This is my progression of portable headphones: 1) Westone UM1's - Good headphones, but they were expensive, and broke after a year and a half (no sound from one of the sides of headphones). I didn't like Westone's policy of making me pay for shipping back and forth, so I decided not go to go...

I've honestly never thought about my computer audio setup before,  But after I got some nice speakers for my home theater, I think it's time to conduct some upgrades.   Right now, this is what I have:   Speakers: Logitech x-230...

Looking for suggestions for audiophile quality speakers (if possible for this price range!)   Budget: $400 Usage: 100% for music.  High quality FLAC rips of my CD's.  All types of music (Indie Rock/Pop to Jazz) Desired setup: 2.0   I'm considering two options:   1) The all-in-one...

I just bought the LG enV2, and the jack in the phone is 2.5mm. I can't find any threads pertaining to this - can anyone recommend me some good 2.5mm headphones? I know 2.5mm-to-3.5mm adapters are available, but I'm looking for headphones...preferably portable ones. Thanks!

A poster on the Headphones Forum got me intrigued by the idea of getting my first Amp, so I figure I'd post here for some recommendations. Here is some background: Musical Tastes - Indie/Alternative (Belle & Sebastian, New Pornographers, The Hold Steady), Trip-Hop (Massive Attack, Morcheeba...

I am considering getting one of these two awesome open cans. I've read the thread comparing the two solely for gaming purposes, but I'm looking for solely musical purposes. I'd also would rather not at this time purchase an amp (out of my budget), and would prefer a can that's balanced, and...

Excuse my ignorance in advance...I've only used closed cans in my life... But what's so great about open cans? It seems like you need to buy the headphones, and then buy an amp to drive the cans, and together they could potentially cost around $500, while my closed A900's cost around $200...

I've enjoyed my time with the UM1's, but am strongly considering upgrading to the UM2's. Can anyone who's tried both please comment on the differences, and whether it's worth it to pay almost $200.00 more to upgrade?

I am having major troubles with my UM1's, again. It started around a 6 months ago, when my first UM1's, a 10 month old pair died, and stopped working. I got to Westone, and they sent me a new pair, which I suspected was refurbished, because the sound off of it wasn't superior. It's been 5-6...

Head-Fi'ers, I'm looking for a new watch. I previously had the Officers LS model from Swiss Army and it served me extremely well for around 5 years. However, I need a new one, so here are my pre-requisites: 1) Less than $500. I'm willing to stretch it a hundred dollars, but that's it. 2)...

I just got my ATH-A900's and was curious about burn in. Does burn in count as 100 hours straight through of music, or does it count of 100 hours of stop and go music, dvd's? I am not sure if I should just let my cans just sit there for 100 hours and burn in, or if I should use the cans...

I just bought some Audio-Technica ATH-A900's, my first set of hi-fi cans. I was wondering how everyone rips their music here. I tried FLAC for the first time ever, and may continue or do a preset variable bit rate rip, but I'm not sure. Around 18 gigs is encoded in 128AAC from my...

Alright, so I last posted saying I wanted some closed cans. I reconsidered and now am considering some open cans for the most part. I have been looking extensively at the Sennheiser's HD-595 and the AKG K601 a lot (through prior recommendations), but can't bring myself to decide on either. I've...

I have some UM1's already as my IEM, but am considering getting some over the ear headphones to get some better output. My budget is around $150, so I don't really have that much to spend. The input is an 60GB iPod, and I will not be getting an amp with this new pair. I'd like my headphones...

I've had my UM1's for around nine months now. Recently (around a week ago), I noticed that when I put my iPod into my pocket, the constant moving of the machine and of the headphone jack would make the sound to my ear extremely static-y, and because of this, sound wasn't being constantly and...

Out of curiosity, how often do all of you change your Comply tips, as opposed to how often you are supposed to change them? I've had mine on for around four months, but don't know if a change is in the works...