After purchasing a pair of Senal SMH-500, I found the ear pads (cushions) were a bit snug for my comfort.    Initially, I thought about buying a pair of Senal Extra Deep Ear Pads listed at BHPhoto . . . but they sell for $25 shipped and that was TOO pricey IMO - particularly when the velour...

I used some beyerdynamic edt 250V pads for my mdr7506's. I'm wondering if you guys know if the same pads will work with the ath-m30x's. Thanks!

After many years of using mdr-7506 for my work as a location sound mixer (TV, video, film) I need to find something smoother on the midrange as I am finding these frequencies more painful now. This isn't for music mixing or for a hifi, so I don't need lots of detail or lots of bass.. It is...

Hello guys. let me share my latest project. My friend from Davao , Philippines asked me to modify his Sony mdr-7506.   I crafted a wood cups for it, recabled and sew an angled pleather pads.   Bass now is fuller and tight. It trims the treble in a favorable way.         This is the...

I've been using my set of MDRs for the past 4 or 5 years now but I think it's time to move on. They are primarily used for music production and occasional listening. The neutrality is great for production but they are more of a contrast to my KRK studio monitors so I'm looking for something that...

Is there any good guidance on what models would be considered the most useful "reference" headphones?   I'm probably using the word "reference" in a very specific way, so let me define what I'm really looking for.  What models of headphones are so widely owned and understood that they can be...

Hello,   I currently own Sony MH-1C earbuds, they sound brilliant, but i want to upgrade to full size headphones, my budget is $200, I want headphones with great bass without compromising the mids and high, so if im in mood of some smooth jazz, i can enjoy it without getting frustrated about...

Hey head-fi,   Threads about the 7506's have been posted in the millions on the internet, but I still have questions about my first set up. I'll say what I need and for what purposes.    1) I bought the MDR-7506 on December 22nd, and so far they have been spectacular, at least to my...

For those of you who don't know, the MDR V6 was the unofficial industry standard for music production /mixing/ radio headphones. Why on earth would Sony discontinue its single most popular and successful headphone. It's official guys.

Introduction   The SMH-1000 is a headphone that not only looks almost exactly like the MDR-V6/MDR-7506, its physical design has been improved in a few subtle ways.  The sound signature of the SMH-1000 is in fact rather different to my ears than the Sony offerings and I think that for casual...

My local Best Buy store has the HD 280 for demo and purchase. The thing I noted is how slightly refined this is compared to Sony V6/7506... and boy HD280s do have vice-grip, it almost gives Bose-like noise-cancelling silence when you wear them.

The ATH M40 is attractively discounted on amazon right now and i almost impulse-bought it a few hours ago. price aside... is this headphone any good compared to its big brother (M50) and other highly regarded monitors out there like the Senn HD 280, Sony 7506 and Shure 440?

hello again. i dunno how many people on the board have spiky hair, but i do and it makes wearing headphones very difficult (for my hair, that is! ) i mainly use headphones s double duty as earmuffs in the cold NYC winter. any other season i use my E888s or my EX70s. but anyway, i hate how...

I'm in the market to get a properly decent, yet reasonably-priced, pair of headphones right now, as my mediocre Sony MDR-NC22s are about to kick the bucket. After trying an MDR-V6 at a Sony outlet store, I fell in love with the set for its price, since it seems to outperform absolutely any pair...

I recently started producing solely with headphones (sony mdr-7506) and recently bought adam a7x monitors. The difference in sounds is notable (headphones are way crisper on the mid-high / highs) and although I should do most of my production with monitors, sometimes is not an option: I do it...

Just wondering if you guys think the 7506 is too dry for general listening. I have them and like them, though sometimes they seem like they are a bit boring, really depends on the song. I am looking for maybe another recommendation. At this point I don't know how much I want to spend or if I...

Every review on head-fi claims that the grados (only talking about the prestige series) really just a bunch of little one trick ponies.

Hi peeps. Been reading through the forums, and I need help on what to get. My Monster Turbine Coppers are broken, standard cable-wiggle-for-sound issue. I don't mind paying for good headphones, but I don't want to pay for too much either. Problem is, I live in the Philippines, so I don't have...

Falling shelf scared my dog who was laying on the wire of my Shure SRH840s which in turn broke them in half at the headband. I don't necessarily care if my new cans are open or closed. I'd prefer to stay under 250 or 200 USD but I'm willing to go up to 300 USD. Currently I'm considering the AKG...

Hello ! I would like to make a small research on the following theme:    "Which is your favorite "closed can" Over-the-Ear headphones" - if you have to live with only one of these :)   Just write down the manufacturer, the model and a short explanation.   Thank you in advance !

Hey, so I recently decided I wanted to get headphones that are of a quality that will enhance my music listening experience rather than keep it stagnant. After spending tons of time searching the web and going through forums I couldn't find anyone that had a request similar enough to mine to...

I have been searching the forums and have been unable to come to any certain conclusions.  It seems a lot of people say certain headphones would be good for a certain type of music and then I read a statement that is either contradictory or leads me to believe the other persons opinion would not...

A half year ago I got a pair of Sentry head phones. And quickly discovered they have too much base for my cheap CD player, but they work OK for my Sansa fuse.   Then a month ago I discovered they have a switch inside the speaker pods; one side is very difficult to keep on. But with out the...

Currently im running a ESI Juli@ which in turn runs a cans of Sony MDR-7506 with a y-cable (2X TRS to a headphone jack 6.5mm TRS)   http://www.esi-audio.com/products/julia/   http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/product-MDR7506/   Recently some ppl told me that this setup won't give me any...

About a year and a half ago I asked for advice on headphones, and ended up buying some Hi-Fi RE0s and MDR-7506s. Its been a bad past year, with my RE0s vanishing and just a couple weeks ago my MDRs going out in the right ear. Add on top of all this, my landlord took my ENTIRE vinyl collection...