An external headphone amp is not required. The headphone out on your mp3-player / PC / phone should do fine. As for as volume levels go: With both speakers and headphones I always do burn-ins at normal listening levels and a bit above that after the first 5 hours or so. Pink noise is nowhere...

Hi guys, I'm looking for advice on a set of supra-aural headphones in the €200 to €300 range. As I'm easily distracted, I use a headphone at the office in order to help me focus during certain tasks. I currently use a set of of Sony MDR-ZX600's which I hang around my neck all day so I can use...

Bleach and Fairy Tail. ;) Both pretty cool logos, although I would personally go with the same logo for both sides.

The Philips O'neill line of headphones were specifically designed for the use the OP intends. Their 'The Bend' model can be had for around $25 on Amazon. None of them are open headphones though.

I stumbled onto Head-Fi while looking for an upgrade from my HD 448's four months ago. I was already an audiophile, so I was bitten by the headphone bug pretty easily. In the three months since joining I've bought a set of HD 558's, a FiiO E12, a FiiO D03K and a set of Sony MDR-ZX600's (review...

I found a free iOS app that makes things even easier. It's called 'Burn-In' and is specifically designed for burning in headphones with white or pink noise. It allows you to create a profile for each of your headphones and set a desired total burn-in time for each profile. With each burn-in...

Quote: Thanks for that. I'm using your file right now to burn in a new set of headphones.   In case someone is curious, this site does an OK job of explaining what pink noise is. It also offers some links to pink noise files and noise generators. A pretty nice browser based noise...

Quote: I would be very careful when ordering something from HDPHNS. They are one of the shops run by Hifi To Go, which has had some very mixed reviews on Tweakers.net and Beslist.nl and scores a 5.1 on review site Vergelijk.nl (by their own admission). I'm not saying they are a bad shop...

I often spend the weekends working in my parents' garden (a mix of forest, meadows and English style garden) and usually listen to music while doing this. Up till now I have been using an old set of Sennheiser HD 202's. They are sturdy and block a decent amount of noise, but I'm looking for...

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I'm also big fan of using pink noise for burn-in. Although I'm quite new to the world of quality headphones, I have been a Hi-fi audiophile for the last 15 years or so. I heard about pink noise roughly 10 years ago and have been using it for burn-in ever since. I currently use two Behringer...

I contacted one of the UK's official resellers (ea audio) about this. They told me the following: It could be that only official resellers (the ones shown on FiiO's website) had their full stocks replaced and that some 'unofficial' resellers still have some of the old faulty stock.

I just performed the foam mod. Without the foam, the sound seems more transparent and 'airy'. For the type of music I listen to (smooth jazz, soundtracks) this is a definite improvement. However, I also noticed that lower quality recordings and highly compressed files sound harsher than they did...

After reading all the posts in this thread, I think I'll reconsider buying an E17 or E07K. I tend to have bad luck with these sort of things and a defect rate of 1% is simply too high for my taste. @JamesFiiO I appreciate your honesty when it comes to this issue. Many businesses could learn...

I'm currently on the fence between buying either a Fiio E07K or an E17, but I'm leaning towards the E07K as I would rarely use the optical in. However, I was wondering how tough the shiny front of the E07K is. Is it prone to scratching or is it as tough as an iPhone 4/5? Although I'm always...

Thanks for all your informative replies. Much appreciated. I just ordered a set of HD 558's online. They should be here tomorrow.   Thanks again.

Hi everyone,   I'm a longtime reader, but first time poster.   I'm looking to buy my first hifi headphone and since I'll be using it for movies as well, was interested in the Sennheiser HD 558. However, I read quite a few posts of people complaining how tight these headphones sit on...