I am considering purchasing either an iBasso D7 or a Miniwatt N4 and was wondering who has a take on this comparison. I am primarily going to be using the unit as a DAC/Amp combo (with my MacBook Pro) when I'm working out of the house and will be paring it with IEMs as well as a pair of...

My apolgies billybob_jcv ... my I meant RCA jacks as an analog line out to plug into my Bottlehead Crack. I basically want to use the amp/dac as both an integrated amp/dac with a headphone as well as a standalone dac that has an RCA out that plugs into the RCA input on my Bottlehead crack. I...

Would love to hear your thoughts on a solid headphone amp + dac that I can use with my MacBook Pro when I'm out and about as well as use on my desktop with the dac coaxial line-out to plug into a Bottlehead Crack. Looking for something $300 or under.   The phones it will be powering are...

I conducted the same search a year or so ago and ended up with a pair of Fischer Audio Eternas (less than $50 used) and a pair of Monster Turbine Pro Coppers (got them for around $200 or so here used). The Eternas have a very, very bassy signature, and for $50 used they are pretty darn good. But...

Welcome to the Grado addiction ... I've gone back and forth with Grados for years and now own a pair of 225i. They really are superb and very precise in the high and mid with an efficient bass (much more efficient than the 60, as you found out). However, I'm getting the itch to try something...

I wear my Monster Turbine Pro Coppers everywhere except working out (and mainly because they are a bit heavy and end up falling out frequently when you run or bounce too much). But otherwise they have been to dozens of coffeeshops, libraries and sporting events in the Denver area, and I've...

Give the Fischer Audio Eterna a try ... I own a pair and they are definitely one of the most bass heavy IEMs I have heard under $100. To be honest, their sound signature takes a little getting used to (especially if you listen to other phones that provide a more clinical sound), but I have grown...

I bought a Vivid Technologies V1 portable amp, and although I love the sound, the left channel cuts out on me sporadically. I usually use percussive maintenance to fix it (I know, not a reliable method over the long haul).   Has anyone else had this issue with this amp? Also I tried emailing...

I hate when companies do that ... make a great product but don't support it for crap. I own a pair of Coppers and like listening to them more than my Grado SR-225i phones. I had the same issue with my portable Vivid Technologies V1 amp ... the left channel cuts out sporadically, and I wrote a...

There's also the Fischer Audio Eterna, but it has a very peculiar sound footprint. It definitely handles the low end very well and the low midrange. Where it lacks a little is in the high frequency, but it easily falls within your price range.   If I were you, I'd bite the bullet and pay a...

#1 - Monster Turbine Pro Copper #2 - Grado SR-225i #3 - Fischer Audio Eterna   I really do like the Grados, but I find them so uncomfortable to wear for extended periods of time that the Monster Turbine Pro Coppers just become my default phones ... but they are really fantastic, and a...

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Thanks, Mad Max. Do you think the Beyerdynamic DT880 or Beyerdynamic DT990 would also be a good fit based on my musical tastes?  

Hello everyone -   Here's my story ... Over the last year, I've been listening through a pair of Grado-225i phones powered by a NuForce Icon2 amp that's hooked up to my computer. I've owned Grados before and so I pretty much knew what I was getting, and although I like them, I'm finding two...

Thanks, Omega. The S-1 actually isn't compatible with the Icon 2 (they have actually posted this on their site), but I think I'm going to look into a pair of Paradigm Atoms, as many users here and on Audiogon have raved about them being a great high-sensitivity speaker for desktop and near-field...