I've got a pair of Anandas as an upgrade from my OG HE-400 (which sadly broke its headband, now hanging on with some superglue), and my current amp/DAC combo is a Fiio E17. Is there anything I can get for around $200-$400 that would be a significant upgrade from the E17? Currently, I'm...

Hi everyone! My OG HiFiMan HE-400's that I've had for like 9 years finally gave up on me. I took them off a bit too quickly and the headband broke, sadly. I tried to get a replacement in the hybrid headband from HiFiMan only to find out it wasn't compatible when I tried to install it. In doing...

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My dad is looking for a 5.1 home theater system with this criteria:     -Budget: $2000 max   -Music preference: Pop, rock, international, dance   -Home theater speaker system   -Source files: MP3s and CDs   -iPod dock connection interface   -HDMI interface  ...

I am planning on purchasing the HE-400 headphones and pairing them with a Fiio E17, and I am wondering, how forgiving are they of low bitrate mp3s? I currently am using 256 kbps mp3s on my PC and ipod, and am considering ripping my audio CDs to ALAC (Apple lossless), but if there really is not...

I am planning on purchasing the HiFiMAN HE-400 and pairing it with the Fiio E17 to be used on my PC and various Apple idevices, and I am wondering if I can use it as a DAC on my PC, while simultaneously using it as an amp on said PC. Any help and information would be much appreciated, thanks!

   I just joined Head-Fi, having been a lurker for the past few months, and am looking to buy my first set of "audiophile/good" headphones. My budget is around $250-300 or less. I am going to be using an iphone 3GS and an iPod touch 3rd gen with the standard iTunes mp3 files. I generally listen...