I have LCD-5's, HD800s, and several different AKG. I don't buy kilobuck IEM's because I get substantial enjoyment from my ie800's with .adv tips and the mmcx mod. When I go to shows and A-B compare mine with IEM's costing several thousands, they just don't sound substantially better to...

I get it.......just think the aesthetics of the IE800 are not a problem, even with the clunky mmcx mod.

Yeah, a few points here from this thread: 1. I don't think mmcx connectors alter the wonderful appearance of the ie800. The ceramic IEM is remarkably cool looking and I don't think the connectors detract from that. I also like using them top down over ear.. 2. Custom tips like .ADV or...

I don't tend to buy IEM's as a fashion statement....lol.

Gotta say I still love these IEM's after many years. I was an early adopter of ie800 (day they were released) and I still like them better than ie800s. I had the ie800 modified to mmcx by Vesper about a year ago, and then had custom tips made by .ADV that really improved things. The...

  Nope the AK120 has a single ended, not balanced output.  If you need a balanced output, you will need a modification.

Yeah....I can't really disagree with that.   1.33 was pretty darn good.  I've got 1.37 running at the moment and can't hear much difference on most content, and the interface is slightly less sluggish. Too bad we don't have a couple of units side by side to test.

I'm likin' 1.37 very much

Mine doesn't have any play in it.

  Ok....so I tried this again, this time using little pieces of a microfiber cloth between the grills.  Much improved in attenuating the highs a bit while maintaining the mids.  

  Tried that with a piece of tea bag material, but I felt like it dulled the mids a bit too.   Will experiment with some other materials.

Yes...and keep in mind that 64G mini SD cards will be here before we know it.

I love these headphones, but i gotta be honest......I find the treble pronounced and a touch irritating in longer listening session, particularly if I am on an airplane and have the volume up.   Still not sure I'm gonna get something else....there's too much i like about these.  Do others have...

you got it.   the rwak120 is the impedance mod....the rwak120s swaps out the dacs.....the rwak120b is balanced.   Personally, i agree with you that if you want amp flexibility and your ok with single ended, the S is the way to go.  But boy would i like to compare the S mod to the B mod.