Quote: Originally Posted by Sinocelt My experience is, if anything, opposite to yours, though: they say of the ADDIEM that they have a strong bass response, but some might find it a bit too strong. I don't consider myself a bass-head (I love my Etys!) and don't think the ADDIEM...

Quote: Originally Posted by charlie0904 one thing i believe is "SQ is judged by individuals, not data/research." if you heard what you like, that will be your standard. your "perfect sound" would be the sound "tweak" by you and no one else. IMO I agree. You can't objectively...

Yup. My mistake. They're 32Ω.

I just ran the 600Ω and 32Ω versions through our tests. The result: they're about the same, really. Both had very low distortion levels and even tracking. They both had a strong, but not boomy bass that tapered off slightly towards the middle frequencies. This diminishing trend continued...

The amp in our testing setup is a Crown D-45, which is hooked up to a Head and Torso Simulator. This is the main amp that we have in the office, and since we spent all our money on the HATS, I don't think we'll be able to get a second amp. We have a bunch of media players lying around, because a...

Since I review headphones for the internet, Beyerdynamic just sent me a gigantic box of their new DT series. In this box are the 32, 250, and 600Ω versions of the DT 990s. Now, I didn't necessarily ask for all these headphones, and will probably only review the 600Ω version, but I feel like I...

I put a pair of Denon AH-C351s through the wash once. The audio quality was the same once they came out, but the cord had shriveled up a bit and was all wrinkled. The wrinkled cord annoyed me just as much as damaged audio quality would've.

Two things to keep in mind when looking for durable IEMs: the plug style and the plug's cord guard. I've known a bunch of people who've broken their IEMs within a month, and all of them had headphones with straight plugs (as opposed to those with a 90-degree bend in them) and bad cord guards...

The Beats, for their flaws, have good detailing. Some friends who aren't into headphones tried them on and thought they were amazing. They have pretty laughable noise cancellation -- not only does it create a good amount of noise on its own, but it's so weak it doesn't justify the...

I recently started wearing noise-cancellers on the train ride to and from work. One day, through my morning dose of ska, I distinctly heard "Intergalactic" by the Beastie Boys coming from a guy about six feet to my right (wearing stock iPod in-ears). If I could hear his music through my...

The Denon AH-C351s aren't bad for $50. The bass isn't overpowering, although the mids are a little weak. They also have pretty low distortion for IEMs. They're comfortable, and if you're looking to use them for working out, they have a really short cord to connect to an arm-mounted media player...

I actually write for that site. It sucks to hear you didn't like the review, but I'm honestly just happy to see people actually read our stuff. Quote: Originally Posted by trancenweather And did this test (Headphoneinfo.com) not burn in the Vibes? We do burn in the...

Most headphones have some sort of tracking issue, but it's usually frequency-dependent. For example, one ear bud/cup might be louder for bass, then the other is louder on the high end, etc. Typically the difference is only a few decibels, however, so it shouldn't be much of an issue. If your...

I'd say go with the AH-C551s or, if you want to save even more money, go with the AH-C351s. They're $50 on the nose and are really similar in terms of sound. If you like bass, and don't mind using a headset, the Vibe Duos are a good pick.

Are you listening to MP3s or lossless files on your iPod? If you have MP3s, spending more than $150 is kind of overkill since the performance would be wasted on compressed music. The ER-4P are good, but where are you guys finding pairs for $150 or less? Etymotic's 6isolators have a similarly...