Looking forward to hearing about them. Not sure if I have enough time to audition them all.

  Lol. Did I mention how evil you guys are? Because right now you guys are sounding really evil... :p

  Sounds great. Looking forward to seeing you guys there tomorrow and getting your impressions of the gear as well.

  Would love to, but I can't. Am saving up my leaves as it is.   Saturday?

  Ha ha! Yes! MS is where I got poisoned. Calvin let me try the K10 demo set and the rest is history. I'm just waiting for my set to come in. Now the bigger question is do I keep the Chord Hugo, or sell it away for the AK120II. They have a balanced mode which sounds really interesting to me.

  Dayum, didn't know that they were open today. Would go down, but i've got work. Maybe after the new year.

  Lol. Yes. I can tell. The Shure 846 is very addictive. The K10 was by far the superior iem though. Unfortunately, I already spent my fair share on my other hobby before coming back to audio gear, so only one BF deal for me... For this year at least. Heh.   Yup. I'm based in Singapore too!

  Whoa man. I just saw your incoming IEM list. You went from the Shure 846 to 5 TOTL ciems almost overnight?!   I'm impressed man. Don't suppose you got any gear you'd like to sell? We can meet up locally and you can avoid the paypal and shipping charges.   Purely because i'm such a...

  I have the Hugo. It's eally transparent and detailed, and the soundstage is insane. But the bass is seriously lean. Not sure if that might be an issue when you're using the Triple 10 Pros.

Yes, I would like to know the answer to this as well. Am currently using the very first gen SR-71 and I just love its sound signature. Would like something similar to move up to. I got the Chord Hugo and was amazed at the extremely wide soundstaging, but couldn't really get over its neutral...

  Wow. How did you get it to last that long? Mine died on me after 3-4 years. Had to send them back for recabling a few times. Gave up after the 3rd time.   Haven't tried the N5 or N6. I did a a/b between the 8C and K10. Am going with the K10. Heh.   Am also busy trying to rip my old tunes...

  Wow. I last used my Shure E5C more than 10 years ago. Can't believe it's been that long since.   Which ciems are you going to be getting?     P.S.   Might be best to just wait till friday to find out. Things got mighty interesting here the last time this question was asked. 

Because it fits... Like a glove. *badumtish*

Yeah, you weren't kidding about the brief part. I was hoping for more of a direct comparison. Considering the price difference, I would like to know whether the quality difference is big enough to justify the significantly bigger price tag. It's about a thousand dollars more than the K10 which...

Omg. I can't wait to see one Prestige model in blue carbon glass. Will probably only be able to afford a regular Blue Carbon Glass faceplate though.

Because people tend to spend a lot more money than they expect to once they start browsing this here forum. There's always some new gadget or upgrade that will catch your eye. Hence, good luck to your wallet. Heh.   Anyway, I think what Johan was trying to say was that sound quality is rather...

Anyone? Alternatively, is there anywhere in japan that I can test the Noble audio K10 demo sets?

Wow. Thanks for pointing that one out for me Kunlun. I haven't even heard about them till now. Am currently reading up on the reviews about the Noble 10 and 8C.   It might be the last set of earphones I get. Might as well go big. Heh.

Woah. Those are just amazing. For some reason I find myself itching to collect them. Heh.

  Wow. Thanks for taking the time for this explanation. It makes things way clearer now. So basically anything that uses a Line Out already goes through it's internal DAC eh? Is that why most people just use an amp with their source?   What about the iRiver H120/140 with an optical line out...

  Haha! Agreed on the UI. I've been using the AK120 and the X5 and I still like Apple's UI the most. The attention to detail that they have is just amazing. (that and the fact that they've had years to brainwash/re-program me)   I'm quite curious though, if a DAC is connected to a player's...

I'm quite surprised no one has mentioned the ATH ANC9. They have better sound isolation as compared with the QC15 while providing better sound quality.

Yeah. I am currently looking out for the e-18 amp. Haven't been able to get my hands on one yet. Someone else in this forum recommended the upcoming ibasso dx90 though. Might be worth a look?

Hmm... Still waiting for the ibasso dx90 and the fiio x5 to be out before I decide. So far I managed to get my hands on the vmoda m100 and the tan m50x. Both sound amazing! The vmoda clearly has better sound quality, but it has this clamping effect that gives me a headache. Love the ath-m50x...

Hi,   I'm looking for a set of Closed headphones that would work well unamped. I might get an amp eventually, but for the next 1-2 years i'll be doing a lot of travelling, so an amp might be a little cumbersome. I've normally been used to using iems like Shures or Westones for their clarity...