Hi all, It's been years since I've posted and since I first dived into the world of Head-FI. I'm returning now due to a sequence of YouTube-recommended videos that have led me back down the rabbit hole of headphone audio. Here we go again! I've got a couple of questions and considerations I...

Hi all,   I've frequented Head-Fi for the better part of a year now, reading, reading, and reading in my spare time. I'm a student at the University of Minnesota, something of a super senior here. As is appropriate, as a student I have bigger troubles than many in accumulating any wallet...

Just purchased a pair of HD 598s from Amazon. I don't have an amp to play them from, so I'm using the 3.5mm adaptor (not sure if I'm using it right but it looks like it is just male --> female from the 6mm jack).   I've tried it in all of my audio devices, and I cannot get the right channel...

I'm looking into buying either the HD558 or HD598 (I am up to date and understand all differences between the two and it only comes down to price at time of purchase).   PurpleAngel assisted me in my decision on another thread, but I wanted to open this one because while then I was decided on...

It's rare that I join, or contribute to forums, I have a habit of only reading them, so this is fun - greetings!   I am new to audio. That being said, I do have a set of Sennheiser HD208s, have an old Logitech surround sound system, and consider myself to be a closet audiophile who never...