I just accidentally washed my cherished 8gb rockboxed Clip+. Currently I have it in a bag of rice to see if drying out will help it, as some have said they had success doing so. Devastated that my little swiss army knife of a player is now gone. So, I'm currently thinking about either getting a...

The best way to describe the feeling I get when listening to my 518's is how a fellow member on shtv described his hd558s:    

Hi all,   I finally tried out an open ear set with the HD518s to upgrade my home listening from a pair of HD202s. I love absolutely everything about these cans from the fit, design, weight, cord...all except for the sound. I felt the difference between closed and open ear almost instantly and...

How would the m50's compare to the hd series? I'm kinda worried that the closed design might not be the best for long sessions, and some complain that the m50s lack in the mids.

Hi all!   After many years of cheap headphones, tinkering, minute upgrades, radio work and joining audiophile boards I have decided to start upgrading all of my meager system one by one on a budget. I wanted to start with headphones because that is probably the one area where I've never had...