hi all hope you can advise. has anyone used custom made half shells on their Flare R2's? I wanted to know if it affected the sound or not. I had custom tips on my etymotics and much preferred them to comply tips.   was thinking of getting some 'Snugs' half shells on the Flares.   all...

read the reviews of the headphones. Very impressive. Can't seem to see anyone selling the Sony MDR7520 in uk, I like the look of the NAD HP50 

ok. thank you. Am reading up on the headphones now.  Hopefully someone else will come along and advise re the player.

thank you. I will check them out. What do you think of the fiio x3? Is it in the same league as the ibasso? 

Oh, and should have said headphones need to be closed back so as not to annoy the family or passengers when commuting

Thanks for replying. Budget very flexible - i am willing to spend as much as i need to. Happy to replace all equipment if necessary and start again. Music is apple lossless, but also stored on my pc as flac files and can convert them to any format recommended. My tracks for elvis are mainly...

Currently using an ipod classic with etymotic er4 or ATH M40's. I find it sounds good with modern music but my Sinatra, matt munro and elvis stuff sounds a bit constrained. The same stuff played through my hifi sounds amazing. So, what combination should i try ? Can a portable set up ever...

will there be an audio mart as suggested earlier? I hope so