You know you're an audiophile when... - Page 413  

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Originally Posted by streetdragon 

about fiio i feel that their E6 is imo useless unless all you get is volume and an eq change. (but hey its kinda cheap so i can excuse that)

Uhm.... Yeah... That's kind of the purpose of a cheap amplifier with preset EQs, isn't it? 

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Originally Posted by Coop 

 

Uhm.... Yeah... That's kind of the purpose of a cheap amplifier with preset EQs, isn't it? 

but i use the 10/250 band eq (phone and computer respectively) so yeah eq is pretty much pointless for me. it was given to me by a friend so the most use i could get out of it is as a volume controller (~50 levels of volume compared to the phone's 13) and as a strain relief for the huge sennheiser jack (connected to L plug)
well agree on your point but just stating that it doesn't help push out any headphone's potential.
i don't know about the E5 and E3 and other little fiio amps though, i don't own them

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Originally Posted by elliott44k 

Everytime you see someone with an apple product and non-apple headphones you get excited.

Yup, Beats are cool too.

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Originally Posted by miceblue 

Yup, Beats are cool too.

Same with Skull Candies.

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Originally Posted by miceblue 

Yup, Beats are cool too.

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Originally Posted by linglingjr 

Same with Skull Candies.

Can't forget Bose. 

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Originally Posted by streetdragon 

when you rather spend a few day's worth of lunch money on grado Gbowl earpads than lunch itself

Hope that's not you - and that they're not for your MS1is.  The Jumbos aren't exactly made for them (sucked out bass, wonky mid-range, tizzy highs).

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Originally Posted by miceblue 

Yup, Beats are cool too.

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Originally Posted by linglingjr 

Same with Skull Candies.

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Originally Posted by Argyris 

 

 

Can't forget Bose. 

OK guys, I'm sorry, but expensive headphones like that are a waste of money. There is no difference between my extreme-bitrate, 64kbps MP3s, and my High-Quality Apple Earbuds, and your absurd "Beats"

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Originally Posted by ender323 

 

OK guys, I'm sorry, but expensive headphones like that are a waste of money. There is no difference between my extreme-bitrate, 64kbps MP3s, and my High-Quality Apple Earbuds, and your absurd "Beats"

don't forget your audiophile grade unamped iPod Touch 5g.

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And equalizer set to Rock.

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Originally Posted by VisceriousZERO 

 

don't forget your audiophile grade unamped iPod Touch 5g.

 

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And equalizer set to Rock.

The iPod Touch 5G is overkill for anyone but crazy rich spoiled people. The Apple Earbuds with a Ultra High Sound Quality Advanced MP3 player, from a reputable audio store such as Walgreens is high enough quality for all but the most discerning audiophiles.

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Originally Posted by VisceriousZERO 


But... Walgreens!

Hey, I get that prestegious stores may be out of your budget. It's OK-being an audiophile is expensive.

OK, this joke is old.

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Originally Posted by VisceriousZERO 

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Originally Posted by ender323 

Hey, I get that prestegious stores may be out of your budget. It's OK-being an audiophile is expensive.

OK, this joke is old.

Its getting old quickly as well xD

I'm happy with my $1000+ Tera Player and $1200+ Gold Cabled Tralucent 1plus2.

I didn't know gold cables existed......and to think people believe in those snake oil $500+ cables. D:

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Originally Posted by miceblue 

I didn't know gold cables existed......and to think people believe in those snake oil $500+ cables. D:

Speaking of snake oil...I saw the funniest description on some cables from Schiit the other day...Contemplating buying some Schiit just because they are funny.

Beyond Just Technology: SuperUltraHyperTechnology
PYST cables are made from only the finest 6-nines Unobtanium™ alloy, molecularly assembled in our Alternate Universe™ reality-distortion tesseract field , using a secret geometry reverse-engineered from crashed UFOs, painstakingly smuggled out of Area 51 by deep-cover operatives. Performance is further enhanced by the use of a QuantConnect™ quantum-entangled pair of transmission interfaces, held at absolute zero by our exclusive Stasis Field™ technology. The cables are then wrapped in NanoAeroCap™, a nanotechnology-enabled aerogel anti-capacitance insulation system, featuring Fractal Interleaved Geometry™ to create negative inductance for maximum audio transmission quality.

Or, er, well . . . again, no. These are nice, high-quality cables, with solid, reliable connectors. And they’re short. And not too expensive. That’s it. Hope you like them!