I love this movie and Jack Black's a cappella Legend of the Rent was the best scene. There is an awesome new cover of it on YouTube. School of Rock - Legend of the Rent (The 18th Musician Mix)

I have been enjoying my UE-10 Pro's for almost a decade now, and am thinking of stepping up to something even better.  I like the sound signature of the UE-10.  I do notice they are slightly metallic and slightly congested, especially in the upper midrange.  I wonder if the newer models from...

Hello everyone. I am still reeling from finally hearing accurate levels of bass in my Stax 404 phones. In stock form, the 404's (and the 303's and probably the 202's) are rather lean in bass overall because of an emphasis on upper mids/treble. The bass is there and articulate, but just not at...

Just wanted to share my surprise today when I sat down and A/B'd my RA-1 and Supermacro-3 with my HD-650. I bought the SM3 with a bunch of OpAmps thinking it would clearly have better synergy. But even after rolling through all seven of my OpAmps (including some Class A), the RA-1 beat them all...

My quest might be continuing. Having auditioned the RS-1, SA5000, and HD-650 (all using the Grado RA-1 amp), I have decided that the HD-650 is my favorite. Now the itch is there to see whether a similarly priced Stax setup would be even better. This is not designed to be a esoteric discussion...

Okay, you people are killing me here. I consider myself an amateur audiophile. Budgetary resrictions have limited me to years of enjoyment with Event 20/20bas bi-amped monitors for recording/mixing/musical enjoyment. Headphones have always been an afterthought, and I have been ignorantly...