Out of interest, how well do these stay in the ear? I used to use my old atrios in the gym and I'd like something else i can use there.

Just downloaded Swinsian because of this thread; dear god is it faster for library and iPod sync. It is getting my money asap!   I tend to use vox for actual playback, mind. I miss foobar2000 dreadfully.

Primarily JVC FX850s which have a 16ohm impendance, provided i get on with them when they arrive anyway!   Occasionally Audio Technica A900s which are 40Ohm

Does this have enough power to amp from line out on an iPod classic? Debating grabbing one but don't see a great deal of point if I'm just running it off the headphoen output.

Almost pulling the trigger on these... but also considering the cardas....   Would take second in line to those if they went up for sale, mind.

Thankyou so much! Hitting order now. Excited!

I just want confirmation that comply tips fit, is the last question before I hit buy on this!

I know that... but where can I buy replacements if they wear out/get too dirty/i lose them?

So what tips fit these? I would like to buy a set but need to have replacements available! I use large foams genearlly.

But foam tips get mucky and wear out eventually. I prefer the fit and sound from foam rather than silicon so will need replacements eventually! It is very important to  me. I'd love it if Futuresonics tips fit but don't expect they will.

Thankyou! And finally, what about replacement tips? As they are JPN imports I dont' want to faff around getting ones from JVC over there... is there any good foam tips? I always used the Large futuresonics foams as they were the best for me.

Thanks for the comparison to the Atrios! What is the isolation like? The potential venting concerns me, as I will be using them in a noisy atmosphere quite a lot

My FutureSonics Atrio M5s have just died... I enjoyed the heavy hitting sub bass and decent isolation with foam tips.... would these be a worthy upgrade? They will be used on the move extensively.   Getting sucked into a whirlpool trying to buy a new set of headphones, These are the very top...

Bump!   Currently looking at XBA-H3 and JVC FX850... is this the right direction?

After 5 long hard years of service, my Futuresonics Atrio M5s have hit the dust.... and as they are no longer avaialble, I need to replace them with something else.   I like the bassy sound and good isolation with the foam tips. I am UK based and willing to spend up to £250... can anyone advise?

Hi all. Am looking for some new IEMs but my budget can't quite stretch to the Atrios I've been pining for for so long, so I'm looking for something which has a similer sound but is a bit cheaper? I know I'm not going to get anything dead on for less money but what is out there? Any ideas...

not a fan of the case but it's a pretty good spec list you have there, would've gone for a slightly more beefy gfx card but eh, each to their own

Hey folks. Looking to update my portable setup with my first good pair of IEMs, but can't decide on which. They are used for exercize, walking, jogging, rowing machines, etc, but I'm completely stumpted on what to get. I'd idealy like to spend about £50 or so, and as I'm in the UK cheap...

Hi all. Currently investing in a home hifi setup for speakers and headphones. I also own a MisterX HPDAC, which is an Headphone amp and a DAC in one, from USB. Unfortunatly it has no lineout, so am I right in thinking it would be bad to connect this to my integrated amp directly? If it...

Just bought a MisterX HPDAC, so that's no help It's still possible though yes, and won't damage either amp?

Is this possible? Running my PC as source with FLAC collection and the like, would like to get a decent connection to an intergrated amp that I'm picking up in a few months to start off my speaker based system. Basically, can I go Computer -> Headphone DAC/AMP > Intergrated amp > Speakers...

eug. I'm totally stumped for what to do. I really don't want to spend £130 on a 0404 USB.... Am looking for a decent priced good sound card now... Edit: Think I'm gonna get a headroom total bithead, fits everything I need pretty much perfectly, and the portability is handy.

If I don't have the input set to headphones in the RealTek sound manager, there is zero interfearence, yet the sound is flat and dull. I can't understand why headphones setting has loads of interference yet speakers does not. It's the same physical port, just a different setting in the software!

Dang Would it be better running straight into the realtek if I could get it to bypass the realtek audio manager and use kernal streaming or the like? If so, can anyone suggest how to do this with Vista X64. Cheers

Hi all. Fairly new to the head fi scene, have a pair of Audio Technica A900s which I'm currently using with the PC. PC has a RealTek HD Audio chipset, I forget the exact model number as it is broken (see further down), but I know it has a lot of 8s in it, and not much else :P So my...