I have almost decided to get myself 1964Qs for my birthday but still need to get impressions done to do kick off the process. Can someone kindly point me to a trusted audiologist in Singapore?   Also, for the Singaporeans, how does tax/customs work on expensive shipments?  

(this is not an attempt to troll, rather a recount of todays impression) After several months in Singapore now, I finally did make it to the temple of headphones. My mission was simple: figure out what the JH craze is about. Armed with a trusty old Clip+ filled with 256kbps VBR tracks I asked to...

I unfortunately forgot my Clip+ at home. After going to Mustafa and Funan and not finding any clips (just a whole bunch of Sony and gasp iPods), I am sort of confused where to get one here (no, have not made it to Jaben yet, partially on purpose :). Ideally I would order it online but if I can...

Earlier this year I got the DAC->MStage->D2000 setup in my sig. I rather like it but sadly, my Clip+ with the FX500 (which previously I really liked minus the subpar isolation) or the Playaz N3 sound sort of meeeh.   As a result, I am wondering whether I can go to a lower end custom (say...

After repeated trashing company supplied BlackBerry IEM sets (extremely shoddily built) I have given up on those. I am now looking for a ear bud style (so that I don't need to worry about losing the silicone tips that always get lost with the other sets) that can withstand a fair share of abuse...

Is there any place besides Head-Direct (who charges 25 for 4 after shipping, really quite ridiculous) selling the oversized bi flanges that come with the RE2/RE0? How about tri flanges of similar size? Ebay tri flanges are much too small for my ears and standard bi flanges work, but don't...

I am considering buying an open headphone to go in my permanent collection (would be the first). So far I am looking at the K701, HD600 or the FA-003 (not technically open, but supposedly sounds like it, also a fair bit cheaper than the other two). My M-Stage should easily be able to drive...

Unlike many others, I actually like the new head-fi.     One thing I was missing in the old one and still can't find a way to do is a RSS stream for my subscribed threads? Is that possible right now or could it perhaps be added?

Until tomorrow or monday, MP4Nation sells the SmartQ V5 for 175USD. I have been wondering about the device for a while now, does anyone know how it sounds? The idea of a tablet to be used as DAP is quite interesting, especially since you get it with two real OS...

Here's something I have seen rarely discussed - most people seem to denigrate USB audio. In my view, USB (as broken a protocol it might be) is a much saner way to do audio than SPDIF (and anyhow, most laptops don't have SPDIF; they might have HDMI but that's painful in its own right): sending...

I wonder if there is any chance to pre-order the E7 seeing that it should start shipping in the next 20-30days? When do you expect to get some in stock?

Let me pre phase this with the fact that I don't believe in cables. So the only thing I am really after is a decently shielded short (like 1 foot) mini to RCA cable to connect DAC to amp. I don't care what material it uses (as long as it conducts power) and it properly shielded as well as the...

I am wondering about the following: if you wanted the most neutral DAC possible, it would have to have as little in the signal path after the DAC as possible. Starting from that premise, I started wondering if is there an USB DAC that basically pushes the analog out from the DAC directly to...

These look very interesting to me and according to Russian reviews, the open version is near Sennheiser HD650 level which at less than half the price would be tremendous value - so has anyone actually heard them?

Another one of those threads. I am seriously contemplating an amp to go with my soon to be here (*knockonwood*) D2000 and J$ pads. I am leaning towards the Matrix M-Stage but I am not entirely certain yet (also want to hear it out of the NG98 first). Potentially going to get a HD6XX after...

I have recently received my HA NG98 and I quite like what I hear except for the fact that it is pretty loud (too loud for my taste) already when the pot starts to track properly. So it looks like I have two options: add a resistor plug (which seems to be frowned upon by many) or decrease gain...

So I just got my first truly full size cans (had MDR-V6 before which aren't particularly big) in the form of RX700. Now I am doubting my sanity, when I just have them on (even unplugged them just to check whether something was broken, the phone and laptop seem both to be fine - as a matter of...

Just stumbled across MP4 Nation Forums • View topic - Introducing the Brainwavz M2 IEM Earphones They sure look nice to me. Let's see about sound and pricing when they hit the ground....

So the resounding echo on the question whether it makes sense to go high end quickly was that going slowly and testing out different things is more useful. So where in Switzerland (preferably near Zurich) would I find a good place to test out some nice mid fi sets (preferably without annoying...

After spending way too much time on this site (sorry about your wallte AND your time) for the past few months, I finally came full circle and started to wonder: should I just go out, buy a real top of the line setup and be done with it? Might that in the end be cheaper than buying ever more...

Researching low cost DACs, I have come across the HA NG98 which I have not seen discussed much at all: HA INFO Audio Studio which features switchable DAC daughter boards (CS4398 or AD1852) offering 24/96 on Coax, upto 16/48 on USB (which is what I would use it for in the beginning) Which...

I am working in a relatively crowded office for the foreseeable future and while I really like the sound signature of my FX500 (can't help but wonder if the MTPG would be better but that's just upgradeitis), their isolation is really nothing to write home about. So am left to wonder if there...

My Bijou 3 (I am a bass head what can I say) recently stopped playing in one ear (after 5 months gna) and so I'm back to the unbearable microphonics of my RE2s which sent me out to this wonderful place to look for a replacement. I have 3 requirements * Good bass (Bijou 3 were a little on the...