The GradoLand is becoming more and more exciting :) I really enjoy my new headphones. First, they really let me experience true emotions in music. Their sound is complete, as if everything was in the right place. Wow, that's truly amazing. I love their energy and lively presentation. When I was...

Hello from a new Grado SR225e owner. In head to head comparison they were so much better in their price range (HIFIMAN HE-400I, Sennheiser HD 600, Beyerdynamic DT 880). I love their clear, detailed, natural, so lively and energetic sound. I'm super satisfied.   Regards, Adam

Hi all,   I'm looking for a pair of decent IEMs, mostly for home use (studying at night). The source is an iMac or iPod Touch 4th gen. Music is mainly prog-rock and electronica, however I want something universal. What I like is clear, detailed, warmish to natural and dynamic sound, with...

Hi all,   After selling my previous setup (Heed Dactilus + Heed Canamp + K701), I'm thinking about returning to headphones. What I have is an iMac and music in lossless format - mostly in 16/44.1. What I want is: a) a pair of very comfortable and universal cans and b) USB/Firewire DAC/amp...

So far I have tried bi- and triflanges and I'm using medium size normal cushions right now. The triflanges are a bit too small and too long for my ear canals and do not isolate that well. Besides, sound is too lean and bass is missing. Biflanges are a slightly too large and uncomfortable. Medium...

My silver M11 has arrived today. I'm impressed by their build quality - cable, IEMs, carrying pouch, cushions (still not tested them) - everything looks nice, solid and very well build. They are very light and quite comfortable (I'm using double flange) and isolate pretty well. Out of the box...

While waiting for my M11, I have tested a pair of supra-aural Sennheiser HD 228. Unfortunately, this is not the sound that I could live with. I have no experience with Sennheisers (apart from some inexpensive earbuds - MX 400 or 500), but if they share some characteristics with higher...

Quote: Originally Posted by 43st I have a simple question. Can someone with age related hearing loss be an audiophile? Or to what extent does hearing loss effect the use of high quality components? Since this is the sound science forum, we should use a scientific approach t the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Boogie7910 Is there a place to buy this online? I would buy it right now if I could. Check here.

Quote: Originally Posted by DanD In loudspeaker system moving your head will change the sound more than jitter of digital system. Or in headphones, moving the headphones around ever so slightly. This is a very good point.

Yes, Nick has summarized the issue very correctly. And since the human beliefs are the root of evil, it is very difficult (if possible) to persuade them that there are no differences - even when facing purely scientific and thus objective arguments people use the...

Quote: Originally Posted by dRummie Adam, curious, why do you say SS? I've heard good things about 70x + tubes. K70x need a lot of current and most of popular OTL amps cannot feed them properly, which results in thin sound and weak bass. With a good (strong) SS amp the sound is...

Headphones for chamber and vocal music with good quality : price ratio? Easy, K701 with some decent SS amp. I love the way chamber music sounds with my inexpensive, yet very satisfying system.

Quote: Originally Posted by brendon I have resigned myself to the fact that I was wrong and there is no difference in sound with the two different ICs. Now, here's a man with the courage to admit erring, bravo! We need more men like you for people will stop calling us...

It seems that there is no problem with international shipping (7USD to the EU). After reading reviews posted here I decided to order the M11. I'm a bit worried about my ear-canals, which might be incompatible with the M6 and some people preferred M11 over M6 in terms of SQ. Will report here when...

I've just send them an e-mail, will see if they ship to the EU. If not, I'll have to ask somebody in the States to buy and send them to me..

Quote: Originally Posted by ljokerl As for IEMs, the Meelec Ai-M6 are a good choice and Meelectronics offers reasonably priced international shipping if you email them directly. Thanks for pointing me to Meelec, these M6 and M11 looks marvelous and are very reasonably priced. I'm...

Thanks for your reply. I'll have to consider IEMs as well. However, I'm afraid that the ones mentioned by you are over my tight budget.

Quote: Originally Posted by scompton In my experience, comfort and good isolation are contradictory. I guess it really depends on what good isolation means for you. For me, it means at least 15-20dB, if not more, and that usually comes with some pretty good head clamp. Well, I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Azathoth Another vote for the Shure SRH 440, they would suit all your needs well. I bit pricey, but looks good and have a detachable cord (I could easily replace it with a shorter one). I'm not sure if I like these hinges, though. Are they durable...

Quote: Originally Posted by Quinto I never heard the Shure240, maybe the Sony MDR-V6 ? Unfortunately, these are completely unavailable where I live.

Quote: Originally Posted by Quinto Sony Pro MDR-7506? Looks nice, though a bit too expensive here. And I'm afraid there is no chance to listen to them before purchase. Shure SRH 240 looks very good, don't know their sonic quality though. Can you share any experience with them?

I'm looking for headphones for my iPod Nano 4G. Here are my criteria, please tell me if such headphones exist 1. Price <100USD - the less, the better 2. Closed, around-ears - preferably, otherwise - ensuring good isolation 3. Comfortable - very important, esp. if not around-ears 4...

Quote: Originally Posted by kool bubba ice How do you know this? Well, first of all I think that the majority of hi-fi equipment is overpriced (from technological, sonic, esthetic or build-quality point of view). Limited editions of many products are usually priced according...

In terms of quality - GS1000 and PS1000. For me their prices are outrageous. I also find Orpheus (and probably R10 and Qualia) very overpriced. From purely technological point of view there is nothing that would justify such prices for a pair of headphones. However, I understand that these...