Interested but would like to hear before I purchase...

What do you guys think? http://s.kakaku.com/kaden/headphones/ranking_2046/rating/

Neil Young will be sad.   http://www.macrumors.com/2014/05/13/hd-audio-ios-8-new-in-ear-headphones-lightning/

Does anyone have a Mad Dog T50RP I could borrow for a few days? I'm curious but would love to try one out first. If you're in Japan and are willing to lend it to me, I'm happy to pay shipping costs both ways :)

Starting a thread on the Audio Technica ATH-D900USB which come with a DAC in the headphones.   These Cans Come With Their Own Built-In DAC

New to me...   http://fitear.jp/music/sp/parterre.html

Impress Watch (Japan) is reporting that Sony has announced a new portable DAC/Amp for use with Apple iDevices.   http://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20120827_554470.html   Looking at what's reported:   Wolfson WM8740 DAC 24bit/96kHz support 5-10 hrs of battery life depending...

Quote:   http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/sports/olympics/headphone-brands-compete-for-viewers-attention-at-olympics.html

Can you name them?   Look of The Moment | Jessica Alba

Makes sense but this is the first time I've seen data that shows that silence is more productive than working with music. How Headphones Changed the World http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/05/music-to-our-ears-how-headphones-changed-our-world/257830/

Holy cow.   http://runawaybrainz.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/audio-crystal-cmoy-freeform-headphone.html

Not sure if this is of interest here but...   "By using a process known as ultrasonic bonding, Apple could create new iPhone and iPod earbuds that would have a seamless, more aesthetically pleasing "unibody" appearance."  ...

I recently bought a few Fiio cables with my JDS Labs O2.   I noticed on the packaging that the Fiio cables are actually made with parts from Oyaide and Furukawa.   I thought it was interesting that Fiio, a Chinese firm, was basically assembling cables made by Japanese manufacturers. I...

Hi everyone,   I have a set of powered speakers, Yamaha MSP-5s, that I plan to use. They have XLR balanced and 1/4" unbalanced inputs. I understand that all things being equal, the XLRs are balanced and probably "better" but I'm wondering if that is something that I can really hear.  ...

Monty of xiph.org has a recent article on the fact that humans can't tell the difference between 16/44.1 and 24/192. Has this already been discussed?   http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html

Can anyone tell what headphones these are?     From http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/couples-that-rock-20110830  

Happy New Year everyone! I need new pads for my 225s as they are disintegrating and making a mess. The problem is that I am in Japan and while I can order stuff from the US and have it sent over, it'd be easier if I could find something of a replacement in Tokyo, rather Akihabara. I'm...

So before I got into headphones, I bought a Sony CDR-W33 for recording from vinyl and playback. Does anyone have any thoughts on this as a source and any thoughts on whether I need to invest in a separate headphone amplifier for it? My current phones are: MDR-V6, MDR-V70DJ, ER-6, E2C...

So let's say I can buy stuff from Sony for wholesale. Can anyone make any recommendations for audiophile components (including headphones) that I should be considering? I have a pair of V700DJs that I use with my turntables and I do know enough to have a pair of Grado 225s with a Airhead amp...