Quote: Originally Posted by PinkFloyd On the subject of the HD-595 can you tell me if the headband is leather or pleather? From the look of it It's pleather but I can't find any info on Head-Fi with regard to the headband material. You might find this strange (I really DO own a...

Quote: Originally Posted by 3lusiv3 Welcome to head-fi, sorry about the wallet. Thanks. I feel like one of the "collective" now. Brent, I agree. The only way I can foresee this madness ending is if someone mounts a DOS attack on head-fi's domain!

They have a great open sound. The bass extends well but isn't as impactful as, say, my DT770-80s or Grados (based on people's comments on these boards). The mids and highs are very well defined to my ear, and don't have any of the piercing brightness I understand come from Grados. Very, very...

I'm interested in auditioning some new headphones, specifically the Beyer DT880 and Grado SR225. I know of only one store in the area which stocks Grado (Audible Elegance on Montgomery) so I'd like to find a place which also stocks Beyers. Anyone got any retail recommendations? Thanks!

The coax digital out is the jack on the far left of the picture, above. I picked up the Platinum version yesterday, and I must say it doesn't disappoint. Without all the bells and whistles, there is a noticeable improvement in mp3 and lossless playback from my vanilla Audigy 2. To my ears at...

I was about to post for exactly the same reason; my UM2s also arrived today. My source is similarly a 20GB iPod. I had been using Sony's MDR-EX71s, and while there was plenty "thump" (its hard to call it bass, really), I knew I was missing out on a lot of detail in my music. I've always been...