Recent content by gregch

Ah. I did wonder, given that they haven't been reviewed by many hi-fi sites, and they seem to be sold exclusively through fashion stores. I hadn't seen the headfonics review but sounds like they're not ideal, either for sound or build - shame, because they look great!

Would be great to hear if anyone has tried these? Or even whether WHF has had the opportunity to try them yet? Such reviews as I could find were very positive, but they seem to be sold mostly through high end fashion and department stores and marketed as a bit "lifestyle", and seemingly no...

Thanks again for all the suggestions - but was really looking for any opinions/experiences about these Aedle VK-1s... should probably have started another thread for that. Quite like the STAX in a funny sort of way, and as for the LCD-X well I'm sure they sound amazing (and that's the point) but...

Ah, thanks for the heads up on these - bizarrely, I had an email from Harman (AKG's owners) in November telling me that all AKG headphones were now made in China. I guess that isn't the case, since I see on the page you linked to that they're making a big deal of these headphones being made in...

Resurrecting, with trepidation, my thread... has anyone tried the Aedle VK-1? They look absolutely stunning, and the reviews I could find are all very good. Seem similar in some ways to the B&W P7 and similar price point despite being made in France rather than China. Would like to try them...

Er... not sure what I've inadvertently started here But, back on topic, some great suggestions. Love the Fostex, although of course they're quite expensive. Turns out that all AKG are now made in China (as incidentally are the Sennheiser Momentum). So it looks like there are very few options...

Thanks for the (mostly) helpful suggestions. Grado might be an option, but I need to get past how they look. I can't get on with the Sennheiser 650 for some reason. Quite liked the AKG Q701/K701, but I think these are now Chinese made. So it looks like it's Grado, or I have to try and be like...

So, I recently tried a pair of the new B&W P7s and was quite impressed - but really saddened to learn that (like other B&W) they're made in China. I'd previously ruled out the (less expensive) AKG K550s for the same reason, and I won't be looking at the B&O H6 for that, and other, reasons. At...

In the interests of fairness, an update: we received back the Bose Wave and DAB module, and all appears to work fine so far. The DAB module was replaced with a refurb (rather than new as promised, maybe because they no longer sell them?) unit and the board in the Wave that handles communication...

Well, it's going back one more time - they've promised to replace it this time (although they also promised that last time but instead tried fixing it again). So we'll see what happens when we get it back. I have a real concern that they'll just hope to keep sending it back and forth until the...

Quick update on a very old thread... I think we made the wrong decision. The Bose Wave has given us no end of trouble - it's been back for service twice so far and is about to go back again. It has an intermittent fault (fails to power on, or DAB module - which also provides power - doesn't...

No problems with playback on my BDP LX71, in fact I've been very impressed so far with how Pioneer have continued to provide firmware updates very quickly to make sure everything plays OK. I have however also had one of the blue lights on the front panel fail. It doesn't really affect how well...

Went with the Bose Wave in the end. I know a lot of people hate Bose stuff, but we auditioned a few options and the Bose Wave offered the best balance of sound quality and meeting the requirements (compact, one-piece unit). I must admit it's better than I expected. It also has CD player, FM...

gel: My dad has the 71 with the 427 Pioneer, blacks look great, i like watching the Batmans Funnily enough, I've lined up Batman Begins next, before re-watching the Dark Knight!

grdunn123:Isn't there an 'FL OFF' function which will dim and then extinguish the lights completely in 4 steps? There is, but the "neon" lights only go out on the final step, ie you lose the other elements of the display, which I'd like to keep. Anyway, seems like the player might be gradually...