I will make a trip to NYC recently. Can anyone tell me is there a store or something where I can listen to headphones?? Place close to Manhattan would be most ideal! Thanks a lot for answering! 

Good day everyone! I've been doing research recently and noticed that lots of reviews said optical output is better than USB output and Aux output. I'm using Fiio E17, with aux or usb output, and will upgrade to Sony PHA1 shortly. Is there any recommended optical audio cable connecting iPod with...

I want some sort of bass that can go deeper, like my MMDT does. I'm not using EQ because I'm afraid if distorted or "unnatural" sound. Thanks for the info! I'm a novice in this field. LOL.

Good evening everyone.  I've been using my HD598 for half a year, and I think it's capable of doing more than what it is doing. I've been interested in heaphones, amps, DAC, for a while but still new to cables. Is there any recommended cables that improve the bass performance? Thanks for...

Fiio E17 is probably a good choice, the amp/DAC I'm using. But Nuforce hdp seems to be better if you got enough budget.

I never auditioned HDJ2000 and M-50. But for HD598 and HD25, I prefer HD598, especially when I listened to them with appropriate amp/DAC. 

What's your music preference? At this price arrange, I prefer K550 for jazz, HD598 for country music, SR325 for Rock or Metal. 

I've searched odac on Amazon, but didn't find it. Can Audio-engine D1 get the job well done?

CD played in my laptop.

4Good evening everyone! I plan to get my A1 recently for driving 250ohm DT990. Any recommended DAC for this combination? Thanks a lot for answering! My sound source is CDs and I have approx $500 budget.

Good day everyone, any suggested portable Amp/DAC under $650 for my iPod Classic? My IEM is Turbine Pro Copper and Miles Davis Tribute. I'm currently using Fiio 17 but it cannot decode IPC. So I need an upgrade, is Sony-PHA1 and Fostex HPP1 recommended?   Thanks for answering! 

BUMP!

How about CX685?

There is a USB jack on E6 but its for charging.

As far as I know, E17 has the USB output function

Is E6 made for iPod?? If you are gonna connect it with laptop, you have to use headphone jack

Something is still better than nothing! I don't know exactly how E6 sounds like but I expect a good quality based on my satisfying experience with E11 and E17. If you insist on upgrading to another sennhaiser headphones HD600 is not a bad choice at all. From 2000 to 2012, people constantly talk...

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I never had a pair of HD600 , sorry about that. If you don't like sr325, DT990 from beyerdynamic is also a nice choice( if you can bear the recessed vocal)

I listen to Rock music as well. It is a kind of music that requires great sound quality! Go ahead and try some lossless, you may see details you've never noticed before in your music. Back to headphone issue. I'd say in our country, HD600 is regarded as the Deity for classical music, but not...

DAC won't be necessary if only listening to AAC and MP3

From my own experience, some instruments are missing when I listen to 320k mp3 or 256k AAC. And because of this, soundstage seems to be smaller. In short, my music is "incomplete" with low bit rate sound source. personally, I never auditioned HD518 but I always listened to my friend's HD558 and...

Well, for different format of sound source (MP3, AAC, WAV, Flac, APE, etc..), the bit rate varies. Basically, higher bit rate means better sound quality, or technically speaking, closer to original recording. A DAC is there to help to decode those bit rate. Let's say you have an iPod, and all...

Wait, you said you want an HD600 and an amp up to $50???(so you have $390+$50=$440 budget) Then why not upgrade to HD598+Fiio E17( $240+$140=$380)?? HD598 is much easier to drive, E17 is a good choice. I'm using this combination right now, so pleased with it so far. 

For HD600, you may not need an portable amp but a Colorfly C4 player, which is great for listening to symphony. And because HD600 is awesome for symphony as well, that would be a perfect combination.  HOWEVER, do not expect they sound as great as desktop dac+amp+HD600.    Hope my advice...