I was wondering if people could list any comments and ratings of the quality of the headphone jacks on their preamps, integrateds, or receivers, hopefully on a scale of 1-10. While many headphone jacks that come 'complementary' on components do suck (take for example, the pathetic sound from...

My bottom line on these Sony plugs: If you find the etymotics to sound thin and lacking bass, these may save you a bundle. They are a lot warmer sounding, with more midrange. They have something of the Sony sound that I've heard in both the 888s and the 1700s. I'd describe this as having a...

So, I like my 888s, but the friggin' things keep moving around in my ears, sometime's falling out! And I'm just sitting in front of a computer! So I grab those cheap headphones that came with my Panasonic discman, and put those on over the 888s! I almost threw them out last week, but now...