I ordered a pair of beyer DT 880 250 ohm which should be here any day. I will be using my iPhone 6+ as my source. What's my best solution for portable amp < $200. I've been looking at: Ifi ican nano Cayin C5 Fiio A5 Any thoughs or suggestions for other amps or amp/dac?

I need your help with deciding on a new headphone + portable amp. I currently have a pair HE-400 and Vali amp  and DUNU 2000 IEMs and I'm looking for a new setup. I've been listening to a lot of live albums of various artists (of monsters and men, Dave Matthews and various rock/metal groups with...

I'm looking at getting a 2.0 (maybe 2.1 eventually) setup for my TV. I'll probably get these or the emotiva 5s. My only concern is controlling the volume from like 10 feet away. Is the only way to do that is by using a volume pot? I've seen several and I see one specifically for the 5s. Looking...

Looking at getting some nice IEM. I currently use HiFiMan He 400 as my home set. I'm looking for something' with some bass (not necessarily basshead) and some clarity and soundstage. I listen to mostly rock, metal and some live stuff.i had come across the DUNU DN 1000? Anything better than this...

Anyone heard both of these? What's your thoughts on each based only on sound? Trying to decide between the ge for music and TV. I'm basing my decision only on sound, not portability, other features etc, just sound.

Has anyone heard both of these? I'm looking for something to listen to music and use with my TV. On a sound comparison, which sounds better? Is there a big difference. Not talking about size, portability,Bluetooth etc, just based on sound. I'll be using them in a semi portable fashion but that's...

I'm looking to get a blue tooth speaker to use at work but would also like to use with my Tv at home if possible. I don't have blue tooth capability with my Vizio TV. Am I able to plug my tv directly into a blue tooth speaker. I've been looking at the Riva turbo x and UE mega boom. Thanks in...

Here's my situation. I just got the hifiman HE 400 and Vali and want to add a dac. Was going to to get Modi but the problem is that I never listen to music through a computer or laptop. I only listen with my ipod/iphone/iPad. I want to further increase my sound quality if possible by adding a...

Possibly a dumb question, but if your are using a DAP, amp and DAC would the quality of the DAP make any difference! I would think that it wouldn't since you are bypassing the DAPs internal amo and DAC. Am I missing something or would a simple San Disk sound pretty much the same as a high end...

What's the best way to listen to quality (ie lossless) music on the iphone while still having the ability to use a parametric equalizer? I have the app "Equalizer" but it gets its music from the default music player which is not FLAC. Would it be better to just convert to ALAC and use that app...

So I'm kind of new to this and I have a question. I did some searching and think I found the answer but want to make sure. I just ordered some Beyer 880 250 ohm and a Schiit Vali. I'm going to be playing these out of my iphone 5 as a transportable system. I then came across the sansa clip and...

I just ordered the Beyerdynamic dt 880 250ohm and looking for a good amp to go with it. Was set on getting the O2 but then came across the Schiit Vali. Seems like this night be a good option and can even be used if I upgrade my phones at some point. Any thoughts?

Can the Schiit Magni be used as a portable amp? I think most people use it as a desktop amp, but it seems to be pretty small, like 5 inches in the longest dimension. I'm wondering if I could use this while I workout by myself in my home garage. Could I put it in a fanny pack?

I have a pair of Denon d1100 headphones that do not have interchangeable cables. The jack (part that goes into my iphone) got bent. The music plays fine out of the left ear but to get it to play out of the right ear I have to twist and push etc into the iPhone to find the sweet spot. Is there...

Looking to get new headphones that will be played from my iphone. I'm looking for something with good bass and soundstage. Can be open or closed. Listen yo variety of music, but especially metal (I love Opeth). Been looking at: Hifiman He 400 X1 Beyer 880 Price range less than $400. Will...

Anyone have some any recommendations for metal music that has some good base? I have Denon d1100 right now and looking to upgrade. Listen to other types if music as well. Looking for a good base sound and soundstage. Using iPhone and willing to get amp if it would help. Range: $400 or less for...

I bought my forts pair of decent headphones about 2 years ago (Denon d1100) and a PA2V2. While I like these, I'm looking to upgrade. I use an iPhone 5 as my source. I listen to metal, rock and even some more mellow music. And I do want some bass. But what I think I really want is som soundstage...

I've decided to buy some Denon AH-D1100 headphones. Where is the best place to buy them? I live in the USA. Amazon is $199. I googled it and found some places for less but I don't feel real confident. eBay has some new ones for less than $199 as well. Any experiences? I would love to save some...

I'm about to buy either Denon d1100 or beyerdynamic 770 headphones to use with my iPhone/iPad and was wondering want amp you would recommend. I listen to metal and rock mostly. I like bass and really hoping to have a decent soundstage as well. Fiio 6 or 11? PA2v2? Any other suggestions? Thanks.

I want to get some headphones and maybe a portable amp for less than $250. I listen to mostly metal, but also punk, rock and more soft music as well. I do like bass. I must admit that I wanted beats by dr dre yesterday because I liked the bass and the kind of feeling like the music was around...