This is why I did not recommend that the HRT MicroStreamer be paired with Grado headphones or headphone amplifier. It's not a good fit together.   HeadRoom sent me my US Postal Service tracking number today. I should receive it at my apartment this Thursday on August 1st, 2013 or sooner. I'm...

The ER-4PT with 4S adapter goes hand in glove with the new HRT MicroStreamer USB DAC and headphone amplifier to complete a minimalist PC as source mobile audio system.  

The Meridian Explorer was the most problematic and the most romantic sounding USB DAC and headphone amplifier that I have purchased and returned yet. It sounded nothing like my Meridian 808v5 which I sold not too long ago after I downsized and moved into a smaller apartment. Technically, it was...

HRT clearly states that the MicroStreamer product uses Audio Class 1.0 device drivers that are native to every desktop operating system. I never mentioned the other HRT products yet. I also clearly specified that I wanted up to 24 bit 96 kHz support regarding the USB DAC. Getting 24 bit 192 kHz...

Well, I placed my HeadRoom order for a HRT microstreamer earlier this afternoon, but I just came home from visiting a local authorized dealer about 15 miles away and I am listening to it right now. I have a System76 Lemur Ultra (lemu4 model number) with Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit GNU/Linux. It works...

I placed my HeadRoom order for a new HRT MicroStreamer. I have never heard this product previously. I read the product information on the HRT website and I read the reviews and it seems to be a good choice that meets my needs and it is priced less than my budget. This is for streaming music...

I need more help. The HiFiMan HM-101 is decent, but it is not up to par with my AKG K 702 or Etymotic ER-4PT/S. I have a System76 Lemur Ultra (lemu4) with Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit GNU/Linux now. I deleted my entire media library including my music, movies, videos, electronic books, digital magazines...

Does this require ALSA driver version 1.0.23 or higher or is it 1.0.32 or higher? I checked with Ubuntu's ALSA version and it is 1.0.25 for Raring Ringtail and the forthcoming Saucy Salamander. According to the Meridian website, they list ALSA version 1.0.23 or higher. ALSA version 1.0.32 is not...

I am also thinking about the new SHURE SE846. I have not auditioned them yet. I don't know if I will try to audition them or not. This is SHURE's best UIEM to date. It is more of a radical departure from their previous SE500 series UIEM than any other product in their portfolio. It is priced the...

I've got to be crazy enough to get the AKG K3003i instead of the Sennheiser HD-800, but it's a part of my mobile audio system setup. I got a System76 Lemur Ultra Thin (lemu4) with Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit GNU/Linux and I also got a Western Digital My Passport 2 TB USB 3 Portable hard disk drive where...

For the life of me, I haven't found a better priced value than the AKG K 701 or K 702 or Q 701. Unless you want to find a bridge between professional studio monitors and audiophile headphones for listening to music at home and you have the money like I do, it's very hard to find superior grade...

Do you know any that do? A few of my friends use them to mix their tracks when compiling a new album. They say that nothing else compares when it comes to acoustic, classical, chamber, opera, and vocal.  

I have not heard a full sized headphone that reproduces the ER-4S sound as faithfully. These are true gems. I find that they're best for critical listening or in developing such skills over time. I've heard other CIEMs and UIEMs that are much more expensive, but they don't have the flat textbook...

I still have mine. I haven't noticed any change in sound after several months of regular listening. I'm now convinced that burn in is just imaginary. I had a chance to listen to some higher end comparable headphones like the Beyerdynamic Tesla T1, Sennheiser HD-800, Etymotic ER-4S, Sennheiser...

The Ubuntu Linux cllient for Spotify is very stable and mature. I am using it right now with Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit Raring Ringtail GNU/Linux. Naturally, I have high quality streaming checked on. I find that Spotify sounds excellent on my high end audio system and my large private MP3 library...

You should try listening to the East Village Opera Company with the AKG K 702. It's contemporary opera classics and it's a pretty decent test for most pairs of headphones especially the K 702 regarding the sound stage and imaging performance. I'm listening to Olde School on Spotify Premium using...

The first couple of hours of run in were important and there was the honeymoon phase that I had to get over. I haven't heard anything get better a few weeks after getting mine. It still sounds very accurate and neutral. I must have reached the 300 hour mark by now and I haven't heard anything...

So, I've been listening to my HiFiMan HM-101 Express for a while now and I'm continually impressed by its portability and its big sound. It's got a powerful headphone amplifier that can drive my difficult to drive AKG K 702 and Etymotic ER-4S with no problems or distortion. I would describe the...

I can't get no respect. I put the effort to share my opinions about two top tier UIEMs and I get this in return?   Buy them yourselves and write something better.   I found small differences between the IE-800 and K3003i. To make things more interesting, I found small differences between...

I never got either of the cables. I'm sticking with the stock cables because I want to save some money.   I think that the AKG K 702 are about 80% accurate in terms of neutrality compared to other headphones. I'd say that the Sennheiser HD-600 are about 85% accurate while the HD-800 is about...

I find it more difficult to listen to the ER-4PT without the 4S adapter. The 4S adapter really does restore the clarity and the treble and bass are further extended with more even tonal balance through and through. I was listening to my AKG K 702 for a long time now to burn them in, but I feel...

The AKG K3003i is an ultra high end reference grade universal in-ear monitor. It's priced at $1,300 dollars. It takes the AKG K 701, K 702, and Q 701 sound to the extreme by focusing on a clean, accurate, neutral, and transparent mid range and fanning out to the bass and treble region with...

I just got my HiFiMan HM-101 portable USB 16 bit 48.0 kHz DAC and headphone amplifier from Amazon for less than $27 bucks. I bought a used model in like new condition. I have two System76 Leopard Extreme and Lemur Ultra Thin PCs running Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit and it works. It shows up as PCM2702...

Get the Sennheiser IE-800. It's $300 dollars less expensive and it has a detachable cable at the Y cable section which makes it semi user replaceable in case they break. Single ultra wide dynamic drivers sound superior to multi-driver balanced armature and bass dynamic driver technology with no...

yes.   I'm getting the AKG K3003i this Christmas. I think that they will be worth it.