Yeah the shields are the black light cloth type thing  which i have removed now but still not much better. Dont get me wrong the bass is awesome but i need more than JUST bass to be satisfied.. its just a waste to not hear all the music  

Hey all just curious to find out peoples impressions of the current batch of Hippo VB's. Jaben Audio was sold out of these IEM's for months and a new batch has just come through. I purchased a set and have to say I am completely surprised by their lack of treble. It seems they roll off after the...

Well it seems I have narrowed down my choice to -   Ultrasone HFI 580 Ultrasone Pro 550 or 750 AT Pro700mkII   Hmm decisions, decisions.... will have to do alot more reading to compare them. Any thoughts between these guys?  

Thanx for all the replys guys much appreciated.. Unfortunatly there isnt any where in my country town (so called city) that sells any brands apart from senheiser, certainly not ultrasones or denon headphones. so ur opinions and these forums will be the basis for my decision So am I right in...

Thanx mate yeah forgot to mention that I dont have an amp and prob wont want to use one just because it will be an extra thing ill have to carry around and plug in. I be using the headphones whilst connected to ipod and on the go (around the house in the shed). Have heard good reports about the...

Hello Everyone,   This is my first post here at Headfi but have been reading these forums for a few months now. So glad there is a site like this one out there. What Iam looking for a set of quality headphones with excellent bass response, crisp and clean sound and a dynamic sound stage...