So I'm in the market for a good pair of portable over-ear headphones after my last experience with some good Xiaomi Piston 3's died on me. I can sacrifice some portability and price for sound quality and isolation.   Preferably:   Light and portable in size (can be bulkier if the sound...

Thanks for the advice guys! And romeyp the long post was not a problem. In fact, very helpful.   I guess I'll spring for the XB500's as they seem to fit my bill. 

Anyone have experience with these two? I'm looking for a fun, cheap, locally available set and Best Buy has these and judging from the praise of the XB700's I'm wondering if there are any major flaws or quality trade offs with these models being cheaper and all. What are the differences between...

Hi and best wishes! :D

My Eleven's top the Dre's in my books. Have a look at these headphones. Surprisingly neutral for headphones aimed at the surfer/skate community who usually favor bass-heavy headphones.   http://www.siegeaudio.com/products/eleven/

    Quote:   I call shenanigans.

Lossless means well, loss less XD. No loss of quality.   As for CD ripping, look into a program called EAC, http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ There should be guides on the net to rip to FLAC.   Seeing as you use iTunes you can also use Apple's version of lossless called ALAC. Basically...

Simply put the higher the bitrate, the more data can be stored = better quality.    The AAC files iTunes songs are encoded in are 256kbps and lossy meaning quality was lost when taking from original source and compressed so as to keep as much of the song as possible but in a smaller file...

I'm looking to spend $100-150 + $200 for the Fiio bundle that includes the E7, E9 and others.   I listen mainly to hip-hop but I enjoy almost every genre.   I'll mostly use it for PC and some iPod until I can get an amp.     Price wise I'll have to settle with the M50 or until my...

So you guys are saying I'm better off with the M50 + amp? Is it comparable to the DT990 in terms of Soundstaging and comfort?

I've settled on the Audio Technica ATH-M50 and the Beyerdynamic Premium DT 990 600 ohms edition.   Thing is, the M50 is more wallet friendly and comfort wise, I've been hearing good things about it. Here are the qualities I appreciate most:   Good bass Comfort Performance with an amp...

I've been looking at the Ultrasone HFI-2400 and I'm intrigued by the S-Logic thing and the apparent comfort of it all. Anyone have experience with them? What are they like?

Well originally yeah I was thinking about switching to the 990's simply because of the model number. But from your description, the 990's bass is for me. I'm not a bass head but do appreciate bass just a little bit more.   Yeah, I've decided I'll stick with NuForce IEM's for portability...

Oh I see thanks for clearing that up.   Is it recommended to get the DT 990's with the 600 ohm impedence? Is it worth the extra dollars?

Maybe a funny question but what's a DAC?   And, from what I read, it looks like everything I need is in the E7, why would I need an E9?