Dreadhead

Just keep working at it. I've worn my wife down so much she now just looks at me and breathes deeply and doesn't say a word when I tell her about my latest purchase. That said she was pleased when I shipped the 4k in DACs out the other day.

Well I emailed Koss support with my sob story. I proposed that they ship me an entire new package of headphones etc and charge my credit card and I would ship them the warranty pair for them to do with as they wish and refund me my money. I doubt they will take me up on it but I figured it was worth a try. I've become convinced what they did was replace the right driver because the left driver has a much larger range of motion etc which would point to age. I think when the right was squealing I couldn't hear the left because it was so much quieter. Now it's the big PITA. Anyway wish me luck

You're surprised? I'm not he still gets a

NO!

I did that too. I'll see about inserting some electrical tape maybe...

Yeah when I do that I is quieter but there is still a buzzing. It's one of thing things that probably only I would care about but it pisses me off massively. These are $1000 headphones they should be quiet. My right driver is quiet out of either of the amps so I know that the ESP950 can be quiet.

Happy birthday man! I turn 30 this year too.

Thanks for the sympathy. My issue is the well built/serviced part. Unfortunately I have not listened to them much since I got them back the second time but I thought they were quiet (as posted previously) but I think my excitement blinded me. I then went on to my DAC comparison which I had to do using my dynamics because I don't have a balanced ES amp (yet). When they aren't on my head these phones sit in a plastic bag in a closed drawer so there is no new dust or anything. They came from the "repair" this way which is just ridiculous. I know there are lots of people that would say I'm obsessing over something very quiet and a lot of people probably wouldn't even hear it but I don't care. If I pay the kind of money these headphones cost I would expect them to come from the factory Dead Quiet.

Same here but only in one driver, it's still there on the e/90 but very reduced. Also the left right balance thing on the E/90 is weird to get used to. Do the O2 ever buzz/squeal? I'm tired of this shit.

Well the left channel is buzzing now, more with Stax SRM and less with the E/90 but with both (barely audbile with the E/90). It's something to do with the bias voltage because it buzzes even after being detached from the amps. One would think the E/90's higher bias would cause more buzzing but who knows. I opened the driver up and took a look and nothing is obvious (though it may be in backwards since to line up with cable entry the wire needed to be flipped). I guess I will be sending these to Koss for repair yet again. Which will probably take 2 trips because they will say there is no buzz with the E/90 because they're deaf (as shown by the last fiasco). Which means I will be without a pair of headphones when my KGSS arrives. Fuck these headphones. :mad:

some Mogami TRS-XLR connectors to use the 2nd DAC in my DEQ to go to my Linn Classik for my speakers.

Sorry for your loss. I am just poured a rum in his honor. Goodspeed sir!

OK my real list: KGSS+ESP950/O2/Jade BHSE+ESP950/O2/Jade Woo+ESP950/O2/Jade Everything dynamic + Qualias BUDA+HD800s GS-X + HD800s Smyth Research Device even if I will likely never buy one since I would rather pay way more for a 8 channel AD/DA and do it myself. Is anyone going to be running Foobar 2K? I'm thinking of bringing along my convolutions and the convolution plug-in on a memory stick. I figure there will be lots of HD650s around. (Smyth may not like this much, oh well).

I'm going to sit in the corner and mutter to myself.

YEah I just bought another 2. 4 should be more than enough.

hear=measure same thing. I've now got a way to measure the ability of DACs to actually play entire musical pieces. It's pretty neat. I need a better ADC but I am not going to buy one.

Smalls. I've worn this pair before several times. They are set to max and fit perfectly. The seal is great.

Actually my wife and I talked about that and while we are cutting back a bit we are trying to make a point to spend at small businesses. I want to buy a Ford even but after this headphone fiasco I don't think that will happen for a long while.

Touche. It's a good time to have cash in this particular hobby. Lots of deals floating around.

Yeah I keep dreaming but in the end my cube isn't suitable for a "good" office rig. Open phones would just piss people off. Also my Creative ZVM->AE-2-> Ety ER-4s is really almost as good as my home rig and plenty good for work. Maybe sometime in the future I'll get an office but I don't see that for a long time.

I have just bought Qualias, 75% of a KGSS and now the HD800s. At least I'm not going to get that DAC. I just added up what I've agreed too and man that's a lot of money.

I got 2 as well.

I'm with you. Luckily I have the money in a savings account but my wife is going to be mad when I clear it out for headphone stuff.

I bit the bullet. Annoying that you have to ship to your billing address.

Thanks. The pictured item can't be the case though the dimensions are way off unless that's a miniature SLR.