My initial feeling is that listening to your favourite music at sufficient volume for long enough will lead to enough deterioration in hearing that much of the differences discussed in this thread may become moot. Just during my recent forays I have learned a few things... 1. I love the SE535s...

I started using the elephantcandy EQu app on my iPhone with SE535s and triple.fi 10s and find the sound quite acceptable. Is there really a profound difference in the DAC quality? I will try a Total Bithead DAC/amp, soon, so I was wondering how 'poor' the iPhone onboard components really are...

I read all contributions with great interest as they mirror some recent experience I had. for long I have been content with iPod outputs, albeit soon ditched the stock phones to be replaced with Sony MDR-EX81LP type phones. bose triports joined the fold and quiet comfort 3. Music whenever and...