I've had my MSR7b for over a year now, and I think it's time to admit the relationship probably isn't working out. They are my only closed-back, and while I think it makes sense to have at least one closed-back in the collection, I honestly hardly ever reach for these. There's just something...

I recently had an experience that has made me seriously question my DAC snobbery ... I have the SMSL DO200mk2 DAC as part of my main listening rig. About a month ago I found an ooooooold thrift store Pioneer DVD player to use as a "CD transport" feeding into this DAC (since I still own a decent...

It's been close to a year since the last meetup in Markham. Any interest in another?

My dream headphone would be a cross between the SASH Tres 45ohm, and the Beyerdynamic DT-880 600ohm. The SASH has luscious, emotive mids and freakishly accurate bass that reaches deep when the track calls for it, all wrapped in a gorgeous, warm organic sound that sometimes sends shivers down...

As I've mentioned in other threads, my main listening station is in the same (open concept) room as my kitchen, so my beautiful headphone collection is 40 feet away from the stove and all the associated cooking fumes, etc. The only headphones that I feel really emotional about are my SASH...

I've seen some pretty outrageous looking cables, but don't have examples on hand to actually measure. If I were designing a hole that a headphone cable would have to pass through, what's the maximum diameter I should consider? (just the cable - I'm ignoring the size of the connectors for now)

I've got a soul/funk playlist queued up tonight and I'm listening with my SASH Tres 45ohm (gotta love what these do with rich, layered horns and a groovy bassline). These headphones have a nice relaxed vibe and a mellow treble presentation. When James Brown's After You Done It comes up, I'm...

Sennheiser PX-100 Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7b (with pad roll) (tie) Beyerdynamic DT-880 / Sennheiser HD599 - Anker Soundcore Q35 SASH Tres Sennheiser HD660S Monolith M1570 🏋️

Which headphones in your opinion have a "secret sauce" that makes them just inherently enjoyable? What is it you hear that you don't seem to get with anything else? Is there a whole audio chain that makes this magic happen, or do these headphones deliver the goods regardless of source/amp? I'll...

So a little before Christmas I got a new phone, and ever since then I don't see people's signatures anymore here on HeadFi. I checked my account preferences and I have the signature option turned on, but it doesn't want to work.

Ever since Spotify randomly presented it to me, Nick Mulvey's Fever to the Form has been a favourite of mine. There's an emotional pull to the rhythm and the vocals that I find irresistible. Well, Quaker Oats just decided to make a commercial featuring that song ... which managed to ruin...

I do all my listening via music streaming (Deezer) these days and have no complaints about sound quality. That said, I still own a large collection of CDs and would be curious to hear whether they take my listening experience up a notch. Problem is, I have no CD player ... or any other kind of...

Does CanJam stick to the same roster of cities or do they explore new markets?

My understanding is that a slower headphone isn't automatically a bad headphone ... it's a matter of how the overall signature comes together. That said, what are the headphones you consider to be relatively "slow", and what are some examples of slow & good?

One of the joys of headphone hifi is hearing something in an old familiar song "for the first time" when you switch up your listening gear ... and then wondering how it is you never noticed it before. For example I just realized that in the intro section (roughly between the 1:00 and 2:00...

I had an older Android phone and Bluetooth keyboard lying around, so I decided to repurpose them into a dedicated USB music source running Deezer. A couple pieces of hardboard, some quarter round, and a bit of leftover blue paint and I'm all set.

Now why do I feel like this is going to be exploited for all the wrong reasons? https://phys.org/news/2023-11-uncovers-link-musical-moral-compass.html

I've only gotten deeper into the headphone scene relatively recently, but I've seen posts where people talk about pinnacle-fi gear well under $1000 in years gone by. It's a different world today, but the law of diminishing returns is as relevant as ever. In your opinion, where is the sweet spot...

Damn ... This brings a whole new dimension to losing track of time.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a38006891/songs-sound-engineers-bose/ "For sound-system engineers at the audio-equipment manufacturer Bose, a playlist is more than tracks that slap. To test stereos, they need songs representing a variety of sounds and recording techniques... " For those...

Curious whether anyone has (successfully) used headphones in a spa / hot tub ... and if so, which ones? Things can get pretty loud in there when the jets are going full blast, so ANC would probably be ideal. Suggestions?

For those of you who are playing SMSL DAC bingo, here's a relatively recent entry under the "cheap and cheerful" column: the PS100 Multifunction Audio Converter, clocking in at a mere CAD$40. Full review here (https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/smsl-ps100-multifunctional-dac.26798/) but the...

Got a song that's running through your head incessantly? Post it here. I'll start: Pink Floyd's Have a Cigar.

I have a classified on an outside forum (Canuck Audio Mart) where I'm selling a set of Fiio FH5s IEMs. Post has been there forever getting no traction, but yesterday a guest (not a member, so no history and no feedback) contacted me asking if I'm willing to trade for an Xduoo hybrid amp. My...

I already posted this question to the DO200 thread (https://www.head-fi.org/threads/smsl-do200.960521/post-17718925), but not sure if it belongs here instead. To recap: Last several days, my DO200 mk2 has been exhibiting intermittent stuttering and distortion when using Bluetooth as a source...