Introduction Late last year I decided I needed to have a clear out and sold a number of items allowing me to put aside some funds to replace my Audio Technica ATH-ESW10 Japan closed-back headphones. I had the hinges on these replaced three times and when the hinges began cracking again, I was...

I am still trying to convince myself that an amp will improve my listening experience with my ESW10 headphones but feedback has generally indicated only a small improvement. Alternatively I can focus on my ER4P IEMs: get a class D ultra portable amp, get custom moulds and 'S' them. Two...

I have a pair of ESW10 headphones and was looking at whether any further improvements could be made to these already fantastic headphones for my basic mobile setup (currently iPhone and ESW10). Reading through the various threads the view on sinking $350-$475 dollars into a portable amp e.g...

After a lot of researching and reading of threads for a portable over the ear sealed pair of headphones that will best suit my needs I have decided on the ESW10 or ESW9 *if* I can get these cheap enough and they are not fakes vs. the ESW10. Either way these headphones do not appear to be...

I was hoping I might be able to get some advice on a decent headphone setup for... my iPod. OK, so the source isn't reference quality but I carry all my music around with me which I mostly listen to at work to close myself off and focus. Most of the time I will listen to Modern Lounge which...