Maybe it's that I like buying things other than audio gear from time to time, but I am ENTIRELY (well maybe 98.75% to be honest...) content (although I should add, far from satisfied) with my XBA-H1. Clarity and energy are fair or better than fair, and it seems fairly stable from genre-to-genre...

I have owned the EX300LP, which probably sounds very similar to the EX310, and find the XBA-H1 to have significantly more clarity than the EX300 had. Both are fun-sounding but next to the H1, the 300 is something of a muddy mess when it comes to sound. The EX300 sounded slightly 'bigger' in...

Does anyone have experience with the streaming performance/battery life of Maxell's AirStash? At 320kbps only about half of the bits(pun!) of my collection that I want within reach (~60GB) will fit on the iPhone 4. My goal here is to get as much storage as possible in as few components as...

Recommending IEMs for a friend who has different tastes than I, plus I've never heard a near-reference system, but what would you suggest as the closest IEM to reference - but with excellent extension - for $100 - and for $200 - and would an under-$300 custom be hugely better than them? (Kozee...

Love Music, that description is close to what many people say about Sony's MDR-7550. ljokerl or others care to comment?

Toss a dynamic IEM in there with your BA's:   The Sony MDR-7550 has slightly forward mids, capable but VERY controlled/extended bass, many say the best 'audiophile' bass of any non-custom IEM, and doesn't have the treble peaking that made the EX1000 not-quite-perfect. The overwhelming...

closed   MrSpeakers Mad Dog AKG K550/K551 Sony MDR-1R Soundmagic HP-100 - reputed to have great balance V-Moda M-100  Beyerdynamic DT770 premium (32 Ohm) - by most accounts better sounding [somwhat] than the Pro Yamaha Pro 400 Sennheiser Momentum (normally $350) - designed with portable...

It looks like JH also sells a circular silica pack that fits inside this case - under their 'accessories' tab.

My impressions of the H1 don't add anything to what's already been said here: lush, musical, energetic, versatile, seductive, relatively detailed. Here are some other IEMs I was looking at. Would've been nice to compare hands-on. After almost a week, I've decided this one's a keeper...

Confirmed. Borrowing a dirt-cheap am/fm/cd that distorts at medium volume, sounds grainy, and has a high noise floor, but the bad FR coloration (loose bass / uneven treble that is more overdriven than sibilant) is missing from it. Phooey.

Pretty sure the headphone jack on the PC is altering my sound...  How common is this, and would a Fiio E6 be a good buy to remedy it? Nevermind that the E6 is a great buy regardless...  Now I'm beginning to feel it: <good gear ---> upgradeitis> Sound output through digital such as HDMI is...

  I'll unify my early impressions by Monday, maybe Tuesday. People tell me that my intelligence is above average, but I more than compensate for it in disorganization... The H1 is the most premium Head-Fi gear that I have. I also snapped 20 or so unboxing pics, but at ~0.3MP they're awful...

Hearing what I haven't heard in my music before is a wonderful thing! Even the music I don't like that much is seductive again. Very pleased with the purchase!

Careful, before you know it there'll be a CIEM company by that name!   MUTANT EARS presents: the all-new custom-fitted "Jazz Doctors" 3-way triple BA, tuned for acoustic music...

^n0str3ss: If it's me you're asking.... There are plenty of tracks (the majority) where the warmth is powerful, lively, and not a decibel too strong...in other words, ideal. (If I want extension without impact, the very polite ZX701 is right here, lol) Definitely think it's a flavor thing...