I bought the Shure SE-425 from Amazon. I'm still testing out different tips, but so far I like them. They are my first pair of IEMs that didn't come with a phone though, so I have nothing to compare to. I also don't have my amp and dac available, and won't for a few weeks. The description for...

Thanks for the suggestion, but those seem to be a bit out of my price range. That dock is interesting though.

I have been traveling for work lately, and am missing my home setup (HE-500, Lyr, and Bifrost). While on the road, I spend a lot of time watching Netflix and listening to compressed music (Pandora and mp3s) from a wide range of genres, but they are mostly in the indie rock, lowfi, jazz range of...

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I am not settled on the HD800. I was looking at the tube amps with the hope of warming the sound up a little.   I've always come to this forum, and never even realized there was a high-end forum. I'll research through there tonight after work.I'll also take a look at headphone.com. With...

Quote: Thanks for the response.   The reason for the jump is easy. I used to travel a lot for work, and no longer do. Now I can have a larger DAC and amp, and I don't have to worry about what will happen to my headphones in my suitcase. I can afford $2500 spaced out over a few months...

I started with a pair of ATH-AD700's about three years ago, added a FiiO E7 last year, and then grabbed a pair of AHD2000's in June. Now I'm looking to invest a bit more money into this.   My computer is my source. Output options are USB, coax, or optical from my onboard sound. Depending on...