After reading tons of reviews, feedback, etc., I'm having a hard time deciding on the right amp to go with.  My setup is PC (Windows 7) --> uDac2 --> Senn HD595.  Typical music is hard rock/progressive metal, with mixes of female vocals, orchestral, and jazz.  If I had to categorize it: 70%...

I'm looking for an upgrade for my SRH-840's, I would like something with a similar sound signature, but better. I would like something that can provide me with the most detail, and be very honest, no exaggeration of the bass, mid or treble, I want to hear the song the way it was ment to be...

Ok, first off I'm a headphone noob and currently using the m50's unamped on my iphone and macbook with 90% of my library being mp3 with the rest as FLAC. Having said that, I'm now obsessed with hearing my music to fullest and best quality.    What are the key differences between headphones...

Now i've got used to the Hifiman planars i fear i've driven myself up a one way street, i'm liking all the treble detail and the excellent mids, but the bass is just so... absent.   Would there happen to be another headphone out there with the same amount of detail in the mids and treble but...

I'm going to buy a HE-500 system for my brother for Christmas since his K701s broke and he's interested in getting a nice headphone setup.  I would get him the LCD-2 but he wears glasses fairly frequently and the LCD-2 just doesn't play well with glasses users.  Comfort is important to him so I...

I haven't read any thing on the D6 in comparision to the Practical Devices XM6. I'm looking to get a Headphone amp/USB DAC and it broils down to the D6 vs the XM6 http://www.practicaldevices.com/amps.htm Has anybody got any opinion on the differences between these 2 products, I'm leaning toward...

I was thinking about pulling the trigger on one of these amps, which one is better suited for LCD-2, HD650 and SRH840 and is the extra price worth it for the SR-71B?

First off, I'd like to say that using the search function here at head-fi is like finding a book that you don't know the author to in a huge public library without the computer. :| I haven't really stumbled across many discussions about feeding the SR71B a balanced input signal during my...

What do you guys think of this pre-amps out with a 5 gain or should i stick with my schiit lyr?   And also, what's the upgrade to a 3ch, the costs i meant

  I’m starting to get into this headphone thing and looking for a good amp.  I can’t tell what headphones I’ll want to play with in the future.  So I’m thinking about one, good, general purpose amp.  Something that can have the juice to run orthodynamics, high efficiency headphones, and...

Audio GD Phoenix, or B22 [2ch] double cased   for my lcd-2s?, I do have a balanced 3pin dual xlr for the phoenix, and the b22 is obv 1/4 plug

Hello, I am looking to see what kind of desktop amps there are about 1k and less that are power houses.  Besides the Schiit Lyr amp.  It can be a dac/amp combo or just a dedicated amp.  I currently just got the NFB-5 but in the future I'd like to upgrade.     What are some power house amp/dacs?

still im a newbie at the high end audio world and since i love great bass response i want to know if any sennheiser over ear headphones have any good bass response?

I'm interested in auditioning a pair of LCD-2 and wondering if anyone in the GTA knows of a local dealer with them on display?  All I could find was Fulcrum and I don't believe they have a showroom?    

Hi guys,   My current setup is: Foobar2k > NuForce HDP (used as an DAC only) > Schiit Lyr > Audeze LCD-2   The reason why I bought the NuForce HDP was because I used it to drive my HD650... But since then I have upgraded my headphones, and bought the Lyr as an amp. I still use the HDP as my...

  Hello, I had the Jmoney V2 band on originally, which was fine but it always felt a little uncomfortable & loose so I ordered the new LCD-2 leather band with yokes and played around with it. I ended up leaving on the Grado rods & putting a little tape around them (to protect & widen them...

I'm just wondering, as the HD800 has shot up from 1k3$ to 1k8$ at the moment, would there be any chance that the K1000's street price will climb up as well? At the moment they're at roughly 1k4$ right?

Newbie to the forum, so please forgive me if this question has been asked and answered. I recently purchases a Ray Samuels SR71A portable amp with the hope I could use it for double duty - i.e. on the road and at home. I use a P5 for travel, but I'm torn between the Auzere and Hifiman's HE-500...

Having an average or slightly smaller head, I've never really had a great seal with my ATH-W5000. Being that I like the wearing comfort of these cans and would hate to part with them, I keep trying to fiddle with their position to try and get a better seal, along with a bit more bass and...

Got that itch again, i've loved every minute of the Denon D7000's and currently loving the planar magnetic hifimans, but down the line when i inevitably get bored, where shall i go to next?   Was thinking Stax SR-007 but that's alot of money to save up, looks to be about £3,500 in the UK...

All right, first time posting here on head-phi, But you all seem pretty educated to me.   So i'd like to ask more of an opinion based question. Which headphone, or Brand of headphones do you believe have the Coolest/More interesting "Style".   Granted a lot of people hear...

Hi all,   I am really keen to try out some orthodynamic headphones, but am not sure which would make the best starting point for my preferences.   Of the many conventional headphones that I have owned, I am most keen on the sound signature of the Beyer DT880, more so than Senn HD650's...

UPDATE 9.15.11 as with many of my posts, i am not only sharing my perspectibe, but attempting to learn as well.  In that process, this post has taken on a life of its own and become much more a learning experience about true neutrality, and properly eq'ing headphones, which up until this...

Hi all, I bought the Audeze LCD-2 with leather headband from HeadRoom a couple of weeks ago (great service by the way).  The headphones sounds fantastic, best I've ever heard.  The problem is it is so uncomfortable.  The headphones weight and clamp make it hard to wear the headphones long.  My...

Audeze LCD-2 + Best sound that I have heard so far from headphones + Built well   - Comfort, heavy and too big in the head (after awhile the ear band starts hurting my head and can´t really move at all with these, have to sit up still like Frankenstein)   Denon AH-D7000 + Good...