ANC gives me nausea. I think it’s related to my motion sickness which is rly bad. I had the Sony WH-1000XM3 and when you turned ANC off it was just terrible sound quality but with it on I’d want to vom in like 5 mins. Bose QuietComfort also made me sick. From the Sony experience I assumed that...

I'm looking to upgrade my iBasso D7 + Creative Gigaworks T40 Series II setup (lol).   I'd like something well-rounded, which can handle (lots of) video games, film/TV, and of course music.   I listen to a wide variety of genres: rock of all kinds (jrock, pop punk, shoegaze, math rock...

My price limit is $125. Shallow fit isn't necessary, but I do find shallow fit IEMs much more comfortable over the course of eight hours than deep insertion IEMs. Because I'd be using these IEMs for all-day listening, I would prefer a non-fatiguing sound signature and a high degree of sustained...

Let's discuss USB/PCI-E DACs for PCs. I have an onboard ALC889 chip. First of all, will I be able to hear the difference? To get a general idea of where my ears are at, I have mild tinnitus which helps mask some noise, unfortunately. That being said MP3 ~V2 using LAME (slow, high quality mode)...

Well.. I hope this works. Hey guys! Hoping you can help me out on buying a new pair of IEMs or headphones. I'm not limiting myself to portable only, but this forum seems to be visited more often. Anyway, I guess I'll just start by saying that I'm not an audiophile. Really. You guys seem to...