Careful with the Vibes, I bought some and because I can't return them they're just a waste - great bass, but they barely attempt the treble range, so you get roaring kick drums but the cymbals sound like they're coming from next door, under a blanket.

Also OP just to clarify, I do a fair bit of late night production using my HD-25s and its great for laying down ideas but whenever I listen to it back on my monitors the levels are always whack. Its very hard for me to get a sense of track balance and stereo imaging without giving my stuff a...

HD-25s, I can't recommend 'em enough as DJ cans. edit -Unless you mean mixing as in mixdown as in production, in which case I'm of the opinion that no headphones can compare to a set of half-decent active monitors for doing electronic production.

Quote: Originally Posted by wolfgang_fener Hi, I recently got a pair of EX90 out of curiosity. I found a good deal on ebay )about 50$ delivered) and I'm now testing it for the third day. On the first day, I did a little 8 hours (out of ear) burn-in at normal volume with various...

I got some gun-metal Vibes the other day. First impressions were that the bass was terrific, but I quickly realised that was all there was and now I'm left wondering where all my treble has gone. For techno and metal the kick-drums are terrific but cymbals are soft and gutless. I can't return...

My humble portable rig:

Oops, didnt notice the part where you said you have already bought the Zen. Well if you don't mind the extra bulk then you got a much better player than the ipod, and more HD space too - bonus! Now you should head over to nomadness.net for your Zen community needs btw.

Hi, I originally bought the Zen NX 30GB and the sound blew me away, totally first rate internal amp imo (admittedly this was paired with my easy-to-drive ksc-35s) and a good eq but overall the unit was rather bulky and ugly and it didnt get much use. I then bought the 3G 20gig iPod because I...

I had to sell my EX71s, they were too uncomfy, the KSC35 is my main portable now and I love them so much I'm gonna buy another pair.

Quote: Originally posted by gloco There's people out there that would jump back and forth until they found the best of both world's: great sound+intuitive design. Most people seem to think the Ipod is it. That's me - I replaced my immensely superior sounding Zen Xtra with the...

Bah, cant delete my own post.

You could spend a year arguing which is better on the ipod, mp3 or .wav but none of it means squat because the ipod is still gonna get it, sucks all the highs and lows out of it and then weakly dribble it out through your headphones

callanish and ezra, I also own a Zen NX and recently bought a 3rg gen iPod. I only use the iPod now due to its size and user interface, but I sure do miss the sound quality of my Zen!

Neo, people here are not robots created to serve you. You should ask your questions more nicely, add some human element, not "you there, tell me the answer to this." Y'know? Just a helpful hint.

I had the Zen NX for about a week and I loved the sound quality but it had no wow factor and I dont mind sacrificing a bit of function for form so I got an iPod. The sound quality is nowhere near as good but its small and sexy! My point is, no, you cant go wrong with the Xtra - its a...