For example with Black Dragon cables, which warm up the sound signature, would I get less warmth added by using a 1-foot 3.5mm cable than I would get by using a 6-foot 3.5mm cable? Or would they both add the same amount of warmth/no noticable difference? If I want to color the sound more, will...

I have a couple of good "medium soundstage" cans, the Neuman NDH20, and the Grado RS1e. For me, coming from the non-hifi world, their staging(size and accuracy) was very impressive and enjoyable. I'm currently saving up to buy an HD800 S so I can hopefully experience that sensation taken to it's...

I'm more or less new to this hobby, and there may be something I'm missing here... but I have to ask, why would a serious audiophile use open backed headphones with their computer as a source, or for that matter, why would an audiophile gamer play games on a console with open backed headphones...

Just recently I listened to my new Sennheiser HD600 after about 30 hours of burn in, and compared it to my Neuman NDH20 (which is well-burned in). The HD600 sounds good, but I decided to sell it because I can't find any music genre, sound format, or type of recording where it beats the NDH20...