I've been using a Cross Century 0.5mm pencil for 7 years and frankly, I wanted to retire it from front-line duty and began looking for another pencil... none of the budget pencils I got afterwards came even close to cutting it (I'm in engineering, and have to conjure up pages and pages of...

My suggestions would be the HD25, M50, and the K271. The HD25 and M50 are really well built (and the M50s fold), but I find that I worry too much about bending AKG K2xx headbands when I carry them around.

Rig 1: iPod 5G 30GB: $330 (3 years ago) Headstage Lyrix Pro USB Total: $180 Audio-Technica M50: $130 Total 1: $670 Rig 2: Sansa Fuze 8GB: $80 Shure SCL2: $50 Total 2: $130

I still have my 1st Gen Shuffle and I think they sound fine, except for the levels of hiss, which drives me nuts. Same thing with the 2nd gen shuffle. The Clip and Fuze both sound much cleaner than the Shuffle imo, and their headphone-outs are more powerful than the Shuffle's. I don't know if...

There really shouldn't be a problem. I used to carry my radio-controlled racing cars and all its supporting gear (which includes a big power supply unit and a charger... surely they would look interesting under the x-ray scanner) along with in my checked-in luggage all the time, no problems so...

Done with a Sextett: Rhythm: 80% Tone: 72% Adaptive Pitch: 3.6 Hz Musical-Virtual: 75%

Definitely a good Sextett. I go back home after a long day and listen to some Liszt through them, and everything's alright again.

During the day I study/surf/think up of more car design ideas (I'm in a Baja SAE team) while listening to music. And I also do about 10-20 minutes of listening to some calming classics in the dark (with the Sextetts) before I sleep.

SCL2 - Mexico Sextett LP - Austria PX100 - China ATH M50 - Taiwan

M50 would do well with an amp. The bass becomes much more controlled. And yes, if you have a normal-length neck, you can wear it around the neck easily. And I'd agree that they don't sound fatiguing at all. I've got a Sextett LP at home (which most people consider to be very...

Funny thing actually... I grew up taking classical piano lessons (so I have somewhat trained ears), and when everyone was switching to the iPods and stopped carrying CD players (when I was 14-15), I kept using my portable CD player (and genuine audio CDs) because I couldn't stand the way my...

Finally got moodyrn's Sextett LP! Any ideas where I can get some new elastics and pads for this thing? And do the K601 pads fit?

M50 = coiled cable. M50s = straight cable. I haven't heard the DT770 but I own an M50 and I really like it. It's fun enough as an everyday headphone.

Sennheiser PX100 Shure SCL2 Audio Technica M50 AKG K240 Sextett LP

e2c's bass is just reaaallly tight, and that's after nearly a year of using them and finally getting a good fit (using the medium flex sleeves), and it's got a tiny soundstage. On the plus side, Shure's warranty rules, and isolation is excellent...

On the engineering half of the campus (McGill), almost everyone wears infidel headphones. I've only seen a few low-end Senn HDs (437, 497, 201, 202) worn unamped, and a guy walking around with a K141. I don't see any decent IEMs around either. I guess most engineering guys (except me) just don't...

Depends on which version. I think the 880 can be bought with 80, 250, or 600 ohms impedance. A portable amp should be able to drive the first two properly.

I own the PX-100, and I'm surprised how much it improves with amping. I didn't like listening to them unamped because the bass is just so boomy and it just ruins songs with slow bass lines. It's actually a pretty good rock can when it's amped. I have never tried an SR-80, but people keep on...

Senn HD25-II (one of the best closed cans around), Senn HD280 Pro (good isolation weird sound sig though), ATH-M50 (pretty good monitoring cans that do fold), ATH-ANC7 (one of the better noise canceling cans), and the AKG K271 (closed studio monitor that sounds pretty good) are all somewhat...

The PX200 has a weird sound sig imo. It's got not bass impact (even though it's a closed can) and it just sounds weird and tinny next to the PX100, which is way too bassy when unamped. They do fold up nicely though, and there's no closed phone better at that price range... although if you can...

M50s are pretty good for the price. I've got one as my general-purpose can. It's pretty musical and fun, with a rather polite sound sig when amped.

They're alright as portable phones. Most people don't like them because they aren't "fun" (the bass is very tight) and it has a tiny soundstage. But it's fine for portable use or if you need the isolation. Besides at $40 it's a steal, and Shure's warranty is awesome. I honestly don't think...

Hi guys, I'm having an argument with a friend of mine about 4-channel circuitry in a headphone amp. Since I don't think 4-channel circuitry means a 4-channel output on a headphone amp, what... in layman's terms, does having 4-channel circuitry (like in some of the Xin and Headstage amps)...

I have the '97 Rostropovich/Berlin Philharmonic (DG) and I like it a lot. I think it's a pretty good recording (well-mixed and pretty energetic).

Second the ATH-M50. Definitely not as weird-sounding as the HD280, quite musical (especially when amped, but it's fine unamped) and looks a whole lot better (not as plasticky as the 280). And they're very comfy They don't isolate as well as the 280 though...