What do BBE and Aphex do? I used to have a Cowon J3 with BBE on it - equivalent of a dsp with virtualiser or something similar. Why don't you try Viper4android? You need to be rooted, bit it gives a fair few options....

Get a new job. Sounds gross.

You did all that, messed around with the headphones and then admit you can't remember how they used to sound anyway? Too funny.

I find the older I get, the more I need increasingly strong coffees in the morning before I am properly burned in.

My point isn't to imagine that perception bias us real but rather that audio industry reviewers be honest about it.

You got 4? Too funny.

Cool. A fun and interesting adventure no doubt that - come across many forgotten gems?

How would you know?

Anyone who enjoys metal.

Yes, of course. Confirmation bias and visual / tactile cues are expertly manipulated by audio manufacturers to exploit your emotional reasoning. This is hardly rocket science - if it didn't make a difference what something looked like, why bother making it look so fancy? Cables are the ultimate...

Lend me your senses and I will let you know. On a philosophical level, your universe is defined by your perception of it, so the most you can experience is at the point where your physical limitations end. I don't personally believe in a God or anything beyond what we can sense, since that's a...

Indeed. You are not familiar with Zen Buddhism, I see.

Once you stop straining to analyse the sound quality, you can actually enjoy the music. Things sound better when you relax. As the zen phrase goes, the best way to climb a mountain is to begin at the top.

Did you let it burn in for 400 hours first?

What's the chance anyone im the universe is actually very going to want to hack into your hard drive and steal your collection of Phil Collins albums or classical overtures? Too funny. I bet the NSA are rocking out right now.