For anybody who was looking (like I was), I found someone on eBay (username tygamehk09) selling UE connectors for $5.   http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-New-UE-pins-Connector-Plug-TF10-10pro-5pro-cable-/320756873034?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aae99774a

Hello!  Thanks for doing this!

Congrats to whoever it was!

Ah okay, good to know.  Linux was not listed as supported on the website...   Quote:

Quote:   What I've noticed is that it's only after listening to the D10 for the last half a year, that when I listen to something else the difference in quality becomes so apparent.  I imagine that experience and exposure (and variety!) has a lot to do with these judgments.    Anyway...

I'd totally agree on the actual review part of things, especially the number.  The whole turning quality into quantity thing drives me nuts.    But I find Pitchfork is good for exposure to artists who are unique/different and who I wouldn't have heard of otherwise.  Picking up a few gems...

Nice!  Thanks for the heads up.   Quote:  

The TF10s were my first >$30 too and one of the first things I noticed about them is how much they reveal the quality of the source.  I found lower quality bitrates (even less than 224kbps) really hard to listen to.  It was frustrating cause it forced me to re-rip a whole lot of CDs but, good...

Yes, true, but I'd much rather fly to HK this weekend.  No no, wait, that's not gunna happen.  Damn this self-inflicted poverty.    Quote:

Nice!  I'll have to try that when I get some new tips for my TF10s.  Thanks for that.

Actually I know what you mean, there's a little bit more tedium is necessary.  But I suppose, like everything, you get used to it.   Quote:

What are you doing on the Clip's three row LCD that you need a better UI? :)    Quote:

Wow, good to know.  That pretty much means used or nothing for me.   Quote:

So would you recommend, say, an amp that has sufficient current to power hungry headphones and maybe good gain control for lower impedance cans?  And what about SS vs. tubes?  I've heard there's a very noticeable difference here.   I mean, I think I understand where you're coming from.  But...

The Sony Hybrid tips worked well for me.    They are certainly not made for the PL50s and you have to work to get them on there.  And getting them off is even worse.  But it's not going to damage anything.    And though I was a little worried about the quality of non-OEM ones, I found...

Fair enough.  I'm just a little surprised based on what I've read, but without having heard them...  Too bad head-fi doesn't have some sort of headphone co-op sharing program. <->   Maybe closed cans are the way to go for the bass you're looking for.  My TF10s have taught me that a proper...

Suh-weet.

Quote:   This makes total sense, particularly concerning the weakest link.   It does seem, though, that people tend to prefer harder to drive headphones.  Or rather, the headphone "standards" (HD650s, 600Ohm Beyerdynamics, K701s) are (co)incidentally harder to drive.  Is there...

So are you likewise in agreement (with what seems to be the general trend of this thread) that it's the analog source (e.g. the DAC output, or record player) that really matters?  Or have you come around to the really enjoying the amp?   I was looking at exactly this setup and I'd love to...

I just wanted to say thanks from someone who will soon be entering the Beyerdynamics world.    So much great information here which will save a lot of people a lot of time.   Thanks again!

I've listened to the album a few times now and I agree that its layering is what separates it from most hip hop albums (that I've heard anyway) in the last few years.  The other welcome change, partly because of the detail, is that it's a recent hip hop album that is interesting the whole way...

It cuts only after you get a seal?   Quote:

What's that?  All Day or Dark Twisted Fantasy? Quote:     Personally I don't know where anybody gets off saying anything is 10 out of 10.

Something like a Minty Boost wouldn't be a bad idea.   Lack of gapless is bad, however.  It does have full .cue support though?

Okay, thanks to you both for clearing that up.   And if only the QA350 would support FLAC and be hard drive based, so I could get my ENTIRE music collection around with me, I'd be all over it.   I wonder how hard it would be to modify an external 2.5" hard drive to output SPDIF for my...