Do the newer iPhones work with any portable USB DAC Amps using the camera dongle, or do they need to be designed for iOS? Thanks!

Glad you enjoy that edition :). Had I said a white box meant it was fake? Anyway they were definitely not the youth edition. I A/B the ones I got with the old piston 2's. I tried telling myself "these are legit" continued listening but they still sounded bad.

Just received a fake Piston III, here are some quick details :). -it didn't come in that little white pouch, just the folded box -it didn't have the XS S L labels for the extra ear pieces -the back of the ear buds seem to be metal looking plastic -the fit and finish was a bit misaligned...

Ah! Mass effect!

No chance at the new Sony XB line? Fortunately my brother is blown away by $50 JVC's.

Quote: I'll call it, a solid treble presentation with possibly concerning high frequency distortion, but its hard to tell from that plot .

Quote: Thanks for the link, I guess I'm just having trouble finding the details of the pre-order deal (if it's still active).

Has this pre-order deal people are mentioning expired?

Quote: Vastly superior across the board, now you have me drooling. Would you say the bass is more, less or similarly emphasized compared to the Amperior?

I've ordered from them once and have nothing to complain about.

Quote:   I'm not sure that anyone said mids are recessed?   The frequency response shows recessed areas and those of emphasis. In this case, compared to most FR's, they are average, probably above average.    The 30Hz square wave is best for looking at bass and midrange...

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Nice job "JupiterKnight" for getting the JVC HA-S500 measured by Tyll. Objectively better than them Bose AE's, unsurprisingly.   http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/JVCHAS500Z.pdf

Amps with bass boost maybe? Such as some of the FiiO amps or the digizoid zo2. Or at a higher price the Headstage Arrow.

Quote: Definitely a welcome outlook! Though, I for one prefer the minimalist/retro theme over the aviator theme, at any rate I hope the Momentum is more accurate than any of the mass market offerings.

Quote: +1 regarding the Momentum-Amperior comparisons.   I wonder if the Momentum is more accurate than the B&W P5, they seem to have similar coloration.

Quote: Bass reproduction for sure. The amp with cross feed improves the spatial presentation of the sound a bit which slightly takes the treble out of your face, all in my own opinion of course.

Quote:   I currently enjoy that very set up.

Quote:   While the holes in his pads do look strangely small, the sound holes of genuine Senn velours are indeed slightly smaller than the sound holes of the pleathers.

Quote: Slow by comparison :), in my experience the HD25 has a tendency to do that in comparisons. I still have my fingers crossed that the Momentum has the accuracy to hold its own.   ... maybe I'm just hooked on that thump...

Such a tempting product, but judging by Jude's description of the bass response I fear my HD25 may make them sound slow by comparison.

Quote: My thoughts exactly. In the case of the CX275 the controls are a simple answer call/mic button as is the case in many other headphones I've seen, which I'm assuming is easy to transfer between idevices and Android running devices.

Quote: Noise isolating ;). looks like a preference for full size closed on the cheap, I haven't heard very many of those...

Quote: Noise cancelling or noise isolating? The JVC HA-S500 is excellent at ~$60. Chances are if you find noise cancelling headphones that cheap they will be garbage.

Quote: Noise isolation perhaps? I used my HD25 for that purpose for years. I find them comfortable for many hours, but many dislike the on ear clamping. Theres the K550 but it has a long cord, and the upcoming Senn' Momentum.