heard about these, not much info on them. anyone else have them? are they hard to drive?  

I have 300 dollars which I can stretch to 350 to get HD650s.   BUT, I do not have any money so for about a month or so, I will have to use the HD650s without an amp. Once I get the money, Ill get the E7/E9 amp/dac combo.   Would the HD650 + no amp sound better than the Beats Studios that...

I have a dilemma, here is my current set up,   I have a turntable and a diy preamp, and a quad 405 and some nice KEF speakers and a pair of Grado SR80is,and a huge collection of digital audio in FLAC which I play through my Presonus audio box(also used for recording).   I am looking for...

~400 dollars to spend   Current Headphones: m50 K701   To order hd 598   I've had my eyes on the 598 for a while for its mids (and looks) so I'm pretty sure I'm getting them (but suggestions for <200 cans with mids are welcome; im also curious about orthos).   I'm looking...

I was planning on getting on expensive set of cans but then I realized that I could just get more cans + amp I want the "starters kit" for a new audiophile. Or pretty much this...   1. Closed-back headphones 2. Open-back headphones 3. IEMs 4. AMP   So what I have now is...  ...

Hi Guys,   Any suggestion pertaining to the above caption?   Thanks~  

    Sorry if the post is deceiving, but hear me out. I am a month- 2 month long lurker of these forums that needed some questions answered. The reason I'm making this thread is to get suggestions and thoughts on what to gear to get for my needs. Which brings me here. I need...

Hi there headfi world!   I've just recently started thinking about headphones as my primary home listening system... I don't have any equipment yet, so I'm looking for any advice I can get. Oh, I'm also a sound engineer (with an actual  engineering job... not a "home producer") so I...

When I heard the words "recessed mids" it got me wondering about EQ settings for the headphones, well anyway i've done more than boost the mids, i've messed with the whole frequency range, will probably give you lot a headache just looking at it, but the following EQ settings in foobar i find to...

Hey Head Fi'ers. I've had my HD 598's for a while now (I probably have 100 hours of use into them, gaming, music, and movies) and I was wondering if I should burn them in with pink noise. If so, for how long? How loud should it be? Is this site's pink noise good enough? Should I burn in my HD...

bought them for 219 last night, and they shipped today. i will be mainly using these headphones for laptop and HP touchpad and zune mp3 player.   i hear the hp touchpad wont produce much  juice, how true? imnot sure, what is a good/ decently cheap headphone amplifier.? how are they, how do...

Ok, So ive had my pro 900s for a while now about 50+ hours or so of play on them. But the sibilance is getting to me and vocals seem to be very far away. Which forces me to turn them up, but at higher volumes they sound distorted and annoying. At this point I still like my m-50s better than I do...

Well im currently in search for a Dac/amp for my HD650's, i was going to originally get a soundcard for them but i was told not to because it wont be able to drive them.   So does anyone got any recommendations for some good dac/amps? price range- 100-250$

I'm about to buy a pair of Beyerdyanmic DT990 headphones to essentially replace a set of Grado 80is that are uncomfortable and that are slowly making me deaf (even though they sound fine).  I mostly listen to MP3s and do video editing.   I've heard that the 600 ohm model is the most highly...

Bottlehead Crack + DT880/600 ohm, good synergy? 

Hey guys, Im stepping into the audiophile scene and need advice because i dont know anything lol, I recently purchased Denon AH-D2000 headphones and run them directly to my laptop but when the vocals hit, they start hissing when the singer says a S word. Its really bad when a female singer...

I'm right now thinking about buying some new headphones and a dedicated headphone amp.   I'm going to buy the K601 (as seen in the title) but with an impedance of crazy 120 ohms i would definitely get an amp to make sure i'm getting the best out of these pair of headphones. I've already been...

Waaaasn't really sure where to put this since I have a few different types of questions but if anyone has a suggestion for where this would be better put, let me know.   Okay, so:   1. I've got a bit of a short somewhere between the headphone connectors and where the wires are more held...

Hey guys, this is my first ever post.  I've been surfing this site for quite a while now and found all the information extremely helpful in the search of finding a new set of good cans.  However, i still have some questions that are unanswered.   1. can untrained ears (mine. I've only owned...

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Hey, I need a new setup, usb-dac, tube-amp & headphones. Budget about 300-400$ for each part. Could possibly invest more if the increase of sound quality will be notable. The sound I'm looking for is a warm, lush, dark sound.. Emphasis on lows & mids. Lows need to be heavy, fast, tight &...

Hey guys,    So i am planning to pull the trigger on a pair of HD 650s and i have a few questions. I am currently using the HD595s with a Xonar Essence STX Sound Card running inside my PC. My question is, do you think the amp will be able to drive the 650s? I can set it for 300 Ohms but i...

Hi everyone,   I am very new to the world of good sound so I'd like a little advice on what to get. I currently have an old Philips SBC-HP1000 which I use to listen to music via my laptop (I have a little amplifier called the Fiio E5 which I friend gave me). I don't have much knowledge about...

Hello Head-Fi'ers!   I am very new in the audio world and I want very much to learn a lot about it. I eventually want to have my own headphone setup to listen to music to at home and I really need everybody's help. Basically all I know is that I need a good pair of headphones, an amp, and a...

Hi, I've just bought some AD1000's and an  Asus Xonar Essence STX . The problem being i wanted the DT880's (250ohms) but was told that the Xonar would not be able to drive them . I've been searching forum's and have found conflicting reports ? So can someone please help me out with a more...