I recently purchased these HE-R9 headphones, for the heavily discounted price of $109, and even at that price I wasn't really pleased with their sound. They were odd headphones, with good sound on certain tracks, and some awful results on others. The main problem was a boomy sound in the...

Hey guys, it's been a long time since I last posted in these forums, so I'm out of touch with the latest headphones. Earlier this summer, my beloved CAL! broke for the last time. I repaired them many times over the years, but the headband broke in half and I can't fix that. Is there something...

Mayflower Electronics, probably best known as a manufacturer of the O2 amp, have announced a new amp/DAC combo unit called the ARC. I rather like the name, but it stands for Aural Resonance Cascade, which is an unfortunate affectation. It is designed from scratch and doesn't seem to share any...

Perhaps I've just missed the control somewhere, but can't seem to close a listing in the new interface. Any clues?

I'm a big fan of the CAL! (1st version), but I can't deny the fact that I'm slowly but surely killing my set with continual use.  I've had to re-solder the wires on both sides, and I'm now using aftermarket velour pads, which are ok, but aren't quite as comfortable as the original pads (the foam...

If someone is NOT going to use a headphone amp, or an add on sound card in their pc, how high up the chain of headphone quality can they go and still improve their listening experience?  This also applies to those using mp3 players, or phones or tablets.  Let's assume the recordings themselves...

Its been a while since I posted here regularly.  I've been satisfied with two of my headphones for the past three years or so and am now out of the loop on newer models.  I've been using my Creative Aurvana Live! headphones as a daily driver, and have completely worn out the pads.  I've ordered...

Don't know if anyone has mentioned this or not, but thought I'd post it just in case.   I didn't see another thread in here.   http://techreport.com/articles.x/23358   Reviews of audio cards have been few and far between, if for no other reason than audio cards themselves are a dying breed. ...

Dadgum them.   Cost me $28 in the last six seconds of the auction.  Oh well, I won and it was still (barely) within what I'd call a decent price.  Not great, but at least acceptable.   And 7 day auctions draaagggg on.  Woof.

I have a Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard with onboard Realtek ALC892 HD audio.  The rear plug for line-out has no problems whatsoever, whether hooked up to my pitiful computer speakers, or when using my headphones.  Recently, I used the HD audio cable that came with my case to hook up the...

I was looking through the listings at ebay (US), and found what seemed to be an ok deal for a set of headphones there.  Not a model I'm interested in, so I didn't bid.  They are being sold by an individual, with a price that is about 1/3 the price at Amazon right now, and even his Buy it Now...

Hey guys.  First post here in your forums.  I've been reading threads for a few weeks though, looking for information.   I recently had my Koss Porta-Pro's die on me.  Which got me interested in a slight upgrade.  I've sent the Porta-Pro's back in under warranty and they are back now in...