Hi, I bought a used AKG K1000 two years ago and I'm very happy with it, except that the isolation of the cable directly attached to the headphone is peeling off at various spots, displaying the two individual cables for the two channels. As this cable can only be replaced by someone...

Hi, I'm sure this has been discussed here already, but as the search function is not available I must ask the question in a new thread. Until a few days ago I thought the nOrh SE-9 was the ideal tube amp for my AKG K1000 headphones, but then I learned that it could not be imported into the...

Hello, I just got a used K1000 and I'm looking for a suitable <$500 tube amp. I've read some amp recommendations on this board, but they mostly concern american brands that are not available in Europe. I can't order in the US, there is the voltage difference and customs tax will also be...

Hello, This has probably already been discussed here. I made a search on "low volume" in this forum but it gave too many irrelevant results. I currently have a Sennheiser HD580 and Musical Fidelity X-Can combination which I only use for classical music. I prefer to listen to jazz over my...

The german hifi magazine Stereo and the french classical music magazine Diapason have recently reviewed the Sennheiser HD650. Both reviews give a similar conlusion: the biggest difference between the HD650 and the HD600 is in the tonality and not in the overall quality. Although the HD650 is...