I also enjoy listening to the V-shaped eq of the TH900s. As a more reasonable alternative, I would recommend the TH-X00 which I actually prefer for some music. I also owned the Emu Teaks before but preferred the X00s.

Yikes! I'm still enjoying my pair, usually when practicing guitar through my Line 6 HX Stomp. Seems to smooth out the piercing high frequencies better than most headphones.

I'm using the sheepskin xenons with my mk2 Argons. Huge improvement from the stock TX-0 pads (which are already an upgrade over stock T50 pads). I don't hear any sibilance whatsoever.

Great experience with ShinAyasaki with good communications throughout. The X26 Pro arrived safely in great condition.

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Great experience buying from anjaudiofile . Always responded immediately to any question or comment. Shipped the headphones right away. Everything was well-packed and in perfect condition.

Modi 2 Uber feeding my Project Sunrise III -- sounds amazing for a sub-$400 setup.    

Thanks, guys, for the suggestion.  I recently got introduced to deoxit for cleaning my mmcx connectors which did wonders for my Shure IEMs and cables.  I never thought I would need them for tubes.   This is my first go at tube headphone amps but I have never had to deoxidize the pins for my...

Let the tube rolling begin!  

The past two evenings, I've been listening to the TH-500RP with the Garage1217 Ember and Modi Multibit.  They have really come alive with this rig.  

I had a hell of a time trying to install the windows 10 driver for my new Modi Multibit on my Microsoft surface book and got this same error message above. What I ended up doing is installing the windows 8/9 driver from a different installation file download and that seemed to load some file...

Supposed to be better high end extension with the LTDs. Not a huge difference irl imho.

The TH-X00 is similar to the TH-900 with milder treble/brightness but not as much bass extension.  Another option is to pair the TH-900 with a hybrid tube amp to provide a warmer frequency response (and euphonic distortion).  

The SE535s should definitely have more clarity in the mids due to the multi-BA driver design.  I have the SE535LTD as well as the SE215LTD and there is a noticeably better separation and clarity in the 535s.  

My desktop rig now includes a Mimby!  Aside from the painful USB driver installation process, I'm very happy with the improved resolution and instrument separation I'm hearing.      

If you want to stick to your $150 budget, the current Schiit 2 Uber would also be a great option. It uses the AKM 4490 which has a slightly warmer tone than the older 4396 chip.

  I believe it's for the models that have Cerakote finish applied over the aluminum housing.  

With the TH-X00, I'm usually somewhere between 62 and 68, depending on the music and mood.

My first experiment with tube rolling on the Ember -- replaced the stock RCA cleartop 12AU7 with an Amperex Holland 7062 which in my understanding is a lower gain and longer life version of a 12AT7.  Happy to report an improvement in SQ with smoother mids and more overall gain.    

Just installed the velour HM5 pads and I wanted to report a big improvement in both comfort as well as tone -- smoothening out the highs and increasing the bass response. I'm pretty happy with the HE-350 now, especially combined with an amp that leans to the warm side. I also tried the sticker...

Sorry I missed this earlier. The TH500RP uses the same earpads and plastic mounting ring as the other upper-end Fostex models. There are helpful some steps and photos on the Lawton instructions for ear pad replacement: http://www.lawtonaudio.com/anglepadinstructions.html

Have you tried cleaning the contacts?  I use my SE215 for running as well and I noticed that sweat can corrode the contacts between the IEM and the cable which has the tendency to cut out.  Upon advice from Ted at Headphone Lounge, I purchased some deoxit and applied with a toothpick and thin...

  That's a great deal.  If they're in good condition, you should get the TH-900.  

  I own the Q1 and the HE-400i and, based on my listening preferences, there is plenty of power to spare.  That said, the HE-400i does sound fuller and demonstrates improved soundstage with a higher quality amp such as the Project Ember.  

Really digging the angled HM5 ear pads with the HE-400i. Might need to get another set for my HE-350.