I fell into some good funds and can finally afford a flagship. I want a flagship that connects to human soul and emotion. The kind that make you enjoy your music so much they make you cry or have goosebumps. I like to be surprised by dynamics in the midrange and highs, like Wilson audio...

I've been using Etymotic IEM's since highschool and was wondering if, in 2019, anyone has beat Etymotic at their own game? Dead flat, uncolored, neutral, relentlessly revealing, isolating monitors? Are my ER4SR outdated, in terms of clinical reference monitors?

I hear DAC technology has come a long way in the past few years and I'm looking to upgrade since I just sold my old one. Most of my headphones and speakers are reference monitor style sound. ER4, HE4xx, DT48, K701, etc.. After spending some time away from hi-fi, I grew an appreciation for a...

I've followed Bose products for the past 10-15 years and always enjoyed their sound signature for casual listening and convenience. Even remember being impressed with Bose sound as a child with totally virgin ears. As I got into this hobby I fell in love, got some serious equipment and found...

Aside from comfort, aesthetics, cost, amp, etc.., Which flagship -on average- would have the most appealing sound signature for your average Joe with tin ears and their 128kbps streaming Taylor Swift? Which model would be the safest bet? Can be older used or recent models...

I am buying a friend some balanced cables for his Denon 7200 headphones. He needs the length to be atleast 4ft, but not longer than 7ft. Wants a nice colored nylon type of cable. Something like this would be perfect, however the length is too long...

Looking for a pair of decent, basic Bluetooth IEM's for my girlfriend. She's not worried much about aesthetics, features, or battery life. She prefers a somewhat boosted type of sound signature. Something with a little extra bass and a forward type of sound while still being smooth. Any...

I have a buddy who is trying to get me to buy his turntable. Ive never owned one before and am a total noob when it comes to vinyl. I have heard some high end stuff at meets and always liked the smooth sound, so have been curious. Here is what he is trying to sell me: Music Hall mmf-2.3le...

I think manufacturers and Head-fiers should recognize that the ever popular trend of trying to make headphones sound like speakers in a room is an exercise in futility and waste of your time. A lot of it comes down to the diffuse field vs. free field argument. To the unfamiliar audiophile...

Im not so active on these forums anymore. I try to focus on the music as opposed to the gear. I only buy gear when I have to. I recently lost my beloved Etymotic mk5 and need a replacement. So here it is, 2017. Lots of options nowadays. I can't keep up... I'm thinking about buying another pair...

I recently visited the Bose outlet store in Anthem, AZ for the purpose of listening to each model in the lineup. I really wanted to compare them all at once for the purpose of writing this Head-Fi review... I spent about 2 hours in the store, taking notes on each headphone. The staff was very...

Im looking for some budget (under $30) IEMs that sound similar to the Monoprice 9927, but with good isolation. Ive tried all kinds of tips, but I think their semi-open design is the limiting factor in isolation.    My favorite budget headphones so far are easily the Monoprice 8320 (9927). The...

Ive looked around the forum for reviews on these IEM's but didnt come up with much. I have found plenty of non-audiophile reviews around the web, but Im looking for a more detailed description of the sonic signature of these...   The design is fundamentally different from the Bose IE2. The...

Hi everyone, its been awhile since Ive been around here. I recently caught the Hi-Fi bug again and need to purchase a good budget dac/amp combo. Ideally, I would like to spend under $100 but am willing to go to $150 if its truly worth the price to performance. The only headphones I use are my...

Im wondering if theres any hidden gems out there, maybe units from China, that offer good performance for under $50?     What amps offer budget price but surprisingly good sound quality? 

What is it called when a headphone makes it easy to identify the actual pitch of each detail, as opposed to something with a million details with nothing in-between the start and stop of each one.     Am I making sense? Is there a term for this? As a musician, its important for me to hear...

I am using Coby CV 180 drivers inside toilet paper tubes to try to beat my laptop speakers performance. The tubes are taped together and are 64 cm long (same as bose wave radio waveguide). I have beat the performance of my laptop speakers in some respects. The tubes give them a suprising amount...

Hello all. Im recording some guitar riffs on my computer and need some advice. Im trying to emulate the guitar tone of Bloodbaths "Resurrection Through Carnage". The producer himself posted on a forum about how he achieved this tone:    "I used a Boss HM-2 into a Digitech GNX2 preamp. I used...

Today I wore my Ultimate Ears 200vi underneath my beyer DT48 sealed cans at 3AM this morning. The idea was to have as much isolation and the lowest noise floor possible. With the music off, I could hear my heart beat and my breathing, as well as creepy little sounds that I think are in my head...

 Im looking for the best value and honestly can't spend more than $80 on a pair of speakers. Their current setup is listening to the satellite tv music channels through cheap 7 year old LCD TV speakers that are -truly- awful sounding. So anything is an upgrade. He was going to upgrade the sound...

I need some cheap IEM's for work between $0 and $30 new. Main concerns are good isolation and a good midrange with accurate and detailed vocals, guitars, pianos, etc... I like bass but prefer it light with good extension. Treble I can sacrifice, whatever works. Soundstage and imaging does not...

Bose quietly released an update to the original OE about a week ago, promising more comfort and better sound quality.  They also offer them in white and an optional mic now.    The original OE got a bad name around here because of SQ so lets hope they worked hard to please us...

My friend has a 1989 Lincoln town car that has no CD player and stock speakers, and he wants to spend no more than $150 to upgrade. He is looking for a cd/amp receiver and a pair of good quality speakers. We are unsure if front or rear speakers are more important, but I would assume the fronts...

I have some local friends who say they are into audio and have "nice" setups at home or in their car. When I hear their systems Im usually very unimpressed. They always have way too much EQ and sound effects. Its like they can't hear all the distortion they are making. And the speaker placements...

It is almost universally accepted that Toyota makes the highest quality and most reliable cars out there. Everyone and their uncle now owns a Toyota.    I have many friends who drive older Toyotas that have been very trouble free and still run great after many years. They speak very highly...