Quote: Originally Posted by Kernmac Have a listen to a few of the tracks below with an AD900, if you come to the conclusion that they are a lifeless headphone, then my suggestion is to get your pulse checked by a qualified medical practioner. Hello,, Well, I was exaggerating...

Oh and I owned the K701 too.. and while it is amazing with jazz and classical, it is definitely not what you're looking for..

Hello, I can attest to the MS-2 because it is my favourite headphone out of all I've owned currently and previously. It presents music with 'life' all recordings deserve.. One thing I complain about is the narrow soundstage but I can live with it.. It is on the bright side but I don't think...

Quote: Originally Posted by TopPop I looked at both the Musiland and the Keces, as well as a non-oversampling DAC, and ended up getting the Keces. It should be here by Friday, and I can post some initial impressions, if you would like. I would be able to compare it to the two previous...

Can you elaborate? What makes the MD10 superior? Have you owned multiple DAC units?

Hi, My problematic system is running from a Toshiba laptop into a USB DAC (Keces DA-151).. I have looked into scenarios of people complaining about noise in this computer audio forum and I suspect that this problem is a ground loop problem by reading into other people's situations.. but I...

Hello, Can I just update my situation.. I have jumped for a DA-151 just because I have heard good things about it and I did have a preconception of how it should sound like and I expected it to be a definite step-up from my current DAC - the Fubar II.. I ordered on Friday and received the...

Hello peoples.. I am looking to upgrade my Fubar II to a mid-range usb dac. I am looking at several DACS including the Keces DA-151, Musiland MD10 and the Yulong DAH1. By the sounds of it, lots are favouring the Keces but is it because they are that good compared to its competitors or is it...

Generalization indeed.. GENERALLY, at the same price point, up to a certain mark, open headphones are USUALLY better than closed in sound quality but others will argue to this and there are quite a few exceptions. More air movement for good bass, etc. in open cans. but it doesn't mean open is...

Is it a gain problem with the LDII??

I have the AD1000 and W1000 but I don't know how the AD900 compares with the AD1000 and therefore the W1000 also. From my experience, the W1000 is far more enjoyable to listen to when jazz, classical or the more acoustic music is to your taste than the AD1000. The AD1000 is a lot more...

I have my W1000 amped with the G&W ATH-F100 headphone amp. G&W is a chinese brand and this particular amp was supposedly authorised by Audio-Technica to be built for the W1000. All tests were done by the W1000 and its circuit is, also supposedly, based around the ATH-HA2002 and has a MOSFET...

Hello, I used to have my W1000 amped with an X-Can v3. I don't know the differences/similarities of the v2 and the v3 though.. I personally didn't like the synergy between this set-up. It did not produce, of what I perceive as, a natural sound, the sound is somewhat muffled, and bloated...

Anyone know then how to get my hands on lambskin pads for my W1000? Are the W5000 pads lambskin?

I read somewhere the pleather pads are there for a reason.. They give a better seal, or an airlock effect, which gives a better bass response. If there is a velour solution available I'd like to know as well.. The pleather on my W1000 does get hot and sweaty on hot days..

Despite many popular beliefs, I stad corrected that even 160kbps mp3 can sound good.. The difference is only minute on some tracks and somewhat a little more on others. I'd still go with a pair of headphones with no amp that are easy to drive.. and yes, auditioning is the way to go to pick the...

Probably none of my business, WertherDVX, but I got two questions for you: Where did you get the money to buy so many headphones? and how did you get it?!?! Even if you have an endless supply of money, your determination and passion for the object, that is the 'electrodynamic headphone', is...

Quote: Originally Posted by ericj Right. And they use a conventional transducer to do it. Most of them a moving-coil transducer that bears a striking resemblance to a dynamic driver. Sure. But I was just referring to the typical dynamic transducer found in the typical dynamic...

My take on your situation is that you're looking for a pair of good headphones for general use? If so, just buy that - good headphones. Personally, I'd rather buy an easy-to-drive headphones which don't require an amp to sound good. Some brands that some to mind are Audio-Technica, Ultrasone...

A cheaper alternative to the $650 Teac.... a $500 Teac! AudioCubes.com - TEAC HP-F200 Filltune HiFi Bone Conducting Headphones

The TEAC sounds interesting.. Anyone willing to lash out $650 for them? With the money you can get a decent dynamic set-up..

Quote: Originally Posted by ericj what makes you think that they're not using dynamic drivers? Well, from what I've read they reproduce sound signals by means of physical vibrations which is transferred onto and conducted by our bones.

Hello, I came across an interesting contraption much like headphones but they utilise another way of reproducing sound for human perception - not dynamic drivers, not electrostats, not orthodynamic, not balanced armatures. Check it out! Bone Conduction Headsets ("Bonephones") I'm...

I haven't heard both the cans so I cannot say for the specifics but the general impression I got from listening to several dynamic headphones I have had experience with and a friend's HE60 (aka 'Baby Orpheus') is that electrostats doesn't give the bass punch or 'boom'. Though many electrostats...

Even the best fitting present a bright sound, so I guess these are, by nature, bright. Burn-in helps a bit but only minutely. To those who own these, does using an impedance adaptor change anything? If so, how? I just don't like the fact that they are J-cords - annoying as hell. As to the...