Simple enough: does anyone know where I can demo the Audio Technica ATH-AD700 in London? Thanks! ~ Brett

Do the AKG K240 MKII or 141 MKII fit in here at all? How do they compare to the other two? What's meant by "semi-open"? ~ Brett

Thanks for the perspectives! ~ Brett

Quote: Originally Posted by vvanrij Now thats not very nice , I made the most sensible post of all of the above! You want me to explain what you are going to hear, is that really usefull? To explain you how it sounds on MY system wit MY music to MY ears? Listen to it yourself, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by mbd2884 You can expect the HD555 to be circumaureal, full sized and around ear. You will look at your Grados, then touch the HD555 on your head, and think, so this is what Head-Fiers mean by comfy. Thanks, I know about the change from supra-aural to...

Hi, I've been fairly happy with my Grado SR-60's for a few years now. Unfortunately I'm starting to hear occasional buzzing which requires percussive maintenance to remove and some other signs of wear and tear. The left component eventually detached from the frame and required super gluing. I do...

Hi there, I've had my Shure E2C's for a while now (I don't even think they have that model number anymore). My current sleeves seem dirty, have turned yellow and can't be cleaned with alcohol. I'm also out of wax guards... but all this stuff is absurdly expensive on the Shure website. Where's...

Ah, guys... to those of you who say you can hear the new 20KHz sample, I have some bad news. Go into your favorite music playing software, turn on the scope or bars as visualizations and you'll see that... no tone is even being produced anymore. That or the program stops even counting it. So...

Because of the complaints, I created in Audacity under no special settings: ... the tones below. There's very little crackling (some since the LAME encoder is having trouble with this strange stuff) but Audacity seems to be refusing to go above 20,000Hz... 10KHz 11KHz 12KHz 13KHz...

I made my own 18,500Hz tone in Audacity with no crackling to test my own abilities. Here it is. Turns out I'm borderline 19,000Hz. ~ Brett

Accurate or not, I'm curius to see a general consensus so this is now a poll. So let's see it! ~ Brett

Quote: Originally Posted by ferraro25 Heh. Love how many people are being mislead by this. So many with golden ears all of a sudden. Edit: Sorry for the jerk tone, but this kind of stuff just irks me. I don't think anybody is taking this too seriously... it's just for some...

Check this out. In response to a story about kids being able to hear sounds adults cannot, the above test was created. Very cool. Unfortunately, I only go up to 19,000 Hz. How high can you go? Does it really matter for music listening? ~ Brett EDIT: Because of the concerns, I recreated...

I think the title says it all, but just in case: Which Grados are of the Joe era and which of the John era? Was there a significant change in style or quality at the switch and when did it take place? Is Joe Grado still around? Are his headphones still findable for sale or trade here? Did he...

Quote: Originally Posted by stewgriff Are you considering buying these headphones? No, I was just curious 'cause the review was sooo glowing and yet little was written here. Thanks for your impressions! ~ Brett

Joe Brown of Popular Science (in the May '06 issue) was enamored with the Ultrasone iCans but a simple search of "ultrasone iCan" brought up two results here. What's the general consensus regarding them? ~ Brett

Quote: Originally Posted by angler31337 Isn't it satisfying to hear something like that for the first time? -Angler It was after I took off the headphones, realized what had happened and rewound. ~ Brett

... in "The Ocean" by Led Zeppelin on Houses of the Holy. This was the first time I heard the song from my new SR-60s so this is a thank you for suggesting their purchase. I googled it afterwards and found out what happened from Wikipedia: Quote: At approximately 1:38 into the song, a...

If you like not being hit by cars, I don't suggest these. I can see it now: --Jogging along-- "... and I'm as free as a bird now, and this bird you cannot..." --Loud car horn in background-- "...change, Lord knows, I can't CHAYEAYENA..." I think you know the rest. ~ Brett

Quote: Originally Posted by Dakota how did u react on the plane? were you like wow great purchase they sound excellent. or did u tell him straight that you thought they were terrible. I said something to the extent of, "Those sound pretty good..." Appearently shocked at a...

So I was on a plane home and I looked around and literally saw about 4 or 5 people wearing Bose QuietComfort 2's . My friend's father was one of them and I asked to borrow them. I tried them on and they cancelled out maybe 1/3 of the plane's engine and another 1/3 was drowned out when music was...

The Grado packaging was awesome... Foam to protect them, a piece of paper warning you not to listen too loud, a warranty card, the 1/4 plug adapter and the headphones. I also did a double-take when I opened it cause the usual free AOL CDs and 134 page manual and the other nonsense wasn't...

... anybody do anything...?

Wikipedia is sorely lacking pictures of headphones which could definitely help add something to the articles. I know a lot of you guys like posting your pictures so why not add a few to Wikipedia as well? Afterwards, come back here and show us what you did. I'll start off: - Added picture...

Quote: Originally Posted by photek nice man, I really want a pair of these, where did you get them and how much were they? Are they good for rap, pop, or electronic music? I'm a rock person (mostly) and from what I've read, that's what they really excel at most. I got them at this...