Funny you mention the XBA-H3, I was strongly considering that one despite it not fitting my preferences in form factor. Perhaps I'll get more than one, a small compact travel IEM and another nicer one. Anyways,thanks for the recommendations! I'm going to give it some more thought, maybe pick...

Hi joker, I'm looking for something pretty specific, and hoping you might have a recommendation. I've been browsing the thread for hours now but I'm still not sure what iem to get! I'm trying to find some headphones with that fit these criteria: Warm sound signature, smooth treble (bassy but...

I'm looking for an iem to complement my current pair, Audio Technica CK10's. While I'm really happy with these and literally use them for hours a day, I would like to have something different available at times. I also sometimes feel the ck10's timbre and decay make things sound a bit unnatural...

I'm curious if anybody has used the Mad Dogs with an Audinst MX-1 dac/amp; I would love to hear opinions on this combination, since I can't really afford something better right now.

I'm a big fan of the h2o iems for working out, just due to them being waterproof. I believe joker has some reviews for them in his big thread if you want to check those out.

I got mine a few days ago, and it's honestly shocking that these are $7.  I feel like it shouldn't be possible to get ANY iem's for $7, let alone ones this good . . . it's just not right.   That said, the cable is seriously awful and I can't seem to get these things to be comfortable for...

Can the worst fanboys be the anti-apple ones?  I run into way more people bashing apple products than those supporting them.

~$8   This thread made me realize how much everything really is when added together.  I've given away a lot of the stuff I bought though, spreading good audio everywhere!

What is your source right now?   I'd also say you need to narrow down exactly what you want and what your needs are.  Are you going to be using these anywhere other than home?  Do you need isolation, or is sound coming in and leaking out okay?  How long do you plan on wearing them and hence...

Perhaps another option besides getting a different headset/louder mic, is to use Mumble for voip if you aren't already.  Me and my teammates switched over to it specifically because of it's auto-leveling feature, where it adjusts people's volume so that everyone is at the same (or nearly the...

Quote: I think you mean amping is negligible.  I've never heard anyone use the word neglectable, although after searching onine it does appear to be a real word.

I wouldn't consider the RX900 an extremely comfortable headphone by any means, so if your primary concern is comfort I personally wouldn't have that one in the running.  The pads get compressed after a while and if you have large ears (like me) your ear sometimes presses against the headphone...

Quote: The Audinst MX-1 doesn't have batteries in it, just so you know.  

Thanks for the recommendations guys, I've been doing more reading on the phones mentioned and I'm really liking what people have to say about the SA5000.  I'll keep an eye out in the for sale forums, this definitely sounds like something I should try out.

Here's another one some people might find useful:     LFF's Suspension Headband Mod http://www.head-fi.org/t/452404/just-listened-to-some-fostex-t50rps-today-wow/2895#post_7782196