In this trip to Japan I have discovered that buying second hand headphones is a good option, specially in the age of the Internet.   E-earphone is a very good shop, and if you ever visit Japan, it is one of the required stop for any head-fi-er. I was surprised to find a lot of second hand...

I was there today. At arrived at 10:30 and made the mistake of lining up with the people who wanted to purchase merchandise (this was mostly because I could not communicate with the people who were at the reception because they did not speak English). I spent 30 minutes lining up :)   If you...

I bought mine 3 weeks ago. It was such a great deal that I thought about putting in a bedroom or my office as a simple rig.   The most I listened to it, the more I liked it. Plus airplay and the excellent DAC meant that now I use it as my desktop...

Well, this is a very old thread, but I can answer it.    I recently bought one. It was a deal I could not pass: C$330 (approx US$240), including tax (new!).   I have HD800s and Etymotics ER4.   Everything worked very well, except the headphones. There was a noticeable hum. At first I...