Yeah on-ear headphones are not for everyone. Avoid piercings too... These are very portable though since they are relatively small, and they fold up nicely.

I have had these for a while now and i use them twice a daw during my 1h+1h commute. So, a long time. Been through the plastic clip replacement (early models, excellent customer support from Thinksound), and now through earpad replacement (got it in 2 days from the US to Europe !). Before these...

I use my Prelude both for gaming and for listening to music. For the music listening part and gaming late at night: All fancy effects off, Auzen ASIO drivers are used for sound output (for music listening). Optical output goes to a DAC then to my tube amp and headphones. For gaming or when...

IMD is the most important factor, once the pure frequency response has been established. The dynamics is what makes the difference between "good" cans (those with adequate frequency response). Transducers with a good dynamic response will produce clearly separated, well defined instruments, it's...

Quote: Originally Posted by eraser_svk Thanks for explanation. Now I wonder how can different ASIO versions sound different Is ASIO4ALL one of the good sounding ASIOs ? ASIO is a protocol, ASIO4ALL just enables it when your sound card driver doesnt allow it directly, and it...

I have quite long hair. I cannot stand hair in between my cans (them being portable or full size) and my ears. I always brush my hair back before putting each can on. Otherwise there's an annoying tickling sensation, and of course the SQ falls as there is no proper seal.

I think the poor fit didnt help to convey the bass at all... But clamping them on my ears, what i heard was boomy low-mediums (which indeed put a veil on everything), not REAL bass such as the kind produced by my W1000. Typically low-pitch bass drum kicks... The double bass on some metal songs...

Quote: Originally Posted by NoPants do the holes in the em9d make it more aerodynamic or something? Haha sorry couldn't resist. Although this does bring up the question: what's the difference between the em9d and em9r? other than 2g and 1 ohm of impedance Good question, the...

I dont think there are any "closed" AND "portable" cans ? Closed means supra aural usually, that defeats any concept of portability... Or did i miss something ?

Quote: Originally Posted by xstephanx i listen to lots of metal, of the mreo extreme varieties (brutal death metal, grindcore and whatnot, bigfan of technichality as well). and im honestly surprised no one has mentioned the k81 after 6 pages.... Same here, i listen to a lot of...

The EM9's have L shaped plugs, as EM7 are their ancestor i could suppose they have it too (would be logical, for portable use)

Quote: Originally Posted by royalcrown look at how many headphones in general that Senn has produced; at least a couple hundred, the majority of them unfit for audiophile use. Quoted for emphasis.. I dont think they have an over inflated product lineup, they just try to fill all...

Indeed the 'unique' preset doesnt sound too bad... I use all flat and CB+1 while on the train (to cover the train engine noise, which is mostly bass) and on the street. If i am in a silent environment, it's set to all flat.

Once you get used to the tight bass, you will notice the W1000's excellent impact, and the very enjoyable mediums. Pair them with a warm source (tube amp for example) and they will make you smile. They are without pity for poor sources or amps though.

Quote: Originally Posted by Alfi0s HOTDAMN!!!! those EM9's are so cool!!! jeez..... now these are my favourite ones...... your review is pretty cool too surefoot. How would you compare the sound of this cans with the ES7's??? cause if its the same i will take them (the Es7's are compare...

For $130 you can try the ATH EM9d: read my review in the thread i just made in this forum. I am a metal head too, and i can tell i love their sound ! And you cannot beat that portability (small clip-ons).

Backstory: Recently i had to adapt my lifestyle to long train commutes, of course it involved getting a mp3 player. I am spoiled at home with my Darkvoice 332i powering a very nice ATH W1000, so i couldnt just get any random portable crap. My journey started by getting a Sony S615 walkman for...

I can vouch for the Audio Technica woodies, first they have first class appearance, then they have a very smile-inducing sound signature. The bass response is definitely NOT bloated, this will surprise (and disappoint) many bass heads (who will dismiss the AT woodies as "sounding thin"), but...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hermitt And you know this because....? That would be too long to expose on these forums (and way off topic)... But i have solid reasons. The first one being their code speaks for itself (and yeah i'm a senior dev, i have seens tons of code including...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hermitt I wonder how many Operating Systems there would be if everybody that complains about Operating Systems wrote their own and then try to get it to work with every possible hardware configuration imaginable. I think it is a wise move to hire the best...

Turn off CMSS 3D, crystalizer and restore boost to 0.0db. Put every volume control in the mixer to 100%, then use the main knob only to control overall volume. Turn off the equalizer. Just keep EAX on at 0db. Now you can eventually turn on crystalizer but it will boost the volume off certain...

Quote: Originally Posted by ttol as much as hardcore linux & mac fanboys want to deny it, windows is and will remain the most popular OS because for most people it's the best choice. As long as you don't eat from Apple's propaganda departments hand Windows just works. No matter how you...

Quote: Originally Posted by fordgtlover Is the user exposed to the Unix bits of OS X, or can everything be done through the UI? You can do everything from the UI, and the power users still have a command line access. And what UI it is, it's far ahead of everything else maybe...

MacOS X is another Unix variant As for linux market share, it has like 75% of enterprise server market share... The numbers quoted above are global sales, so that includes the monopoly-helped retail sales (microsoft forcing their system everywhere). Look at how any computer or laptop out there...

I think there are tests and reviews floating around on the Net... The PX-716SA and PX-755SA are really good, plus they use SATA (small cables, good for in case temps / noise). What i also like on Plextor models is the Plextools suite (get the LE variant, it's free). You can tweak your drive and...