Here is Olson's three laws of Headfi thread motion (with apologies to Newton):   1) Every thread in a state of uniform commentary motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it (usually from some other thread where some other competing product is being...

Does anyone else think that it is interesting that before you could buy a JH3-A there were daily comments on the various threads featuring:   Detailed conjecture about the sound and features Complaints about delays Various justifications about said delays Complaints that they were too...

The AKG 3003 stands as one of the most expensive Universal IEM’s available and has therefore been the target of no little derision in some circles. Why spend $1300 on a Universal when you can get a Custom, many sniff. Well, there is nothing in a Custom that a priori guaranties better sound, just...

When it comes to portable audio, it just doesn't get much more portable than an IEM and a Ipod/Zune/Sansa etc. Even tethered to one of the small battery headphone amps, we are talking about something that fits in a shirt pocket. And if, like me, you commute 2 - 3 hours a day, anything that...

Any resemblance to an actual headphone is strictly coincidental. 1) Headco announces their new headphone, the somewhat expensive HP-6SJ7GT with 4 paragraphs, a handfull of specs and one picture, 1 week later, first HP-6SJ7GT information thread posted along with the first conjecture-reviews...

Anybody notice this? Almost sounds like clipping. Happens at pretty loud levels when there is strong bass content (like the low end of a piano played forte). I just got these today, so I guess it could be break-in, but just wonder. It happens on both channels (when both channels have...

I am in London on vacation with a portable CD player and IED, so I was out on the prowl for records/CD's. My favorites are to scarf up all the old Decca/EMI etc. British classical records from back in the day, but I checked out the rock stores, too. I stumbled accross a copy of Mission of...

The Sennheiser HD-800 was probably one of the most anticipated headphones in recent years. The subject of intemperate hype and casual put-down even before it was “finally” released, enough time has passed to try and evaluate it a bit more dispassionately. It seems to be an attempt at a...

This is a thread about the “one that got away”. Do you have a headphone-related product that just eluded your grasp? I’ll start with my story. It’s about the Bo Derek, the perfect 10 of headphones, the Sony R-10. Back around 1994, the availability of good portable CD players stoked my...