Hi, first time posting in many many years.  I am looking for some IEMs for my Iphone 4.  For headphones, I currently own the Sennheiser HD580, the Koss PortaPro, and the Klipsch S4i.  I like a little extra bass, so I went with the S4i recently, partly because it seems to be more robust/reliable...

JMT's CHA47 amp is definitely louder than the TA. I found this out at the Headroom road show. To me the TA is loud enough on my Panasonic 570 and Senn 580s. Are you sure you're not causing any hearing damage? Also, I'm not sure this is an option, but if you could turn the gain up on your source...

Can you tell me where? I know half.com has some (not sure of the reliability of the seller). Where else? Tweeter?

Where do you get it? How much does it cost? Young

I take part of my rave of the Porta Pro over the Grado 60 back. Was just listening to the Porta Pros with some Diana Krall last night and noticed some detail was missing; detail I normally hear through my NHT 2.5 speakers or my Senn 580s. So perhaps the Porta Pro isn't the silver bullet I...

As far as I know, I was the last one to get it for $23 on Yahoo Shopping. (They originally informed me they were out of stock and emailed me 2 weeks later that they had one left). If you do a search on Yahoo Shopping, I believe you can still get it for about $30+shipping which is still a BARGAIN...

It may depend on the soundcard. Which soundcard are you using? I don't even know which brand mine is which came with my HP desktop, but it's got tons of gain because it's made to drive passive speakers. Generally it sounds good driving my Senn HD 580s, but it's got a noticeable noise floor. I...

Slideman or others - What is this tour I keep reading about? Did it pass my way already (Chicago)? I'm really interested in seeing (hearing) if I like Crossfeed. How do I find dates for this tour?

Hey, can I wear the KSC 35's under my bike helmet? Will they fit? I realize that the 35's don't really go into my ear so I'm concerned about how much they protrude out and potentially interfere with the helmet. (Now, whether or not I should be mountain biking with phones on in the first place is...

Let's forget about portability for a moment. Can anyone actually comment on the differences in sound between the SR 60 and S/Porta Pro (& KSC-35)? Recessed midrange for the Kosses? Too much bass on the Kosses? 60s too bright? Stuff like that would be helpful.

Are they even comparable? I've been loving my Sennheiser 580s for a couple of months now, but have found them a bit awkward and funny looking to carry around with my portable CD player as I walk to my office, and totally unuseable if I want to work out with them. So I'm thinking of getting a...

I forgot to mention that the Sennheisers are difficult to drive, except for the HD 590 ($170 at meier, although I've never auditioned them myself but have heard generally good, albeit somewhat mixed reviews). Some people say you have to have a headphone amp to have the 580/600 sound their best...

Even if you trust the reviewers here, or the professional ones at Stereophile who rated the 580s Class B and 600s Class A in their list of Recommended Components (the Sony 7506's got Class K, btw), you may still want to give them as well as the Sony's a listen at some stereo and/or pro-audio...

IMO, it can get a whole lot better. The Sennheiser 580 and 600. In my A/B comparisons between the 580 (~$150 street) and Sony MDR 7506 (which many claim to be the same as the V6, but I'm not convinced, and is at least as good and probably better if anything); the 580s just had a much smoother...

Vast majority of Integrated Amps are 2 channel with no digital capability. I've looked at a lot of receivers and amps and I can only recall one or two integrated amps that was digital w/ 5+ channels. Most integrated amps are highly praised by Stereophile when reviewed for their ability to...

For new, you might be able to get Yamaha (bright) or Denon (slightly thin), or Onkyo (slightly thin). On Ebay or Ubid, you may be able to find refurbished, or used, or B-stock Pioneer Elite (warm), Marantz (laid back), or Harmon Kardon. If you could spend some more, I would highly recommend NAD...

I am the proud owner of the Senn HD 580s, but I had good experiences with Koss in the past. Look at this quote from Goodcans.com: "Comparing to a bit more affordable Senn I would say the overall sound of the Koss A-250 compares favorably to the $250 Senn HD590s, and beats the pants off of the...

Nick says: "I can also tell you that 98% of the sound you hear in your listening room is speaker choice, room acoustics, and speaker placement." I think he'd be in a small minority here. Speaker choice, room acoustics, and speaker placement are the most important, but not anywhere near 98%...

I'd highly recommend www.audioreview.com for recommendations. Or for even a quicker survey, here's a web listing of the 1999 (latest I could find on the web) Stereophile Recommended Components: http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~axiom13/reccom99.htm I've auditioned dozens of components...

Mega Bass or XBS on my Panasonic SL-NP1 is not evil. It is at worst a guilty pleasure, which I like using for certain types of music. No, it does not give an accurate reproduction of the music, so I wouldn’t use it when I want to hear Patricia Barber, Samuel Barber, or the Barber of Seville. But...

It sounds like you found the Senn's too bright. Interesting. I A/B/C'd Senn 580/Sony MDR 7506/Grado SR 60 in a stereo store using a Marantz CD Recorder headphone output for over an hour with Diana Krall, Mozart 40/41, and Busta Rhymes. I realize I didn't break them in, but they Grado's were by...

Hmmm, I'll check for the noise floor tonight when I get back home. I noticed that I get really good results when hooked up to my Panasonic DVD A120 (excellent DACs), although I haven't specifically listened for noise floor. Some questions for you Tangent: (1) Are you positive the bypass goes...

It IS a decent amp with the BYPASS setting IMO. Forget the crazy DSP, headphone, or speaker modes for music listening. Just use it as an amp. I've gotten better results with this compared to both my headphone outputs of the Marantz 4000 OSE CD player and my Pioneer Elite receiver (both are...

Franktalk says "Use the bypass setting - not the headphone setting. You will be pleasantly surprised." He's right. I don't know why, and there's a lot of people jumping on the bandwagon saying it's bad. A lot of you haven't even commented on their experiences with the BYPASS SETTING for music...

Hmm, good suggestion. If I'm going to get an amp anyway (maybe the famous JMT CHA47 or TA?), would it make sense to get a more modern PCDP such as the Panasonic SLCT570 which gives me anti-skip and the OPTION of true portability. Or a semi-modern (circa 1994) Stereophile-praised RadioShack...