I have a set of Etymotics ER6, and I do not like them at all. I've listened to them in several configurations (sources: NAD C542, iPod Mini, Apple Powerbook; amps: Meier Porta-Corda MkIII USB, Meier Corda HA-2, EarMax Pro). My complaint is that the midrange sounds very, very wrong to me; the...

My main headphone at home is a Beyerdynamic DT 880, and I'm looking for a nice closed can for work. Which closed headphones would be more or less similar in signature to it? What about the following: Beyer DT 250 (-80 and -250), Beyer DT 660, AKG 271? (I plan to run whichever can out of a...

I just got a used AKG K501 that came without the factory screw-on 1/8" mini to 1/4" plug adapter. The one that came with my DT 880 fit it perfectly, though. (I need to check also against my Sony V7...) How standard are these adapters? If I buy one from Sennheiser, should I expect it to fit my...

I'm thinking of getting a small amp for office use, and am considering the Headroom Bithead and the Meier Porta Corda. The computer is a Powerbook G4 (which has quite a reasonable headphone jack already); the primary headphones are a Sony MDR-V7 (though I might also use them with an ER-6)...

So I just bought a Corda HA-2, which is giving me a really great improvement already before I've made my other planned upgrades (I'm running them between a Powerbook G4's line out and an HD 555; want to go up to a NAD C542 and either a DT 880 or HD 595). However, I have noticed that if I set...

I'm looking to get a Beyer DT880, but my second candidate is the AKG K501. I know the Corda amps are very much recommended for the Beyer, but I'd like to hear some comments from people who've tried them with the 501. (The Corda amp I have in mind is the HA-1 MkII.) If there's any other amp...

Ok, I have this set of headphones. I bought them as Sennheiser HD 555, and was charged accordingly. They look like HD 555: the outer part of the cups is silver-grey plastic, the grille is plain black, the cups are velour, etc. The box says HD 555, too (made in Ireland, 120 ohm impedance)...

Ok, I'm a newbie at this, but I've been lurking for a few weeks, have been hooked, and now I'm looking to have a setup I really like. The two headphones I have, and which serve me as my reference, are an old Sony MDR-V7 that I've had since 1997 or 98, and a Sennheiser HD555 that I got earlier...