I recently got a Focal Elegia and am finding them quite uncomfortable because all the weight sits right in one spot on top of my head. I've seen the dekoni nuggets, but they look way too big and I don't think adhesive would work on a microfibre pad like these have. Anyone come up with any novel...

I’m looking for a portable solution that will do LDAC and APTX HD and offline Tidal. I was looking at the FiiO M9 but I doubt will ever use it wired, I have other gear for that, so I'm paying for DACs and Amps I'd never use. Now I’m thinking a cheap android phone might be the best option. Any...

I'm currently using just my iphone and BW PX when commuting. I've been thinking about getting a DAP so I can take advantage of the PX's APTX HD capability. But the thing is, I'll likely never use it wired, so if I buy a DAP I'm paying for an onboard DAC and amp I'll never use. What I really need...

Just wondering whether many of you have tried alcantara pads on any headphones? I'm interested to know whether it behaves sonically like velour, assuming all other variables are equal?

Just wanted to try to learn more about amp power and how it manifests in different headphones. I've got both a Valhalla 2 and a Lyr 2 with me at the moment. Listening with my HE-4XX, the Lyr has massively more power theoretically, 6W v >160mW. But the volume level is almost identical on them. I...

Can someone help me identify which of these is equivalent to this please?

I have seperate small speaker and headphone amps I want to connect to a single DAC. Opinion seems to be this is fine, correct? Next question is how... If I get two 1 male to two female RCA splitter cables and plug the males into the DAC and one side of each amp into a female from each side. Is...

As the title says... looking to fix up some old Koss headphones. I've found an eBay seller who sells the pads but it doesn't look like they come with any foam to cover the drivers. Koss makes them still I think but they disintegrate every couple of years. What material should I use to make...

This is a long shot. Does anyone know anyone in Sydney who'd be up for restoring/modifying an old set of Koss A250?

I have a Sabre DAC I've been using for a while. Just switched it to a new Dell PC. It's started going static-y. If I unplug it and plug it in again is corrects. Is this likely a problem with the DAC or the USB port or something else?

Just got some Hifiman RE-600 phones. They have a balanced mini plug. The balanced plug doesn't work in my iphone or ipod, but it does work in my Headstage Arrow amp. The Arrow doesn't have balanced output AFAIK, so I'm wondering what's going on here?

Wasn't sure quite where to put this thread... I've broken my RE272s :-( I managed to rip the housing on one side in half, the driver is in the piece that broke off and has disconnected from the pins going down to the cable. I think it should be a straight forward repair, just resolder the...

I'm after some earphones with iPhone controls and mic. I want them to be cable-down, small barrel and easy fitting with a nice balanced sound. An RE400 with iphone controls would be perfect. I'm thinking maybe Audiofly AF45M? Any other suggestions? Price range sub-$300, ideally closer to $100.

Want to get some wireless headphones for watching TV in the small hours with a baby. They don't need to be world beaters, just the best option at $50 or so. A wireless HD201 would be ideal. Prefer closed back but open are probably okay. The need to connect to an old-ish Denon stereo, so 3.5mm to...

This has happened about three times in the past few months. I notice that I'm not getting emails notifying me of PMs etc and go to preferences and switch send emails back on. Then a few weeks later, it reverts to off?

So I just got a PM asking me to do a survey for some Stanford "headphone lovers and computer nerds". Scammers PMing us now What!!?!?!

So finally, after originally finding this page while looking for replacements for broken ipod buds, my 1500th post and it’s only taken me almost 10 years, must be one of the slowest ever. After an initial burst I’ve only sporadically been on, usually if I need some new gear. The rest of the time...

Just got contacted by someone in relation to a WTB thread who registered a couple of days ago and has no posts and no feedback. Do we get scammers in there much? Should I be worried?

We all buy and sell tons of gear. Always wonder where the bits and pieces I've owned over the years have travelled on the head-fi trail. It would awesome if you could attach a GPS tracker to stuff and then follow it around the world.

I'm sure there's been threads in the past but I thought it was time for a new one... I enjoy a dram at anytime but especially when I listening to music. I have a few bottles on the go at the moment. Really enjoying Nikka from the barrel; Balvenie 12yo single cask and the bottle of Glenmorangie...

Been searching around for a while and have not been able to find many good impressions of the FAD Heaven line up. I'm currently using some Fischer DBAII Mk2s. They have very good detail and separation but are very harsh/splashy in the treble. For years I've searching for a shallower fitting...

Been searching around for a while and have not been able to find many good impressions of the FAD Heaven line up. I'm currently using some Fischer DBAII Mk2s. They have good details and separation but are very harsh/splashy in the treble. For years I've searching for a shallower fitting ER-4S...

What't the difference in SQ between these and how do both compare to other closed portable like Momentums, DT1350s, B&O H6 etc?

I've been using an iMod for a while now. Most of my content has been downloaded as FLAC files and then converted to Apple Lossless using Max. I've just been testing some conversions back to FLAC and the file size comes out the same as the mp4 file, regardless of the compression settings. Does...

I am getting a little FiiO DAC to use with my apple TV. I have a bunch of mini>RCA cables from an old iMod I used to have. The FiiO has both mini and RCA outs. I was going to just use the the mini>RCA cable to connect it to my stereo but I'm wondering whether the SQ would be better if I got an...