[P-Nation]

Great job on the guide! Although this is tempting me to open up the ol' wallet for some new toys...

 

[formula1]

Definitely the guys at head-fi spent time creating this quality guide for us, thanks!!

 

[Ozric]

Anyone else notice how the cover font makes it look like 2012 head-F1 buying guide?

 
 
Appreciate the work that went into this guide. I echo what others have said about font appearance and size. Even on a fairly large monitor it was hard to read.

 

 

[FishenFool]

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Erm...so why are there no earbuds in that guide?

Ummm what do you think IEMs are??

 

[jude]

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...Wondering why Denon was banned?

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Denon's D2000, D5000, and D7000 headphones have been discontinued, and their new lineup hasn't been released yet.

 
I really like my Denon AH-D7000, but, as Extra pointed out, I didn't see much point including it, given its status.
 
Also, my experience with the new (upcoming) line is still pretty limited. That said, a pre-production sample of the AH-D7100 Artisan just arrived, which I'm looking forward to spending some time with this week.
 

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if a newbie were to read the guide... im 100% sure that they wont understand a thing due to too many technical terms.

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yep.. but it is still a "guide", a guide for everyone. newbies, pros, and people in between. if the guide says "newbies dont read this" then... =D

 
While I didn't write the guide for the purpose of confounding newbies, I definitely didn't write it for newbies either. Following is the guide's introduction:
 
From Guide's introduction:

After we published the first Head-Fi Gift Guide, some people asked me if I could make future gift guides more accessible, particularly for non-Head-Fi'ers who might happen upon it. And while I may think of ways to do that in future updates, the Head-Fi Gift Guide is mostly intended for the more diehard Head-Fi'ers--the ones who probably won't need to look up the definition of "IEM," "24/192," "DAC," "FLAC," "XLR," or "opamp." Of course, I'd be thrilled if non-Head-Fi'ers also find the guide interesting, but at its core, this gift guide is for us, the denizens of the Head-Fi community--the hardcore headphone audio enthusiasts...

 

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I hope someone else noticed that the picture next to the Sony MDR-V6 is actually the MDR-V600.

 
That photo does sort of look like the MDR-V600, but it is the MDR-V6. I had to do a double-take myself.
 

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Anyone else notice how the cover font makes it look like 2012 head-F1 buying guide? 

 
Well, I am a huge F1 fan. And maybe it was an homage to the Grado HF2. 

 

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...Appreciate the work that went into this guide. I echo what others have said about font appearance and size. Even on a fairly large monitor it was hard to read...

 
Thanks for the feedback. We will take all of this feedback into consideration as we put together the next one.

 

[iamthem]

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I feel the AKG K550 really deserves a place there, as it's one of the best sounding, noise isolating, full sized cans in its price range.
 
Nice buying guide. Gave a nice insight into a few of the top picks in every category.
 
The page issue can be avoided by reading page by page which is what I did.

 

[Question2]

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Ummm what do you think IEMs are??

 
Not sure what your question is? IEMs aren't earbuds...the guide contains IEMs and headphones, just not earbuds.

 

[Guess?]

Thanks, appreciate the effort, good read!
 

 

[niic]

As a newbie in the headphone world I found the buying guide very helpful!
Thanks for all the effort put into it!

 

[rio197]

Hi Jude,
 
I'm having a good time reading this. Looks like my pocket is about to take another hit, oh well

 

[3lusiv3]

Very nice work. Love it.

 

[rudreshsj]

Awesome guide.. im loving my purchase of the Sennheiser MM 450's after the first guide... ! =D =D 
 
What would the community recommend as a good companion in the gym / long runs?

 

[ultrabike]

Very nice!
 

 

[linglingjr]

great read, thanks now i need to decide HD598s or push my budget and get the HD600s hmmm...

 

[wnielsenbb]

Very nicely done guide.  No Ultrasones though.  Those Edition -10's are the prettiest headphones ever, imo.