I have a pair of M50's that I use with my udac2 and mostly everything sounds the way I like it. However I am just starting to get into some classical music (symphonies atm) and it's not sounding so perfect, everything sounds too 'close' to me if that makes sense, no depth. Even my Razer...

Hey guys, so thanks to this board i've sorted myself out with some nice bass head cans, pro 900 on the way that should more than satisfy my penchant for DnB/EBM type music, but I also listen to post-rock, LOTS of ambient and music with large soundscapes, I realise closed, heavily bass orientated...

Pretty self explanatory, but just to be clear: I love my HD598, but I'm not done buying headphones if you know what I mean. I've come close to pulling the trigger on the HE-300, but I'm sort of bugged by the cable and the whole ear pad thing. I know that I could just move on up the Sennheiser...

I know that the He-4's are pretty tough to drive and i read some where someone recommended running them off a receiver that puts out about 70wpc with an adapter cable.   I have a nice denon 100wpc receiver, would this be a good/adequate pair until i can afford a better headphone amp?  ...

All right, first time posting here on head-phi, But you all seem pretty educated to me.   So i'd like to ask more of an opinion based question. Which headphone, or Brand of headphones do you believe have the Coolest/More interesting "Style".   Granted a lot of people hear...

Yes, I know, I am annoying with my posts :)   This time I was looking for a pair of headphones that go for around $350. I was thinking HD650 would be my best bet, but I hear that they are not worth $350. Would DT 990 Pros be the best?

Edit: The novelty of my SRH940's excellent critical listening capabilities has worn off and I think my HD 650's are perfect for long term listening still. My HD 650 and SRH-940 make a perfect pair, satisfying options for closed (Shure) and open (Senn), analytical/forward (Shure) and...

Hi there,   I'm currently rocking the stock iPod headphones (haha) but tried the B&W P5s yesterday and thought they were pretty decent. Obviously, having read around this forum a bit I'm realising that the SQ doesn't quite match the build quality and have been looking for a suitable...

Hey everyone! It's that time again, the time when I'm looking for a new pair of headphones! So far, I'm kind of stuck on Beyerdynamic DT-990, or the Hifi-Man HE-300. I've heard lots of good things about the He-300's, and that I wouldn't necessarily need an amp for them to use with my...

  There are a lot of dynamic headphones around on the market, with a very small percent being shared by orthodynamic’s and electrostatics. HiFiMan’s mostly known for their orthodynamic headphones, like the HE-500 & the HE-6. But, what if HiFiMan were to make a dynamic headphone, one that could...

Alright, so I know initial impressions are somewhat stupid as burn-in will certainly change the sound.  Fang told me to put 60 hours min. on them before I did my final review.  So far I only have about 4 hours on them, but already, I have some very positive things to say.     Look and...

Hello to everybody.   First, a little back-ground, and a better description of what I am looking for.   I usually listen to this kind of music in Churches in the NYC region. I have suffered a racing accident in Portugal, and am currently, and for the next month, or so, tied to a bed...

I saw this while looking around on a Chinese blog site.  I did some further research and the HE-300 will have a DYNAMIC driver instead of planers like the rest of the HE line.  Also going to be two new products for portable gear such as a new DAP and IEM.  But no news of the much anticipated (at...

Alright, got my HE-300's (and will have the two other models soon), and was wondering If anyone has a list of aftermarket cables available for the series? I think they all have the same hook ups and have only find cables that link to XLR's. I need one that links to a 1/4 stereo plug, like this...

I'm looking for possibilities on a new headphone upgrade, which won't be any time soon since I'm saving up for other things as well. Any one of these will be a huge step up from my current HD438, which I'm actually quite content with..   I listen to songs such as Shadowplay , All These...

I have just purchased a Musical Fidelity X-Can v3 and think it's time to upgrade my faithful HD414s, but have been out of head-Fi for a while as my Copland has no headphone socket. Looking to spend around $300, so looking for suggestions Thanks

i am looking for a headphone that does well with fiio e17 open or closed, it does not matter. But isn't open or semi open headphones healthier and less fatiguing? i will use it for music (rap/hiphop/jamaican reggea/jazz//country/music with lots of intrumentals like piano/quitar etc)/classic-> i...

Wow oh wow, what a combo when it’s all done and all for less than $350!? I started modding the he-300/EF3 combo a few weeks ago and have just finished all the tweaking I think it could stand.     HifiMan has priced this combo at $250, which pretty sweet when you consider they sold the...

I've done way too much research on headphones, and right before I was about to pull the trigger on the dt990s I found out about the he-300 and wonder how they stack against the dt990's? I know the rev 1.0 HE-300's were pretty whack but what about the newer ones with the silver cable?

Hi everyone, I'm a new user to Head Fi, but I have been lurking for quite a while, so without further ado... I need a pair of headphones between $100-250; I've considered the Shure SRH840s, AKG Q701s, Beyerdynamic Custom One Pros, DT770s and ATH M50s. I mostly listen to metal, but I have a...

Hello,   I've been using garbage headphones and other audio equipment for a while now and have decided I want to invest some money into getting something better. I am hoping to spend around $300 for a good pair of head phones. So far it seems it is between the Sennheiser HD 598's and the AKG...

I'm going to be flying to Stanford on Monday, so speedy replies would be welcome.  I was planning on traveling with my Sennheiser HD-25's and a RoCoo for the source.  I'm now second guessing myself and am considering bringing my Hifiman HE-300's instead since they sound better.  Would the...

I have tried to love these headphones, but I couldn't get past the overly warm and dark sound of these cans. I have modded tons of Grados and other headphones, so I took a shot with these. Remove the earpads (more on these later in the post), and then the six screws holding in the ring and the...

Hi. I am looking to get my first "audiophile" headphones for christmas. I currently have the bose ie2 in ear headphones and wish to upgrade. I have no idea what ohms and and all that other crap are. I just want some good affordable cans. I am interested in the philips citiscape uptown...

I've been planning to upgrade from my Ath-m50's and had it narrowed down to the He-300, but the what do I discover? That Beyerdynamic's dt 990 (MSRP $395) are being sold for $200 on Amazon. I currently own the Hifiman Ef2a for an amp. So my question is what is the overview of these two cans and...