Interesting, I'll look into it. Thanks!

Good thread! Started vaping with the usual ego/clearomiser setup. Used those for a few weeks before upgrading the tank to a mini protank, better but the inconsistency of the hits was still an issue. Enter the variable voltage battery, much better in terms of consistency but curiosity and...

SMSL is the brand, SAP-4S is the model. It's a cheap Chinese-made amp, nice quality though both in build and sound quality. It's relatively neutral sounding and puts out 100mw. Adds some good punch to my Ultrasone DJ1 which needs amping to bring out the best of the bottom end, does the same for...

Thanks brother! It's been a long time coming, should have bought these years ago :-)

Took delivery of my HD-25 II basic yesterday. Paid £130 shipped, seemed reasonable. Love these cans, comfy, good isolation, nerdy techie good looks and have yet to find music that doesn't sound great through them. Rockboxed iPod 4g > LOD > SMSL SAP-4S

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Thanks, your illustrations had a room full of people crying with laughter for 5 minutes. Fpoon is now part our regular vocabulary. Comic genius!

Check out Slappa Hardbody heaphone cases, they are purpose designed for DJ headphones and other cans that fold in the same fashion.

I went with the 500's after auditioning both coming to the conclusion that: 1/ The 700's didn't do anything that my Ultrasone DJ1's could do better with the right EQ settings. 2/ I wanted a bassy can that didn't need amping to do it's stuff. (Both the XB700 and the DJ1 need amping for maximum...

Very well put and exactly the reason I got my XB's. They are just incredibly fun and give a wonderful sub-sonic head massage :)

My old listening chair had a Clark Synthesis transducer bolted to the bottom of it. Serious rumble.

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Try your dropping your local Sony distributor a line, which will probably be Sony USA no?