The XM3 also has a "narrower" headband than the XM2, but the thickness and firmness of the XM3 cushion, plus the lighter weight of the XM3 makes it more comfortable for me than the XM2. It's actually a very big difference for me. Eg I can wear the XM3 many more hours than the XM2. Looking at...

Can anyone give some feedback on the comfort (especially how heavily it presses against the top of the head and the amount of head clamp) versus each generation of the WH-1000XM? I have the WH-1000XM2 and WH-1000XM3 and the XM2 feels really heavy on the top of the head, probably because the...

m001: did you manage to kernel streaming working with the USB Box? The included ASIO streaming drivers doesn't seem to output any sound for me. Edit: Turns out that I had to reboot in order to get ASIO working in my case. After that the included ASIO drivers worked fine. The CD includes...

Quote: Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict I have had a crinkly noise if I try to insert these in too far with the stock tips, and had the same crinkly noise with the Senn CX300 that I gave away a while back. The Denon and some Sony silicone tips will fit these, and they don't crinkle...

Got mine today. Paid the night of Dec 11th. Shipped Dec 12th (Friday) via 2 day shipping to Canada. Arrived early Dec 16th - so if you count only weekdays it delivered within 2 days of being shipped out .

If using a source that has some volume control is that a valid alternative to attenuators? For instance a PC as a source (whether through DAC or just out of a soundcard) could have very low output volumes. Have you found that you can just turn the output very low on the source or does that...

Quote: Originally Posted by tonnnystarks I've read throughout this thread and many said these phones are supposed to have a nice kick in terms of bass. The bass is there, but it is not as big I expected. I have a good seal with the stock silicon ear tips... I know that the...

I found the Grados to be uncomfortable after relatively short listening periods. They sound great to me but the other problem is they leak like nothing you can believe. At modest listening level you can hear EXACTLY what a person is listening to from as far as 3-5feet away. That may not matter...

Thanks for all the suggestions, sounds like a low gain amp is one of the best ways to sidestep this issue, that or going the route of a DIY amp or commercial amp that uses a high quality pot. I was considering getting an attenuator for the headphone out, wasn't sure if that would add any...

Hi everyone, A newbie head-fier here. I recently went to demo some headphones at a dealer, and they ran things through 3 different very budget headphone amps, mostly 2 different Project Head Box Mk II's and a small little Creek headphone amp. All three amps seemed to exhibit a strange thing...

Just wanted to add my modest impressions regarding these phones. My left ear is really tricky to fit IEMs it seems, so I can't get the NE-7M to fit right, but out of box impression is that the bass is quite warm and strong, not as strong as the X10 which I also have atm. Actually HeadphoneAddict...