Hi,  i own an AKG k518le  headphones which i love very much and used for 2 year now  but the other night the fell off my desk and sound became muddy in one ear. after disassemble and close inspection i found out the diaphragm got disfigured a little, not broken! but  like a disfigured / bent...

I have just received my Fiio E6 fujiyama ( real  security number ) and then plugged it to my Fuze with Shure SE215 .  and every time when i move the cable around the plug i hear cutting noise and static .  like cuts out the music . - it do works with every other player including sansa clip...

Unfortunately I didn't used any of these to be able to tell you this.    read reviews in the forum also check video reviews by HeadFi  in youtube and wait for other people response .   you should decide for your self what is the best for you.

Check the thread about recommended  Headphones for 2013 http://www.head-fi.org/a/2013-head-fi-summer-buying-guide-introduction take a look \ read reviews.  You will find that some very impressive  headphones are in the range $100 - $200 

Both of them have the same specs ..  and look. So what the difference between them?   MA330 cost  $50 EP630i cost  $75 

then why $5000  Japanese headphones have   freq. of   5-30.000    ?  

I have always bought a headphone with higher  freq. range then the generic headphones   because i usually  felt that the sound is much richer and netural with high freq, range  such as 16.hrz to 26mhz   ..    and while i listen to the generic  20hrz to 22mhz   the sound was always  plain and...

I have my beloved  Creative HP-360   (630?)  for over 5 years and they are still sound very good,.   but still several days ago one driver gone quiter then the other,     when i use different headphones i can her the diffference . i tryed to clean them and still with no resault .  ...

Cowons is a very good player. iriver used to be close to it but the new products  don't even sell in europe anymore  -  i dont  see them anymore.   MP3 players are dead mostly so iriver lost much of its market.  high price with mid sq.      imo.. 

i dont know what i lost  i just know that my hearing is not as good as it used to be.    i guess i had a very good one if i still can hear how bad the sansa eaphone which came with my fuze are.   as i said i dont think that i am a "real" audiophile as some people here on the forums are...

the reason for my awful hearing .   i used to serve in the army a while ago and i  usually spent 16 hours per day in the firing range.   even sometimes with out any protection.  most of us got hearing problems..   but i still can hear static noise on bad  headphones and players.    and not...

i bought the fuze just because i like how it look and  easy to use.. the zip is ugly imo.   and i knew they are the same as you already told me this 2 pages ago.     will buy in the future amp and i will be good to go..  maybe i will buy a new headphones as well    such as the AKG K450 ...

just bought my new Sansa Fuze V2   Amazing player.,       but i listen to my k518 at %80   volume ...  imo my ears are bad.. i will prob buy an amp soon to my setup..  the Fiio 11...      again thank you all for your support and help..  great forum..  

  Microsoft Zune   30 gb   at $70    from China.   with out original package. fake?       if not its a very good deal.     

I own akg k 518 le which have already unnatural bass  .. Even if i buy the color c3 i will not hear the sq better..  since my k518 are limited in sq This is why the fuze is the best tradeoff for me..

i watched review on youtube and the upload day was 2005. must be a mistake .   so we did covered all the options.    so i will buy it  this week.    my biggest fear is  that they might be used or opened and not new as stated.  but we will find it soon enough i guess..     ...

2008?  i thought they were released way back in the 2004..   weird . as for the battery i think i will be able to find a new one on ebay.. - new battery cost $15 - if the original fails..    well i think it is safe to say now - i am ******* .     the sansa fuze is 8 gb + i have 32 gb...

lol in NY the  fuze cost $130 ..  i am curious to know how much was the original price.    as for the SE-    as i said they are rare and as such usually more expensive and with shipping tag of $50    not worth looking for one.  even on sony site they say they are not longer sold -   and...

yet what other option can you suggest me?   i dont want to buy the zip..  i just dont like the look of it ..   ( i do know that this is the best mp3 player now on the maket.)     there are no players left on earth.     people either use  smartphones either audiophiles use $250  ipod...

lOl  i did noticed that some people buy headphones for $500  and believe they can hear the difference while they sound exactly the same as a cheap headphones.  as i said i will learn to master the EQ.      and repost with the differences .   thank you all for your help and support.    ...

Okay ... thank you for your deatailed summery. In other words the fiio have the same amp as my zip...     I still dont understand why people use amp with eabuds  when i dont need it with a headphones.. But i understand what you are saying and i will play with the eq..

Well i am more then sure that the zip is some what broken.  The thing is that i dont use that zip.   If i will  be using the zip i will have to buy a new one . That zip runs in the family with senns earphones  ..  i only took it for testing.     Anyway a new zip with fiio e6 ....     i...

Ha!!  Never thought to play with the eq...  I never used him before though...  good time to start learning.. I will post later if the eq helped.   Still  1. Will my zip and k518 get better with an amp..? 2 can some one give me a fresh thought about the iriver?

Lol i did fell for it the first time i started the player and fixed it.  so no the player set to usa.    i play at mid range volume and they sound a little bit off ...    not clear sound i am used to hear from them when they are connected to my PC.   besides it i want a bigger display...

- i don't want to carry with me an amp  24\7.  - it cost money and if i can buy a player which will work with out it . i will save some money,    - i just read that amp don't improve sound quality by much and only good for a very hi fi headphones.   but if you will tell me that an amp...