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I have played around with a bunch headphones for exercise. First I tried the etymotics hf3s. They sort of advertised them for working out an they touted their Kevlar cover. But I went through a few replacement sets because of sweat breaking the microphone. Also bone conduction is a big issue so...

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You've probably already seen my opinion on this issue, but I did not like the mikros. I currently use two pairs of iem, the ety hf3s and the sennheiser cx680i. The sennheiser's I use for working out. They sound much better than the mikros in my opinion and they are half the price. The bass is a...

Hi Alex, my wife is from Vilnius so I will respond. Don't listen to loud music on headphones. You love music so why would you want to go deaf? It's very easy to damage your hearing. I have the 250 ohm 880s. At work, I listen with my iPad. They are loud enough for me and the sound quality is...

Hmm.  So, why at the same volume level does a lower power amp sound less "full" with the same speakers. A few examples come to mind.  I can turn up my car stereo to nearly painful levels (in the treble frequencies) but the overall sound is pretty thin.  I add an amplifier to that and at lower...

Nice post. Tube amplifiers I think behave differently though I don't know about how that works in headphone amps. I know with many tube guitar amps to get the best sound quality, you have to turn the gain all the way up. They even make limiters so you can do this at lower volumes. Of course...

I agree. At home i use a firepod (it's for recording but it has a strong headphone amplifier) and a denon receiver which also has a strong headphone amp. The headphones sound better with those but they still sound good on the smaller stuff.

I have the 880 250 ohm premiums and the FILO e7. On the iPhone and iPad, the max volume is bordering on sufficient for extended. Listening. The FILO e 7 is slightly louder. This is looked up the l9 or whatever that connects to charge output on the iPhone/iPad. The sound may be better wit the...

Obviously, by the way, this is my opinion and my impression of the situation and the folks involved.

I agree.  I understand their stance as well.  But, they should have told me verbally before the sale was finalized and they should have a consistent policy between their receipt and their posted policy on their wall for returns.  Further, the "manager's whim" thing shouldn't be legal, in my...

Hmm. Bowers and Wilkins P5. I listened to a few jazz numbers at the store I bought them from and thought they sounded pretty good. Got them home and tried a few other genres and in direct comparison to my Beyerdynamic DT880s and was very disappointed (over emphasis in mid-bass frequencies...

I never pirate anything. People deserve to be paid for their work.

That sounds cool to me, thanks! I will try that.

They are over the ear headphones, not underwear. Plus they had a 15 percent restocking fee, which I was willing to pay, but that option, which was not explained prior to purchase was apparently only valid for unopened headphones. Of course, a 15 percent restocking fee for an unopened box is...

Hi all.  I am relatively new to this forum, so I apologize if this is not appropriate.  I purchased a pair of Bowers and Wilkins P5s yesterday for portable use.  However, after I got them home and compared them to my non-portable Beyerdynamic dt880s, I really did not enjoy the sound so much (too...