Isn't a E7 basically an external sound card? It better sound better than let say the onboard audio or the product is useless. And you have mentioned you are using 15%-20% volume range. You do have a volume problem and most people don't recognize this as a problem. If your software volume is not...

Talking about brick and mortar stores, have you tried any Best Buy Magnolias? They may have higher end Sennheisers and AKGs available for auditioning.

The textile on the ear pads are sometimes referred to as velour, may help you search English-based retailers better. The clicking sound might be a piece of hair stuck against the diaphragm. I notice you don't have the fuzzy pads over the drivers.... I don't know if DT-831 ever had them. Be...

Consider yourself lucky if your encounters with Beats are far and few. I see them in the train, on the bus, on the street, at work.... They also sound weird. One coworker lend me his for awhile. The sound signature totally panders to a specific audience. It made all my lossless music sound like...

I assume the wiggling is normal. Mine feels cheap, but I guess it cuts down cost of manufacturing. Putting the whole thing back together is not as simple as one would think it would be. The chunk of metal in the headband is not polished and feels rusty. After opening the headband, I feel...

In my experience, BA IEMs don't burn in, they burn the user with their sonic blasts. :) If you decide to try to burn in your IEMs, I suggest be careful and not blow them out. SE535 should be relatively resilient, although some claim they are very sensitive. My suggestion is to listen to them...

I think you have the right be really angry now, blow a tantrum, lose several days of sleep, and not feel silly about it later. :p I hate to see what would you do if you have buyers remorse after the vacation.

Another thing about ear plugs - figure out your uses. Do you need to talk to people in a noisy environment? Is the noise constant? Do you want ear muffs versus ear plugs? Do your coworkers have suggestions? etc... Some fancier plugs may be super niche - like the ones that attenuate more as the...

I cranked my buffer to 4096 kB (4MB). I use ALAC, so its like typically a good chunk of a song. To do this: Preferences-> Advanced-> Playback-> Full file buffering up to (kb) I do this in hopes of reducing hard drive activity. I am not sure if it really does anything as foobar2000 documentation...

This is why I still have a PC desktop at home, using foobar2000 and media player classic home. I use iTunes to sync my phone and buy apps. IMO, iTunes is also an embarrassment to a company that excels and demonstrates over and over again they can create excellent user experiences. It needs to...

The fact that you already thought of getting amp pretty much says you want one. Your ety's are telling you how badly you want that amp. Go get an amp unless you enjoy torturing your ears with that really thin sound from your iPad. I actually don't know how ER-4S and an iPad sound. My iPhone 3GS...

Most sources can drive most headphones to deafening levels, but the quality is usually mediocre or bad. A good amp can supply the necessary power to drive the headphone towards their potential. This usually means better clarity and improved extensions in the treble and bass. The changes people...

Better off buying them from a reputable dealer. Westone will probably only guarantee the product from an authorized dealer and you can go to Westone's site to find one. Its easiest to deal with an authorized online dealer.

The PT was probably a quick gain for creating a new SKU with a higher price, enticing retailers to carry a higher margin product. I bought the PT at the time because I had a hunch they were sweeping and binning the drivers to increase yield rate and try to keep the ER-4P prices down, a common...

If you are looking for balance, I don't see how you can go wrong with ATH-CK10 besides the fact that finding repair service for it might be harder than let say the Senn IE8. Also, you may want to investigate the earsonic SM3 and pay up more money for performance. Since you snap a lot of cables...