I can make this, but how do you make sure your gear stays safe?  I'd be nervous going around trying other peoples stuff with my gear not strictly by my side.   Also, could anyone give me a ride from Capitol Hill (PMs please if possible).  I'm carless, but among headphones I could bring if a...

I may have been unclear, I don't need them to be over ear, I just no longer trust IEMs to have what I am looking for.  I've heard smaller phones that sit on the ear that beat what I don't like about IEMs.  I've had a hard time finding any without bass boost though which is annoying.   Also...

Hey all, I've decided I don't really like IEMs as a portable experience (I've tried well regarded from earsonics, ultimate ears, westone, and audio-technica and all seemed to have what I considered to be common shortcomings).  I would now like to get some portable over the ear phones instead...

Quote: I'm hoping to get great sound without a custom fit.  I'm finding it hard enough to schedule everything I want to do as is.   Quote: Any chance you could give me a brief rundown of each of their strengths?  I assume each is considered a winner in this price category.

So, my story:   For a while now I've been listening through some Audio-Technica m40fs phones.  Then the Sennheiser 201s hit 13 shipped on new egg, so I decided I would get my girlfriend a pair.  Upon hearing them I discovered immediately they have an openness/clarity that my m40fs' just...

It sounded kind of like the notes weren't getting cut off, so the result made it seem like there was a beat, but a far more generic one than my preferred speakers portrayed.  Kind of falls into the same family as muffled playback.   Does that help?  I'll admit it's a hard thing to describe. 

So, I went out today to try the first round of speaker hunting, heard a few things, and am still not ready to make a purchase, but would really appreciate suggestions.   I'd foremost like suggestions for bookshelf speakers to replace my current M-Audio DX4s (and source Creative X-Fi Surround...

Can you recommend brands that would sound more like my AT cans?  I don't have a car so I can bus out to audition, but I'd like to call in and make sure they have the proper stuff first.

I can get a pair of refurbed A7s (seem to have slightly more kind words than the bm5as) within budget pretty easily.  Are they good choices for clarity, depth, and accuracy of reproduction?

Any chance you have a short list of monitors to go through?  Also, could you get the speakers, amp, and preamp within budget?     The guys up above seemed to like active monitors.  I just wanted to know if that was for the SQ or the convenience.  I'd prefer the best sq in this price range...

Hey, I'm looking for a sound upgrade for my computer and would really appreciate if you guys could offer some suggestions.   I'd like to stick with a 2.1 setup for a room about 10'5" x 12'5"; the setup will be a little above midway down one of the longer walls, only entrance to the room is...

Just so I know, what is your reasoning for picking the HK over the yamaha? I'm not heavily invested into audio terms, so when I hear a brand labeled as warmer it means to me the sound was changed somewhat (while from what I've seen of the RC-10 reviews, they try to present a fairly accurate...

Hey, I'm looking to pick up a pair of Energy RC-10s after hearing great reviews about them, but they require amplification which I've never had a need to purchase before. I told a friend I'd like to go budget and he highly recommended vintage 70s Marantz receivers, but I've noticed a lot of...

preorder deal is: Energy RC10 2 way rosenut Reference series bookshelf speaker pair ( 10993) at Vanns.com | details for $300 per pair shipped. And the story is that I've been using the following setup for a while: Headphones: Audio-Technica A900 Speakers: M-Audio Studiophile DX4 paired with...

If it's really a 10 years plan I'd try to side with the A900s over the A700s. No reason to stop short and the A900s are the ones that have all the rep behind em.