Quote:   Hey, sorry for the very delayed response. I wanted to give the Project Sunrise II (PS2) a thorough testing before forming my opinion on it.  Here's a picture of the combo on my desk, I really love how the amp looks!         My test setups: PC - HT Omega Claro...

Quote:   I'm not aware of any audio receivers that are $40 or less, maybe your best bet would be to look on Craigslist at that point, or save up. 

Quote:   Haha, that sounds like fun.   Did you notice any hearing changes afterwards? Or did your ear feel differently?

Quote:   I have heard something similar, when I was listening to some music one time. It sounded like a 'whack!' from the left ear driver. Immediately I took it off, and was thinking, what the hell was that? lol. It was sort of loud, and was right next to my ear, so it was pretty worried...

Quote:   They definitely felt heavy to me at first, since I was used to mainly plastic headphones (see the ones in my signature). You get used to it after a bit. Also, if you use the velour pads, it supposedly adds 35g to the weight.   I have a fairly wide/large head compared to most...

Here's my attempt at the first part of the mod:      My second pad, the first one wasn't too pretty. The foam is peeking out a little because of the size of the holes.   I opted for larger holes instead of small+medium because the scissors I used to cut the holes weren't...

For part 1 of the mod, instead of doing the medium sized holes and then small ones on the inside; What if you just did very large holes that were the size of both small and mediums together? Are medium & small sized holes used to keep the integrity/structure of the fabric?

Quote:   Nice! Got any tips? I'll be attempting this mod in the next few days.

I imagine it would be fine to plug the 598's into the base.   The modmic can't connect directly to the controller though from what I've heard. Someone tried to just use a 2.5mm to 3.5mm with the modmic but that didn't work out. People say you need something like the Astro Mixamp to use it on...

Quote:   Also, in this link there is a section talking about putting the recovery CD onto a bootable USB drive. That's a good option if you don't want to use discs.    Or if those don't work out, you could possibly just install a regular copy of Windows, and then download the HP...

Quote:   Haha, I almost had the same exact experience as you, except my starting amplifier wasn't as nice as the Little Dot. Plugged my HE-400's into my roommate's setup with a receiver a few days ago, and it was so much livelier and fun sounding, especially with the improved bass...

Ultrasone 580 because the pads were too uncomfortable for me. They have the hardest pleather pads I have ever tried.

Quote:   I don't think that'll cut it. I tried a Fiio E11 with my HE-400 which is supposed to be easier to drive, and it didn't do much for it besides volume, and bass boost function. The dynamics weren't fully there, so it sounded very plain.

I mainly use a Razer Deathadder and Logitech G400. They are both perform pretty well.    Razer has some quality issues though, both me and my brother's started to double-click on a single left click after a while, and they will only give refurbished replacements if they do. My brother had to...

Quote:   Unless the deal for the 570 is insanely good, I wouldn't go for it. I've seen 660's go for ~180-190, and 660Ti's go for $220, and they are stronger cards without a doubt. (http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2012-vga-gpgpu/benchmarks,135.html)

This guy reviewed it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKSpufu42jk) and he liked it with his AKG702's, Sennheisers (doesn't say which), Beyers, and said it powered them all well. Also, from what I've heard, compared to the other Bravo Audio amplifiers, this one is very neutral sounding. I don't...

I actually just ordered the Project Sunrise II for my HE-400, I'll probably have it late next week, or so. I'll let you know what I think of it when I get a chance to play with it. I can't wait! 

Looks like the Ember was delayed a few days ago sadly. I'm interested to see your impressions on it though when they start shipping.    I'm considering getting the Sunrise or Starlight soon for my HE400. Having no real amp with it kind of sucks... 

Quote: Nice! Yeah, once in awhile I see people with Sennheiser HD 280 Pro's on at my university campus. I don't know how people can handle that clamp though, when I tried them it felt like my head was being squashed. 

Quote:   I agree that the M50's do not need an amplifier. I tried the M50's with a Fostex HP-A3 Dac/Amp combo one time, and if there was a difference, it wasn't very noticeable.   From what I've read, I think that the C&C and the Fiio E12 sound like a good buy. That battery life on...

Quote: I think he meant 'decent headphones that need amping'.

Saw someone going for a run with Beyerdynamic DT770's on. 

I'll be there with my bro!   I have these that I could bring:  Audio Technica AD700 Phiaton MS400 Creative Live Aurvana Lindy Premiums Audio Technica M50   If anyone is interested in anything let me know

Quote:   Wish I would've read this before I ordered mine.   My order was also canceled today.

It's these: http://www.amazon.com/Samson-209995-SR850/dp/B002LBSEQS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349245803&sr=8-1&keywords=samson+sr850   From what I've read, they are supposed to be better than the 681's.   Quote: