I lost my Cowon J3 with FIIO E17 and I feel very empty.  So I plan on rebuilding another humble gear to completely fill the void.  The question is whether to hunt for a used J3 or just move on to whatever is out there. Cowon J3 was perfect for my needs.  It can withstand abuse of tight jean...

Some modify their headphones to change/enhance the sonic characteristics.  On some threads, some pictures of headphones were aesthetically changed as well.  Some changed the cups from plastic to wood.  Some use nail polish.  I assume the lot of headfiers don't mind the looks of a headphone as...

I'm a bit on a panic and rushing.  A friend of mine in the Philippines got tagged a picture of some unknown headphones at a cheap price.  Apparently she's on the market for one.  I searched online about said headphones and I found out it's a knock-off of an already unknown product.  So I got...

I'm very new to headphones and I feel stupid for not making this transition years ago (from cheap IEMs).  I enjoy circumaural very much.  And really love my walks and hikes more, now that I get to wear such comfortable (and warm) headphones this winter.   But I'm a very sweaty person.  And...

On my very first auditioning, the first headphone I listened to was an ATH-M50 sample.  This display was obviously aged as I see the headband was already tattered.  I thought this was a good thing as burn-in wouldn't be an issue (if it exists), and it's tried and tested which shows how sturdy...

I will be buying a portable amp exclusively used with my portable players (Cowon J3, D2, X9). The thing is, I'm still about to audition some full-sized headgear and some of them need an amp for better volume/sound (as I've read from the forums). The only available amps in my place are Fiio...

This should be called "Newbie's first impressions" but I need help more than need someone to read my impressions.   After so much research, I finally found at least two places to freely listen to display headphones (I'm in South Korea).  I didn't have my notes with me but I knew the models...