I'm thinking about venturing into headphone hifi. I listen to my music for about 4-6 hours a day so why not spend some money on it to enjoy it even more.  At the moment i'm thinking about buying either a DT990/250 or an HD650. I am looking for an amplifier that will drive these headphones...

Well gentlemen, I have found that my Marantz integrated is no longer providing enough juice to support my new cans. And I'm not looking for my first Headphone Amp   It will be used to drive my Fostex T50RPs, a set of ortho cans. Source will be from a Pioneer CD player and a Parasound DAC...

Well Head-Fi, you have done it again. I was all set to get the M-Stage for my 701s due to the overwhelming praise for that combo. I have a Peachtree Decco2 that I believe may not quite be up to the k701 task. Anyways, even though I already made up my mind about the M-Stage I was reading Skylab's...

  REVIEW – Schiit Audio Valhalla Tube Headphone Amplifier     What Sort of Schiit is This?   I read, as did many of you, the head-fi threads about the very popular and attractively priced Schiit Asgard.  But to be quite candid, I personally had about as much interest in an inexpensive...

Schiit Valhalla and Arcam rDAC.  I figure I would want to spend the most on the headphones and the least on the amp. Would I really see that much improvement if I spent much more on the amp and dac?

Which to get?  Will be my first larger amp.  I'm coming from a Xonar Essence.   I'll be running ATH-AD700's & Beyer DT990's.  Also probably getting Denon D2000.   I mainly listen to aggressive/upbeat music.  Everything from pop/dance/trance/techno/electrohouse/metal/etc.   My primary...

Here are some photos.  It's still way too early for impressions, but I'll update this post with impressions soon.   Enjoy the photos in the meantime.   (Click on the photo below to see the rest.)      

Like a few others here, I got the shipping notice this morning.  I'll post up a few thoughts, impressions, etc. when it arrives.   Unfortunately, I'm on the East coast so it will be a few days.  I figured it would be smart to have a separate Valhalla thread to gather everyone's questions...

Just looking for recommendations. Currently my go to for music is my sennheiser ie80s, but I feel I would be better off getting full headphones for home use. I listen to jazz, classic/alternative rock, and light electronic music. Oh yeah, I also play cs. Have had my eyes on the hd650s.

Hello all,   I recently bought a DT880 (600ohm) and so far have been quite disappointed in the sound. At around 30 hours of burn-in, the headphones still sound relatively bodiless. While I won't describe it as bright, the headphones seem to have a more upper mid focus, overall giving it a...

Ive had my denon D2000s for allmost a year now and now im looking for a new pair of headphones to fill the gap of less bass intensive music my d2ks leave. This will primarily be used for listening to alternative and rock music. I want a pair of headphones with either a neutral sound signature or...

I'm looking for input on amp choice for the Proton and HD650.  My main stereo is the proton or Rotel CD player for source with a PrimaLuna Classic integrated tube amp and Totem Arro speakers. I listen to mostly female vocals and jazz, instrumentals and blues - in short,a large variety of music...

I currently have a pair of (broken at the moment a900's), and m50's. I have a fiio e7 dac/amp. I am looking into buying some new headphones around the 300-400 dollar range, and the description of the hd650's sound characteristics is appealing to me. However, I also hear they require a nice amp...