Posts by jwong

Hey DS, I got my Fire Phoenix yesterday. The only DAC I've had outside a sound card is the Dragonfly, so I'm no expert. Also, I don't have the Dragonfly anymore to do a side by side, but from memory I'd say the Fire Phoenix is at...

Hmmm... I don't have any problem with the way the S500's rest on my ears. But I DID have a problem with the way the Philips Downtown sat on my ears, and those are comfortable to most people. So maybe it just comes down to different ear...

I think they sound really nice, but I'm probably going to sell mine on the forum here because they leak a ton and annoy my wife. :(

The old pads pull right off. Putting the HD 25 velours on took me a little longer because I didn't know what I was doing. When I realized I should just flip the entire lip of the pads up around the velours, put them on and then bring...

The Uptowns aren't really a very portable option. They aren't the biggest around, but are good size and they don't fold at all.

For on-ear I don't think anything under $100 can compete with the sound quality of the JVC S500! Portability isn't bad since they fold. Noise isolation is reasonably good for on-ear phones, but not as good as a closed set of over-ear.

Quote: Originally Posted by cel4145  Picked up my S500s from the post office today (they came in yesterday). I'm impressed! I got a pair of the Philips Downtowns a week ago when they were on clearance at Target for...

Quote: Originally Posted by cute    For those interested.......http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251141456324&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160   I went to these...

Good luck with that method rickdohc!   As for me, I already gave in to Dsnuts, the pied piper. My Fire Phoenix shipped Friday. Since the S500 are my current favorite headphones, I'm willing to follow in his footsteps a bit...

Quote: Originally Posted by MorbidToaster  I'm actually sitting in Barnes & Noble in Austin right now with my Uptowns on (listening to BT's Morceau Subrosa) and reading Hi-Fi News. :D     My...