They were fake. I returned them and bought a new pair (new version - blue box) from BestBuy and the sound is night and day different. I've listened just a few songs yet I'm in love with them. Great IEM's for the price, just be cautious of the fake ones. Cheers.

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I've just bought a Klipsch Image S4 from a local website. Its box was sealed. When I opened it I found out that the Klipsch logo (the letters 's' and 'c') on one of the earphones has slightly faded. Also, they sound absolutely terrible - raucous and deficient. How can I be sure that they are not...

Quote: Originally Posted by Currawong I'm thinking actually, of building an M^3 for myself to compare things with, as I don't have a proper benchmark to compare against, except other Audio-gd gear at the moment (or a Corda Move, which will naturally be bested by all this gear). I...

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Quote: Originally Posted by blast8180 I have the a DV 3322 on the way, it will be my first amp (aside from the AV receiver's headphone out I am currently using) and that may be a possible option. From my impressions on the few members that do have it, it should provide a good synergy...

Quote: Originally Posted by blast8180 I have the a DV 3322 on the way, it will be my first amp (aside from the AV receiver's headphone out I am currently using) and that may be a possible option. From my impressions on the few members that do have it, it should provide a good synergy...

Heed CanAmp and LD MkV out, Audio-gd C-2C in. Quote: Originally Posted by Shahrose neutral solid-state = Gilmore Lite + DPS In addition of 225 $ for DPS awfully exceeds my budget :/ Thanks for the inputs.

Hello, Let me summarize my situation. Right now I have HD 25-1 (w/ HD 25-13 OFC cable) and HD 600 > Corda 2Move > Audigy 2 ZS > mp3's varying between 192 and 320 kbps. The thing is, when I bought last week my HD 600's, I was sure that they wouldn't perform much better than my HD...

Quote: Originally Posted by Currawong I posted a quick summary earlier: It's quite good with the HD-600, but the soundstage on some music is a little bit closed. On a live performance by Jeff Buckley, it sounded as if I was standing behind the audience, whereas with my C2C it's as if...

My friends who went to Metan, the distibutor, for trying different models also told me how they were kind and concerned. Yes maybe a spam issue. Okay then, I'll call them.

Here in Turkey I sent countless e-mails to the official distributor but they didn't respond. Wherever I looked on web, the minimum shipping cost was 18€ and I don't wanna pay 18€ shipping for 18€ pads Do you have any suggestions?

Quote: Originally Posted by AudioPhewl Custom power cable I'm hearing no difference to the sound, but I've not done a thorough test. I don't plan on doing so until the Compass has had many, many more hours of use to stabilise. At that point, I'll sit down and do a proper side-by-side...

I'd like to hear impressions of HD 600 & Compass combo, if any

Hello, "Compass price is USD258. SHipping cost is USD80. Paypal handling charge is 4%. Total price is USD351.52. We will affirm the Compass price is USD50 for your custom, but I don't know how much tax you need to pay." could somebody explain the last USD50 part? Thank you.