good call! these seem pretty sustainable especially with the detachable cable.

how much do those usually go for? i dont see a listing directly from amazon (discontinued?) but it says 99 on the koss website (MSRP?)

The headphones you would have to use for everything, music, gaming, basshead fix (by EQ), portability/travel and comfortable (for long usage). If the headphone breaks, you would buy it again.   My ATH-ES7 are very uncomfortable even after adjusting the clamp but the sound is great. XB500 was...

no doubt the real ones are far superior in terms of the drivers. but for the headband it might be a better buy than the common parts express headphone band which easily broke for...

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Sale-Promotin-Folding-brand-p-p-headphones-high-quality-Blue-and-Red-to-Choose-Free-shipping/756003991.html   not sure if the holes are the same. should be

I can't seem to find anything at dealextreme and focalprice. Perhaps Koss killed all the fakers? I just want the headband and don't want to keep switching my portapros. I can't justify buying another PortaPro just for the headband. 

Koss KSC75/Porta Pro with a Sansa Clip+ with manual gain on the bass EQ band. Add a FiiO E11 (E3 works too, but E11 is just so much better). Also try the Audio Technica ES7 with the same source and amp. I would say the ES7 is slightly better than the XB500 in terms of bass (not out the box but...

  Quote: Skip the E6 as I think it would be more similar to the E5 which really has nothing on the E11 (also E11 has to be in high current mode, or else it sounds horrible and distorts, I assume the E5/E6 will sound like that). http://s.dealextreme.com/search/arm+band. you can probably...

With the manual EQ for the lowest band (bass) and my FiiO E11 I get a perfect bass for my DT770 80 with no distortion (well depends on the song). Does anyone have any tips on what software I should use to hopefully replicate this sound? I have had difficulty trying to reproduce it in MediaMonkey...

I have tried the iBasso PB1 Toucan, BassBoost CMOY, E7, E9. e7 and e9 does well but they arent portable. the best thing ive used is the FiiO E11 paired with a Sansa Clip+, with the Sansa's bass EQ for the lowest band (bass) at half way up. Paired with the E11 with high current mode (under the...

i thought lower ohms are easier to drive?

Quote: I am like 99% sure on the ES10. has the same clamp feature as the ES7 and is on ear. I can probably get what I got out of the ES7. Thanks for your input.   Quote:   Yeah, before I get the ES10 i am going to try the FiiO E9 with my E7. then i can also try line out...

Quote: Hmm, when i bought the ES7 the reviews would mention good amounts of bass but no one mentioned basshead headphone. I had Rockbox'd Clip+ and FiiO E3 and with the ES7 volume full blast (i am aware it isnt healthy, but for those rock out moments) I would get amazing bass response...

I do wish i was that rich. :P As you see, i made this thread to get advice so I won't be disappointed after spending so much money (hoping that I wont be craving more headphones after putting decent money into it). Quote:  

@MalVeauX Yeah I know of Amazon and their awesome return policy. I don't try to use it because I am paranoid and have heard you do it too much they will eventually ban you (not a profitable customer?). Sony XB1000 aren't available in the US, but I might try those Ultrasones. I also heard that...

So ES10 definitely a go then. The XB1000 should have much wider soundstage then ES10, XB500 and XB700 right?   I feel I cant properly power my DT770, but i find XB500's bass sounds much more fun (and in your face) than the DT770. Supposedly because of less soundstage (bass feels far away in...

anyone have any thoughts before i blow 700 dollars on these things? Currently have XB500, Beyer DT770 80ohm. I have a FiiO E7 as a DAC and iBasso Toucan PB1 for an amp. Thinking of getting the E9 as well. I am a mad basshead who can never get enough. Just wanna know anything i should consider...

does the rumble sound good? i have the same headphones and amp, i cant even use the bass boost because it just distorts the bass and makes it sound like crap. perhaps its my audio source/cables but i cant get the "bass in your face" response as much as i got from my AudioTechnica M50 and ES7...

Quote: hmmm, perhaps this is what I experienced with the beyerdynamic DT770, bass isnt in your face. perhaps its the seal or the large driver not being close enough to the ear. my ES7 gave amazing bass impact and really put my DT770 to shame. my xb500 gives me something similar to my...

AudioTechnica ES10, crazy look, the sucessor to the ES7 which had a lovely clamp which made the bass so impactful. 

Quote: Yes, the ES10, i also have been looking at them too. But I still need to justify spending $400 on a pair of headphones. The ES7 sounded great unamped through a sansa with the EQ up on the bass. Even the FiiO E3 (found for 6-8 dollars) made the bass even punchier (on top of EQ, and...

My ES7s got stolen. I absolutely loved them though. The clamped design on-ear, even if uncomfortable, gave tremendous bass impact in comparison to M50s and my DT770.    So im looking for something that would be better or similar. On-ear and bassy. I listen to music at pretty loud levels and...

Thanks guys, I actually got a repy from iBasso saying that they are releasing a balanced to 3.5mm adapter later this month,.

  what type of cable to i need to use the balanced output? i have no idea what its called. when i search balanced xlr or 6pin xlr the pins dont make a circular pattern like as shown.   help me out please, i just want to be able to use a 3.5mm adapter out of the balanced output to get...

can you give an ETA on when the improved E5 is coming out to counter the fake e5 knockoffs? any details on what new opamp it will use and other improvements? my E5 broke so i wanted to wait for the new one to come out before buying another.