Agreed. The 565C are my favorite closed cans, period. I bought the 1065C and didn't sounds as good (stock) and were uncomfortable. I use an Atom to power them and it is more than enough on low gain! Note: Sometimes amps seem under powered when it is really the DAC that's not putting out a...

I've been really impressed with the Monoprice M565C. Better than the M1060C, which I found shouty and off. Great bass, realistic mids and highs. Can't find fault in them really except for soundstage maybe. Highest rated audiophile headphone on Wirecutter, have super long warranty, are very...

I can't hear distortion on either pair. I was referring to distortion tests I've seen on the web. I personally prefer the sound of the 400i, but enjoy both.

IDK, still pretty low distortion. Better than Senn HD600 for example.

Good point. I had to return two pairs before I got one with no issues. One was badly mismatched and the other had a buzz in one channel.

I've found these reveal recording flaws that other headphones smooth over. Vocals in the Fleetwood Mac song "Dreams" have tiny bit of distortion that is not hard to hear on the 400i but I have to strain to hear on my other headphones. I agree that the distortion might be more apparent because...

Line out on the Q to line in on the Atom. You have two line in types on the Atom.

Cables don't make a difference. If you want to buy my E5000 cables, PM me. I preferred the look and feel of the E4000 cables.

I got a $15 cable from Amazon for mine. There is no sound difference and it comes with remote!

Thanks. Yeah, I want to check those out too. They are just so big and ugly, lol.

What do you recommend that's a better closed can under $300?

Finally caved an bought them. I'm impressed. They blow away my other closed cans (ATH-M50X, Senn Momentum). They sound like a closed HE-400i, which I love. Better bass, maybe less delicate and airy, but very good overall. Similar boosted highs around 8-10k it sounds like.* *Edit: The boost...

I had the E4000, loved them and lost them. I bought the E3000 until I could afford the E5000, which I just got today. Here's the problem: I don't hear anything wrong with any of them! I love the sound of all of them. Can someone help me feel better for spending $300 for IEMs that sound...

If you tell us the model we might be able to help better. Usually only those headphones with removable cables AND with individual connections at each cup are able to be switched to balanced simply by buying a balanced cable. There are exceptions. Other configurations might need rewiring...