Hi Everybody.  Here's my situation.  I've lost (stolen?) my Grado SR80i headphones.  I want to replace them (probably with the Alessandro MS1 (2009).  I'm in Canada, and the SR80i cost $180 up here.  The MS1 is $99 including shipping.  No brainer, right?   Well, I have a problem or two with...

Hi Head-Fi,   I am looking for some new headphones and would like to seek some advice. I mostly listen to dance music, specifically Deep House and Techno (I prefer the deeper side of Techno as well). I also listen to a small amount other music: Arcade Fire, Nine Inch Nails, Gnarls Barkley...

I like headphones that: Have decent noise cancelling abilities great bass response that doesn't make booming sounds over the music and doesn't distort or vibrate, comfortable, and don't have leakage problems? Think the Alessandro Ms1's are a good choice for me? Thanks.  

Hello :) Having breezed through several pairs (and when I say breezed through, I mean irreparably broken) of portapros, I am looking to move onwards and upwards. Any recommendations for good, sturdy headphones? Over or on ear, I don't mind. (Music: I listen to all sorts, but not Mahler or...

I'm pretty much besotted with the Alessandro MS1s. They look like lovely lifelong companions.  All the reviews I've read agree they sound great, but build quality has been described by some as terrible, some as good, etc. I am sort of on the cusp of buying them, but I don't want to get them...

I figured I spend so much time gaming that I should write a review for the different headphones I’ve used. The 6 headphones I'll be reviewing are: Allesandro MS1 Sennheiser HD650 Beyerdynamic DT770 250 Ohms Audio-Technica A700 Audio-Technica AD900 AKG K701 I don’t believe that...

Alessandro is located in PA and I live in OH and I ordered my headphones a week ago and still havn't received them. I have e-mailed them and have gotten no response as well as called them several times and all I get is there voice mail. Is this company just pure lazy and slow? I am getting...

So I have heard great things about grado for rock and i have heard great things about the ATH - M50 for techno. HOWEVER I have also heard that both headphones cannot play other genres well. I love both genres and cannot go for one without the other.     Which brings me to the question, is...

I got them from Amazon. They shoud arrive tomorrow. I read a LOT of posts both old and new here. Ultimately, I have to make up my own mind, but this desciption (see below) by Traddad in a post from 3 years ago really sealed it for me. Worst case, I return them to Amazon, like I did with the D2+...

Hello, I came to you guys a few years ago to help me find some headphones and you ended up pointing me towards the Grado MS1's and I love them so much. I have used them every single day since I got them and the wires are becoming a bit worn down and I think I want something a bit more subtle...

A bit about myself: I have the HFI-580 as my first pair of headphones, and while I enjoy the V-shaped frequency response, I'm looking to see what other sound signatures have to offer. So for my second pair I'm looking for either closed or semi-open phones with an emphasized midrange, for under...

First things first, I'm really sorry if this isn't in the right section, and if so, could the mods please move it?   Well now that's out of the way, I should first say that I've been lurking the forums for a few days now, and have gained a little bit of knowledge about some of the tech...

    Hi all,   I have been doing a fair bit of research lately into buying a new set to replace my Alessandro MS1’s that I’ve had for few years now. They have served me fantastically but I’m now travelling via train to work and being open ended, it just doesn’t work. I also listen...

Hi,   just wondering if, from your experience, the jack from an integrated amp with 220ohm output impedance would drive these fine.   Thanks

first let me introduce myself (wes) and say that this forum is one of the busiest i've seen. currently 400+ viewing this one alone. wow.   anyway i'm in the market for a set of headphones and looking to spend around 100 dollars.  please don't be sorry about my wallet.  reason being, i've...

Sources: Macbook Pro with Pico USB DAC-0nly, and with EF2 built-in USB DAC. Music: Apple Lossless rips of Mark Isham + Kate Ceberano "Bittersweet", John H. Clark "Acoustik Guitar", Shelby Lynn "Just a Little Lovin", Jack Johnson "Sleep Through the Static" and "On and On", Arvo Part "Tabula...

I'm in the market, like so many others, for budget head/ear/IEMs. Based on what I've read here, I'm split between the Pk3's, pl30's, and brainwavez's proalpha and m1's. Meeelectronics m6 are also an option, but I dont like the over the ear feature, so maybe m9's instead. I'm curious to know if...

  Hi guys, I want an 'open' set of cans for rock/Classical/acoustic music. Comfortable for long listening sessions. I am not a basshead. I stay in India and so I cannot try out or audition many headphones here, however I do understand(have heard) what decent sound is like. I searched a lot...

Hi guys, appreciate any light you fellas might be able to shed on my dilemma. I've got a pair of Alessandro MS-1s and my unc has a pair of Sennheiser HD600s i steal from time to time. I listen to a mixture of classic rock, house and acoustic instrumental from my laptop and i've been fixing to...

I've been searching all over the forum, and have not really turned up much. I'm debating buying the NuForce Icon 2 or the HDP.   Right now, my source are high-quality rips via MacBook. I have powered speakers, Alessandro MS1s and Sennheiser HD600s. But I do want to buy some better speakers...

What is really the diffrence between those models and do the 80s really worth the extra 27$? (In my counrty). I Hear trance music by the way..

Creative Aurvana Live (Denon 1001) Alienware Ozma 5 (Ultrasone HFI-550)   any others?

Hi I'm recently getting into vinyl and I'm looking to get a pair of headphones n the $100-150 range. Currently I'm looking at The SRH440's, SRH750DJ's, and Sennheiser HD595. I'm looking at comfort and how portable the headphones are (I want something that is small enough to walk around with)...

  TLDR:  Looking for my next set of cans to plug into E7/E9.  Like M50's but want an upgrade.  Currently considering Pro 900, D2000/D5000...thought maybe DT 990/600 or HD650.  If i spent the money for the 650 i'd think the D7000 would be a better choice.   Full Read:   I'm learning...

You know what its like,sometimes a relatively cheap phone will come along,get ignored by everyone and no one ever knows how great they are. Enter the new-ish SHP4500 from philips Oh my goodness these open cans are quite a revelation I picked these up today for £20 because primarily i liked...