I originally purchased two pairs of ER6i for my gf and myself for use using our iPOD and other portable audio devices. When I first tried the 6i on, the balance didn't sound right. I later figured that I need to really stick them 'in' to get the proper balance. They sounded ok, a tad thin and...

I live in hong kong. Very interested in getting myself a 'Christmas Present'. Does anyone know where I could get the Qualia 010 in HK or from a reliable mail order website? ws

I am trying to decide between the ER4s and ER4p. I have a very proper headphone setup (Linn CD12 -> RudiStor 5cvi -> HD650), and am looking for a pair that is more portable. Problem is, since it's portable, I may no necessarily be using it with the headphone amp. So the portable is primarily...

As this is the title of this particular forum, I really want to ask the following. I do not use the computer's sound card as a DAC, I hook it up to an external DAC, so all I need the computer to do is the SPIDF out. Now, are there differences between say the motherboard's SPIDF out? or the...

I am building a silent PC and will be using my Audio Note DAC5 Signature as DAC. I just need a good digital signal, don't mind the internal DAC capability. But I read that even for digital out, sound cards performance vary. Can someone recommend me a sound card with good digital out? AES or RCA...

Thanks for everyone who responded to my post a little while ago, I decided to get the Rudi Stor RP5cav. It just arrived two days ago. I only have an old headphone to try right now, but my HD650 will be arriving soon. The RP5cav is very well built (despite a scratch in the back plate), and Rudi...

I am new to this forum. I have been lurking around for a few days and have learned alot from all that everyone has written. In fact, I am new to the whole headphone topic. I have spent all my resources in the past in building up my hi-fi system, which now cosists of Linn CD12, Linn Unidisk 1.1...