I'm a newbie when it comes to using headphones. I just invested in a pair of Denon AH-D5000. I know that i need an amp to make these things do what they are capable of doing and am hoping to get some solid recommendations on what headphone amp i should purchase. For what it's worth, I mainly...

i have my ad700 for a little more than a month now. these days i hear things like strange small scratching sounds. i let my friend have a listen he said it sounded normal. i listen to music at around 80 db. on a xonar dx sound card no amp or whatsoever. i cant tell if my headphone is damaged...

hi,im new here i have marantz mcr 502 hifi system and i listen to music on it via usb stick (because the cd player is damaged,so it doesn t work) the music which is in the usb stick is in mp3 format with bitrate of 320kbps i have moved to a new flat in which i have problems with the...

Hi, i just ordered the iem's. I know the j3 is a mighty little player, but i wonder how will it deal with the 62Ω gr07 without any extra help. I've already spent quite a LOT with the j3 + gr07, so the only reason i would purchase it is if it gives some noticeable benefit. And worse than the...

hi all,   so my mom's old boombox has finally broke and she wanted a replacement that could play mp3 cds. i wasn't aware they still made these, but after searching google, apparently they still do. does anyone have any recommendations? perhaps ones you've owned previously? my mom had gotten...

Hi, I've been lurking these forums for the past month figuring out what to get as my first set up. Last week I finally decided to get the audio-gd nfb-12 and a pair of dt 880 600 ohm headphones. I just started listening to this set up and I noticed when I have the volume knob past 1 o' clock I...

Are the Westone 4 overkill for listening to MP3s at 320k, without an amp? Should I get the Klipsch Image X10i, instead?   I mostly listen to Jazz, blue grass, pop, acoustic. I'm looking for something with a great soundstage.   Thanks!

Hey guys,   Total noob here in the headphone department, but I've been told this is the place to come when you have questions. I currently have some Senn HD595's (open) and AT A700's (closed). I'm looking to setup something at work so I don't go crazy anymore and can drown people out when...

My current setup is H|T Omega soundcard -> Schiit Valhalla -> Beyerdynamic DT-880 (600 Ohm).   I know that the Soundcard in my case acts as a DAC. I will invest in a seperate DAC (any recommendations are welcome assuming you know your stuff) to upgrade my chain which is just leaves me with...

I'm looking into getting some new headphones next week before I travel to Canada. I LOVE my HD25s and I'm not getting rid of it (I also have some M50s for home but I don't travel with these).   However I would really like something similar witha slightly wider soundtage, and I could...

  First, I need to say that I got offered the chance to review these IEMs from another Head-fi member on behalf of a seller. That said, I don’t believe in saying nice things just because I didn’t buy these myself, and this review is how I genuinely feel these IEMs perform.   For...

Longtime lurker, first time poster (I could have sworn I had an account...).   After replacing the cables on my Sennheiser HD 25-1 II for the fourth time in less than a year, and seeing the favorable video review of the MM 450, I decided I should try these wireless headphones. I was rather...

Hello head-fi users. My first post! I am looking for recommendations for headphones (not very interested in earphones).  I have quality music that needs to be listened to!! Also recommendations for headphone amps are more than welcome if you think one would improve the listening experience (can...

Considering that the difference in price is $200, and you no longer get the nice wood box... what are people's impressions of the real differences between them? I'd love to hear from people who have actually done some extensive comparisons. Sam Tellig's Stereophile review seemed to say that...

I don't know if this is a right place to start a thread but...   Anyway, this happened not too long ago but, with my current headphone (AKG K701) I hear a little weaker/less on left side than my right side. I don't know whats causing the problem and I might be sensitive about it but after...

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 am planning on getting a x3 soon but am doing my homework first. The headphones I currently have and will be using are: Shure se530 iem, Grado SR 80 , Son:)hy MDR-V6 and Loss Portapros. This is my current list. In the future there will be others. I think I have chosen a quality source. Given...

Currently purchased SanDisk Sansa Clip+ and looking for sub-$50 IEMs to compliment it with (may consider something slightly more expensive if it's very good option).   Atm i'm looking into ViSang R02 (Brainwavz ProAlpha), Brainwavz M1, Xears XE200PRO, Fischer Audio Silver Bullet, Fischer...

Review Beyerdynamic A1         Good afternoon! I am a Mod of the biggest Hifi Forum in Germany, and this is my first review on Head-fi. I hope that you´ll be able to understand my bad English After I heard the new headphone amplifier A1 from beyerdynamic on the...

I have a pair of Grado SR-60i.  Since I've never put on a pair of headphones that costs more, I find them very nice sounding.  They are kind of 'get my foot in the door' headphones into the higher fidelity sounding headphones.   My question is, how much more do I have to spend on another...

So it’s been a couple of weeks now since I picked up the HFi-580s and I thought it time to give my impressions. For reference the cans have been tested on the following:   Apple iPad 1st Generation 16GB Wifi Model   Samsung Epic 4G Android Phone   Creative Fatal1ty Professional PCI-e...

Just curious how badly I'd be mocked if I wanted to put together a decent rig but my source is likely to be an iPhone and my music is pretty much all going to be 256k AAC?  I have "simplified" my life and sold off both my stereo and my home theater.  I recently got a pair of AKG Q460s and really...

I have enjoyed my closed AH-D2000's through the Grace m903 for some time now, but wanted to investigate open cans for two reasons.  The first of which is to find a can with a nice sound stage that can image well.  The last is to find an open can that is super comfortable that compliments my...

what exactly does grattle sound like? my ms-1s currently have a little "wrinkly" noise on the left side in songs with a relative amount of bass. is this a case of the grattles? or is it something more serious?

Hi guys, I just created my user here and I hope you wont flame me for asking help here... So, here's my story..I love music, its the only thing I have left in life that I love, and I'm pretty sure music loves me back aswell. I'm a trance music addict pretty much, it makes me wanna live.. but my...