Quote: Good question.    From my recent experience, an amp primarily is used to drive harder to drive earphones and headphones. However, it does not mean that it will not have any benefit on iems that have low impedance. I have a shure se535 ltd J and it is a very sensitive iem, it...

Quote: Hello again!   http://www.jaben.com.hk/about.asp?id=55 Here is where it is located. Do you own a classic before? Try going back to Apple shop they might be able to sell you one cheaper to trade. I bought mines 5 years back and they still let me buy an outdated classic from 2009...

Quote: Forgive me Nicolas I misread your question, I thought you meant second hand shop/store in HK. I rarely shop online for earphones but I think you can trade and buy second hand in this forum. Sorry if I was not much of a big help to you.   Jonathan.

Quote: Hello Nicolas,   I am not so sure where you can find cheap gear. However, my favorite place to go to is Jaben. I find that in Jaben there is plenty to choose from and the space is big and comfortable, it has a good atmosphere. The staff are also very nice and kind. As for second...

Quote: Nice to meet you too!   Jonathan.

Quote: Hello! Also good to see another fellow Hong Konger!   The Rig costs about 15000 without the headphones. The Shures are about 3900. My most recent cable I bought in Japan was around 2000 dollars. If I'm not wrong that is 8 core, 6n pure silver cable. In this photo the pure...

  Fostex Hpp1 as Dac Ray Samuel Audio Sr-71B  Shure Se-535 Ltd J Pure silver cable balanced cable mod.   Taken with EOS 5D Mark II Macro Lens

Hi there again Sounderhd,   Would you by any chance be able to audition them first. Here is the shure folded:   http://www.hifiheadphones.co.uk/images/catalog/shure-srh840-folded.jpg   Also check the review out in headfonia: http://www.headfonia.com/shure-srh-840-out-of-the-box/...

Hi Zorin,   Your choice seems interesting and ideal. However, I am a bit worried about the portability issue, Ad900x is no where near a portable headphone whereas the shure 840 are collaspable even though they are home/studio use. However, your choice would be the best in terms of sound I...

Hi Sounderhd,   For shure 840 it says it is 10ft but it is coiled. I'm not sure whether it means you can stretch it to become 10ft, or when its coiled it is 10ft. However, my friend owns the sony 7506 and when its coiled I think it was fine. Plus the 840's cable is detachable.  Shure does a...

Forgive me, I couldnt see the portability requirement at first. Monitoring headphones are very good for the price and uses full size drivers, they have very clear sound, with balanced bass just about enough and are neutral. Because of this monitoring headphones are normaly for at home use...

I own currently the cd900st and I believe they are less than 250. They are very good for the price, it's the Japanese standard monitoring headphone. It is very clear with very large soundstage with good emphasis in the mids for vocals. The only problem though is its kind of on ear as the pads...

Hi guys thanks for all your replies, I have ie7 sennheiser and I can handle the isolation ok, it has vents and I can just about handle it. It is alright in the train. How does the sonic performance of ex1000 fair against ie800?

Hi all,   How would you stack the ex1000 along with ckm1000 and ie800? There is quite a bit of price difference but which has the best sound. I know the ex1000 uses a 99.9... 7n silver cable and is interchangable which is useful if I want to pair it with my fostex hpp1 as dac along with...

Hi Ehr33   Thanks for your help, I will try doing what you have said. I think I am noticing the controlled bass already!