Seriously, this headphone cannot be good for your hearing health!!   I've tried low level listening with rock music with my HD650 but the bass was way too recessed lacked impact and everything seemed much too laid back to enjoy.   When I turned them up, I DID hear that rich bass that...

I'm torn on what the best to get for about $250 or a little more. I'm an aphile freak! I need good quality headphones, none of that cheap beats by dre stuff.

I am in the market for a set of headphones but I need some help.   I'd like to get 2 sets, 1 for pure gaming and 1 for music/movies.   I play a lot of positional games like CoD and BFBC and the music i listen to most is punk rock/metal (bands like new found glory, Bullet for my...

Greetings!   As some may know, I was on an earbud tear for a while, but I have since realized that (correct me if I'm wrong) a bigger speaker equates to a wider soundstage and, overall, better sound.  I tried the Klipsch S4 (current buds), the Etymotic HF3 (nice sounding, but not worth the...

They have a relatively flat frequency response. They have a very deep accurate bass. The mids are just right and crystal clear. The highs are present but they don't make me cringe. The soundstage is about medium sized but the seperation is amazing. They are always coherent, and the music rarely...

Yeah.. like the title says. I really love the style of the beats, but I definitely understand that the sound quality is sub-par for the price. I'm kind of disappointed that the bass didn't have the presence I was hoping for. I can't really get myself to return them. I've been looking at the...

Got them   The black UPS driver wearing a cowboy hat, listening to classical music delivered them about an hour ago   So, what's the burn in time?   I'm questioning this, because at the moment they really don't beat out my Grados and can't touch my T50RP's by miles. The separation is...

  Fostex T50RP Review   Disclaimer: I am not an advertiser or do I work for the Fostex company and/or HeadFi. I wish to voice my opinion on a set of headphones and wish to enlighten people about these headphones. By no means I wish to insult anyone by doing this. Aka: My Opinion!  ...

Hi All,   After deciding that purchasing a decent portable headphone was a bad idea as most cannot live up to the superb isolation of IEMs and the soundstage and depth of full size cans, I decided that I would stick with my a151's and take the plunge into the full sized can world. Ideally Im...

hello everyone. i can't post pics because it's not a mod where it's stable. i don't really think it even counts as a mod. what i did was take the extra earpads that came with my headphones and i double them on the ones already on the headphones. doubling the space between your ears and the...

I'd be very grateful if someone could recommend a headphone for me to buy. I'll make it brief:   Music I listen to: Mainly classical music - usually solo piano and chamber music, sometimes piano concerti and symphonies. I also listen to soft rock and jazz occasionally.   Audio source: I...

Maybe this has been put out there already I could find no post of the sort.  With all the sponsored cans floating around, as well as so many OEM manufacturers and custom modders in here, together with the massive knowledge, experience and INFLUENCE this forum has, why is there not ( at least...

I listen to allot of metal music, right now I'm listening to allot of progressive metal like Gojira, Strapping Young Lad, Devin Townsend Project, Hacride and music like that. But I also listen to all kinds of metal along with that,  I also love dubstep and listen to a little bit of rap. All of...

Hello Head-Fi. I am a noob here (I don't know many of the technical terms, just how things sound.)   1. I am looking to purchase the AKG Q701 Quincy Jones Model Headphones for transcribing music. Would these headphones suffice for transcribing or does anyone have any recommendations for...

  I have never owned a pair of premium headphones before so I figured I should stop by here and ask a few questions. Please note, I will be using the 598 on my MacBook Pro and a new iMac on its own (without an amp). 1. What are the chances of 'blowing' these headphones? That is, playing...

hello everyone i got back from grad ceremonies today and was given $200 as grad money. i was originally planning on getting the grado sr60i but they are supposedly very harsh. i want a pair of smooth headphones that are good for metal and are under $200. i would also prefer them to go easy on...

just some questions about the life span of your headphones.    1. what headphones do you have? 2. how long have you had them? 3. what do you use them for? (ie. just at home, travel etc) 

Here is my question,   Since I have made a customization to my Pioneer SE-450 by replacing the drives for speakers from my old creative 5.1 surround sound set which I didn't use anymore anyway, but too shameful it still didn’t have any base, even though there still pretty rock solid. They...

trying to decide between a sparrow A version and a Audinst-hud mx1. I use modded grado sr80i's and fostex t50rp and portapros. the sparrow is 45 more I think I'm leaning towards it.   I must use usb output from my laptop for now. but I plan on building a gaming rig eventually and then I'll...

I recently got the ALO RX MKII (just paid, waiting restlessly), and am thinking of having a nice full-size pair of cans for them.   I am looking primarily to have this for home use (getting a portable amp so that I can roam from room to room), so size of the headphone is not a huge concern...

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...

Like the Title says, I'm looking for a headphone to not match but to fight off my Grados and Sony cans   My Grado sr80i's are bright and have great highs and some mids   My Mdr-V6's are warm and showcase the lows and show some mids   But i want some cans that show the mids upfront...

I'm heading off to university this year, and that means living in residence for a year. Plus travelling and all that, and I'm thinking my Bottlehead Crack and hd600s (with a cardas "smurf" cable)  are going to be a bit too unwieldy. They take up a lot of space too, which may start to be a bit of...

One of my amps blew and burned out (literally) the drivers on my Phiaton PS500. Later that week I happened upon a vintage pair of orthodynamic Fostex T40v1. Put two and two together (drivers that is) and you get the following experiment.     So here's the Fostex T40v1, pads removed.  ...

Asking for recommendations again, except this time, with buying closed style headphones. A friend is looking to buy a pair for under $100, and he says he wants them "realistic, very, but they can lean towards warm if the have to" Any ideas?