Hey guys.  I'm looking for a pair of outside-the-ear portable phones with a hard limit of $120.  I know just a little bit about full-size phones (currently using HD595's and Xonar Essence STX), but virtually nothing about portable models.   Earbuds or anything in-the-ear is absolutely out of...

Hi all, new user here. I am a big sennheiser fan and am a massive lover of the very best sound quality in music. I don't care about sound leakage as I listen to music in the comfort of my own home and not out and about. Music is very important to me as I am a composer and I often have designated...

Grreat to have Head-fi back! <3 The mighty Murphy got me when I had a packet about a fortnight ago -- just after Head-fi got its downtime started. It included Sennheiser HD600, HD650 and a Cardas headphone cable for the Sennheisers. My mission was to test them throroughly, find differences...

RIP: Sennheiser Hd 485, my favorite set of headphones ever.  It is a shame you were never so popular here at head-fi.  You are better than the HD 555, and much more fun and bassy than the HD 595, and not too far off in sound quality.  Sure, your soundstage was tiny, but you were among the chosen...

Hey all, I'm a newb when it comes to headphones. I use a program called Fruity Loops to compose music regularly. When I get so many instruments going at once, my laptop speakers crackle. I've used external speakers and they crackle as well. I've determinded that my sound card can't handle the...

Hello there. In my eternal quest for a nice headphone, I'm now standing before a difficult choice. I currently own the Sennheiser HD650 and HD555 (mod). Previously I've owned AKG K501, AKG K702 and Beyerdynamic DT770 pro. The HD650 is relatively new, I've owned them for a month or so. But to...

Just wondering about this. I recently bought a pair of Senn HD555's, and I'm just plugging them straight into my laptop's audio port, no amp. I've heard that you don't really need an amp for these cans, but I was just curious if I should get one/which one/how would it make them sound better. If...

Hello,   I'm new to these forums and have a pretty simple issue.    I recently purchased a pair of Sennheiser HD595's off amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD595-High-Grade-Premiere-Headphones/dp/B0001FTVE0/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_c   I was looking for a new quality default...

I know there are many many of M50 vs HD5X5 threads, but I want the strengths of both so I'm in quite a pickle. One thing, I'm pretty addicted to soundstage and musical seperation ever since I got my first IEM's (the now extinct Cyclone PR1 Pro's). I won't lie, I like bass when the song needs it...

Hey kinda new to head fi but as I can see alot of you are very knowledgeable and have experience in alot of different types of headphones and i would like your opinions on which headphones would suit my needs   Il be mainly using on a laptop or a mp3 player Comfort while wearing is...