Quote: What I'd like to know is this, what would accompany a Total Airhead the best for MD listening? K401s, K501s, HD580s, etc.? (They would also be used along with my SB Audigy and who knows what else.) While all of those are good headphones, I think that some of them might be a bit...

mbriant: Quote: How big is the MAOS? I hope it's too big to fit in a vehicle. I don't know the exact dimensions, and I never saw it for myself (only pictures). However, in those pictures, it was pretty huge -- it was attached to a 18 Wheeler, with the speaker replacing the...

Captain Beefheart is a weird guy. The only thing I own with him on it is the soundtrack to The Big Lebowski. His song on it isn't nearly as strange as, say, Ice Cream for Crow, which is virtually unlistenable it's so crazy. The weirdest album I own is Colors by Ken Nordine. Word jazz is kinda...

You might try some of the Brazil Compilations on the Lukka Bop label. I don't know much about Brazilian music, but I hear that they are really good (and very popular in Brazil, too).

Quote: According to one of my college physics professors, an orchestra playing full-blast only puts out about 100W of power. Pretty impressive that there's that much sound from that little power, huh? 100 W of acoustic power is a huge amount. This is because modern methods of...

Out of curiosity, JMT, do you take orders for headphone amps from Head-Fi'ers, and if so, how much do you charge? That is a truly cool amp. I would be interested in making my own, but I'm not sure I have the time and/or equipment, and I'm sure it wouldn't look nearly as nice.

If you don't care for much bass, then get the 60's. If you want bass then get the 80's. If you can find a local store that carries Grados then I am sure that they will have both for you to listen to (assuming one isn't sold out). That's the best way to decide which one you want. Just don't...

Quote: LOL, even the average DumBass knows that 128k is not even close to Cd quality. ANY detail in the orignal recording is replaced by tons of artifacts and flanging. Actually, bit rate isn't the only factor that determines sound quality of the mp3. The encoder you use is also very...

Quote: SR-225 Warm, darkly-coloured tonally and ultimately lacking in clarity, but true to the spirit of the music. This is completely wrong (I realize it is an opinion, but it is wrong nonetheless). They sound a lot like your 125's, just a bit more refined (some have suggested that...

Everything I've heard about the 333 indicates that it's a steal at the prices listed here, but I can't seem to find it listed for anything less than $699 (at Crutchfield). Is there an online retailer that sell it for less than $600?

They're pretty easy to swap out. The only trick is that the Beyer pads don't have the solft velvet in the middle, so you will have to gently tear it off the V6 pads. You can then just position it on the Beyer pads without gluing it before you put them on, and it will remain in place fairly well...

Just to reinforce a previous suggestion, the Beyer DT-250 velour pads make a huge difference in the comfort level of the V6's. With the stock pads, the Grados are more comfortable (for me). With the velour pads, the V6's win by a mile. A point that seems to have been left out is that the V6's...

While the RA-1 could very well reveal all sorts of nasty, subtle details of what's going on in his computer, he could always upgrade shortly after. If it sounded too horrible to wait, then he could get a good portable cd player with a line out to hold him over (for under $100) until he could get...

The Etymotics definitely have the best isolation (so I've heard) and sound great, but you should be aware that they are designed to fit inside your ear, and it's quite possible that this might be very uncomfortable for you. Therefore, you should order from a place like Headroom where you can try...

Quote: Originally posted by Chu If gaming is your priority, get the v6. If audio is, get the SR-80's. I second this recommendation. I own a pair of V6's and a pair of Grado SR-225's, and at first I thought the Grados would be better for gaming since I liked them for music more...

I don't think there's very much difference if you're recording digitally. The ES MD decks (and some of the near ES ones) have Atrac Type R, which encodes information all the way out to 20Hz, instead of the usual 18Hz for Atrac 3.x or 4.x, so it is a little better. Sony is never very clear about...

The subject line explains it all -- I saw a reference to this USB external soundcard by Onkyo and thought it sounded interesting. The website for it is http://www.onkyomm.com/products.cfm?id=1 For $250, it would have to be a pretty impressive soundcard, but it seems like a possibly great...