I think HD650, E4c, and Koss KSC-35 cover the bases pretty nicely. For me, at least. The big thing is, the major cost at head-fi isn't really the headphones. It's the amplification.

Everyone should just buy the Fisher Space pen. No bleeding, it can write on glossy photographs, it's incredibly compact when closed and nice, balanced, and long when open. Plus, it's extremely durable. It sounds gimmicky, but you can get it for fifteen dollars, and it's great. Plus, you can...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chri5peed Yeah, cut a slot in it and use a regular screwdriver. When I worked on Military aircraft parts, the screw heads would often come off. Seeing as how the stuff was worth a lot of money it had to be salvaged. We had special drill bits specially...

I'm embarrassed to say this, but even though I was using the right-sized allen wrenches, they must have been low-quality or something; I think I stripped the front screws. I'm too afraid to try again. What can I do!? It's been like this since the day I bought it, in may, and now I can't roll...

Quote: Originally Posted by GMan4911 I doubt if everyone who voted actually auditioned all of the IEMs on your list so the poll doesn't really mean anything. Yeah, I agree. I mean, the only one I've ever tried is the E4, but it's still my first inclination to vote for them because...

Quote: Originally Posted by warpdriver One thing I want to convey to you is: both are good headphones with their own strengths. Oh, I'm sorry, I completely agree; there's absolutely no basis to say that one is definitively better than the other. To be honest, I haven't listened to...

SR-80, Gimme Shelter. That was definitely the first. HD650 and even KSC-35 (unamped!) can give it to me, too. "The Bleeding Heart Shows" by the New Pornographers, specifically.

Quote: Originally Posted by warpdriver Huh? You haven't been looking hard enough The Etymotic is highly rated in many reviews http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1649635,00.asp (five stars) compared to http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1828817,00.asp (four stars)...

Quote: Originally Posted by GreatDane ONE PERSON AGREED That, and every comparison review I've ever found on the internet, including the THREE in the head-fi archive (which compared the E3c with the ER-4P, but it's the same idea). I'm really very surprised by the...

All RIGHT! I don't believe it! I get to introduce you to the greatest '60s band that time forgot... more accessible than the Beatles, even! I hereby CHALLENGE you not to like this CD! Oddessey and Oracle, by The Zombies This is, without a doubt, the finest '60s album I've ever heard, and I...

Quote: Originally Posted by I3eyond don't know what's what .. so i'll just post everything i see on the cd... digital remaster copyright 1992 CDP 0777 7 46001 2 5 Yeah, I own that one. It didn't sound like garbage, really, but I got it before I got big into headphones (I was...

HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB WON!? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Grammy's always have been a joke, always will be. Just look up the winners of the '60s and '70s to see how ass-backward they've always been. In the history of their music, they've been near-correct about five times; Sergeant...

If you buy a lot (probably with free shipping), they offer you an Amazon.com prime trial that lasts 3 months. It is AMAZING, but $89 is just too much for a year's worth of it. However, I've been using standard free shipping for three years, and Amazon.com hasn't let me down once. They've...

I'm glad you can deal with the comfort. Honestly, I feel that if you can get over that, you were born for the Grados. Quote: Originally Posted by Kirosia Just keep the volume low, you don't want to develop a case of tinnitus. My old silvers left a high-pitched gift that justs keeps...

Jesus, Cmoys have gotten so much better recently. Just around this time last year, the only thing you could pick up on eBay were Altoid tins. Headphone amplification has definitely increased in popularity in the past year.