I want to get a nice set of cans for my commute on the train and to use in my office.  That means no leakage and that means no Grados (can't afford GR8).  Can I trap the sounds on the SR80 or SR125 by using these pads?  I'm pretty sure the XB500& 700 use the same ones.  Sony sells them direct: ...

I usually let armatures burn in for 50 hours and 100 hours for dynamic drivers. Is this enough for testing and such? What numbers should I be using?

As much as I love open back headphones such as the Grados, I was wondering what some good closed back headphones are. The more I look, the more it seems as though most headphones are open. I am looking for some good sounding closed back headphones that would be suitable for any types of music...

I'm considering purchasing the Mapletree Ear + HD for my Grado PS1000's but a little hesitant about stepping into the tube world. Are spare tubes easy to buy for this amp? Any advice on where to purchase spare tubes and what to buy would be much appreciated.

Hi,   Can someone with a Firestone Little Country 3 please let me know the follow?   Does the Pre amp or bypass output get disabled when headphones get plugged in?  The preouts are still active when I plug in headphones. Is there HUM with headphones below 32ohms?  There is a HUM with...

at first, Pardon for my poor English but I would try to review for everyone purpose of this review is for your child or your wife or your girlfriend Ha Ha Ha, sure this thread very useful for everybody it's easy to find in supermarket it's sponge, use for bath, for children, and for...

Finally think it's time I found out what the Grado sound is like. I've been using a little PA2V2 amp that has given good results with Koss Porta-Pro's and my old iPod. Have also been satisfied with the Koss's directly into a BlackBerry playing Slacker.    Don't know to go with the 60i that...

Like the posting says:- I have a pair of 565 Ovations and am very happy with them, particularly after pairing them with the x-cansv2 and X-psu! After reading on the headwize forum (god I got withdrawal bad, one of the computer games forums went down the same night arrrghhh!! ) It got me...

Hello, I realize this is quite unusual. I have been hearing impaired since I was little. I love music and unfortunately most HeadPhones I have tried are just so awkward and horrible to me, especially since nowadays everyone wants Bass and I get dizzy from bassy headphones. And then I have the...

Hey, i'd like to be able to go to sleep with my headphones on, but i can't figure out how to do it well. First, how do you sleep on your stomach with a air of giant circumaurul headphones preventing you from turning you head slightly to breathe? How do you prevent the headphones from slipping...

Hey guys So since my computer version dac (I converted an old computer into a dac + amp with a bit of programming) cooked, I'm looking for a new amp. However, I need this one to be more portable. I'm running with SR80is, ATH-AD700s, and TF10s. I need one PORTABLE amp that can easily drive...

Hello ! Listening to rock and pop music with my ipod touch 3G, headphones GRADO IGI  and Yuin G2A, but with the (with the Grado) the sound level is too dry, rugged ! wich portable amp I know that combined for my set , price of around $ 100-150. ??? Tank's a lot

Hello,   I am listening to Rock and Metal Music for 25 years. I got a very good loudspeaker but I had to sell them because of job-related reasons.   Now I looking for the a headphone showing me Rock (Hard Rock, Classic Rock, AOR, Stoner Rock, etc.) and Metal (Heavy Metal, True Metal...

I have a pair of Grado RS1i that I'd like to buy an amp for.   I hope to purchase one of the new Emotiva ERC-2 Differential Reference CD players to use as my source (one of the main reasons being it decodes HDCD and I have a couple hundred HDCD discs...).   Though this is my first post...

I'm not really sure if I should put this here or in the portable thread.  Anyway I just did some AB-ing with my HeadRoom Micro and P-51 just to get a feel for what is making the differences in audio; amp, dac, headphones, cables, etc.  Kinda interesting results actually.  I'm sure many of you...

I purchased a set of Grado SR300 headphones in 1992 (I have the original receipt).  I used them very little.  They are in mint condition and have brand new pads.  They are all original -- I have not replaced the headband, drivers or cable.  From my research on this site, I believe they have the...

i received my SR60 today, and I before putting it on, I was expecting some kind of harshness/fatigue that many seem to associate the grado phones. (at least the SR60/80 at least) But I don't. Is it something I notice after a while? I've had ATH-M50 long enough to have gotten used to the...

Hello, I know very little about sound quality really, but more than your average person off the street. I have been through a couple of what I call MP3 players and various headphones and earphones. I started off with a cell phone and some crappy nokia earphones, thinking "wow I love listening to...

Which would be the best headphone's for listening to the like's of Hendrix

I have Grados now, but am getting Ultrasones soon, and my mom and my best friend are dumbfounded because I already have headphones. I don't understand why they can't comprehend that there are different models just like with cars or other products.

I saw a photo of grados that had upon first glance appear to be all brown, but upon a further glance was just a poorly colored photo.   Has anybody made this mod? I suppose it'd take making dark wood-stained cups with brown painted grills, lambskin headband and earpads (or dye a standard...

  Uh oh.  This is definitely a code red.   Neither of my drivers are working.     1) I've recabled 3 or 4 sets of headphones including another set of grados.  I marked which side was positive and which was negative when I took the cable off. I resoldered the way they originally...

I am taking a chance in buying them.  I purchased them through paypal so I am protected.  They claim to be genuine.   Warning signs I see:  Very cheap, Engrish (chinese english in posting), and that too good to be true saying.   listing...

I am wondering which headphones are NOT made in China, since I am abit surprise to know that my Denon D5000 is not made in Japan but made in China. I am not saying China product is bad, but I feel better to buy a $400 stuff in Japan/Germany/USA.

Hello head-fi friends and mainly Grado fans,    I have sold my Alessandro MS Pro two years ago. Honestly I regret it, I miss that sound ooh a lot. Grado have so charm sound (at least to me) it grow in your heart, quitars, emotion, airy, crisp, quick, sound like wind. I can only wish that...