i got three three headphones: dj100 with m50 pad, hd598 and hd 650. using odac with build in o2 amp. listening to mainly k-pop. j-pop. c-pop. ballad. female voice. the thing is i cant decide which one to keep. cant aford to have all. Going to sell 2 and keep 1. i like hd650 and hd598 more...

Hello Head-fiers! I need your help with an amplification problem I have. I recently purchased a pair of Hifiman HE-400, which i really like a lot. But I can't shake the feeling that the feeling that my Fiio e10 amp just isn't allowing them to fulfill their true potential. May that be true...

I'm currently looking at either the LCD-2 or the HE-500. I'm going to be using them mostly for electronic with a little bit of everything else (rock, jazz, rnb, pop (in that order)). If not orthos, what are options do I have? I'm looking for something that is under $1000.   Any suggestions...

Hi all, I'm new to the audiophile scene (owning only a TF10, M80 and an iPod ) and would like some advice on a desktop rig for my Macbook.   I definitely prefer circumaural rather than on-ear, but if Grado is the best I can do then I'm willing to sacrifice. With my current lack of experience...

Ok, so the Ultrasone pro 900 is a very good pair of phones. And the just released ODAC cost $145 and is said to compare with $1k dacs. Legit!!!!, and then the O2, is basically the amp made for the ODAC. You can get the O2 and ODAC for $300. Is this probably the best sound you can get under...

Hey there Head-Fi,   Like the title says, I'm looking for a pair of headphones that have a balanced sound, sounds clear but not analytical with a good tight and controlled bass. Something that has good instrument separation and imaging, doesn't have to be amazing. I'm debating between the...

Hey everyone. Maybe this will come off well to some of you but I am going to be giving up my Beats Studios after 3 years of use. I recently posted a complaint about bass distortion which ended up just being some dust interference but in the end, after much research, I want to upgrade. I've...

Hi !   Could someone tell me which external DAC/Amp to my current Essence STX's S/PDIF output should I buy ? I will use this cans for gaming.   I can't find O2 in any shop, so please give me names of different amp/dac's which will be fine with this cans.   Please for help 

in a pinch for time and cant find the welcome thread so ill just post in here i guess? mod can move in necessary..     ive been seraching for some time now around this and other fourms for something superior to ultrasone pro900 for my listneing needs. was concidering sennhiesers hd650...

Hey guys. I recently purchased an O2 for my HD 650s and I was wondering if anyone here has heard both the O2 + ODAC as well as the Tube Magic D1 with these pair of cans. I'm just kinda curious to know what difference in sound I will hear between the two DAC/AMP's.    James

Hey guys.   My first quality headphone hasn't arrived yet, but I can't stop doing research about the next upgrade to go along with it. I'm totally over the first idea of getting a standalone DAC, people who knows a lot more than I do convinced me here (...

Hi all,   I bought the Sennheiser HD650 several days ago. I am searching for an amp that would not burn my pocket but can decently drive the HD650 and LCD2.2 in the future. I love simple products, therefore, my ideal would be a small desktop amp/dac combo. My budget is flexible, but I...

I'm thinking to buy a desktop amp to improve the SQ of my STX. I have HE400, and it can sound better.  is STX > EF5 > HE400 a good idea?? or I should buy a new DAC too.   can you recomend any other amp for that?   Thanks!

This is gonna be  bit of a rant here but I feel it needs to be done. If your easily offended leave now or just skip the rant section.   NB Trying for yourself is not always possible, although its the most desirable situation. This is aimed to guide people along what lines they must think...

Ok, so right now I have some plain Ultrasone HFI 780's, with a Fiio e17 for my portable setup. I am looking for a setup at home. I will be using Foobar with FLAC Audio Files. I need a setup with a dac amp and headphones. I listen to electroci, DnB, trance, dubstep, you get the idea.

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Ok so ive only just begun getting into higher quality audio. I picked up a pair of ATH-A900s the other day and ive been letting them burn in but I feel the bass is a tad bit lower than I was hoping. I am pairing the headphones with a X-Fi Titanium HD sound card, I mainly game and listen to...

Hey guys. Its my first post here. I've been reading a bit on headphones and amps and I'm fairly new to the whole scene. I recently purchased an HD 650 with an Objective 2 Amp. I'm very pleased but I have a question regarding break-in time. I have only used my headphones approximately less than...

First it was Mad Dogs, because....wow...supposed to be near giant killers and easily driven....or maybe an amp to give my HD650s something better than the E9.....then maybe HE-500s .... but they cost so much.....   And then I noticed Amazon Warehouse Deals had a slightly used, cosmetically...

Hello. I'm new to this forum and whole world of audio devices, but recently I decided to purchase my first DAC+AMP combo. Right now I have in mind ODAC+O2 and Yulong D100mkII, I heard good things about both of them, but I don’t trust USB that much, so I’m a little bit hesitant to buy ODAC+O2...

UPDATE: I've made my decision and purchased headphones, I'm just leaving this around for people who may be in the same situation as me.   I've been going back and forth between a lot of my options for literally hours a day everyday for the past few weeks, unable to find precisely what I'm...

I recently bought a pair of Byerdynamic DT990s Pro 600 Ohm off the sell forums (still shipping), for a pretty decent price.  They are going to be my first real set of audiophile headphones.  Only issue I'm having is finding a way to power them.  For home use I use a RX-v471 AV receiver, which I...

I have the AKG Q701 with a JSDLabs O2 amp. From time to time I hear a loud screeching noise, almost like static but still a high pitched noise. Does anyone know why this is?

Hi guys, I'm relatively new at this whole audiophile gig and was looking into purchasing a pair of AKG702s for myself after having done some research and deciding they might fit my needs well. However these guys need an amp to reach their full potential which has me somewhat stuck. Does anyone...

Hi all, Just upgraded from my HD 555's to some HD 650's and for the most part they are hooked to my Onkyo 806 reciever but on occasion I do hook them to a portable device (ipod, laptop, my cell phone) so i wanted to pick up a portable amp for those times. If i could get something good for my...