to describe the problem first. mic just makes a bunch of static sound now. If I unplug the audio interface and then plug it in the static is much quieter and then slowly ramps up. The volume of my speech does not ramp up though I have a Earthworks Ethos Condenser microphone plugged into a...

I want a good mic to use for my computer, but really haven't been able to find any good sources for analog to digital converters and i don't want a crappy usb mic.

I want a closed back headphone to pair with my Jotunheim that fits larger heads, and preferably coming with a balanced cable.sub $500 would be preferable; but i would probably go up to $800. I do like bass, but like, I don't need it to be super bass heavy. My current daily driver is a hifiman...

looking at effect for the first time... I'm not seeing any 4 pin termination options on any of their products. Am I missing something?

I currently have a HE-560 and UE reference monitors. I am using a Schiit Jotunheim to drive both. I think I'm looking for something a bit more detailed than the HE-560 without sacreficing the nice bass it has. I'm afraid any non planar is going to have me missing the planar bass, but if I go...

I have Ultimate Ears UERM; crud tends to accumlate in my smartphone ports, so I need something with a case that protects ports when they aren't in use.

i use ultimate ears reference monitors for gaming. I use them for hours on end with no problem. I mean custom molded IEMs are designed around comfort. It seems kind of absurd to suggest that they couldn't be comfortable enough for hours of use in gaming imo.

anyone else order in January? I wonder how close i was to getting my cable :(

In this trying time, don't forget to take care of yourself, Frank. Best of wishes

nice, happy to see both loved ones made it back home, and as someone who ordered end of January I'm hopeful i might be in the window to be in the prize pool

I just ordered a cable for my he560, and its the older model with the screw on connectors. I just want to make sure the option for the HE300, HE400, HE500, and HE6 is the scew on connectors and not the plug in kind.

i think the scope of his reviews is such a good thing though. Its so easy to look at one headphone you both have used and then compare it to another one he has reviewed that you have never tried. Hopefully he is having so much fun that he has completely forgotten about this site.

So often times i'll be listening to something and i'll think that the seperation between the left and right sounds very artificial. And i'm wondering if that is because the dac on the Jot isn't very good or because the source isn't very good.

using the Jot with a balanced cable works pretty well with the 560. Using the 560 and Jot with a grounded cable is a bit bright.

you can use the default windows bass boost with it...

idk, i was leaning towards using bass boost, but i just got a balanced cable with the jot and 560, to my ears it doesn't seem quite as bright, bass a little more present, the soundstage funkiness i disliked before is gone, i don't think i need to boost bass at all in gaming.

heh, with the balanced cables on the Jot, my HE 560 doesn't sound as bright and the soundstage issue is fixed.

lol, so my desktop speakers are pretty quiet and i've plugged them into my o2 amp and they still pretty quiet. I plug them into my Jot, no problem. not even at half vol...

sorry if you've answered this before, what amp do you use with the HE 400?

yeah, they already have the option on their site, $150 for the DAC if you buy it later

  I have no idea what he means by "brittle". So I don't have experience with any other high end amp. And this is the only amp i can power my HE560 with. To me ears, there is something not quite right with the soundstage, sometimes it definitely seems off, but i don't know if its headphones...

i think they were trying to reduce the weight and increase the comfort of wearing planars. Like my HE400 is pretty light prior to their latest gen, and even those could easily cause upper back discomfort with extended use. My 560 doesn't cause any issues though and i haven't had any issues with...

as someone who has two hifiman headphones: what? Especially the HE 400; its built like a tank. I feel like i could bash someone's skull in with it.   There are no perfect headphones, we can find faults in any pair, the point is that there are brands that rely on word of mouth throughout the...

Ignoring the subjectivity of how good their sound is, why the beats hate: because they spend a lot on marketing. Why do people think Hifiman headphones are good? Word of mouth through the audiophile community. I have never seen an ad for Hifiman or Audeze or Audio Technica or Focal. These...

  when you say the HE560 is comfortable to listen, are you talking about the sound signature or the ergonomics and weight?