I've been fortunate to spend the last week with the brand new Lithium Alkali headphone. The Alkali is an interesting high impedance headphone as it is a 3D printed and hand assembled in the USA headphone. The Alakali comes in two different impedance versions, 300 and 600 ohms. I'm waiting to...

We've been tossing this idea around for awhile, so I thought I'd go ahead and get it started. If you're looking for amp recommendations for your new ( or not so new) ZMF, this is the place. Kindly add photos of your tube, tube hybrid or solid state amps, comments, questions, recommendations...

Hey,first of all,thanks for the hard work updating my favorite website. Its looking great. However I am experiencing a bug. I received an email informing me of a new PM in an existing chain that started a couple weeks ago. I am able to read the other member's response in the email,but when I try...

I recently had the chance to compare 7 different RCA cables,4 USB cables and power cables as well. This experiment took over one month to complete as many of the cables needed to be burned in prior. The purpose for this shootout is not to convince non-believers in cables. Any comments made...

Vérité - ˌ/veriˈtā/ Closed, Available Friday, September 20th at 11am EST (USA) Please keep posts for impressions,photos,questions on the Verite Closed. Open back Verite has its own thread. https://shop.zmfheadphones.com/collections/stock-headphones/products/verite-closed Pad Options

Im thinking about getting a tactile transducer to mount in my listening chair to add some full body sensation while using headphones. Has anyone done this,and if so what are your thoughts on the listening experience?

I know less than nothing about IEMs and earbuds. I hate them,but my wife loves them. Recently her pair died and she turned to me for guidance,and I had nothing,so I turn to you. Under $200.00 Wired. She will lose them otherwise. pop,disco,and other similar crap.=she really enjoyed the sound of...

Does anyone here know what year the first headphone amplifiers first began to hit the market? Bonus beer and cookies if you know who made it.

Any other members here interested in starting a fantasy basketball league? Chime in.:basketball:

I have heard neither of the newer versions of these headphones. I used to own the T1.1 and while really enjoyed the soundstage,imaging and the out of the head experience it really lacked bass slam. Im looking at these two for my next purchase and would like to get impressions of which of these...

Any Head-Fiers enjoying the latest MH?

If this rumor is real it would pretty much be everything a GOTs fanatic could ask for...Bethesda+GOTs universe=massive epicness! http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/846603/Game-of-Thrones-Season-7-Bethesda-Games

Creating this thread for fans of Traditional heavy metal bands: Post and share your favorite: *NWOBHM *NWOTHM *Speed *Thrash *Melodeath *Power *Viking *Pagan *Doom *Folk *Prog Etc........ Kindly refrain from Black Metal/Metal lacking some sort of melody/Brvtal Bro stuff as there is...

Just got off the phone with one of the dudes over at Rogue Audio as i own one of their speaker amps and he brought this new product to my attention. http://www.rogueaudio.com/New.htm Based upon the specs what do yall think? Apparently its going to retail for 2500.00 give or take

Even though Ive been in this hobby for quite some time and have owned many different headphones,im still learning,so bear with me here.... Is there a headphone(that doesnt cost thousands)that.... Has a very wide sound stage Has excellent imaging But.... Isnt brutal on poor...

So I have a Sony HAP S1.Ive never been super impressed with the internal DAC in it,however they just dropped a firmware update allowing for an external DAC to be used via USB.The only Caveat is that the DAC must not do oversampling(NOS) Any of the Schiit DACs fit this bill? Or can anyone...

As title suggests,3 month old X50 stopped reading the SD Card,tried a factory reset,re-inserted card,still nothing. Any ideas?

My Sony HAP died last night,so im currently dead in the water. Looking for some thoughts on the differences between the CA 851N and the CA CXN,or perhaps another product that im unaware of. Interested mainly in fidelity differences and a product that can effortlessly stream 24 bit files...

Starting this thread for one of the most hyped games ever.Less than 48 hours until drop on PS4. Feel free to add gamertags and photos and coordinates of cool planets you come across. PSA:Lets try and keep it spoiler free. Any other Headfiers hyped?!

I have an old pair of Sansui headphones that Im trying to find a pair of replacement pads for. The ones on there currently are rock hard,feels like wearing combat boots on my ears. Anyone have any idea of what would work?

My buddy is looking for a pair of closed back headphones for travel.Like to keep it under 300 USD He will be using a phone for source,no amp,so needs to be easy to drive. He primarily listens to older rock,with some funk and neu metal thrown in. His primary concerns(besides SQ) is...

Looking to pick-up my first pair of LCD-2s and im kinda torn as to which version 2.0/2.1/2.2/2.2f/2.3f is the one to get. Ive read many saying that 2.2 pre-fazor is excellent,read that fazor brings down the bass,and they lose their "magic darkness" And then read that the 2016 version of...

Im going through a turnover in my collection...out are my Beyer T1s,incoming are HE-500s Im looking to get something with really nice midrange,and some quick punchy bass,prefer open backs. Im not opposed to buying used. Help me spend my 1k

Bought these around 2005-2008...quite expensive,but I cant find out what model they are. Can anyone ID please?  

Reaching out to those that know amps/dacs better than I for guidance Budget:450.00 Requirements: desktop,USB,24/192,neutral to medium slightly warm Want to use them for low impedance headphones that arent necessarily easy to drive (Alessandro Ms2e,ATH AD2000) Fire away!