Hi, I'm looking for an upgrade to my cheap IEM's that I normally use. I'm looking mainly at the ~ $200 price range. They need to have good build quality and isolation, as I will be using them in the bus/ at school and on the road. I listen to mainly rock, most of that being symphonic metal...

     Is it normal for a pair of HE-500 headphones to be able to be powered by an JDS o2 on low volume, low gain, and low volume on the music player? My setup is my computer (vox audio player) to Modi to o2 to HE-500. With the o2 set to about 1/4 of it's volume pot and low gain, unless I turn the...

Currently, I am running my headphones (He-500) from an O2/Modi stack via USB from my Macbook, using the music player Vox. I was wondering what was the best volume setting to set vox on, as I have found it does affect the sound. Also, on full volume setting from Vox, I have to set my O2 to nearly...

I recently received a used he-500. I was listening to it this morning with no problems. Then I had to get up and clean up my room and other chores, so I played my music from my desktop speakers. A couple of hours later, after not having even touched them, when I listened to them, sound came out...

I just bought a pair of hifiman he-500s , and being planars, I was wondering of they could be driven safely from my Dads Pioneer Vsx-822 receiver? If so, would it sound any better than the o2 I'm getting?

I listen to mainly modern rock, punk rock pop rock, etc. I would be listening to them at home, in a quiet environment. I am interesting in trying Stax, but I've heard a lot of great reviews about the Alpha Dog. If I am to buy stax, I have a couple of questions though, is there any chance a Stat...

I was recently at my local headphone store trying out the Hifiman HE-400, and quite liked their sound (better than my current and the other headphones in the store). However, at home, I made the decision to save up a bit more, and get a bit more expensive pair. Looking around, the Mr Speakers...

I am currently looking to upgrade from my Sennheiser HD439s. After looking, and researching for a couple days, I have narrowed it down to either the Hifiman HE-400 or the Mad Dog Pros (These are new, and are a sort of cross between the originals and the Alpha Dogs). I will most probably get the...

I have had a pair of Sennheiser HD439 headphones for a while, and I am now looking for an upgrade. The HD439's have been very good, and have actually inspired me to appreciate better sound, and have gotten me more interested in that stuff. However, after using them for a while, I've decided I...