Hey all, So I had an old iPod with no charger or ear buds laying around for a few years and during the big cleaning recently I decided to get it working again with a new charger and pair of ear buds. Anyway the ear buds showed up today. This is them...

I'm looking for a replacement set of ear pads for my Q701 'reference headphones' The ones I have are getting really worn and uncomfortable and I don't want some cheap after-market knockoff. Hoping to get linked to as close to the genuine original ear pads as possible to grab myself a pair of...

Thanks, I appreciate the honesty. I had a chance to cancel the order and get the Magni 3 instead.. but after thinking on it some and talking here about it, I told them just let the order through from the Vali 2. Not to mention the Magni 3 is on backorder until may 11th, where us the Vali and...

Yeah, you're right. EQ can be a hassle to set up correctly, but once you do it, you're golden. So you're saying that basically you can't go wrong with either of the two for the Q701? Am I also understanding you right when it seems like you are saying the musical clarity, accuracy and detail...

Hmm okay so brightness accentuating highs. Couldn't you just reduce the dB of higher frequencies in an EQ to compensate that or are there bad side effects for doing something like that? Changes with age. Do you mean our human age or the product's age as signs of use? Less in-your-face treble...

You really made the Magni 3 sound like the better option, if too bright doesn't turn out to be a big deal.. yet you both think Vali 2 is the better choice first.

Hey Rhamnetin! It has been a while! I based most of my researches off our conversations in the past. I am concerned about the Vali 2 'sounding tubey' like I've heard in a few review articles. What exactly does tubey sound, sound like? Is it a distortion from clear detailed sound? Trying to get...

Now I'm thinking about the Vali 2 and Modi 2 Uber combo. Hmm.

The cans - Q701 by AKG Hey guys and gals. I've been looking into getting a better experience from my Q701. I've been using it straight for my PC usage for a while now, probably over two years. I think I'm ready to try a basic upgrade, but am skeptical about what would be needed to actually...

They are quite the space hoggers, those FLAC. I have to agree. Seems like legitimate marketing tactics on HD Tracks though, just my opinion. 'HQ' recordings sound better than CD album quality to me (an average consumer), and they're selling HD tracks just as their domain suggests. Their...

Ohh haha I feel silly now. They're conversions, not raw album MP3s! That makes much more sense. I wish every artist would do that (HQ conversion), or would it be too much for single CDs? I'm not sure if I'd spend the time converting from FLAC to MP3 personally. I guess so that I could only...

Ohh I see. I guess for some, especially in his situation that would seem like a scam. Can't blame him in that case. But it's true though.. FLAC to MP3 is like 24-bit uncompressed BMP to a scale 1-12 quality JPEG image.. Even with 12 (max) quality, the JPEG may look extremely convincing to the...

I just find it hard to believe that what he is saying about HD Tracks being a scam is true. I can clearly hear the more accurate quality going from MP3 to FLAC from an average album. Even using cheap earbuds with on-board audio. Is there some place that isn't a scam that sells 320 Kb/s MP3 files...

I listened to a bunch of songs back to back from two different official Muse albums now; Absolution and Origin of Symmetry. First from the CD, second from a FLAC file for each song. I can hear sounds (clarity) in the FLAC variants that I cannot hear in the MP3s on the CD. I'm confused, where do...

Fair enough haha, I am definitely excited about their arrival it should be by next Wednesday but could be tomorrow (today) if I'm lucky!! You're right about not knowing without first unlocking the potential/potency of the headphones, this is why I'm holding on to not committing to a verdict...