I spent some time in two Apple Stores over the past few days. I tried a bunch of headphones and they were uniformly bad. These were not cheap headphones. They were Beats, B&W, and some other brands, costing up to $300. The Apple Earpods that came with my son's iPod sound better than any of them...

Just got a set of Sennheiser MX 880 buds.  My initial impression of the sound quality is good -- a bit better than my Yuin PK2's, which I have always liked.   Question -- how do you tell the left and right on these?  I did not see an L or an R and there is an unbalanced shape, so clearly one...

I see that the Klipsch X5 is down to $140 from some reputable sellers.  Thought I'd put in a plug for these.  They are my favorites of all the IEMs I have tried (about ten).  For a relevant comparison, take the RE0, sacrifice a little bit of the clarity in the mids and highs (but only a little)...

I just spend a few minutes in my office during a break listening to my Yuin PK3's. They really sound good. It has occurred to me that a lot of people could save a lot of money by just getting the PK3's and foregoing the headphone habit. I've tried several IEMs in the $200 range and none of them...

Take a look at this. Earphone Solutions claims to have done a huge comparison test, from which they conclude that the Westone 1 is the best set of IEMs under $200. If they really did this big comparison test, where are the rest of the results? BEST Earphone under $200: NEW Westone 1 => only $139!

Just traded my RE0's for S4's. Here's the mini-review: RE0 has more clarity and accuracy. They just weren't very fun for me, though. I need a little more bass. S4 has more bass. A little too much more, I'd say. Somewhat boomy. But the overall signature isn't bad. Quite serviceable for the...

Does anyone know of any comfortable ear plugs? I mean just ear plugs, not earphones. I occasionally go to loud concerts and it would be nice to have a pair for ear protection. I tried the Etymotic tri-flange ear plugs and found them terribly uncomfortable. I'd rather have my ears ring than use...

Kind of a fun exercise to do -- rank the IEM's you've heard. Here's mine: X5 > RE0 > SCL4 > PFE > Q-Jays > SA6 > RE2 > SF.5 Pro > PL30 > C551 > CX300.

I picked up a set of PFE's from another Head-Fier and I am having a terrible time getting a good fit. The main problem might be that I do not have the large single-flange tips, which are probably what I need. However, I have tried the foam tips and some Klipsch tips and I have never had such a...

Just curious. Does anyone know who manufactures the Apple dual driver IEM? It seems like something they would subcontract to a company that already makes IEMs. I don't know if I will ever try them since there seem to be better options, but I wouldn't be surprised if they are actually decent.

I'm going to be getting a new TV in the next couple of months. I would like to get a set of powered monitors to upgrade the sound. I have a set of cheap Behringer MS16 monitors in my office. They are OK, but they are pretty flat (not necessarily in a good way) and have very little bass response...

I raised this question in the PFE appreciation thread but feared it might get buried. Who has heard both the PFE and the SA6? How do they compare? I am specifically interested in the bass response.

I do not need any more IEMs at the moment. I have the Klipsch X5's, which I like a lot. I have Yuin PK2's, which I also use fairly often and like. I have the Head-Direct RE2's, which don't get much use lately because the X5's are just better. I have the PK3's as a backup to the PK2's. I'm...

I've seen the PK2 and PK3 compared before. I just got a pair of PK3's to back up my PK2's and thought I'd give my thoughts. Doing an A/B comparison between the two, they are very similar. In fact, if you don't listen too closely, on some tracks they are difficult to distinguish. There is a...

Name your two sets of headphones/earphones that sound the most the same. I listened to both today, and I am struck by the similarity of the Koss KSC75's and the Yuin PK2's. The KSC75's have just a little more deep bass, and the Yuins stress the mids slightly more and seem to have slightly...

With IEM pricing ranging basically from $20 to $500, I've been thinking about why there is such a disparity. Does it really cost more to make better sounding IEMs, or is it all marketing? It makes sense that multiple driver IEM's would cost more to manufacture, but what about the single...

I think I'm done shopping for headphones/earphones for awhile. Which is too bad, because it sure is fun to read these forums and shop. I'm well-set with Klipsch X5's, Yuin PK2's, Head-Direct RE2's, and SoundMagic PL-30's. Someday I will probably try the Sleeks, but I think I'm done for awhile...

Got the X5's today. They immediately made a good impression, basically what I expected after reading as much as I could about them. I also have Head-Direct RE2's and Yuin PK2's. The X5's are head and shoulders better than the RE2's. They have a much fuller sound. Much better bass, better...

Just a quick report. Got the Fiio E3 amp from DealExtreme yesterday. For those unfamiliar, this is the tiny amp powered by a single AAA battery that sells for roughly $10. I tried it with my Head-Direct RE2 earphones. I would not call the effect dramatic, but the amp provides a volume boost...

Sleek's web site (Sleek Audio Store) is now showing a reduced price of $209 for the SA6, customs for $299, and the wireless option for $120.

I have two cars that have cassette players and no auxiliary inputs, so I've been using cassette adapters. I've found that they are generally bad quality; the wire usually goes bad within a year or so. The latest to fail was one from Griffin. The sound quality has been generally OK, but I wonder...

Background -- like many posters here, I really like the Grado SR60 sound. I've had a set of Senn CX300s for a couple years and decided to try something better. The CX300 is not well balanced. Boomy bass, can't handle highs well, and doesn't sound natural. But they are light and reasonably...

Just got my PK2s and had a chance to spend a lot of time listening to them over the weekend. My impressions without comparing them directly with any other headphones/earphones were that they really do sound good, a clear upgrade from any other earbuds I’ve heard. They sound very balanced, and...

I keep reading about headphones having to be burned in. Is this a real phenomenon or is it imagined? It makes sense to me that a person's ears and brain would take time to adjust to a new sound. In other words, that the user, not the headphones, needs to be "burned in." But does just running the...

Just got some JVC Gumy earbuds after reading the thread comparing the Gumys to the Yuin PK-2s. The Gumys do not sound very good. They sound good for $10, but they don't sound good. The lows are not too bad, but the highs are a mess. They can't handle the high range at all, and the mid-high...