I just ordered the Schiit Magni/Modi combo and I'm planning on dropping some more cash on a nice set of headphones to go with them. My current set up is on-board PC audio to a pair of SRH 840s. My understanding is that the 840s don't scale particularly well with and amp and I've wanted a nice...

Depending on where you are getting your music from you can have a lot of troubles with tags, just make sure everything is tagged properly. If you are having trouble with album art it might be a good idea to archive everything properly inside the music folder. I personally embed all my album art...

If you listen to dubstep then you can just torrent the music. There are tons of good vinyl rips floating around. also most dubstep labels release a web version of their music in addition to the vinyl so this should be a non-issue.

That's cheaper than the original turbines retail for! I don't know anything about J&R so I don't know if they are a reputable dealer, could be fakes. Is it online? can you post a link to it?

http://www.asus.com/Multimedia/Audio_Cards/Xonar_Essence_One/   Has anyone had the opportunity to take a look at or audition this bit of hardware?   I don't know too much about ASUS as far as sound quality goes, but if nothing else the DAC/AMP is pretty as all hell.   Post your thoughts!

Important question: Does the volume rocker become fwd/prev when the device is on hold? the only reason I'm hesitating about grabbing this immediately is because of the lack of tactile buttons, I don't want to pull the device out of my pocket when i want to skip a song.   I look forward to...

Quote: It pops out a bit, the same way my authentic turbines do. I also gave a little bite on the gold plate on the back of the IEM because supposedly they sue real gold. It bent when I bit it so I believe it's real gold rather than plastic.  I'm probably making a fuss for no reason....

So, I'm starting to wonder if my tribute IEMS are authentic... Does anyone have any info on how to spot a fake? They sound pretty good, but I know there are tons of fakes floating around so I'd love some peace of mind

Thanks for the impressions Zaroff! It gives a good sense of the player.   Coming from an NWZ-A808 this sounds fantastic. Right now the only thing holding me back is the capacity and the price of the player in Canada.   Does the player support on-the-go playlists like some of the other...

Quote: Please do! :D  

Just got my Miles Davis Tribute IEMs in the mail. I eagerly opened them and these are my initial impressions: the accesories are nice, with a wide selection of foam/gel/flanged/mushroom eartips and 3 cases. The cable seems of not-so-good quality and feels cheap compared to my older turbines...

Just ordered a pair from onecall.com. REALLY excited! I'll post my impressions here when I get them :)

Is onecall.com a reliable site to purchase from? I found the MDT IEMs on there for $250 new.   Tempted to pull the trigger on these... I have the Turbines and I love the sound, any improvement is bound to be fantastic.

I have a set of turbines and I used them with a walkman (with LOD) and a headroom bithead. I notice a slight improvement, probably not worth the cost of the amp though.

Quote: This is of great interest to me as well...