Trying again for recommendations. I picked up the RBH EP3 and it's going back. I went back and forth with the Klipsch S4 (albeit the Klipsch had years of burn in). To me, the Klipsch sounded cleaner. The bass was more pronounced on the RBH and resonated more, but the vocals lost their...

I was thinking about the RBH EP3. Is that an upgrade over the Klipsch S4? How does the bass compare?

Under $200

I currently use my Klipsch S4 as my primary IEM for casual listening and in the gym. I am wondering if anyone can recommend an upgrade over the Klipsch with a similar sound profile and fit? To be clear, I am not looking for a neutral IEM. I like the bass profile of the Klipsch, but wanted...

Thanks.  Nice review you did.  You obviously spent a lot more time on your review than I did, but I think you came out the same.  I really liked the COP, but ultimately I felt the DT770 was a superior headphone at least for my applications.  Kudos to Beyerdynamic for both.  I tried several...

Sorry didn't have the chance to try removing the velour. I did have the m50 but returned them in favor of the dt770. I felt the buyers were more comfortable with and had less ear pressure than the m50s. Personally I prefer the dt770 over the cop. The difference was enough that I doubt the ear...

Unfortunately I did not have the chance to do it before I had to return them. Not sure if they would have fit. The dt770 padding felt thicker.

Maybe it's me, but I don't see a way to remove the velour pads from the dt770. They appear to be glued on.

I agree it is a matter of opinion.  For what it is worth, I was deciding between these two myself.  I wound up purchasing both to try out.  See my comparison in this thread:   http://www.head-fi.org/t/604570/beyerdynamic-custom-ones-new-beyer-headphones/135#post_8699697

Okay so that was the exact same scenario I was in.  I debated back and forth between the DT770 Pro 80 and the Custom One Pro.  Now I don't profess to be an audiophile yet (still learning and relatively new to this forum).  But I did what any obsessive compulsive electronics and audio fan would...

This is what concerned me (as I was debating between this and a DT770):    http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/soundkarten/23450-test-beyedynamic-custom-one-pro.html?start=2     Running it through Google translate (with some obvious errors in translation):  ...

So I wound up purchasing the DT770 Pro 80 and the Xonar DGX (150 ohm amplifier).  I figured the headphone amp would help, and worst case for $40 I get the Dolby Headphone functionality.  The headphone sound great with the DGX.  However, I then plugged them into my Yamaha and it is like night and...

Has anyone experienced this issue?  I just got the Xonar DGX and noticed that when I plug my headphones into the front panel jack I have to crank the volume up to about 70% just to get a reasonable volume.  The rear jack works fine.  My onboard RealTek only requires the volume to be at 15% for...

I noticed they are now available for sale from Beyerdynamic's website.  From reading other forums on this site though, some people have suggested that this might not be a good model to use other than with a portable player.  Particularly with amped sources or even with computer sound cards...

Thanks.  I am on the fence.  I am considering purchasing either the Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro (80 ohm) or the new Beyerdynamic Custom One (16 ohm).  The new Beyers would not even require a headphone amp, and I know the DT770 will need one, but the 80 ohm model should be fine with even the DGX amp...

Is there a huge difference in sound between the 192 KHz vs 96 KHz for playback?  What about the surround virtualization?  Do the TiHD or the Essence STX offer any advantages over the DGX for surround virtualization?

For the DGX, at least according to Asus on the product info webpage, it supposedly has auto-detect of the front panel jack.  Not sure if anyone got that feature to work or not.  I know it is only advertised on the DGX and not the DX or Essence.   What makes the DAC better on the...

Is there a significant difference in features between the entry level Xonar cards like the DGX vs the higher end cards like the Xonar Essence STX or the Creative Xi-Fi Titanium HD if all you care about it sound through headphones?     While I do have an analog output to a receiver to power...

Does the DX even have a headphone amp?  It looks like the DGX does (up to 135 ohms).  But the DX does not list a headphone AMP (which I would assume would be the standard 32 ohms). 

Has anyone found the Xonar DGX or any other dedicated sound card really make an appreciable difference in audio quality (for stereo only - not so much for virtualization or surround sound) over the integrated audio?  From the latest reviews I read in the last couple of years, it looked like the...

I believe it is the R-V98, but I have to double check when I get home.  It is an old Pro Logic surround receiver.  What does  Headphones Jack Rated Output/Impedance  8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.01% THD 0.6 V390 ohms. mean?     Does that mean it starts at 8 ohms and goes up to 390 ohms?  Would that...

I am looking for an inexpensive sound card to amp headphones around 80 ohms.  Dolby Headphone would be a plus (for headphone surround), but I don't necessarily need Dolby Live functionality as I am not planning to hook up to surround receiver to need encoding for optical out.  Just looking to...

What would be your recommendation for the next best sound card with a headphone amp after the Xonar DG?  My newer Dell doesn't have any legacy PCI slots, only PCI-e slots.

Let me know how they sound.  I was about to purchase the DT770 Pro 80 when Pete at Beyerdynamic told me these were coming out next week.  I would prefer to avoid buying an amp (although I hear the Pro 80s don't technically require them but an amp is still preferred).     The DT770 Pro 80 can...

Hey all,   I have been researching the DT770(80 ohm).  How does that compare sound wise to the 25-1-II and the ATH-M50?      I heard that these are preferably driven by an amp.  Do they sound bad coming off a desktop on-board sound card?  If so, I do have the desktop tied into an older...