Hey all, I currently have a pair of SRH840's with a FiiO e7 & e9 combination.  That was my first voyage into head-fi, and I've had them for like half a year, maybe longer, but I'm looking to move up. I listen to a lot of Scandinavian metal, like Sonata Arctica and Nightwish, and some other...

I currently have an E7 + E9 combo that I really like but I know the amp is 10ohm and the headphones are 44ohm.  Should I be changing my setup to accommodate that?  My computer does not have a great sound card and I'd rather have an amp/dac than a sound card because I have a laptop I plug into it...

A little bit about me:   Mostly listening to symphonic/melodic metal and rock. Currently own Bose QC15's and Shure SRH840's. Currently using FiiO E7/E9 combination. I listen to music on a desktop PC and laptop PC, no MP3 player or other portable equivalent. 95% of my music is 320 or...

As the title says, once an hour or so (rough estimation) my new laptop's audio just makes a popping noise which interrupts whatever is currently playing.  Audio cuts out completely, and I receive a "pop."  Some pops are shorter than others, but they're all pretty short--just, occasionally, I...

Hey guys, I'm new here.  Today was my first visit to this board, because I wanted to look into some good budget headphones that I wouldn't feel bad about taking to school with me and using with my laptop.   Before you give me "that look," the Bose set were a Christmas gift.  From my dad...