What's the purpose of the metal grate the covers some drivers? Is it there just to protect the diaphragm, and if I were to remove mine do you think it would improve the SQ? I ask this because I notice some drivers don't have a grate like Sony's headphones.

What's the best combination of wire tubes and sleeves to minimize microphonics and maximize durability for pure 24 awg silver wire used in headphone recabling? I have never tested the flexibility of pure silver wire so I am concerned how I should sleeve it. Is it better to do: silver wire...

Why does it seem that headphone technology always stays at stagnant level or even reverts to a worse state as time goes on, while advancements in other technology such as computing (CPUs, hard drives, video cards), television (LCD, plasma, OLED), and audio/video distribution improve at a much...

Does anyone know the specifics or brands of the cables used in Apuresound's V3, Moon-Audio Blue/Black/Silver Dragons, and Stepan Audio Arts' Equinox? I already recabled my D2000 with Mogami Neglex W2534 on my own six months ago, but I'm thinking about recabling them yet again and splurge on the...