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Much much much better...  just not $700 better.  That isn't to say that I'm not totally 100% happy and satisfied with my JH16s, because I am.  Great company.  Great product.  Wish it was cheaper so I could consider the jh-3a.     Quote:  

I love my 530s.  I'm probably going to get flamed for this, but as an owner of JH16s as well, I can't honestly say that the JH16s are $700 better than the 530s.  Don't get me wrong, I REALLY love the JH 16s and have them in my ears almost constantly.  However, I still listen to the 530s out of...

I could be wrong, but I believe that the dac in the bithead is always powered by the laptop.  The batteries supply the amp side only.  I've owned a bithead for quite a while now and have enjoyed it.  It is amazing how much less noise you can hear versus plugging directly into the macbook pro.  I...

Boo!  I just bought a Protector and love it and now there is this on the horizon?  Back to saving...  

I recently purchased a balanced HD600 silver dragon cable from Moon Audio and the process couldn't have been more smooth.  The item shipped the same day as payment was received and it showed up a couple of days later.  I've only had a chance to listen to the cans for a short time now, but so far...

Quote: Aha!  I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this.     The 60s were my first set of decent headphones and they are very good for the price.  I'm sure you will definitely enjoy them and then slide down the slope with the rest of us.  :)  

Quote: This used to be my primary portable setup and yes, the bithead does very well with the SE530s.  I can't imagine that it wouldn't do the same for the 420s.  You can probably pick them up used in the forums here for not too much additional cost.  I will add this caveat, though.  I do...

I enjoy my JH 16s un-amplified directly from my iPod, but the sound doesn't compare at all to the same IEMs hooked up balanced through a protector.  I also love the sound of the Grado 80s straight out of anything.  

I picked mine up from Ray about a week ago and have been burning it in nearly non-stop since then.  So far, I have to say that I am very impressed with the sound quality balanced through my JH 16s.  Every day the sound gets a little bit bigger and tighter.  I'm by no means an audiophile, and my...