Thanks PurpleAngel!   I'm assuming I want to bypass the LOD? The E17 has a switch on the side which lets me do that. When I have the Line Out Dock bypass on, the volume controls on the E17 don't seem to matter anymore.  All volume is controlled by the E09K.   I'm assuming that gives a purer...

So, I've just bought a new combo of E17 + E09k which connected through USB to my iMac. Where should my settings be in terms of computer volume vs. volume settings on my E17 vs. volume on my E09K? Which one of these should be maxed out, which one should be carrying the load, etc...    Should my...

I've had the M6 and the S4i. I'd actually put the SQ of those as fairly equal, with the Klipsch just ahead in two categories.   The Klipsch has slightly more upfront mids than the M6, and better treble. But I actually found the M6 more comfortable, I liked their over the ear design. And...

Another vote for the Meelectronics m6. I've slept regularly wearing a bunch of iems including the Apple dual drivers, klipsch s4i, RE0, various soundmagics, etc...   It's gotta be the meelecs. Cheap, comfortable, sits flush with your ears, don't leak sound, and you won't worry about twisting...

Tons of great, sad songs here. Elliott Smith, The Cure, Joni, Johnny Cash, Radiohead. Can't go wrong with those.   But I have to go with Tom Waits-Ruby's Arms. Just because it's so simple, and ordinary, a narrative of a man on his way out the door, leaving for the last time.   Tom has...

Quote: My excuses:   I use my im616 on a daily basis. I've had them for around 2 years now, they're attached to my phone with a headset adapter. I live in a very dusty city. When I'm not using them, they're usually stuffed into a lint filled pocket.   And yes, maybe I DO have...

Exactly right. Stuck a piece of tape, and trimmed it (though far from cleanly).   I suggest you wait until your filters need replacing before you try this. No use wasting a perfectly good filter. :) It'll happen soon enough. For me, I waited until I noticed one side sounding more muffled...

I own both the im716 and the im616, which like many etys, require filters.   I realized soon enough that I'd run through these filters way too fast, and since I don't live in the USA, I'd have a hard time getting replacements (and anyone who doesn't earn in dollars, yen or euro will tell you...

Sennheiser PX100. Koss Portapro.   Hard to give people IEMs, often not appreciated. I've given both of these 'phones as gifts, always a big hit.

Of course, I ASSUME I'm choosing the better track. Otherwise, my ears are actually preferring the lower bitrates to the FLAC! That would be a little embarrassing, but also pretty liberating.   How do I find out the right answer?

Using my im616 and straight from my 2006 MBP headphone jack, I can tell 10 out of 10 times which is the FLAC.   METHODOLOGY-I used vlc, then clicked randomly on the skip track button with my eyes closed. After AB-ing several times, I can tell which one is cleaner sounding. I only listen to...

Lou Reed- BERLIN.

Amazon has quite a few er4p's at 175$ or so.

Try 'The Notwist', whom I heard about first here at head-fi. Their album (Neon Golden), reminds me of XX and Postal Service.

Anyone?