heh! and here I was thinking SD was short for two words. :P

as I've been reading and learning, DAC's and Amps can color your sound, so I'd like to find out what would be recommended for a beginner that have a neutral sound, letting the headphones show the warmth or coolness of their sound. I'm talking about solid state...R2R and Tube naturally give...

Slim...or Full, if you happen to see this first...what was meant by 'SD quality'?

how so? he said that the Final is a much better headphone, as it should be due to it's price. that doesn't invalidate that the Era-1 is also a good headphone, but one more fitting for it's price, in some cases, punching above it's weight.

hey FB, I should have mentioned that I have the HE-35x (meh), the HE-4xx and the Stax SRS-2100...and definitely prefer open back over closed back. for wireless I have the Senn HD4.40BT's...they're okay. I do appreciate the long battery life and their excellent noise isolation though. if I want...

yes, the Magni 3 and the JDS Labs Atom are both very well regarded. I should mention I also was thinking about adding the Valhalla 2 tube amp to my stack...though with so meany third gen revisions coming out, I should probably wait for the Valhalla 3 ;)

so I stumbled on these somehow and realize that the Era-1 will be my next headphone. however, I need to buy a DAC n amp and would appreciate suggestions. I've always wanted a simple stack like the Schiit Magni 3, Modi 3 and Loki...but perhaps they would impair the sound compared to a more...

I'm not so sure on that. if anything, it's just a market, or niche, that's still in it's infancy. while not open back, Audeze has the Morphius which is pretty much everything I want, minus the open back. :)

thanks for that CL. just to throw a curve, is there such a thing as open back earbuds? if so, are there any wireless models? was reading a review on top open back headphones and in the honorable mentions they listed the Air Pod 2's. no idea if they really are open, but if they are, hmmm!

I'm looking for open back wireless headphones. I do sales from a home office and have a desk full of IP phones and using my Senn HD 4.40BT's, even with the phone ringer turned up to max, I may miss call. open back are what I'm used to and I prefer their sound stage, but in this case, they'll...

I had an epiphany on the weekend after listening to the HiFiMan HE1000 v2's. my gods...they were beautiful. I know some of that has to do with the other equipment used too, but I only know the AMP used, which was a IFI PRO ICAN...don't know the DAC that was used. never thought to ask...

I'm over in Canuckistan...is there a p/n for these I can look up and see if Ebay.ca or Amazon.ca carries them, etc? danke! :)

just bought the DAC and filter today...they're very well regarded and I am quite impressed with how much clearer the sound is on my HE-4xx's. I was considering getting a Schiit Stack or something from Mayflower, but happened upon a 35% off sale on the AudioQuest gear, so went with that. :)...

I'm posting to find out what I can buy to enhance the sound of my current headphone collection. my small menagerie consists of: Stax SRS-2170's HiFiMan HE-350's (Massdrop) HiFiMan HE-4xx's (Massdrop) These are used with a Dragonfly Red DAC and Jitterbug filter I have read that changing the...

yes, I am quite interested in the Sennheisser's...but they are nigh unto $700 up here in Canuckistan. :P

what are the top rated over ear Bt headphones with a good mic for taking phone calls? budget is adaptable...but I expect to spend $300 or more. I listen to everything (cept rap or heavy/death metal...oh, and country, BLECH!!!), but primarily 90's dance, some techno and lots of classical and...

mmm...I forgot about Sennheiser. do they have anything worth considering?

nobody else wants to weigh in and share thoughts or experiences? that makes me a sad rhino. :(

heard about them, but not read. what about the B&O H4's? seems for them it's either love or hate, no middling opinions from the reviews I have read.

I was thinking about the Bose SoundLink II cause I have a Dell promo card that gives me $100 off...but Dell also carries Sennheiser, so I was looking at their options too. the Urbanite XL's? what should I be looking at in the $200 - $300 range? mostly for use with my PC and TV for music and...

hey all, just wondering if there's any info out there on the sound for the H4 when it's wired vs when it's wired?

dfnj123, where did you get these for $240?  

not quite a neco-thread bump...but what about the new B&O H8 or H4?

I'm thinking of the new B&O H4's, but I'm curious to know if there are better options out there.   I want over ear phones, not on ear...or maybe IEM's.    I don't know anything about Bluetooth audio tech or these other wireless protocol's that wireless headphones are using, so don't know...

what I'm most curious about is how these are compared to the H8's (minus the ANC).    also, if the battery croaks, what then? you toss them or send them in to B&O for repair?