would you recommend the portapros over the pk3's? also, they are open yeah?... do they leak much? how about isolation?

So I'm buying a couple of xmas presents... and I've been looking at some inexpensive headphones.   I know this has been done to death, but what do you guys think are the best overall (comfort, sound quality, durability, design) headphones for under $40?   I have no preference as to...

Quote: I mentioned that I bought the RE0's almost a year ago. I'm sure a lot of people can relate when I say that I generally don't spend my time reading headphone reviews unless I'm making a purchase, so I'll be the first to admit that I'm out of the loop with the current IEM market.  ...

I use my PA2V2 with a rockboxed 5G ipod via LOD, I also use my toneport soundcard which while not golden eared audiophile magical sparkling unicorn approved, is professional grade gear and has quite a sensitive headphone out which drives all my phones very well.    Granted my gear is not top...

I've had a pair of RE0's for almost a year. I bought them after reading rave reviews about how they are 'absolute gems' and the 'best iems for under $200'   I listen to a pretty wide range of music - jazz, classical, rock, metal, and some admittedly bass heavy music like dubstep and funk...

Rossi Mulgas. Same design they've been making in South Australia for about 50 years, pretty good example of if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Takes a while to break em in but once you do they'll last 10+ years and they're the most comfortable thing you'll ever wear.    

5G ipod, PA2V2, Alessandro MS-1i's, Hifiman RE0's.   Sounds pretty darn good to me :)    

Thanks for the info. I'm surprised at how little info there is on imbalance related issues. I got impatient and found a great deal on a set of RE0's locally, I'm picking them up today

Thanks for the responses. I've contacted the seller and they've agreed to exchange them. I'm sending them to Shenzen from Australia so it'll probably be at least a couple of weeks until I get my new pair Hopefully they'll give me a set from the good batch this time.

Hmm... I'm getting very frustrated by this. I feel lopsided whenever I listen to them. I've been using balance control to compensate and it evens out between 10-15% right. It seems like maybe it's not just a volume issue... it's incredibly subtle, but the frequency response on the right...

I just received my Soundmagic PL-30's yesterday, and I'm impressed with their quality. I've burnt them in for about 15 hours now and I'm liking how they sound. It just occurred to me today that the left channel is maybe slightly louder than the right channel. I've tried on 3 sources, swapped...

Hi all, This is my first post so excuse my newbness. I'm looking to buy my first portable headphone amp, and I'm a little bewildered by the conflicting choices. These are the cans I own: - Alessandro ms-1 - Soundmagic pl-30 - Sennheiser px-100 - Sennheiser px-200 - Etymotic er-6...