I know this is the IEM sub-forum and not the amp/DAC sub-forum, but I’m curious what everyone is using for their IEMs.

When using a DAC/amp with an iPhone, does the iPhone volume need to be at max? Am I losing bits and therefor audio quality if I have the phones volume 2 or 3 notches from full? I’m finding with sensitive IEMs that with my NX4DSD or FiiO Q11 that even on low gain I’m only able to use a small...

Not sure if this is the right sub-forum to post this in, so sorry if it isn't. Looking for suggestions on the right soldering iron for making a headphone cable. Basically what I want to do is chop up an oem AKG 3.5mm to mini XLR cable and make it shorter, much much shorter. It's going to be for...

Does anyone know of a closed back that has similar frequency response characteristics of a bass modded Q701? I really like this sound and wonder if there is an easy to drive closed headphone with a similar sound, minus the obvious soundstage width difference.

This is probably not the right subforum for this, mods feel free to move it to where it may better belong. Anyway, how do you guys stay focused when listening to music? Or do most of us on here listen to music in the background while working or something. I don't want to say that listening...

I already have a DAC, but I no longer have a headphone amp. I was using a vintage Pioneer SX-750, but lately I have been listening to near field speakers almost exclusively and decided to replace that with an Emotiva Mini-X A-100 to power them. So as of right now I have nothing to plug my Q701...

I'm just kind of curious if most people on here spend more time using full size headphones than they do listening to speakers, or if it is the other way around.    Up until about a week ago I had been using my Q701 much more often than speakers. I would spend on average probably about 1-2...

are you a whole album in a single sitting kind of guy or gal or do you like to play your whole library on random?   When I listen to headphones at home I usually listen to an entire album at a time, but when I'm in my car I use my cell phone and shuffle from about 2,200 songs. My critical...

Just wondering what people think. Obviously is just a title and doesn't change the way we listen or whatever. I'm just curious whether only people with systems costing thousands of dollars consider themselves to be audiophiles, or whether you think somebody with only a modest setup can still be...

I'm trying to get into jazz music but I don't really know where to go from here. The only jazz or jazzy stuff I own is some Norah Jones, Diana Krall and some jazz fusion that is really more progressive rock than jazz. The fusion/prog that I am referring to is stuff like The Aristocrats, Gavin...

I think the next logical step to improve my current setup is to upgrade my DAC. Right now my E17 is being used as a DAC only using the Fiio line out dock. Would the odac be an improvement over the DAC section of the E17?   Can anybody compare both?

What is the best dynamic driver IEM with a neutral sound sig that is well extended on both ends that is under $100? What about best under $50?   Also has to be higher than 16 ohm impedance and somewhat sensitive, to be used with just a Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone. No mic or controls needed...

does anybody have any creative solutions for securing my Galaxy S4 to my E17? Anything other than a rubber band or velcro?   By the way my S4 is naked and I plan on keeping it that way. I will not make it ugly by putting a case on it. So keep in mind that I an not using a case. 

I thought this may be an interesting debate. Recently I modded a Fostex T50rp and have been primarily using it instead of the Q701 I had been using. Now, comparing the two, it's obvious that between these two traits the T50rp wins in terms of accurate imaging, and the Q701 wins in terms of...

I recently worked at a local Subway sandwich shop, part time for minimum wage. After about a week of being there I got a much better job offer so i decided to take it. I told the owner of this Subway franchise that I would finish out this week before I left to start this other new job since the...

Anybody else like the Ultimae collection of IDM?    I know there are at least a few fans here on Head-fi.   Share your favorites here...

When I come home from work I take a shower, eat dinner, and then usually proceed to listen to music with my headphones. My problem is that I usually fall asleep while listening. It doesn't matter that my preferred sound signature is neutral, or that my music is usually aggressive. I can fall...

I've had a pair of Koss UR40's laying around that I had removed the foam from, angled the earpads, and kramer modded. A couple days ago I decided to try them with my iPhone 4 with the EQU app, an LOD cable, and a fiio E5. After some slight EQ work they actually sound pretty damn good. Much...

I'm assuming based on what I have read about the Q701's, that they should sound somewhat like my beloved GR01. Has anybody heard both the Q or K 701 or 702 and a TWFK based IEM? Can anybody directly compare them? I'm looking for neutral, and detailed with good extension on both ends, but with...

It's a pretty simple question, no need to argue, or say which IEM's are the best, or get into any burn-in debates. I was just wondering if most people picked different sounding IEM's for different genres or different moods, or if most people picked a certain sound signature and stuck with it for...

does anybody have the sa6, sa1, or use these tips on any other IEM's?   if so i would just like to know the diameter of the bore, so i can see if these will work on a GR01.    also are they the same diameter on both ends, or are they bigger or smaller at the nozzle end.

I have seen the tip thread for the GR07, how about a tip thread for the GR01?   I'm looking to see what else fits without effecting the sound. I like the isolation of the supplied bi-flange tips, but they aren't the most comfortable. The hybrid style tips fit nice, but the isolation is low...

where do i buy replacement foam stuffed hybrid tips? i would like to get an extra pair or two for my GR01's. i've tried looking on amazon and ebay, and even sony's own website. 

Has anybody else had a new headphone purchase cause you to expand your musical horizons? My new GR01's have me discovering jazz. Ive never really been into jazz, but while trying various music on my GR01's to audition them i caught myself listening to online jazz radio. I mainly listen to...

For anybody that has a jailbroken IOS device there is a Cydia app called Volume Step that will increase the control we have over the volume. Ive heard people complain about IOS only having 16 steps in their volume control which can make it hard to listen at the exact volume we desire. Volume...