Strange to immediately assume racism despite several other head-fiers presenting concrete evidence of practices that would universally be considered deficient as regards customer service. Also strange to suggest that demonising customers who’ve paid for your (expensive) products is forgivable...

I purchased a number of items directly from SmallRig, also a Chinese manufacturer of specialised goods. On delivery, when the most expensive cage arrived with a stripped screw that made mounting impossible, I was also asked to go through the whole rigamarole of taking several videos, numerous...

This thread is the sole reason I just ordered a pair of IE 900’s instead of the Prestige I had spent the last month planning on purchasing. Make of that what you will.

Hey, a user on here responded to this ad in PM and sold me an as-new Artisan case. Put a classified up!

And I, in turn, disagree with this. I will not do the stereotypical head-fi thing of listing my extensive purchasing history to attempt to validate my subjective opinions. Nor will I demean other head-fiers by suggesting their opinions are due to ineptitude or inexperience while mine are not. I...

I’m interested in what you would feel would be required for the upgrade to an SP3000 to be worth it? If we accept that any measurable DAC performance is inaudible, it’s a question of improving only the amp, and there are other options for that (including from A&K). If you believe the measurable...

Really friendly and pleasant head-fier. Extremely well-packaged parcel and quick delivery, to boot. A pleasure to interact with, thank you!

Hi everyone! Anyone have one of these cases for sale? I’ll consider all materials, condition etc. Price can be discussed based on those factors. Happy listening!

Hi all! I would love to have an HD580 Jubilee to complete the collection. It needs to be shipped to Europe. The headphone needs to be complete in original box and in good/excellent condition. I’m prepared to pay a fair price, and am happy to receive it from anywhere. Payment through PayPal...

You never elaborated further on this, Paul. I’d be interested in what your thoughts on the quality of the cables themselves are. This is one of the top results that shows up once CustomCans is Googled, and it would be valuable to have more detailed reflections for fellow enthusiasts, I feel...

I post on these forums (extremely) rarely, but having had a pair of practically new 565s in their original packaging, purchased from eBay a few years ago, I never got around to listening to them properly or rectifying the one thing that prevented me from doing so: the lack of a cable. I’ve...

I'll chip in here again: I haven't bought my combo yet. As per the post above, I got swayed by the idea of a single-box solution but only if it does USB input from iOS devices. The Fostex was ruled out because of its high output impedance, the Sony because of its low output power, but the...

Quote: I did look into this as an option, but discarded it on the basis of numerous reports that it cannot deal adequately with high-impedance cans, which in my personal case would render it unsuitable. Though the DAC is good, paying for an integrated unit only then to have to supplement it...

I contacted ALO to ask about this exact issue (the hiss) as it's my personal pet peeve, but I was told by them that adjustments have been made since the first production run to produce noiseless amplification even with sensitive IEMs. As for synergy with HD800's I can't comment, but I sympathise...

Thank you raelamb. I emailed ALO and received an incredibly thoughtful reply from Caleb detailing what you've stated above. That essentially removes the only real hurdle I could see against the Rx III-CLAS -dB combo, and I'm certain to soon be purchasing the ALO.

I did look into the option, but that would leave me needing a separate amplifier to drive the Senns which, if possible, I would like to avoid. I've been avidly reading reviews and opinions on various amps, and it appears that having the best of both worlds may simply be unattainable: finding an...

Hi guys,   Just ordered a pair of JH 16 Pros, and have started looking into buying a portable amp as well. At the moment it's likely the amp will be driven straight from an iPhone, but I would like to insert it into a home system featuring a Bel Canto C5i, and drive a pair of HD650s when...

Hi Guys,   Long-time listener, first time caller.    I would be interested in knowing what your opinions are on Bel Canto DACs and integrated amps purely as headphone amps. In my small system, I currently employ a C5i, though the living room has a DAC3.5VB connected to a Schiit Lyr for...