Thanks for the impressions Marximus.  I have a feeling I'm going to be picking up a pair of these very soon.  Does anyone who owns these have any insight as to how amping these headphones effects their performance?  I'm kinda curious how they scale.   Edit: "I plug in the extension and run...

Quote: Quote: To be honest from what I've read about both of these headphones it sounds like they would be seriously lacking in the bass department for both Rap/Hip-hop and any EDM while only being average for rock music.  The Q701's are often described as thin sounding while the...

Music Rock- RHCP, Incubus, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Rise Against, Thrice, Kings of Leon, Grateful Dead, Audioslave, 311, Therefore I Am, Brand New, CCR, etc. Pop-rock- Third Eye Blind, The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, The Beatles, The Killers, Oasis etc. House- Deadmau5, Flux Pavilion...

Bump.

So the upcoming Fiio E15 has been discussed a bit in this thread: http://www.head-fi.org/t/536552/fiio-e17-speculations and was originally slated to be released prior to the E17 according to Fiio's Head-Fi representative.  Obviously the plan has changed with the E17's release now set for mid...

I was wondering if that would be the case after their price hike.  Anyone else have any suggestions?

Hey there Head-Fiers, I've lurked these boards for a couple weeks and have finally decided to make the leap into the magical world of sonic bliss and am looking for some quality headphones.    Budget: Under 200 USD if possible, 250 max excluding tax+shipping. Genres: Rock (Pink Floyd...