The MEE's seem like a budget option to the Shures, but the ATH-E40 and 1MORE look very promising. I'm probably going with the E-40s because they will soon be available at my shop of choice, and the 1MORE is hard to get where I live (EU).   Edit: after reading the impressions in the E-series...

Sadly there isn't really a store I know of that has a bunch of "niche" IEMs to listen to. I mainly listen to hiphop and electronic music (not techno, but stuff like Mura Masa, Burial). I'll definitely read up on the ATH-E40.

Sadly I've lost my Shure SE215, so I'm looking for new IEMs. Should I just buy new Shures? I can dish out slightly more than the Shures cost and I see a lot of love for RHA. However the T20 is a lot more expensive. Basically it boils down to Shure SE215, RHA MA750, RHA T-20 or is there something...

Pretty much this. I do like these IEMs, but they are super cheap and I'm not in love with them either. I always tend to break cables after a while because I just put the earbuds in my pockets. These lasted me almost a year, so that's great value.

What are the cheap bass monsters these days? My TTPOD T1-E has a broken cable.

What eartips are you guys using with your T1-E and do you ear them over ear or not? The seal feels a bit weird for me, as if they aren't really in my ear. Using them with my phone or laptop only (no EQ) they aren't that bassy, but I think that's because of the source?

Got my T1-E's in. I can only compare them with my Vsonic GR02 bass edition. First impression is the T1-E sounds a lot clearer and the bass signature is obvious. I can even feel the bass, but I'm not sure if that's due to a bad seal. I might need to try some other tips. I'm using the medium white...

I went ahead and ordered the T1E. I hope they arrive soon, dx can be slow. I'll post my opinion later.

I like warm signatures, but I do enjoy details a lot. That's why I own some DT 770s as headphones, but use my amp to add some bass and treble. I listen to many kinds of music. Mostly dreamy indie stuff and any kind of black music like hiphop, R&B, soul, jazz. What makes me doubt is that I still...

I have a Nexus 5. The amp does work with it with some kernels and it should work out of the box with Android L. When I travel without a bag I don't carry my amp around. I usually travel with it though. I'd say 80/20. Looking at T1E now for €27 or Havi B3 Pro (old) for €49. It's not a huge...

I'm deciding between T1E and Havi B3 now. If I go for the B3, I should get the old version?

Wow, that just happened because earlier today they only have red/blue/purple.

Yes I'm aware, but look at that name. 

I could use another pair of IEMs, but there are so many opinions here :) I currently have the Vsonic GR02s. I just need another pair so I can keep one permanently in my bag. I see the ttpod T1E and Havi's are getting much love, but which are better for me? I do have a portable amp (FiiO E17)...

Seriously? The E17 should be plenty to drive the 250 Ohm. How do you figure it isn't enough?

I appreciate all help, but as someone already said, there is another topic for discussion on Realtek. Whether they have a dac or not, it is crap.   Update: I bought an E17. For phones it will take some time until DACs are adopted, if it happens at all, since it is such a niche still. I will...

The more I read, the more complicated it gets. The E18 is supposedly an Android DAC, but it will probably be released Q3 2013. As for now the HTC One X doesn't work with any DAC, although it does have JellyBean 4.1, which should support it. It's also very unclear if future Android phones are...

Right, but isn't that essentially the same as the E17, just a cheaper model?

Did even more reading this morning. Seems like I'm out of luck with the HTC One X for now. There must be coming out products using Google's implementation of audio over USB, but who knows when? My contract only has a few more months left, so I'll wait, look at what is going on then, and...

I've done some more reading, and it seems like the HTC One X doesn't support external DACs. The Jellybean update does support audio over USB, but it seems that it doesn't use the standard. I guess the E11 should be my pick then?

Hi there,   I've been lurking head-fi for years on and off, but I never had any questions. Though, I recently got my first serious headphones and want to put together a setup. After snapping two TMA-1 headbands, I traded them for the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro's (80 ohms). My music sources are...