Quote: Originally Posted by mikeliao If you haven't yet, try Mac - Audio Playback - Benchmark for tips on setting up your computer. That's nifty, thanks.

Quote: Originally Posted by chef8489 What kind of sound are you looking for? I'm looking for flatness/accuracy across the entire frequency spectrum, detail, effortless dynamics, and as much isolation as possible.

Quote: Originally Posted by greydragon First of all, to spend $1000 on premium IEMs such as the UE10/UE11 and just source them from your soundcard is such a crying shame. Its like installing a Ferrari engine into a VW Vanagon: what's the point?--it'll still be junk, the same junk sound...

Quote: Originally Posted by Zephyron Quite an extreme aim for a first time poster IMO.

I'd like to get a set of nice IEM's with significant ambient dB reduction (eg: UE-10 or 11 Pros) but all the talk about how the drivers "couple" to your ear drums makes me a bit uncomfortable. It seems like unexpected dynamic peaks, like those that computers sometimes spit out, could totally fry...