Just got the 595's today, and they are much better than the Grado SR60's.  The Grados were so harsh on the high range, my ears would always cringe, but the 595's are much more forgiving.  Sounds more neutral overall.

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AMP3 9 Cowon 26 HEAL (Great battery life and sound quality) HiFiMAN 0 KILL (way too expensive) iRiver 13 Kenwood 7 Meizu 19 Rio 19 Samsung 17 Sandisk (Sansa) 20 Sony 11 Toshiba 18

If it has the "greatest" sound quality, I don't care if it looks like a piece of shat.

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The AMP3 is over $400.

Quote: Besides, you've never tried it, so how would you even know? It's my current DAP Also, saying "it can be a nuisance" is not a blanket statement

Quote: Originally Posted by nywytboy68 And,........... And, it can be a nuisance to deal with.

Quote: Originally Posted by pyrokid really? I can still do basics without looking just fine using screens. (skip, back, pause, play) It's still not nearly as easy, since you can't feel virtual buttons.

Oh, lol no, it's a bitch to use without looking at it. Apparently though if you put it in lock mode, you can switch between songs with the volume buttons. I haven't tried it, though.

The Cowon D2+ is a fine choice. You should be able to get an 8GB for under $150 CAD And there are various other HDD-based mp3 players that have a lot more space and fully support rockbox, which can play FLAC, if you're interested in that.

I don't get what that means

No, not yet. Apparently the 6G is made of entirely different hardware, and the firmware is encrypted, so it will be a while before rockbox can be implemented fully on it.

This works for me, but there are other spikes higher in the frequency range and of course I can't get those.

I wouldn't get either for portable. I just got the SR60's and unless I use Electri-Q in Foobar, the highs are too high for my ears to bear.

You may want to remove the moves made by the previous poster

Since you decided to get the S9, I would choose Ogg Vorbis -q6. This can save space, as Vorbis generally achieves transparency at lower bitrates than LAME.

AMP3 10 Apple 9 Archos 10 B&O 10 Cowon 13 HEAL Creative 7 HURT HiFiMAN 10 iRiver 11 Kenwood 10 Meizu 11 Microsoft 9 Rio 11 Samsung 10 Sandisk (Sansa) 10 Sony 9 Toshiba 10 Trekstor 10

How much space do you need? The Cowon D2+ 16GB is priced at $150, and you can get a 32GB SDHC card for $100, which creates a total of 48GB of space. If you have all lossless files, converting them to Ogg Vorbis will save you space, compared to MP3. Are you willing to use the iPod? because...

This is great. I just got my Grado SR60i's and there is a nasty peak at around 2.2KHz. I lowered it by 9dB and tried out a song, and it's much more pleasurable to listen to. edit: how do you change the peak type?

Do the SR60's sound change dramatically with an amp?

Ok, the person who previously offered to pay for part of the cost of the headphones decided he couldn't pay his part, so I had to use only the money I had, which was $60. I decided to get the SR60's for $50 as my beginner headphones. I guess I wouldn't have benefited from this thread anyway...

And how will I know if my Cowon D2 will give enough power to the headphones? Do the ohms determine that?

I will assume right now that I want neutral sounding headphones (not too much emphasis in any frequency range), or ones with very little colouring. Are AKG's good for that?

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