Thank you for the reply, I appreciate it.  I'm excited about owning my first real pair of headphones and I'm just trying to find the best and most cost efficient way to get the most out of them.   Quote:

Excuse my ignorance, I just recently purchased a Beyerdynamics DT 990/600 and I'm looking at purchasing my first headphone amp, so I'm very new to this.   Would the Valhalla be the preferred amp vs the Asgard when used with the DT990?   I listen to a variety of music ranging from Jazz to...

Quote: Originally Posted by turkishdelight This number is a 3 or 4 digit number. For instance if it says 234...the earphones were manufactured on the 23rd week of 2004. If the there is a 4 digit number it reflects the day. 2334 means the 233 day of 2004. Sorry to bring back such...

Wow, I found this thread while searching to decide between the DT990 2005 and the current ones, and while I never thought I would be a fan of trance music, I actually enjoyed those two tracks that were posted, thanks. Sorry to get off subject.

Thanks for the replies guys. I'll be ordering a Gillmore Light as a christmas gift to myself. Right now I'm using a PIMETA amp. I would assume the 990 is suppose to be a step above the 880 correct? If that's the case why is the 990 Pro cheaper? How many versions of DT 990 are there? Just...

Hey guys, I'm definately still a headphone newbie thats lookin for some advice. I currently own a Grado HF-1. The sound is just amazing. The sound is very detailed and clean, and the bass is tight and accurate. I hear things in songs I've been listening to for a while now that I have never heard...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jahn Folks, I have yet to hear an HF-1 whose bass wasn't INSANE. And I think the worst rig I heard it through was a Go-Vibe V3 to a 3G iPod, which isn't that bad really. The bass was STILL kickin'. If your can is still bass shy after having at least that kind...

i just received my HF-1s yesterday. This would be my first set of headphones. I was amazed with the detail, and loved it. I am a bit of a bass head, and all though the bass was accurate, clean and tight, it seemed to rolloff too soon. Basically I'm in the same boat as scubasteve. I'm either...

Well that's great to hear. So shipping starts Monday, I should hopefully get it before the end of the week, maybe in time for Thanksgiving. Thanks again Todd, and ohh....please don't forget my adaptor. HAHA, actually I was hoping that my HF-1s wouldn't be charged to my account until after...

I started wondering about this earlier today. If I was to recable a pair of headphones, how long could I make the cable before SQ stars to suffer from the length of the cable being too long? The Headphones are HF-1s amd I will be running a headamp Gilmore-Lite. I'd like the cable to be at most...

Went to sennheiser site to order the pads. This might seem like an ignorant question, but is the pricing for a pair or just one? It doesn't say if its for a pair or a single pad Again excuse my ignorance

Great resource for a newb like me. My HF-1s are with the last batch that is shipping out. I considered the Sennheiser Pads, but I think now I'll place an order. Also Considered C-Pads, but the price....good lord. Still a possibility though. Thanks for the write up

Todd, are you saying you'll be shipping the remaining 81 HF-1s at the same time, or you ship them out as they come in?

This is the exact amp I will most likely be ordering either as my Christmas Gift to mysels, or shortly after Christmas after everyone elses gift is paid off. My HF-1s should be shipping out to me this week, hopefully.

Well, I never really thought that the recabling would be anything more than at 5% improvement if that. The GRADO's are wired in a way that it seems very simple to do a recable job. So of course I'll be taking a close look at the current wire before I jump in there and start hacking at it. What I...

AAhhh.....I see, thanks for the advice. So...what wire would you advise me to use? You seem to be very knowledgeable in this matter, what do yo recommend I use? Do you think 20 guage wire would be too thick? What do you think of the above wire found in the link provided by MisterX, would that...

Thanks for the link MisterX, a lot cheaper than what I thought, so I actually might do this. Dougigs: I appreciate the information. I was going to go with 20 guage wire, just didn't know which metal to use. Excuse my ignorance but what do you mean by "abrading"? SOrry, I'm at work at the...

Hey guys, I was thinkin of recabling my Grados. Well not really thinking of doing it, but more of if I was to do it, which wire would I use? Oh, and yes I've done a few interconnects already with good succes, so I am pretty confident with my soldering skills. My question is, which type wire...

The E5s definately don't lack bass. I used the foam tips at first also, and the bass was very strong but accurate. I started using the medium sized tips because the foamies isolated too well that I couldn't hear people when I needed to. The other students I study with started thinkin I was...

I really appreciate those encouraging replies guys. I plan on using this amp with the Grado, and if after sticking around here and reading through some more posts, I might decide to purchase a true home amp for it. Just a little more info on the PIMETA amp, it has Dual 634P Buffers and the...

About three weeks ago I took delivery of a Custom PIMETA AMP made for me by JMT Audio by Jon. At the time, I didn’t think I would be purchasing another headphone so soon, since I just bought some SHURE E5Cs just weeks before. Well I took the plunge and ordered the HF-1s late last week. So, just...

I was very close to ordering an iAudio X5, then this comes out. I was wanting the iAudio X5 because I read that it has better sound with the Lossless compression. Are the new iPODs suppose to sound better? I don't want to wait much longer if I don't have to. So once somone can confirm of SQ...

This thread was helpful for me. I'm also new to High End Portable Audio and was thinking of what amp to pair up with Shure E5Cs. I was also looking at the headroom. The Total Airhead model actually. I'm thinking about the other amps that Barat posted. Looking to buy in a week or two. My souce...

Currently looking for a soundcard for my Dell 700M. I'm not looking to do any type of editing or changes to the music, just loooking for better sound. Would this be excessive to what I'm looking for?

Thanks for the replies guys. I have not been able to find a group of people who are portable audiophiles, so I can't get much input around here in the Houston area. irvin59: How's the Bass response on the E5s? Its too bad you haven't heard the E4s, would love to know the difference in...