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Re: Headphones

burantek — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:34:24 GMT

well, unless they are second-hand and also missing the earpads...

thx to lifestyle-av for the replacement foam!

w/ regards to the adapter -the jack is 3.5mm, though a 1/8" --to--> 1/4" adapter will work.

so, the jack socket (at least on the older bm's) is 1/4"

just make sure that it is "stereo" to "stereo"

btw, they sound great -looking fwd to the new pads.

Re: Headphones

Peter — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:43:50 GMT

They usually come with one! Standard adaptor available though.

Re: Headphones

burantek — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:02:18 GMT

my form1's have arrived -now for the *stupid* question...

the jack is apparently 3.5mm -what is the input size on the bm's? looks like 1/4"

i need to buy an adapter.

thx in advance

Re: Headphones

burantek — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:09:18 GMT

perfect! thx so much! -exactly what i was looking for!

-also thx for the link to headphone site in this thread -good stuff!... though i will wait for a headphone shootout on this site before making an "official" purchase. i'd rather wait for something better matched to our chosen equipment.

Re: Headphones

Puncher — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:45:38 GMT

burantek:
bought some form1's to tide me over. they need new foam ear surrounds. anyone have a nos source for these / or aftermarket?

They are available from Lifestyle-AV.

Re: Headphones

burantek — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:58:52 GMT

bought some form1's to tide me over. they need new foam ear surrounds. anyone have a nos source for these / or aftermarket?

Re: Headphones

Peter — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 13:52:04 GMT

Also try some Grados. Having been using a pair of RS1s, they are more detailed than the HD600s and certainly worth auditioning.

Re: Headphones

Beo — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 10:28:47 GMT

more people love HD600 more. For the price level, I am sure sennheiser is an unbelivable one.

Re: Headphones

Dave — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 22:08:53 GMT

I had a pair of wireless senhiesers and they were shocking!

Re: Headphones

burantek — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:09:15 GMT

as i am in the market for headphones... any news on the shootout? any thoughts on wireless -sennheiser, others?

Re: Headphones

soundproof — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:26:45 GMT

Reox:
The Grado's sound very interesting. I'm enamoured with my Sennheiser HD650's!
A noticeable step up from my previous mid range Sennheiser's. Fuller bass and more detail.

Yes. People say the HD650s are musical, and the HD600s are analytical. Curious about the 650, they are supposed to be very nice. I have used a pair of HD580 for years, and they remain a favourite.

Re: Headphones

Peter — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:11:16 GMT

Using the Musical Fidelity with my G5, the bass seems better and you can get more dynamics - the only problem is the sound is better so you listen at a louder volume! I don't have my HD600s at present (swapped with Lee!) but when I swap back, I'll let you know. The HD600s seem to take more driving than the Grados so I would expect them to be even more suited to the headphone amplifier.

Re: Headphones

Reox — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:02:37 GMT

The Grado's sound very interesting. I'm enamoured with my Sennheiser HD650's!
A noticeable step up from my previous mid range Sennheiser's. Fuller bass and more detail.
I use them with lossless Apple file format on a G5/itunes. I'd be curious as to whether a high
specced CD player with a headphone amp would improve the sound further although at this
point we'd presumably be talking about tiny improvements.

Re: Headphones

soundproof — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:44:17 GMT

They're excellent. Listened a lot to a pair last fall.

http://www.soundstage.com/allinyourhead/allinyourhead200607.htm

Re: Headphones

beodim — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:32:48 GMT

I am too considering buying a pair of high-end headphones and, besides Grado and Sennheiser, have come across AKG K701:

http://www.akg.com/site/products/powerslave,id,911,pid,911,nodeid,2,_language,EN.html

Does anybody have experience with these headphones?