so i cant decide as it seems both these amps are the ultimate for the Etys based on opinions here   i guess what it comes down to is which one will give me more scale, power, soundstage depth and low low bass for realistic orchestral recordings [Telarc anyone?]   i find that when i...

for ER4s and Ipod Classic     i searched but couldnt really find any besides the airhead   oh yeah, has to be rechargeable

so ive been fiddling with my etys and sine waves, trying all the different tips/insertion depth etc   i was just trying to even out the highs 'cos i hear a rather substantial dip in certain frequencies and a big spike around 10khz   also channel imbalance from pretty much all the tips...

i really [really really!] want some ER4s' after living with my MC5s for about half a year...i finally got a $$ break where i can get these babies, but there's a little possible problem...   i pretty much can only use the smaller Ety tri-flanges.  the bigger ones just don't work in my ear...

i have a FiiO E5 i use everywhere i go, and it's fine for use outside [so tiny!], but when i'm at home i want a little better sound.   i use MC5s exclusively and a 120G Ipod Classic, later on I'll upgrade to better Etys, probably ER4p or HF2   i'm looking for a portable amp that could do...

I just ordered some Etymotic MC5s for portable listening, but now I really want an MP3 player to go with them (finally tired of carrying all those CDs).   I'm looking at the 160G Classic, but I wonder if the lineout will suck compared to my Sony D777 (hooked up to a CMoy. I may get a PA2v2...

my dirt-cheap IEMs finally died (I forget the name. some $5 things I got at Big Lots).  They really didn't sound THAT bad after EQ-ing, much better than the JVC Marshmallows actually.  But now I want something decent, that'll compete at least with my woodied Grados.   I was going for the...

these cans have always bothered me with the spiked upper-mids, weird soundstage, and recessed upper-mid bass.  I was about ready to sell them, but figured: hey, one more try...   So I opened 'em up, looked inside to see what i could possibly do do affect the sound in a positive way, and...

after looking at these graphs, I'm interested in opinions regarding these 2 Sony's, and the JVC. I'm just about ready to get some HD580s (can't afford 6xx), but these caught my interest. Are they competitive? both graphs for the Senns and AKGs reflect pretty much what I heard, so I assume the...

I'm getting really tired of carrying my hundreds of CDs around. I don't really mind if it's space limited (under 8Gs), but it HAS to have more than a few bands of EQ to tweak, cause I can't spend on decent IEMs right now (I'm already getting my pennies together for HD580s and amp + this...

My Marshmallows died again (3rd pair) and instead of getting a 4th pair, I wanna get something a bit better. I never really liked the sound of these, but they're cheap, isolate well, and I can EQ the most troublesome peaks/dips on my PCDP. I'm looking for an under $50 that meets 2 criteria...

My brother recently got a new 160G Ipod and gave me his old one. I've never used an MP3 player (I'm still a CD person), so I know absolutely nothing about it, and this one has a bunch of problems: Apparently it'll perform most of the time, but once in a while it gets stuck on a song and...

I will most likely get some HD580s, but I'm worried about how much I'll need to spend on a decent amp. All I have at the moment is a CMoy I know is nowhere near good enough (auditioned some HD600s with it. It was pleasant enough, but lacking dynamics/volume/low-end control). I'll be...

I recently (finally!) auditioned the HD600s and confirmed pretty much every good thing said about them. Even with my lowly source (Pannasonic pcdp, CMoy) I really liked what I heard (I know I'll need an amp, but that's another story). I heard, though, from several people here that they like...

I've been out of this place for a while, so I've probably missed some pretty obvious answers to my question. Basically, I love my SR60s (heavily modded) but they're too noisy to wear around the house/computer/society. So I need some closed phones besides my MDR-V6, which I've grown to...

I don't think DavidMahler has beaten me to this one (hehe). discarding all aspects of historic influence, composer's greatness or obscurity, time period, etc. What do you think are the greatest pieces of music (western) man has ever created? keep it under 50, and they have to be pieces...

I searched everywhere on this board for an answer, and naught. I'm not planning to upgrade anytime soon, besides, my superwoodySR60s keep me happy. BUT: I wanna make these Sonys listenable for portable use. basically it's the massive 2khz/4-5khz spike that bugs the hell out of me, everything...

how much of an improvement is there from, say a Sony D-777 (supposed to be top-of-the-line), to a really good non-portable CD player? I just wonder if my source is up to stuff...wanna get the best I can for under $1000

I'm not gonna be upgrading my phones anytime soon (saving up for RS-2, but LATER!), and I do love my woodied/tape-modded SR-60s but I wonder if the PA2v2 can give me the kind of bass the tape mod does so I can take it off. Been reading around here about how Grados need more current, but will...

I wanna be able to play movies, but with my Dolby Headphone and Electri-Q settings. Is there a media player I can use those programs with, or a Foobar2000 plugin to be able to play video?

basically: I WANT to lose certain high frequencies on my peaky Grados, and there's always the advantage of crossfeed. but WHICH high frequencies does crossfeed kill??? (BTW, it'd be a hardware, not software) I'm hoping to attenuate some 2khz, 4-5khz, and 8-10khz spikes

so i was listening to pink noise on me Grados when i noticed how much of a difference in SQ the way the bowls sit on the ear make. it's pretty drastic, to the point where they sound completely different. i'm making this point bacause there are TONS of people who can't stand the 'shrillness' and...

how exactly would one go about it?? i know you're supposed to make all the octaves sound even, but if you're using, say 'electri-q' where you can pick thousands of frequencies to increase or decrease, which ones do you pick??? or should i just go and test every 100hz or what? i mean, i can...

Is there an actual improvement (and in what way) in replacing the outer plastic cups for wooden ones? I was bent on making some RS-1 type mahogany ones for my SR-60s, but then while messing around with them decided to remove the plastic grille just for the heck of it...I listened then and...

so i used my sr-60 for years with comfies and loved them, save for a few midrange spikes that i didn't recognize BTW until i discovered this accursed place. then i joined head-fi, read up, and finally decided to get the famous bowls (based on the John Grado interview). couldn't stand them...