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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

that's $1000 for each.    I already have the Stax 2170's, but now I'm thinking I'd like to explore their equivalents in dynamic and planar, the other two 'types' of headphones out there.   what would you recommend?    if it helps, I listen to primarily ambient, quite a bit of instrumental...

that's $200CDN. at this moment I'm looking at the Micca Origen+, but I am open to recommendations.   whatever I get will be working with the following: - Stax 2170's, which already have an amp. - HE-350's - HE-00's - B&O S8, which have a built in amp   I also have grandiose scheme's to...

it'll be used on my PC. I may use optical output from my onboard audio, or perhaps buy a dedicated sound card, but my understanding is that the latest chipset and codec are very good.   I'd like to buy a combo unit to save on desk space, as it is at a premium.   It would be preferred if it...

I've got a friend who is looking for a headset to use for his gaming and music. he doesn't want reference/studio headphones as he's not editing or critiquing music.   he's gong to buy the modmic, so whatever he gets needs to allow for it's installation.   his budget is about $200.   at...

I have the Stax 2170 and want to try something a little different now and thinking of the magnetic planars.   what's out there that's best bang for buck? Both the Oppo PM-3 and the HiFi HE400 are well reviewed. are they best bang for my dollar, or should I spend a bit more or less? or perhaps...

so, I'm gonna get the Fiio x3 g2 and that leaves me room for $100 phones.   I prefer over ear, not on ear, but if bud's will give me better sound/value, I'll buy them. I have smallish ear canals, so almost always use the smallest ear tips.   I listen primarily to classical and edm.  ...

I'm curious, why did they pair an obviously mobile set of headphones with a static amp?     I have tight ear canals, so I don't want the 002's due to their large bud size...which is what the 003's fix.   anyone know where I can buy a SRM-002 amp for the SR-003's...or is that a bad idea and...

I'm going to be on some long flights in September, so thought I'd look into getting some noise cancelling buds.   I'm not exactly after monitors, I want something that makes my sound sound good, not point out every flaw.   a friend recommended JH Audio, but I'm open to some off-the-shelf...

so, like Stax are the go-to for electrostatic, what are the go-to for dynamic and planar magnetic?   I now the electrostatic isn't a crowded market, in fact, the only other electrostatic I've seen mentioned are some from Koss, the ESP950's, so it is likely much harder to answer this question...

I know, compressed audio, the cardinal sin.   just looking at streaming services and the music they have or don't have, made me wonder about headsets that would fit best for an mp3's bitrate.   so, think earbud for out and about with your phone or player and overear can's, covered and non...

okay, I'm new, but I'm not a bot and I'm not a spammer and I did read about beginners having their posts reviewed being being allowed, in some cases...but under the Summit-Fi forum, I see no option to allow me to create a post at all.   I can ask some questions here, I guess, but I'm not sure...

I believe I'm tone deaf. I can't sing worth a damn. but I do love to listen to music. my preference is ambient, electronica and classical and I'm seeking to learn some of what is necessary to find the headphones I should consider.   I had never heard good sound until introduced to the B&O...