Update: WARNING GRAPHIC DETAILS! I've been taking decongestants and anti-allergy meds daily, as per the doctor's recommendations. The IEMs fit now, and I can no longer reproduce the problem I was having with the right tip, which before was often inaudible except in certain positions. However, my...

Their brochure on the x-series (pdf):   http://www.audio-technica.com/monitorheadphones/pdf/MSeries_Brochure_English.pdf   Apparently the 50x is the only one where they didn't change the design and sound signature significantly, so the 40x or even 30x might be the ones to look at for a new...

The doctor looked in both my ears with the black cone-tipped scope, and said I had fluid behind my ear drums, especially in my right ear. It should be air back there, which gets fed up in there through the eustachian tubes, she said. The right ear's the one I've been having the IEM issue with...

I made an appointment for Thursday. I won't tell them that I'm there because of headphones. They'll say I have my priorities wrong. But I'll find a way to work the IEM issue in as "additional" piece of info that may be of interest. The Eustachian Tube thing sounds about right, in my uninformed...

I've had an ongoing flu almost the whole winter, and just as I was getting better last week a new one hit. Trouble sleeping, tired often, coughing, congested. I've used Klipsch S4's, with the medium tips, and they've been perfect for the last couple years. But since I've been under the weather...

My impressions of the Yamaha HPH-200:   The earpads were a bit uneven, with thick padding in some places, and thinner in others. It bothered me at first, but over the last few weeks I've found that rotating the pads carefully around allows more a customized fit for my head and ears (they're...

I saw a woman running today, here in Northern California in our drought-induced summer-like weather, and she was wearing some giant nice looking headphones. I wanted to see what kind they were, and by sheer luck she happened to take a breather right by my car when I parked it, a half mile down...

I ordered the Yamahas. Just wanted to say these guys have them $30 less than anyone else, which could also be useful for squeezing other sellers if anyone's interested:   http://www.eastcoastmusic.com/product-p/zhl750450.htm?CartID=1

I don't think I'd like that either. But can't you make your own nested folder structure on the memory itself, such as genre - artist - album, then song files in the album folders? If like me that's that main way you listen, wouldn't that work with the X3's ability to read a user-defined folder...

I'm a bit confused about the way the X3 handles user-created folders, based on reviews and the manual. I don't own one, but would like to. Does choosing a folder to play (such as a particular artist), play all files in all folders within that folder (such as that artist's various albums)? Also...

I've decided, semi-tentatively, to get the Yamaha HPH-200. Here is a graph of the sound quality, which is really what sealed it for me:     As you can see, frequency response (with price of amp adjustment) changes as time goes by (from date of purchase, as headphones burn in) over a 6-month...

Says above, my Angel. Small-fry digital electronics mostly (8-track, digital recorder, ipod, etc...), un-amped. EDIT: I think it's down to either Yamaha HPH-200 or AKG K141 MKII. Anyone? Anyone? I just let go a chance for the AKG, new at $69 on ebay, but wasn't really sure yet. If it was the...

More re-reading of the same reviews, has Yamaha HPH-200 back at the top. Also AKG K141 MKII. The Yamaha seem fine w/o amp, what about the AKGs? Turned off from Roland by no-replacement-pads issue, from Shures by amp-requirement and stressed mids issues. Somehow liking the open or semi-open idea...

OK, I read about them, and added Shures to list of possibilities. EDIT: but the thing about the over-presence of mids is a concern, and seems like they need an amp maybe.

Don't have a preference on open/closed per se, but I don't need so much isolation. On the other hand, don't need to hear ambient sounds or ambient sounds of instruments either. Want decent sense of space and separation (one of the things that turned me off from ath-m50). Budget up to around...

Choosing headphones, it’s very complex. No way I can be as scientific and accurate in my words as many are capable of on this forum. I come to you as a soft-bellied newbie. Have mercy!   I like these, in this order: Roland RH-300, Yamaha HPH-200, Sony MDR7506. I thought I the Audio Technica...

I've had them for a few years, came free with some other gizmo I bought. I think I remember they used to clamp my head, but now it's the opposite. I took to tying a bandana and sliding it down over the headpiece (and my head) to get the full sound coming through. But of course after a while it...