Thanks for your reply. Well, that's exactly what's bothering me. I'd like headphones which are somewhere in between those two as far as bass response is concerned. Maybe I should buy both and then crossbreed them in hope of them producing an offspring with more balanced sound characteristics...

So, I've recently bought VSonic VC02 IEMs on account of what I read about them and other IEMs here, and while I'm satisfied with them I'm now thinking that I might upgrade my old Sennheiser HD201 to something better as well (seems like you've successfully infected me too). I'm looking for...

Quote:   I understand that endless similar questions might be annoying to some and while I really wouldn't like to be a nuisance, since I can't afford myself to go experimenting with various equipment I thought I might try and ask. While I'm perfectly aware that comparisons can't be done...

Quote:   Well, I wasn't looking for a definite answer, and since this is the forum were I heard about the cheap Chinese amp from Ebay in the first place I figured if there's a place on the web where I should ask it's probably here. I'm aware that there are different variations of CMoys...

Can anyone tell me how would E17 compare to ELE DAC + CMoy combo? I'm new when it comes to headphone amps and external DACs and I was considering buying something like ATH-M50 or DT 990 Pro + cheap DAC like ELE and cheap amp like CMoy; but I was wondering if E17, which among other things has a...

I'm looking to buy IEM's for up to 40-50$ and I could really use some help. I listen to various kinds of music, but mostly to prog rock, jazz (everything from swing and vocal jazz to free jazz and avant-garde jazz), as well as to some classical music. I'm not well versed in the headphone and...