Hi I am looking for a new set of closed-back headphones for late-night listening via my smartphone with a Dragonfly Cobalt. I mainly listen to rock but also some ambient and female vocals and use a combination of stored 16/44 and 24/96 FLAC along with Tidal Masters. I have a pair of the...

I would like a set of Grado headphones having previously tried the SR80e and being quite impressed. I don't have anywhere to try them so I'd be buying blind really but have arrowed it down to the following 3: GH2 RS2e SR325e I listen to a lot of music genres, everything from Classic Rock to...

I have always been a fan of Shure headphones and love the SRH1540 that I have. They are one of 2 closed back designs I have with Denons. I have always yearned for a set of open back Shures and am contemplating the SRH1840 but they are quite a lot of money to buy blind. I have a set of Grado...

Hi   I am looking to buy a new set of IEM's for when I travel and commute.  They need to be comfortable and have a good bass signature for a lot of rock music.  I had spotted the 2 models mentioned in the title and can't decide between them as they both get great reviews and are roughly at the...

I have a few pairs of dynamic driver headphones in the Denon AH-D7000, Shure SRH-1540 and Beyer DT990 so 1 open 2 closed and I love them all.  However I have been toying with the idea of adding a further high end pair, probably open back to balance things up.   I have been considering a few...

Hi   I recently invested in a set of Beyerdynamic T1's which I am really looking forward to hearing through a dedicated amp.  However, they are the highest impedance headphones I own along with:   Denon AH-D7000 (25 ohms) Shure SRH1540 (46 ohms) Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro (250 ohm)   I have...

I have been searching for the forums for advice on the best amp for the Beyer T1's and general opinion seems to be that a tube amp would be the way forward.  However the Woo Audio stuff is out of my price range and, whilst amps like the Schiit Valhalla are affordable I have read that they are...

Am seriously considering a pair of these but am reading confusing reviews with some suggesting they are a dynamic headphone and others stating that they are planar magnetic.   Anyone able to definitively confirm?

For some time I have been thinking about buying some Planar Magnetic headphones but, must confess, have never heard them so don't know how different or better they sound. I have a number of what I consider to be excellent headphones in Denon AH-D7000, Beyer DT-990 Pro and Shure SRH1540. I have...

I've been using the above for a couple of years and whilst it's very capable I find it to render a lot of the music I listen to overly bright.  I tend to listen to rock/prog and when using Denon AH-D7000 and B&W P7 the treble becomes overly harsh, not something I experience with the same...

I travel by air quite a lot and don't really like things in my ears so am looking for some on ear/over ear Noise cancelling headphones (or even if not active noise cancelling that they shut out most of the ambient noise).   Obviously the prime candidates are Bose but I am baulking at their...

I have a Novo at the moment and it does a pretty good job with most of the music (rock) I listen to.  However I have read so much and so many good things about the Little Dot amps that I am looking at a Mk III.   Question is would that be as good as or better than the Novo?   Thank you.

I have owned a set of DT990 250 ohm for some time and love them through my Graham Slee Nova amp; listening mainly to rock music. Given their impedance they don't work well with my iPod and I am wondering whether a pair with the 32 ohm impedance would be a good buy? It seems a bit strange...

Some time ago I experimented with a pair of Denon AHD7000's and 'didn't like them' pretty quickly with my Linn Classik.  Since then I have bought a dedicated Heaphone amp and tried a pair of my friends AHD2000 through it and was utterly blown away by them and bought some. I am so impressed by...

Am still after buying a decent set of closed cans to use with my Linn hi fi and new Graham Slee Novo headphone amp.  I have a set of Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro (250 ohm) which are fantastic for the rock music I listen to but as they are open back they do leak sound. I do plan to keep these as have...

I have decided I am going to invest in a long term buy to use at home with my hi-fi (Linn Classik/Majik 2100 Power Amp) to listen to a variety of music but mainly classic rock.   Using the maxim 'Buy well, buy once' I like the look and reviews of the following closed back 'phones (I want...

First post so be gentle with me .   For some time I have been using Grado SR80i's quite happily and I use them with a Fiio E5 when using them with my iPod - quite happy with them for the mainly rock music I listen to when the environment is ok for open back.   However, as everyone knows...