Quote:   I haven't heard his 3rd symphony but his 4th, subtitled Los Angeles, is something i have come to really like, especially the piece titled Affannoso. perhaps you'd like Johnny Greenwood's soundtrack for the film There Will Be Blood. it's what gave me an interest in "classical".

Arvo Part's "Fratres" for cello and piano.

  AKG K271-MKII Review   The K271 is my third headphone, the first being the Sony MDR-XD200, which I used for two years, and the second being the ATH-A700, which I've used for the last three years.   One year old Lenovo laptop and Sansa Clip as source. All comparisons are to the...

Quote: I suppose i'm confused about flat headphones because this reminded me of when i learned about full spectrum compression and the loudness war, and how up to the 1980s there were usually significant differences in volume between instruments if so intended by the group. so, i thought...

Can you not attach drivers to any housing you like? i would love to put some in an older headphone like an SE-500 or Stanton Dynaphase 60.

That was kind of you. i may do that if i can't settle on another headphone. perhaps i'll use this pair to learn about wiring and ... multimeters...

Thanks exediron, but i need closed backs. also, the DT770 seems to be similar to the a700 from what i read.   anyone perhaps know a headphone showroom in michigan?

To be clear, i should cut off some of that rubber shielding, then cut maybe an inch or two off the ends of the wires, and twist on (or solder together?) some new wires to then solder back to the metal pad things? i haven't soldered wires together before but i could try. what sort of wire would i...

Well, the paper thin metal piece one of the wires is soldered to detached altogether when the board was burnt under it. the same faint sound returned when i touched it back into place, but i'm not sure how i could reconnect it other than tape. i don't know how i would replace the wires, unless...

I made a good resolder, and nothing changed. i tried adjusting it and burnt the circuit piece. the hammer made another appearance, and then i stared at them a while and said that's enough.     Goodbye first real headphones!         Nooooooooooooooooooooo!

I don't have an ohm meter, but i suppose i can try soldering again. i have to assume that since the sound changed when tapping on the driver, the solder points aren't the problem now. i really think i just... put a hammer to my drivers, which says it all i fear.

This is good to hear. do either of you have those particular ones i was looking at, or something else you think would help me in understanding better mids and such within that budget?   Edit: i remember seeing Jude's review of that modified, wood cup TRP50, but that's an unrealistic option...

Do you think Amazon's price of $137 for these is legitimate? i'm realizing now there seem to be fakes listed on amazon.

So, i am moving on from my ATH-A700s, and looking for a new headphone. i don't know any places around here that stock headphones i could try out, so i'm wondering if anyone here is somewhere near Detroit or Oakland county and would let me do some quick listening. the ones i'm checking out are...

In my sudden wish to hear SMiLE last night, i tapped on the drivers with a hammer to see if that might bring a change. it brought the sound to near original, with what i perceived to be some still odd phasing sensation between channels. well, some more taps later, sound barely comes through...

After resoldering the channels seem even but the volume comes through a lot lower and there's a definite lack of fullness, both bass and mid. i am disappointed.

I didn't find a thread about this exactly. I had a slip of hand while opening my A-700s for modifying, and pulled the copper wire from it's solder point in the right side cup. I found a contact point on the mound of solder and taped the wire there, and this worked until i suppose it moved too...

many of the suggestions offered to you are strongly opposite experimental and creative, and Shina Ringo makes a type of commercial pop music marketed as avant-garde. some of my suggestions are:   Toshi Ichiyanagi and his counterparts on compilations like 'Obscure Tape Music of Japan' J.A...

Looking for help one more time. I'll have a go at it on my own otherwise.

Anyone?

Ahoy, i have a 1985 Denon DCD-1100 that i bought on ebay several months ago. it has worked fine until a few weeks ago, when seemingly overnight it developed a distortion problem. i listen on headphones through the player's headphone jack at nearly the lowest possible volume, though the...

anyone?

Thanks so much for the suggestions; I think I'll go with the C&C Box + (or XO...). I'm still wondering though, comparatively, will this amp or one like it be diminishing the CDP's sound quality much or at all? It may be a complex question, but I'm thinking in generalities. Thanks again.

You're correct that I have no other equipment. When I first started thinking about what to do here, I thought first of a receiver, because of the headphone jack along with an EQ, which I am interested in also. However I assumed I couldn't get a receiver in my price range. I don't know what...

I'm buying a Denon DVD-2910 as my new CDP, and because it doesn't have a headphone jack, I now need some guidance in listening to it on headphones. It's my first player without a headphone jack, and I know almost nothing about DACs and headphone amps despite research. $50 (or less) - $80...