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  Interesting. Do you know how old each of your amps are? I'm curious as to whether or not this is a new development, because I've had two people with older SRM313s say they haven't had the problem. Is your 323 a newer model?

For those with SRM-313 or similar amps, how is the outer (smaller length) volume knob attached? The SRM-313 I recently sold did not seem to have any connection between the outer and inner volume knobs, and if tilted even slightly it would pretty much fall out. Is this normal? Is it secured some...

Might be a long shot, but is there any chance a Stax SR-007 will show up? I'm in Ohio but Pitt is close enough to be a day trip for me. I have SR404s and SRM313s I could bring along as tribute, as well as an amb M^3, CTH, and Beyer MMX300s.

Dan, will the MD price increase affect the price of your Alpha Dogs or the upgrade price from MDs? I kept my MDs for a future upgrade to ADs but I've never had a chance to listen to ADs so I'm a little hesitant, since I don't particularly like the way the soundstage is presented with the MDs and...

  The Slappa hard case is a perfect fit.

Hey Dan, a couple people have asked me this question and I don't know how accurate my response is. What's the main difference between the MD 3.1 and the 3.2? It seems the 3.1 was not available for very long and was a quick transition from 3->3.2. Thanks!

Given Joker's brief impressions of the BA200, the RE400 review, and having owned the BA200 for a little while, I would expect a 9.1 or maybe even a 9.2 from the BA200, which is pretty impressive given that I just sold mine for $80. Maybe I should have waited for his full review to come out to...

  I don't own the NADs any longer so unfortunately I can't give a direct comparison, but I really liked the NADs based on their overall neutrality, warmth, slightly emphasized mids, and extension/detail. I'm not sure if you'll find the emphasized bass you're looking for but the bass was very...

  You're looking for closed portable headphones in particular? I would say the NAD HP50 is a good upgrade from the 1R, keeping the same relative flatness and improving on extension and detail especially. I've also heard good things about the Focal headphones and they seem like they'd be a...

  I think he was talking about the "Doggie Treats", discs and dots in particular. DIY options for these seem appealing since they're easy ways to fine-tune the sound of a Mad Dog.

Speaking of the AT IEMs, there's a lot of new interesting IEMs from audio-technica, like the CK100pro and of course the IM series. Hopefully Joker will get to them in due time, but between his full schedule and the relative scarcity of these new IEMs outside of Japan I'm not sure how hopeful we...

  I personally don't consider the Mad Dogs a portable headphone, the alpha pads bring the center of gravity of the cup assembly too far away from your head. In other words, when you turn your head, inertia makes the cups "swing" out, it's not the greatest for moving around. The isolation isn't...

I haven't spent a lot of time with the 7520s yet so I don't want to make any harsh judgments, but primarily: midbass bloat and something going on with the mids, making voices not sound "natural". Rather, the mids aren't "recessed", per se, but the bass bump coupled with clean clear treble just...

  That's not true. Of the headphones I've listened to recently, a bunch of them have - MrSpeakers Mad Dogs, NAD HP50, Hifiman HE500 and RE400 in particular. Each one has its own issues with comfort and fit but that's a personal issue with my head, mainly. Some headphones earn the praise they...