I've had the tendency to play that at a level that exacerbates the tinnitus. That being said, I can play them at low enough levels where they sound...

nice setup. I think I remember that Marantz (or something similar). Unfortunately it's too big for my desk but I'll look for something out there in the used/auction market. Thanks

I've a couple of good sources (Sony D-25s & D-303). One of them I'd like to dedicate to my office & play through a sound system (i.e. amp & speakers) - I can't wear phones all the time cause of interruptions. I know what I want in speakers (I have a spare pair of NHT's), anyone suggest a decent...

Beautiful. I now think you should move on to a new amp project and sell me this one

Good job - looks nice & clean!

When I was a kid, we called this a monkey pile - everyone jump on. OK, I'm on.

How would taking a decent source PCDP and running it through an integrated amp work for you? Lot's of good small speakers if you go that route....