I haven't had much time for high end audio but I would love to jump back into the game.     You can check my profile for the gear that I've had in the past but here's a brief summary:  I got started with the Sony MDR-V6 like 8 years ago and have been learning about headphones ever since.  My...

Price:  under 500.  Doesn't matter if tube or solid state.   My cans are: AKG K550, Sennheiser HD598 and soon to be ZMF modded Fostex's.  they don't need heaps of power and I want something I can carry to and fro to work.   Was looking at the ALO The Pan Am, and it *almost* got it right but...

Looking for modestly priced balanced headphones to pair with ALO's The Island balanced output.  (http://www.aloaudio.com/the-island)   I know the Alpha Dogs have the option to become balanced, and as I look on the website, I see that you can buy "Mad Dog Pros" balanced--both out of my price...

Now that I have your attention let me state my case. Now, correct me if I'm wrong but the top of the line V-Modas are the M100's which sit at $300.  When I look at this headphone, yeah I'm judging a book by its cover but it just doesn't seem like a bonafide good headphone.  If I didn't know...

I'll cut to the chase here:  I'm wondering if it's practical to fret over soundstage if you never listen to much of classical, jazz or live recordings.     I would like for people who have cans with good soundstage to tell me if the music I listen to benefits from having a headphone with a...

This is my first go at speakers.  I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing.   I recently received a pair of Klipsch KSB 3.1 speakers from a friend for $30.  (looking online, they go on ebay for over $150... I'd say my friend needs to take better care of her things.  LOL).   Here are the...

What the thread says.  I've got a HE-500 running from my Aune T1, and it sounds alright to my ears, but I also read something somewhere about how it is recommended to feed the HE-500's at least 1W of power.  I know the Aune T1 isn't giving them anywhere near that level.   So I'm looking for...

Hello,   I browse the for sale forums a lot.  Classifieds that are in euro or AUD are of no relevance to me.  There should be a way to filter those out, right?   (and likewise, for the people who only want to see posts in euro or AUD).

Been a faithful owner of the He-400's for about a month now.. I love every inch of them.  I definitely plan to hold on to them for a while, but I'm wondering what else is out there?  Let's say no more than $700.  I have the Fiio E17 and the Aune T1 tube amp/dac.    Tastes:  rap, electronic...

Forgive me if there is another thread on this, I searched long and hard but... yeah.   It may be a number of things, but I will just say that, I own the Fiio E17, an hp pavilion g6, and a pair of Denon d2000, and forreal I can't even tell a huge difference between using the Fiio E17, and...

Idk, maybe I'm comparing apples to apples, but I feel like there is virtually no quality improvement over the Fiio E17.  I'm using the Denon D2000 and my laptop.  I even did the recommended op-amp switch, which may or may not have improved things, but ehh I dont know.  I'm feeling pretty...

I put the price constraint on because I don't want people saying "well, the Fiio E17 doesnt do crap for my $1000 headphones.  Although I think I could correctly assume that if you own $1000 headphones you wouldnt be using a portable amp.   So I'm looking to upgrade out of this Brainwavz M4...

Thanks for viewing.   I've come into some money and I'll be willing to spend upwards of $500-750 on a decent rig (headphones/amp/dac if needed) for the buck.  Right now I have a pair of Brainwavz M4s.  I have owned Sony MDR-V6, Grado SR-80, and Audio Technica AD700's in the past.  I play...