Hello, I recently purchased some of these cubic zirconia earphones and so far have not been disappointed. Only problem is that I was planning to spend about $20-50 and ended up going up to $109, haha. But I believe i made the right choice since I'm enjoying them so much. Everything everyone said...

Alright, well, I've looked around for a while and it looks like I'm down to about 4 headphones. The Nuforce-Ne6, the Maximo IE-590's, the Soundmagic pl30's, or the the Thinksound Rain. None of these are sold locally, so I can't really try them out without a big hassle, so if you all can give me...

Quote: Originally Posted by ljokerl Please don't recommend gear you haven't heard. It's useful to noone and sometimes misleading. http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f11/st...arning-270280/ @OP: I would look at the Nuforce NE-6, Maximo iM-590, and Meelec M6. It's hard to recommend an...

Good day, head-fiers! Here I am again after buying my first higher-end headphones, because I realized that I can't really take some full-sized studio monitor headphones outside, haha. So this time I'm looking to get some IEM's for everything I won't use my full sized headphones for. And...

Hello everyone, sorry for just disappearing for a couple weeks. My computer started having problems and just wouldn't stay on, so I haven't really had a chance to respond to anything anyone has said. It seems to be working now, for the most part, and a lot has happened since then. Biggest...

Quote: Originally Posted by SillyHoney I had the Shure SRH440 and Sennheiser HD555. Both are very nice for around 75 bucks. I prefer the HD555 due to its opened back (better soundstage). The Shure has a lot more powerful bass (which I don't like) and somewhat harsh upper mid and lower...

Quote: Originally Posted by Olimoronio lol my avatar. I made this account for longtime internet friend of mine. He asked me about budget headphones because he knows that I'm into audio. I told him that I didn't know all that much about newer phones on the market and to ask the guys...

Quote: Originally Posted by Olimoronio I really don't like the Shure's for various reasons but one thing they are not is power hungry. The only difference powering these straight from my computer, from my my Musiland Monitor 02 and from my trusty old Akai AM-52 integrated amp was in the...

Quote: Originally Posted by iHelp The SRH440 is ~$88 on Amazon. It also has many more features than the CAL! as well. Yeah, had the amazon link in my original post. But I think if I wanna get that I might as well go with the 840 (Since most people seem to get the 840's pads...

Quote: Originally Posted by Napilopez lol the CAL would definitely be more portable friendly. Though I'm insane and walked aorund the streets of NY with the head-width-doubling RX700(I suspect should you get them they'll be a good deal bigger than you anticipated), having a portable is...

Quote: Originally Posted by Napilopez People seem to shy away from the CALs because of their name. A shame really, if the accounts of them being almost the same as the D1001 are true. Heck, I've heard people saying they prefer the CAL to the D1001. I did a lot of searching for them...

Quote: Originally Posted by baka1969 The Denon 1001 is a good choice. But quite a little out of my price range, so it seems.

Wow, thanks for that big and insightful post, Napilopez. Only real problem is it just makes all this harder! Haha, I will have to think about what you said, it sounds like it's a good idea. Just wish I could go somewhere to try them all out, you know? =( Ah, the frustrations of shopping...

Hm, really? $130? I'll have to think about that, but.. I heard that the SRH-840 requires an amp to really be better than the 440's, and in certain cases some have said that their portable player couldn't power the 840 making it sound worse than the 440.

Hey all, I signed up for head-fi yesterday but didn't get the authorization all done until just today, so now I'm making a topic. Before we get started I should state my maximum budget is about $100. I've been wanting some over-the-head headphones, or "cans" as I see a lot of people calling...