Curious as to the most unique sounding headphone people have owned or heard? What makes it sound unique to you? I've found some Ultrasone headphones to image with very strongly directional cues that plays tricks on me sometimes with how it manages to image certain songs. Sounds from above...

I'm just curious - I don't see nearly as much action on these forums as there used to be in the golden days. In general, it seems the excitement over headphones has kind of died (especially recently) to where it was several years ago. Even just peeking at the main page today, some 20-ish odd...

I'm interested in hearing your most disappointing headphone purchase... I tried a Kennerton Gjallarhorn JM Edition not too long ago and thought they were downright bad. Like a few songs in and I was already thinking what is this? Not at all what I anticipated based on what I'd read. Generally...

Simple rules.... Take a lineup photo of your current collection of favorite cans, show us your personal wall of fame. For me it is: HE-500, HE-400 W/ Ori, HD-600, Edition 8 (Shout out to the great Tyll Hertsens who popularized the headphone WOF)

This is a thread for where you list each headphone you currently own and why you own it or like it in your collection. What gives each H/P a place in your current collection?

Hey yeah so I don't really enjoy anything else much in life. The rest of the world kind of sucks, like seriously. Good thing I have some good headphones. Thank you Focal, Ultrasone, Hifiman, Sennheiser...

Interested in starting a thread in asking peoples favorite headphones for 3 separate major headphone categories. You can explain why for each or just list them if you want. It can be ones you've heard or instead hopefully ones you own. This is actually easy for me as below three headphones all...

For my fellow lovers of the dirty V (the frequency response, you dirty mind...) what's your favorite V shaped can? I listen to a lot of EDM, so having exciting sparkly treble and tight punchy bass is very important to me. 1) I'll volunteer Ultrasone first - in general, I've always found them...

Just wondering if anyone relates to this... I have some really nice headphones, and have been in the hobby 3 years. I let my sister listen to a pair of Verum One Planars, which sound amazing, and she said she couldn't tell a difference vs. some other cheapie headphones I had laying around. I'm...

I do not usually experience this when listening to music, but I recently got myself a pair of HE-6 headphones and the sound is so pristine and glorious that they caused me to emotionally react to my music. This was while listening to vocals. Of course, the song choice matters (Dance music might...

You know, they all said it would be great, you got it in, and meh. 2 words for me. Focal Elear

Good luck selling anything on here anymore.

I'm just curious if anyone else has basically found their headphone nirvana here on Head-Fi. I'm at the point now where I've been on here a few years, owned dozens of cans, and was searching and buying all kinds of cans for a long time. Finally, maybe 3-4 years later I feel like I'm done with...

Any one have any theory as to why this site is completely dominated by males?   I'm just curious. I think everybody I've ever bought or sold from on the classifieds area has been male, and I cannot even think of ever having a discussion where it turns out I am speaking to a girl on here. The...

Just curious what you all think as some of the best VALUE purchases out there.   I love my more expensive headphones, and wouldn't want to leave their side, however I must admit there are some amazing bargains for those who don't have much money.   I'd say for headphones, the CAL! (Creative...

The rules of this thread are simple, Head-fi.   You must take each of the headphones in your collection and explain why it is in your collection.   I am mostly interested in your CURRENTLY owned headphones, not ones you plan on buying or ones you have sold off.   There's got to be reasons why...

I've noticed a trend when I look at headphone reviews on virtually any headphone, which is that they all basically have a multitude of glowing five star reviews.    I think that this hides the actual quality headphones from the more mediocre ones, but I suppose people who write a review for a...

Hi friends,   So I'm loving my new jvc fx-750s and I'm listening to them on the go. I get out of my car, and of course, bud gets stuck in the door. Not knowing this, I walk forward and get pulled back suddenly. To my horror, I see my beloved 750 bud on the floor.   Pop went the earbud. Pop...

Hi friends, So I'm loving my new jvc fx-750s and I'm listening to them on the go. I get out of my car, and of course, bud gets stuck in the door. Not knowing this, I walk forward and get pulled back suddenly. To my horror, I see my beloved 750 bud on the floor. Pop went the earbud. Pop went my...

Hey Guys,   I have an M-Stage HPA-2. The unit has what can best be described as a type of static noise in the left channel when plugged in to any of my headphones. It has this noise regardless of whether the amp is connected to a source or not. It is only heard during quiet passages in songs...

Hey Head-fi!   Anyways, occasionally when listening to some of my headphones, I get a euphoric feeling of being surrounded and immersed in a song. You all have probably experienced the feeling before, perhaps accompanied with some nice goosebumps to go along with it. Throw away perfect...

Hey guys,   I have a GO DAP X portable headphone DAC, which I have enjoyed greatly the past 6 months. It allows me to use it with a PC and also my Ipod.  Anyways, recently I get a very annoying number of audio "clicks and pops" when listening through the DAC, but only when it's connected...

Hey guys,   I have a GO DAP X portable headphone DAC, which I have enjoyed greatly the past 6 months. It allows me to use it with a PC and also my Ipod.  Anyways, recently I get a very annoying number of audio "clicks and pops" when listening through the DAC, but only when it's connected...

I'm just curious to hear if any of you guys have bought a headphone more than once, after selling the original purchase. I'm also curious about what caused the re-buy.   For me, I really wanted to like the HifiMAN 400. Bought it, was disappointed, sold it, then a few months later, figured I...