Hey guys and gals!   I am due to receive my brand new Senns HD598 tomorrow morning, along with an iPod Video 5.5.   Has anyone ever tried those in a combo, without a portable amp/dac?    I'd also love some suggestions on a portable amp or amp/dac that's a proven great pair with those...

Hey there, guys and gals.   I just bought an iPod Video 5.5 and stumbled upon a couple of forum topics online, which were discussing at length something called "Rockboxing".   I did some research myself, however, I'd really like some synthesized input from you guys on what exactly the...

Geez. You're absolutely right, I totally forgot about that, my bad. Closed ones should be even easier to fit into his budget. Can't recommend anything off the top of my head, but good luck with the audiophile hunt!

I'd highly recommend throwing in another 80 bucks and grabbing a pair of Sennheiser HD650 from Amazon. In fact, I bet you can get them cheaper if you take a good look around the web. I've owned a pair quite some time ago and I used to absolutely love them. It won't be a choice you're gonna...

Apologies for reviving such an old thread, but I was searching for "bass" as a search term in the topic names. Stumbling upon this one, I had no choice but to comment, since I am a huge hardstyle fan, and the style itself is renowned for having a very tasty, tight, pumping bassline:    ...

Boy, I'm an idiot. You guys are right, for some reason I've always thought Toxic are situated in the US. And yeah, VAT is a pretty substantial factor when ordering from outside the EU. Plus you get to wait more on the delivery, so the fact they're based in the UK helps a lot.   Are their...

Is this your own setup? If so, care to elaborate a bit on the major differences between the two?

Thank you, I'm gonna check it out. And yes, I am currently only using digital sources, plus I realize that, for its price, it ain't gonna be exactly top tier, but if it does perform better than the original One, and provides an improved level of musicality, I'm gonna be thrilled.

I actually had the chance to try out a pair of LCD-3s at a friend's place, and it sounded amazing. Can't recall the amp brand that he was using to power them at the moment, but the soundstage was really detailed.   Granted, they are nowhere near as comfy as the HD800s, but they make up in...

Thumbs up for foobar. I used to be a fan of Winamp too back in the day, but once I got my first Xonar card, I switched to foobar and I've been loving it ever since. Main reason for the switch was the rather clumsy and inefficient ASIO plugin for Winamp that I was using. Unfortunately, there was...

All-time sworn fan of the MK series here. **** all that other anime ********.   MK9 was a real return to the roots and an absolute resurrection for the series. Especially since it came out right after the absolutely abysmal MK vs DC. I mean, really? REALLY? Whoever authorized that pile of junk...

Really interested in this one. I've only owned the original Essence One, but all the reviews I've read on the Muses edition really hyped me up.   Anyone here having owned both the original and the Muses ones, so they can comment on the Muses synergy with, say, the HD800s, and how much of an...

Well, I can highly recommend this guy:     Don't know if that happens to be your cup of tea, but everything he's done so far is an absolute gem music-wise. It's so great that he hasn't been signed yet, because he now has complete control over the creation process and it pays off huge time.

I know this is probably gonna sound like a lame question, but how would you describe the main sound signature differences between the HD800 and the Orpheus? I do understand they are both in leagues of their own, but I'm still curious.   I bet it's harder to find an Orpheus to try out in Europe...

Have only had the chance to test out my Sennheiser HD800s with the Asus Essence One USB DAC that I own, but I can attest that the sound seems amazingly detailed and the clarity is second to none. Mids are very well defined, soundstage is big and airy, and the bass, which is widely acclaimed to...