Good luck to everyone and myself :)

I have heard the infamous HE-1000 (both V1 and V2) and I really love the lovely timbre and ambience of the sounds produced by these 2 headphones. I can't wait to see what the SUSVARA will bring to the table, and possibly bring my head-fi game to a new level.

I'll try my K712s with songs from different artists. Thanks a lot for your insightful explanation :)

And one thing you pointed out that, I recall that the problem I'm experiencing is mainly from Muse's songs

Oh you mean this is the problem of Muse's recording process? What do you mean by 'There are no dynamics whatsoever as everything's severely brick walled to the point of clipping?'

I do find it in other songs, but in different forms: For example, for Muse's Butterflies and Hurricanes, during one particular part of the song (A piano solo), the left ear cup will produce some distorted noise. For Stockholm Syndrome from the same band, during the bridge from the verse to the...

I re-ripped my CD in the format of Apple Lossless with Error Correction. No luck :( It's still here. An additional information is that the distortion pattern is almost the same every time.

Thank you sir, I've tried to listen to a HD Youtube Version of the said song, and the problem become non-existent. Normally I listen to ripped Apple Lossless.

Other than these cups, I only own Apple's In-ear earbuds (Meh), and they don't have any problem using the said setup. And for others songs, this phenomenon is generally non-existence. If it does exist, it's much much much much more minor and doesn't affect my listening experience. Maybe the...

Hello guys :) I would like to ask a question that bothers me a bit. I purchased a pair of K712 a month ago, and a Onkyo HA-200 (DAC/AMP) with it. As I'm new to this field, my current setup is either MacBook Pro (USB Output) -> HA-200 -> K712 or iPod Classic (30-Pin Output) -> HA-200 -> K712...