From another thread:   Can anyone elaborate? As I see it the capacitance of the diaphragm must one of the determining factors of sensitivity.

Hello there! I'll try to keep it short so feel free to ask further questions.   I own a crap-load of different semi hi-end/mid-fi-ish headphones as of now (see signature). I want to sell most of them and make my move up the ladder.   I am considering HD800, HE-560 and the new Jade 2. I...

I need a coax cable to go from my new fiio x3 to my DAC. The thing is, it should be flexible and light! I don't really know where to find such cable.. Preferably it would have mono 3.5 mm jack on one end, and RCA on the other, but that is not important at all.    Thank you! Hopefully I'm not...

http://www.head-fi.org/t/675545/stax-ed-1-and-ed-5-eqs-emulation   On above thread, some guy is trying to emulate the ED-1 and ED-5 EQ's, but there are no schematics on the ED-1 Signature. A picture would be much appreciated.

Hey, just some quick questions.    I need a DAP with digital out (coax prefered, optical is okay too), and a fairly good interface. It should be able to partially replace my noisy pc for music playback, so I can sit back and enjoy my music in a preferably dark and silent room. I am kind of...

Hello there!   Finally have the opportunity to get some older Stax for what I think would be a very reasonable price. Well here it is:   Stax SRM-T1 and Stax SR-Lambda Signature for barely 700$   What do you think? I am not exactly in need of a new system or anything, not at all...

First off, can someone confirm this is the Stax SR Lambda Pro? Also, I am wondering if I can use my headphone amplifier for the driver box. How much juice does the SRD-6 need, what is the input impedance? I have the MF X-can V8. It can put out 1.2 watt at 32 ohms   Thank you.

I have a friend wanting to spent some 100-150$ (max 200) on a headphone (yay!).   They'll only be used in his home, unamped. I have a feeling he would want a somewhat neutral, leaning towards warm, headphone.   I have suggested him the CAL!'s because he can get them for only 55$, which...

Long story short, I need a headphone from ultrasone. I don't want recommendations on other headphones.    At the moment I am enjoying my HE-500, and I consider the sound close to perfection/with no major flaws. I listen to a lot of genres. I like metal, rock, jazz, acoustic, and any genre...

I'm kinda stuck with this genre in general. I like metal, and I love the intensity. For a long time I found Machine Head to be the epitome of intensity. So many feelings and meaningful transitions.   Then the high-end headphones came, and I realized that my fav band and fav album (the...

What is the effect on the transients and the decay of a headphone, when listening at louder/quieter volume?

I am debating with myself whether I need a new DAC, probably at a budget of approximately 200$. For now, I am using the DAC in my e17. Now I am wondering how good the DAC is, compared to other of the well known DAC's.   At the moment my main can is the HE-500, and my amp is the Musical...

Ànything I should pay attention to? I know that I should not move it while its hot.

How can i calculate, or maybe estimate the coltage output of my fiio e17 if connected via either usb or iPhone LOD? I really want to know this, since I want to know whether i play too loud through my 250 ohm DT-880.   If it helps, i usually go for around 27-30/60 on 6 dB gain. Hope you can...

How can i calculate, or maybe estimate the coltage output of my fiio e17 if connected via either usb or iPhone LOD? I really want to know this, since I want to know whether i play too loud through my 250 ohm DT-880.   If it helps, i usually go for around 27-30/60 on 6 dB gain. Hope you can...

The title says most. I am wondering, what you would get, if you were me. The budget is around 350 dollars, and alternatively I can get my money back on my new dt-880, which would get me approximately 350 dollars extra.   I would really like a CIEM, but i am only 17, so i guess it would be...

For now i have the eytmotic hf5. I like them a lot, but now it is time to step up, and get some full size cans.   My budget is around the price of the sennheiser hd650 (to not mess with price and currency diffs...) The sound sig could be anything but V-shaped, and most importantly it must...

My question is simple (look at title) I have just bought the AKG k702, which is my first can. The best i can do so far is a fiio e17. Ofc i can return the AKG, and possibly i will if they aren't for me, but only time will tell.  Maybe in favor of the HD 650, which i also auditioned today. ...

If my IEM's have an sensitivity rating of 105 dB/mW at 1kHz should i then interpret it as if you put 1 mW, 1kHz into the IEM's, then you will get 105 dB of SPL, or is it 1 mW per channel necessary to produce that SPL, so that you in fact need 2mW?

Is it a norm, that you can equalize the line-out from computers? I am considering to go in to equalization with a bit more technical and serious perspective inspire by following thread: http://www.head-fi.org/t/633102/budget-iems-review-4th-budget-review-sony-mh1c-posted-oh-boy

Just got some thoughts i want to share about audio sources. I have got my computer, iphone, and finally heard a couple of amps.   First off the computer is an awful source with its built in headphone amplifier/dac. Very little bass, and the bass that might exist seem to be unaccurate and...

Saw a review some days ago on the hf5, which i have also bought. Especially following quote seems to be interesting         I thought about building my own amp. Anyway adding the attenuator before the iem's what does it do? To me, it makes sense that it would make the static noise...

Saw a review some days ago on the hf5, which i have also bought. Especially following quote seems to be interesting         I thought about building my own amp. Anyway adding the attenuator before the iem's what does it do? To me, i guess it would make the static noise from the...

Just a question.. I have got the iphone 4 and the etymotic hf2 arrived just yesterday. To me, the etymotics are great, actually fantastic, and they are my first somewhat expensive iems. Anyways how loud can i turn up the iphone whilst not damaging my ears, anybody got any experience with...