Votes for Other Amps    - ALO Audio Pan Am: 3  - Bottlehead S.E.X.: 1 - Darkvoice 336SE: 1 - Schiit Asgard 2: 1 - Woo Audio WA7: 1   -----------------------------   I thought it would be fun/informative to see which amps are the most loved among the Head Fi community for driving the...

I have a pair of Audeze LCD-2.1 headphones. They sound great, but I find that they put pressure on my ears when I'm wearing them, even when the music is off (and they aren't even plugged in.)   To explain what I mean: If you fully cover the entrance of your ear canal with a finger, you feel a...

Just had a thought that seemed worth sharing/seeing if there's any opinions on the matter... So, as some people have written, there's differences in how people listen to music... i.e. sustained high quality attention vs. pleasure-through-osmosis kind of listening.  This is a fair synopsis...

I listen to all kinds of pop music from Evanescence to Robbie Williams. Lana del Rey (yes i agree she can't actually sing but technology made her sound perfect) to Breaking Benjamin.   Format FLAC on Ultrabook (Laptop) Might use USB DAC if needed to but prefer portability   Sound signature...

im planning to buy Magni and Modi from Schiit but im buying too a LCD-2 , my question is would it be a good choice ?

Hi,   I have read many posts on this forum and others relating to this practice, and I cannot get my head around the risks and proper setup.   I have read concepts such as: noise, the taps putting out DC instead of AC, running resistors in series, having to use balanced connections for...

Can anyone recommend headphones that are comfortable for those with big heads? I don't really have any price point in mind, but it seems incredibly difficult to find headphones (particularly of the closed-back variety) that don't give you migraines after long term wear.

Hello all, I had these two cans laying around so I felt like comparing them: Setup: iMac --> Bifrost Uber --> M^3 w/ Sigma o11 PSU iMac was running Vox, using FLAC music by: Santana: The Best of Santana Daft Punk: Random Access Memories The White Stripes: Elephant Cables: Canare Cable for...

I know I have to send it in, but does anybody have experience with Audeze's customer support? I have the Bay Area meet I need to attend this weekend and I also have a Mjolnir + Gungnir stack coming this week. This seriously could have not happened at a worse time. If anybody has any experiences...

I own the rs2i and love them, but thought it was time I upgrade to something a little more serious. I received the LCD-2 rev 2s and honestly, I'm not blown away. I'm only using a dragonfly so I don't expect god like performance, but I at least expected some kind of leap in improvement...

I've recently decided to get more serious about putting together a good headphone system, but have not decided as yet decided how deeply I want to dive into this new adventure.  I am going to arbitrarily set two budget amounts and ask the forum to give me their recommendations.  I primarily...

I need an alternative open headphone.  I like mid bass and forward mids but the upper midrange and lower treble is too much.

Please recommend me full-sized headphones that can play great WITHOUT expensive amplifier, DAC/source. The headphones themselves can be expensive. I just want to keep my system very simple and convenient, even at a cost of not getting the optimum performance. Thank you!

Right now, I have the HD 600's and Mad Dogs running out of the Schiit M&M stack. I don't really like either of them.  Mad dogs don't sound real and has sort of a veil to it.  HD 600's feel like they can't keep up with the type of music I listen to and the detail/accuracy isn't great.    I...

      Effect Audio started in 2009, making aftermarket cables for enthusiasts. They went international in 2011, selling their custom creations via eBay as well as their own website. By 2013 they are one of the more well known options and have amassed a collection of positive reviews around...

Hi, I have about $400 to spend on a desktop amp. Im looking for a clean crisp transparent sound similar to the Meier Quickstep I had to drive my LCD 2s. Any recommendations?

I have a pair of HD650s and have ordered a Little Dot Mk IV SE amp.  I am going to get a pair of LCD2.2s and a HE-500s, and am looking for an alternate amplifier, to complement the Little Dot.    I'd like it to be solid stage, and my budget is around $500-700.   I'd like your...

I contacted Ray Samuels about product selection. I currently have shure se846 and plan to get open back over the ear headphones in the near future. I travel frequently and was hoping to get a multi-Tasker. For over ears, I have been contemplating the LCD2, Senn650...possibly senn 800 (may be bad...

Not sure if this is the proper section (Mods feel free to redirect, and my appoligies if I'm incorrect) but;   Does anyone know of a nice solid case for a full size pair of headphones? I was looking for something a bit... Safer than the hanger thing that came with my HD595's.. I was hoping...

DSD is all the rage these days. Despite there not being a whole lot of music available in the format (SACDs aside), DAC makers are jumping on the feature as fast as they can. And I can't blame them - aside from our "regular" music, we all love a little ear candy to show off the capabilities of...

I'm not sure what to think of these. I got some LCD2s last week and they sound amazing. The LCD2s sound closer and more intimate, lows and meds are the best I've ever heard. The highs are decent but seem to get taken over by the meds sometimes. I received the Beyerdynamic T1s this morning and...

Well, my first pair of headphones (Denon D5000) have served me well, but, also being a computer enthusiast and just having built my new rig, I feel the need to do more upgrades! (My poor wallet..) Anywho, my current setup is I have my D5K's plugged up into an AudioGD 15.1 The sound is great...

Hi there,   I have approx $800-900 to spend on a pair of cans. I have just come from a pair of LCD2's.   I sold these for 2 reasons.   1) People at work unhappy with noise 2) Too heavy (I have hurt my neck and I can no longer wear them, gives me neck pain and migraines)   It...

Yo folks, what's up? So I was wondering, and it seemed like a perfectly interesting and valid question to think about, and I doubt this has been asked in the past.   Everyone was talking about how Headphones, being quite a bit cheaper than hi-fi/end speakers, can actually be a competition...

Hey folks, I've got a question that's boggling my mind, I've already sent an email to C.E.C Audio and will be waiting for an answer.   Here's the deal, I've went to audition the Audeze LCD-2 a few days ago and I enjoyed it but I tested them with different CDs... only very few were HiRes. I...