This is what I did. I have the 3.5mm to dual RCA cable running from the sound card's sub/center out to the subwoofer's Red/White RCA inputs. Like I said, my sound card auto detects 5.1 mode, and the sub produces a rattle when I click on the sub icon, but no sound outputs when I play music...

Hello, I just purchased a Velodyne VX-11 powered sub and I'm having trouble connecting it to my X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro sound card. I have BX5a Deluxe hooked up to the main stereo out port on the sound card (3.5mm to dual 1/4" TRS splitter) but when I connect the subwoofer to the...

I see. In that case, I guess the sub-bass is too bloated. Whatever the case, it's not punchy like my GR07, and hurts my ears in certain tracks. On the other hand, it doesn't hurt my ears as badly as the sibilance does on the GR07. Either way, MY EARS ARE BLEEDING!   No, but really, for $28...

Quote: I thought upper- and mid-bass were generally what made speakers/headphones/IEMs sound boomy.

Quote: Yeah, I'm not expecting the bass to balance out at all. But I do wish it would tighten a little and hit a little deeper. Right now there's too large a mid-bass hump to my ears.     Quote: I noticed that on the box as well. I don't see how these were possibly tuned...

Quote: This. The V-shaped response livens up the bass in those genres and brings out the vocals in hip-hop.   Still... after several days with the M4 I'm still finding that the bass is a little too boomy... to the extent that it overshadows the rest of the frequency range. It's not...

I really hope the bass gets tighter and less boomy after a few days of burn-in. Right now it hurts my ears...

Quote: Yeah, I think that is pretty accurate.  

But I feel like it's more like a \__ shaped response. The treble seems recessed in comparison to the bass.

Quote: Yeah, I'm burning them in right now with various genres of music. I've never noticed burn-in having a significant effect on any of my other IEMs/headphones, but we'll see.

Just got my M4 today and testing it as I type this. First impressions: holy bass BATMAN! And I'm not yet sure if I mean that in a good way. There is a ton of bass quantity, but the quality is a bit questionable. The best word I can use to describe it is BOOMY. It doesn't have the fast decay and...

Quote: Compared with other IEM's I've heard, nothing. Soundstage is decent. But compared with my full-sized semi-open cans, soundstage is much narrower and separation is much harder to discern. With the SR850 I have a much better sense of left, right, back, front, center, etc. It adds a...

Quote: I do have the stock double flange tips. They are pretty much the worst tips that came included, in my opinion. The fit feels awkward and bass impact disappears almost entirely. I'd be happy to try some triple flanges if you have extra, though. :)  

Quote: I've owned the GR07 for almost 9 months now.    Though, I sent it in for warranty replacement/repair twice. I think the one I have right now is around 3-4 months old, but I have put a decent number of hours on it, including plenty of burn-in.  

Quote: Interesting. I don't hear a significant amount of sibilance in that song you linked, so it sounds great. I have noticed that acoustic guitars sound incredibly life-like and pleasing on the GR07. I guess there are plenty of exceptions, but based on my library of high quality MP3's...

Quote: I guess one example would be anything from Sara Bareilles. It definitely doesn't sound bad by any means. In fact, I think it sounds very good. But, the sibilance (even after EQ) and mediocre soundstage make the GR07 overall sound a bit boring and fatiguing relative to my SR850...

Quote: Yeah, dubstep and hip hop sound great on these, but for bass-light music, the GR07 sounds a bit flat and lifeless IMO. I prefer my Samson SR850 for bass-light music.

Quote: Dang, this actually kind of works. Two or three cable rotations in the opposite direction and they actually stay wrapped around my ears, for the most part, without the ear guides. +1

Oh man, here we go again. Stop tempting me to spend more money!

Quote: Hmmm... interesting. I read that the CKS77's bass is perhaps a bit boomy, which is a turn-off for me. But maybe it's not too bad. This ebay seller here is selling them for $52, which seems like a great deal if they do indeed outshine my GR07 for the music I listen to. But I already...

Quote: It means that the GR07 is designed to produce as flat (read: accurate) a frequency response as possible, from sub-bass to the very highest treble. This quality is highly sought after by musicians and producers, either while they perform live or when recording.   Most...

Are any of you having an issue with the earguide twisting and falling off your ear? My left one refuses to stay on my ear for more than a few minutes. It seems like it's the cable itself that is twisted, and no matter how hard to try to bend it back it just slowly moves back into its original...

Quote:   I've actually experienced the opposite. While my GR07 cost about 4 times as much as my Samson SR850 cans, I often find myself enjoying the SR850 a lot more for music. There is absolutely no comparison in soundstage. The GR07 sound exactly like I have speakers shoved into my ear...

How do these compare to the MEE A151, Brainwavz M4, and Nuforce's offerings? I've listened to the A151 and found it to have a very nice, balanced sound across the frequency spectrum. Bass response and extension weren't anywhere close to my GR07's but not bad for a BA driver, though the only...

How does the CKM50 compare to the Brainwavz M4 in sound quality? The M4 is just $28 on Amazon right now.