Hi all. Got a rig upstairs that consists of some Beyer DT990 Premiums, Beresford Caiman Mk2 (upgraded) DAC and a NAD D3020 as my headphone amp. I absolutely love the sound this system gives me. However I cannot always listen upstairs so at the moment I do most of my listening from an iPad Pro...

I don't come on here much these days as I'm pretty happy with my lot and don't get a lot of time, but I read this article today and thought of here! (sorry if its been discussed but I did a quick google and couldn't see it so...)  ...

Wasn't sure where to post this as they are both an amp and a DAC, but here goes...   I'm fancying an upgrade on the ancient Beresford DAC I'm currently using along with a cheap Behringer headphone amp.   I'm using Yamaha MT220s as my headphones. They show a clear difference when driven from...

Nobody might know but here goes anyway...   I've recently started to think my Beyer DT250(80) were getting a bit boring, not really engaging. Decent sound but not really entertaining. I tried my (much) cheaper Goldring DR150s and they were not as refined but very entertaining in comparison. I...

Hi all, currently my PC rig is hooked into an old Beresford DAC and with that I drive a pair of Beyer DT250 80ohm. They are very good headphones I feel, but you know, sometimes you fancy a change. I've been mulling over a swap to some DT770 250 ohms for a change.   In the past, I've had the...

My Sennheiser IE6 headphones cost £80 but to be honest I was never hugely impressed with either build or sound for the money, sounding too warm and dull.   The E10 cost £30 and they wipe the floor with the Sennheisers, they sound much more clear, detailed and exciting. Bass is just about...

Hi all. I have something of a conundrum I feel. I currently use Sennheiser HD600s out of an ANT Amber headphone amp and Beresford DAC. I think the combination is pretty good really. I am quite happy with the HD600 in most respects really. It has a clear, detailed sound, with quite fast...

Right, I am now pissed off, as I've just lost everything I've typed, so you'll have excuse this not being particularly long, in fact, its going to be pretty brief and to the point now as I've reached the end of my tether this weekend now. I received this player yesterday after seeing positive...

For a long while now I have used a solid state headphone amplfier, and have been relatively happy with the performance of the one I have, an ANT Amber. For anyone who has not heard of that amp, its basically a $400 class headphone amp, a Class A design. I am using it to power my HD600s, which it...

Today I've mostly been reading about the WASAPI plugin for foobar on here, and over at hydrogen audio. I remember in the days of XP using the likes of Kernel Streaming and ASIO (if you had a supported soundcard) and this appears to be the equivalent of this on Vista. I decided to try it out...

Just wondering if there are any amps out there that people are still using that could be considered out of fashion, even if they were ever in fashion to start with. It seems to me that amps seem to come and go pretty regularly especially compared with headphones which remain by and large...

Currently using a pair of Sennheiser CX300s which I think are pretty good bang for the buck, but the problem is I seem to struggle to get them to stay in my ears. I've tried all sorts, I've tried the medium tips but its very difficult to get a good seal with those as they are just a smidge...

You know, I've been in this game a while now, with the headphone thing, and now that I feel like I have settled with my choice, there is one lesson for me that I have learned that is more important than anything else. I keep reading on here of never ending comparisons of headphones...

Anyone know of a carry case you can buy to keep your CX300s in when you arent using them? Traditionally i've just wrapped them around my walkman, but that did not prevent the inevitable from happening - me losing one of the earbuds, which means I have now had to buy some replacements. One...

I cant quite believe what I am hearing, after I took a gamble on the HD600 here. You guys probably know I sold my HD650 to get the Proline 2500 after I craved some more excitement from my music. Even despite that I yearned for something that just delivered the music, the Prolines are more...

You know what, I've spent probably something in the region of around 8 years in the hobby, give or take, and one thing that I feel like I have never cracked in all of that time is to make my music just as enjoyable to me on headphones as it is on a well chosen pair of speakers. I have owned...

I've currently got the CX300 but the inevitable has finally happened and I lost one of the rubber tips. Now I know I can buy replacements but its the perfect excuse for a new toy So, I'm using it with a Creative Zen Stone. I'd like something that is:- 1. Easy to use - I dont want anything...

I myself use a Behringer SX3040 Sonic Exciter, its basically a similar unit to the Aphex 204 that I know a few forum members on here use, and I have come to the conclusion that it is by far the best bang for buck device I have ever had for my headphone system. I've had a major problem with...

So I have had my HD650 for a good couple of years now and a few months ago i felt they were just too laid back for my tastes. I saught to do something about it. At first, I bought a Behringer Sonic Exciter, which to be fair, does seem to go some way to "deveiling" the Sennheiser sound. I am...

Glad I didnt sell my HD650s...... I recently bought some SR80s because I craved some excitement from my music, and they really do deliver that. My intention was to sell my HD650 as I didnt think they performed the way I wanted. However, I now have them strapped to my head, and while I dont...

You may or may not have been following my last thread, Does the Sennheiser HD650 sound slow?. I have finally plumped for a replacement, and they are a headphone that was at the back of my mind now for a little while, possibly as an alternative to the HD650, but perhaps, on further reflection...

I've got a pair of HD650, and I think they have a rather "slow" sound. People who know what PRaT is all about will know exactly what I mean here. When I compared the HD650 with my Rega Ela speakers playing some trance music (Push) the Ela's sound like they are absolutely dancing along to the...

Dont often contribute to the portable forum, but I have bought my first dedicated "walkman" for over a year, the Creative Stone. My first foray into MP3 players was an ipod shuffle 1st generation. I had also heard the Creative Zen Touch and iRiver players of the time, and I felt the Shuffle...

I dont know if theres anyone left on this forum who even remembers me, I used to be a regular poster, not so much lately as I was content with my rig. Or at least, I thought I was. Currently using HD650 and ANT Amber amp, I think it sounds wonderful on acoustic material and very high quality...

I'll try and keep this to the point. My source is a DAC, a MF Digilog. This gives a bright, upfront, "fast" paced, dynamic sound (as anyone who has used a TDA1541 DAC will tell you). It undoubtedly gives a tremendous sound to good recordings. Indeed, the general consensus on the 1541A chipset...