I chose B, but the recording isn't of the right quality to really be able to hear a difference. If you did this on purpose to reflect more mainstream music tastes, I completely understand, but I would have chosen a good classical or jazz album for a test comparing lossless and lossy. This song...

Quote:   Thanks!

I've been experimenting with manual mode iso and white balance on my Canon PowerShot SX210 IS. Let me know what you think of the pictures .   Rockboxed iPod Classic 7th Generation > OFC 24 AWG LOD by Chris_Himself & Ted > ALO The National > DT 1350.   I have to say that I was actually...

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I've been looking at interfaced like the Steinberg 24/192 2-In/2-Out USB 2.0 Audio Interface, but I'm not sure how good the DAC and headphone amp in it is. It seems like professional equipment focuses more on the mains out than headphone out for monitoring. I'm looking for balanced mains out...

After many attempts of the exact same entries, I finally got an error explaining that my "About Me" can't exceed 100 characters. After shortening my "About Me", I was able to save without a problem.   I've been using Google Chrome 26.0.1410.4 m and Internet Explorer 10.0.9200.16521 on...

I've also been having problems updating my profile, but I'm no where near the character limit. I've tried updating my profile in both Chrome and Internet Explorer and no matter what I do, after I hit save I can wait hours and I still get the "Please wait..." message and nothing happens. All I...

I am just going to ask this question here because I am kind of lost. I have ALO's The National paired with my iPod Classic and I have been comparing the DT 1356 and HD25-1 II. I listen to almost exclusively jazz and classical and the DT 1350 seems to be better for these genres. I've read that...

Quote: I was interested in that amp as well, but I like the price of The National, and I wanted the sound signature people have been describing it as having.     I guess that's kind of also like me. I do like jazz and classical, but more than anything, the sound technicians...

Quote:   Sounds like an awesome setup! I'm now looking for on-ear or more portable over-ear headphones, and not IEMs.

I just realized how out of date this thread is which is funny since it's my own.   Portable: iPod Classic > Custom 24AWG OFC Chris_Himself/Ted LOD > ALO The National > ATH-M35 (almost exclusively) or R-50.   I love this setup with the ATH-M35, but I need to upgrade my headphones and I'll...

Quote:   I only get hiss with my low impedance R-50 IEMs and at normal levels 3-4 on low gain on the E11.

I received "The National" today. I'll post a better and more detailed update in the next few days. So far, I've noticed the highs aren't deafening anymore on the R-50. The ATH-M35 seems to have a better soundstage and possibly better mids.

Quote: I don't know if it'll be a big upgrade, but I like them.

If you can't get the ATH-M50 on sale, the ATH-M30/ATH-M35 are great and will probably benefit nicely from the e6. My ATH-M35 amped with E11 vs. unamped is what I would consider a night and day difference.