Regarding the issue with the jack: I posted this problem several months ago but no one seemed to want to answer...Anyways the problem was that regardless of what cable was used, sound only played on one side of the headphones until I wiggled the cable around. I fixed this by resoldering the...

Also, if one side seems to be cutting in and out/dying, it may also be a broken solder joint. That ended up happening to me for my right speaker. At that time, I had already tried other various cables, but to no avail so I thought this might be the case. I opened up the headphone and resoldered...

So I've replaced the audio cable with a V-Moda one since the stock cable connection is so bad that only one side of the headphones work (right). Things were fine and dandy for the first two weeks, but even with the replacement cable, whenever I readjust myself in my seat, the connection becomes...

I completely forgot about black friday and have already ordered everything, oops. Anyways, from my research, 90% of the time an amp will help improve sound. Since I'm just getting into the game now (and I'm sure I'll buy another set of headphones later on down the road), I looked at it as a...

I bought the q40's in the end after careful consideration and reading your post along with an e11 and velour pads. Now the wait begins...

I'm actually in the same position as you. After reading this thread, I'm thinking of picking up the Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro and they're on sale too, which makes it perfect. I'm still kind of indecisive right now though and I'm not sure if I need an amp or not. I'll be mainly using these cans...