Seems posting this in the full-size section wasn't well received... Anyway, I'm in the process of changing job and am going to spend a lot of time in an office on my own over the next few months and I was looking for suggestions for some new kit.   My source will be a macbook pro (mainly...

I'm in the process of changing job and am going to spend a lot of time in an office on my own over the next few months and I was looking for suggestions for some new kit.   My source will be a macbook pro (mainly ALAC files) and I can spend ~$500, to include a DAC/amp and some headphones...

I'm thinking of finally making the step up and buying some customs (currently use SM3 and SE535, with iPod and fiio e7).   While these will unfortunately be at the lower end of the customs range due to budget restrictions (JH5, UE4 kind of budget), I've finally been convinced that it's worth...

I'm looking to buy a replacement for my se530s but after hours reading threads in here, I'm more confused than ever.   My current thoughts are that I should probably go for some SM3s but MTPCs and se535s also getting some good reviews on here.  Or, do I get some lower end custom IEMs?  ...