Just got my lovely s500's in the mail.  Arigatou gozaimasu buyfromjapan!   All I can honestly think is...     Cheers, TBB

Just ordered a pair on Ebay.  Now the wait begins.   When all the dots change to the same colour, they will arrive...      

@jaddie   I just want to let you know I think your ramble above was top quality ramble.  You made many valid points throughout.         A.K.A Well said!    Cheers, TBB

Quote:   Sweet, thanks Ultra.   It be thread reading time!

Maybe I just tend to prefer vinyl over cd's because the engineering/mastering of albums in the past simply outdoes the pro loudness mastered digital of today's average recording?  I do prefer to listen to classics rather than modern music.  With so many opinions and measurements that argue...

Quote:   I envy you for had the chance to sample such headphones.  I'd be happy enough try out the HD800's.  I have heard some say they enjoyed the sound out of the HD800's just a bit better.

Quote:   Hahaha crazy pink octopuss thing lol.  Thanks for sharing.   Loves me some Miles Davis!

Quote:   I love fragments of nonsense.  Got a problem with that?  Trying to disprove my experience and perception is a waste of time.  As for the cable notion, coat hangers do work nicely .   Also, there certainly is a diminishing return on investment as you climb the ladder of costly...

I will always be left to wonder how amazing a listen using the Sennheiser Orpheus headphones might be with my vinyl rips...ohhh lord please let me win the lottery lol.   Sick...just sick!    

Quote:   I am well aware reality is second only to perception.  My perceptions are what they are.  I will not be offended by anything anyone says here.  Tsall good nick_charles.   Please don't mistake me telling you my experience and opinions as trying to be insulting to your own, ok...

To anyone who can't hear the quality difference between a vinyl playing and a cd playing, I really do feel sad for you.  If you have never properly heard vinyl, on a decent setup, you should make it a point to do so sometime.        The sound vinyl produces has a warmth to it that cd's...

Some insight from a few who know more about recording and mastering than I ever will.  Worth a watch, enjoy.      

Quote:   Only ascertained by my ears.  To me that counts more than any measurements performed and quoted.  I let my ears be my guide.  No disrespect to Ivor Tiefenbrun.   Check out the video below, it gives a basic example of a remastered release compared to the original release.  I...

Quote:   My ears can certainly tell the difference between many 320 kbps mp3/ogg/aac rips and 24/96 vinyl rips (not just the pops and crackles ).  If you playback said rips using reasonable equipment or headphones, the difference can be noticeable.     Keep in mind some...

Quote:   Agreed...ahhh 1983      Peace, TBB

Quote:   The truth is every decade had some good and some bad music.   I remember listening to this track on my first decent home audio setup back in College during the 90's...in a dorm room the size of my washroom today haha.  Ahhh memories.  I'll never forget getting fined one time...

Just my 2 cents here, but if I have a listen to the same version of Fleetwood Mac's - Rumours album as an eac cd rip, and then as a 24/96 vinyl rip, my ears much prefer the vinyl rip.  Crackles and pops and all.  Vinyl rips simply have a more organic sound, if that makes any sense.  Much more...

Quote:   WOH...full size CNT headphones, now that would be something.  Stop teasing me with that idea, I may just dream about that tonight.  (On a white sands beach in Queensland Australia...bottle of red wine within reach...puts on JVC HA-SX900 50mm diaphragm CNT cans...looks out at the...

Quote:   So much good progressive rock in the 70's, and Radiohead...say no more.  One of my favorites!

Quote:   Good recommendations here, I'd add one if you live in Canada and can get to a Future Shop before they are all sold...JVC HA-FTX90's for $69!  Great sound, great price!  I'm buying a second pair tomorrow.   Keep on loving the music.       Cheers, TBB

Quote:   Thanks for the recommendation.   Cheers Geko. TBB

Test yo basshead cans with this...be warned, rumbles yo brain!     Cheers, TBB

I would have to say 70's.  Too many great bands and songs to choose from in that decade.  I admit the 80's is a decade of music I am rediscovering and enjoying lately too.  Nostalgia comes on thick when I listen to great 80's tracks.  That could have something to do with it.     I think we...

I have to give kudos to JVC.  I would never have though they could bring such happiness to my ear nubs.  I can't claim to have listened to the best of the best to put things in perspective, but after nearly 6 hours of listening to many of my favorite tracks, the JVC HA-FXT90's are the best sound...

Quote:   Haha, what a sexy man.  Your post made me realize it was about time I made my first online headphone purchase.  Now I just have to wait a few days before I can use my new PayPal and buy them.   Not long after that...       ...ohhhh yeahhhhh!