BACK on TRACK:   When I first started dabbling in headfonia a couple of years ago, I bought a pair of Pioneer SEA-1000s (cheap, lots of good comments) just for variety and experience.  I like them, and still use them occasionally - though they're not my favorites.  Nonetheless, I thought they...

Won a pair of phones only on the 'Bay after reading many passing complimentary comments and becoming more and more interested.  By chance, there was an adapter box separately (but concurrently) on offer from another seller. So I got them both (doubling my chances that the system wouldn't work!)...

One More Viewpoint:   I've had my PM-1s for about 6 weeks now and listened to them intermittently.  I have also been keeping up with all the comments here.  Strangely, it seems like some posters WANT to dislike these right out of the gate.  There was certainly a lot of excitement leading up to...

Update: ZMFs and Infinity Preamp, and a short comparison to the Oppo PM-1s:   I've been following this thread and been intrigued by all the new options and variations since I bought my ZMF-1s last year.  But no comments on those developments.  Rather, this is a very short follow up to my...

The Fidelios are excellent in their own right  - and quite comfortable...but the bass level is raised a bit.  The same with the  treble - though I think to a lesser extent. They are quite fast and responsive, and definitely a "fun" and easy -to-listen-to product.  But they aren't accurate. ...

Based on this thread, I bought a pair of SE-A1000s.   For $50, not much to lose.  They are as praised here - outstanding value for the money.  I like them better than my NuForce 800s and Fidelio X-1s, both costing more.   The NuForce cans have an overpoweringly odd low end which at times sounds...

Yes!  Please give us an equivalent value phono pre!  Made in the USA!!

Historically, commercial plasma tweeters go back to at least the 50s, when Dukane sold their "Ionovac" (Ionophane in the UK) series of speakers.  They still pop up occasionally on E-bay and sell in the ~$2000 range - way more than when new. Although they had fabulous highs, they were plagued by...

I have a Schiit Lyr - and 2 pairs of SE-700.  Not a good match, though I'm not sure why: the Pioneers are not loud - even at maximum volume and sound thin.  Perhaps because the Lyr can deliver a lot of current, but the Pioneers want lots of voltage (hence the recommended JB-21 to use a regular...

JDG711:   I looked at the Infinity FET Preamp data - it just says "8 watt output" - no reference to measuring parameters - but it was from the 70s after all, about the time that RMS standard measurements were just taking hold. Who knows what the "real" output is?  I guess I could ask the tech...

UPDATE:  ZMF vs KOSS ESP-950   I finally got my repaired ESP-950s back from Milwaukee and have spent a little time  comparing them with the ZMF Fostex  T-50RPs.  Without a doubt, these 2 phones are apples and oranges - SO very different, yet both pleasing. The differences are pretty much as...

Update:   I still don't have my Koss ESPs back, but found a co-worker who is a headphone fan.  So, one night, he brought in his Audeze LCD-2s and Headroom DAC/amp and I brought in my ZMF Fostex phones and Lyr amp to work.  We tried all combinations and lots of different music.  Bottom line: ...

I'm not really a headphone addict - in fact the last pair I bought until now was Koss ESP-9s almost 20 years ago  (which are right now back at Koss getting worked on!) But I stumbled upon head-fi.org and got my interest piqued.  Maybe things had changed some since I last went headphone shopping...