There's such a wealth of information here it's hard to craft an initial question that I can't already find in a thread. And I've been contributing to some of these for a couple of weeks now. So, maybe just a bit of introduction and background for my initial thread will suffice. My nickname has...

sound22 I picked up the XS's today. Yes, wonderful sound so far. However, they keep sliding forward on my head, like I've put them on a cone - the pointy part being the front of my head. Now, my head's not quite like that. My T51p's sit perfectly for hours; and my HD25 1 ii clamp like a vice...

I've been through many iterations on receivers, never thinking of keeping any of them, and currently use a Pioneer Elite with my home theater. However, I kept a Marantz SR2000 that I purchased in 1980. I used it about  year ago when ripping some old vinyl . It's in perfect condition. Hell, its...

Beyer was quite willing to replace them, even for something cosmetic - good to know. However, I ended up exchanging them where I bought them, but not because of the reverse labeling. The sliding adjustment for one of the drivers was also loose. So, back to listening to them, rather than...

I just purchased these today and when doing an A B with my hd25 I noticed that, when the T51p is worn with the side marked L on my left ear, it actually plays the right channel. Nasty. Is this simply cosmetic? IE they're symmetrical by design and I just need to reverse them on my head? Or do I...