Bump for any other suggestions. But yes, I may consider the Westone UM3X, thanks.

Anyone got recommendations for good IEMs that fit the Shure Olives? I don't mind different types of sound signatures like dark or bright, but I just need some that are good quality that fit these sleeves because I like these sleeves the best (but I lost my Shure SE530). I am open to new IEMs...

Just received my D7000 too. I love them as I did when I first heard them at my first headphone meet in California. Such an exciting headphone to listen to. And luxurious looking too. Now to obtain a DT880 600ohm Manufaktur as well as modding these via LA and JMoney pads!

Agreed. I started a suggestion thread with this in mind as well.

I do not like the default search options of sorting by "Relevancy". I hate that I have to keep going into "Advanced Search" to adjust how I want my results to sort. Otherwise, I often get trash threads I have to go through. For example, I may want the most updated threads for impressions or...

If you shoot for the Martin Logan, make sure you have an amplifier with really good current control. Like Adcom, Rotel, B&K, etc.

The Martin Logan Source or Vantage. Everything else in your stock blows. Including all the bookshelves you have available. The best bookshelf, if you had to choose, I would say are the Polk Audio RTiA3. But that's excluding Vienna Acoustics because I have no experience with them.

Um... do you have an inventory list? We aren't going to go run over to Best Buy and shop for you.

FWIR, the LSi series need a bit of XO modding for the separation and imagery to be more solid. Apparently, however, once that is done, they are some of the best speakers around, especially at those used prices.

I don't, but, historically, the Fubar series have always been decent amps/DACs.

Depends on what you mean by DIY. Are you going to buy a kit or are you going to follow someone's pre-established design and get your own materials or...?

I don't think it's worth it for you. Once you get a better headphone amp and the headphones that can detect subtle changes like amp and cables, THEN you add in the LOD.

Quote: Originally Posted by skyline889 I agree. My dad has a pair of Polk RTA-12Cs from his '80s set-up which are well regarded as being step-ups from the popular Monitor 10. We auditioned several modern speakers and needless to say, the Polks now sit unused. The vintage Klipschs like...

Quote: Originally Posted by Neuromantic I don't mind haggling with places like Guitar Center but I'd feel bad doing it to the average person . Seller said they were silver coil tweeters, I reckon silk would be a tad better. Come to think of it, I've got a huge CRT monitor so I'd...

I've seen Monitor 5 go for much cheaper, but at $70, you aren't going to find speakers that sound better... even at the $300~ level. Even some speakers that are more expensive may not measure up to the Monitor 5 (originally retailed for about $250... in the early 70's, which, if you measure with...