I got a pair of free Powerbeats last year and promptly replaced their terrible eartips with a leftover pair from my MEElectronics Sport Fi S6, which worked OK. However, this week one of the tips came off in transit and I can't find it anywhere. I ordered some Shure eartips to try and replace...

  The JBLs are magnetically shielded, fortunately :)   Thanks for the suggestion - do you have any recommendation for a unit that also has remote volume controls?

  It's pretty shocking, there isn't any sort of audio output on this model at all (model ln40e550f7fxza, if you want to stay clear of it...)    I could go out of the amp via the headphone jack on the receiver, but I guess it feels silly to be spending upwards of $400 to not be able to use the...

Hi everyone,   Spent the last several hours trying to figure out a solution to this problem, and it seems increasingly like there's no practical solution. Here it is:   I purchased some LSR308 speakers as a "gift" to my apartment, with the idea to connect them to our Samsung TV that has...

So is the reason some folks go for the USB upgrade simply so they can do 24/196?

Hi guys,   Hopefully someone can quickly answer this. I'm thinking of getting a Bifrost Uber as my first foray in the world of DACs and I'm not sure why the additional USB upgrade would be useful. I'm using a MacBook Pro, so I'm thinking I could just connect via the optical output in the...

Hey there,   Full story below, but if you want to just get to the point read the bolded sentence:   So for the past two years I've been using some Bose MediaMate speakers I serendipitously found in the back of a cabinet when I moved to Boston. Yeah, like the seriously ancient first...

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I've also looked into the Sennheiser MX and PMX series headphones, which seem like they might satisfy my requirements for comfort and stability but I'm wondering if anyone can attest to their sound quality?   

Hi guys,   I've gone through so many IEMs for the gym that I just can't really take it anymore. They generally either are always falling out or quickly fatigue my ears in the gym (normally turn them up to drown out noise of treadmill and what-not). Granted, my IEMs are not at all quality, I...

Logitech USB Desktop Microphone - microphone I mean unless youre recording music I really dont think you need to worry about a mic. Just get whatever usb mic from logitech or another reputable computer company for as cheap as possible.

I can't speak from personal experience, but I've heard the SRH840 runs well unamped. Unless you do some hardcore deal searching though, it might be tough to get them less than 199.99 outside of the USA, but it's worth a try! If you order them from headphone solutions you could also get the...

Quote: Originally Posted by koven ^ wow, even end of September would be horribly long but OCTOBER? that's ridiculous... Yeah.. luckily I have really nice speakers from Swan to listen to in the meantime... but when my roomies need quite time I have no choice but to listen to my...

Bahhh I decided this weekend I would buy these from NSL for their RIDICULOUS low price of 116.85$ but by the time I did it today it's backordered till the END of October. Oh well, I can wait I suppose... I can use the money I saved to maybe build the Starving Student amp ... I wantz...

Quote: Originally Posted by SashimiWu Thanks to everyone who posted in this thread. I have just bought a pair of Shure SRH840's on amazon for about $170 shipped and I hope that my first set of full size headphones will be amazing! Once again thanks for the input! Did you...

It's exciting to see a Muse following on HeadFi! I'm new so.. lol. Also for those who don't know in the USA, if you pre-order the deluxe edition from warner directly you get video downloads weekly until the release. Out of curiosity, what kind of cans do you guys prefer to use when...

Quote: Originally Posted by cswann1 The Hd600 is a damn good bargain at $200 (Hd580 is practically the same thing if you can find a pair and is even a better value if you get a good price...around $150). They do benefit from a good amp to drive them though. For $100 or less the best...

Quote: Originally Posted by hurryup It's great to see that $200 is your budget. I was swayed by all the "great" reviews on the AD700 and bought them. Honestly speaking, they are good (depending on your requirements), but not good enough (for a strict audiophile). You could get a used...

Quote: Originally Posted by cswann1 Yup, the Beyers can be eliminated and Grado's in your budget probably won't work either. Another option, and more economical, would be to get a pair of JVC RX900's. I can tell you from personal experience that they are extremely good for their...

Quote: Originally Posted by jawang They don't have weak mids/highs, they just aren't cans that are known for mids/highs. For the same money, you could get cans with better mids/highs, which is probably what you want for the genres you listed. Grados, on the other hand, are known for...

Quote: Originally Posted by jawang I would eliminate the dt770s. IMO, they're terrible with rock and classical; recessed mids (weak sounding guitars) and huge bass emphasis. I've only heard the "pro 80ohm" and "pro 250ohm" models though. Supposedly the consumer 250ohm and the 600ohm...

Hey guys, new to this but I think I've narrowed a selection down and I'm hoping some of you can help me settle. So brief overview. What I'm looking forIn the sound department I'm looking for decent soundstage. Smooth, deep bass, well defined mids and highs, great sound detail, accuracy...

Quote: Originally Posted by linuxworks the price has jumped a LOT lately. the d2000 denons were sitting at a bit over $200. now they're closer to the $300 range ;( and even stranger, the next model up (d5000) is going for low 400's. not a huge price diff, when before it was quite...

Quote: Originally Posted by JMT391 See, in order to get into the head-fi spirit, you should simply not worry about having to amp them. Truth is, you're better off buying something you can improve on in the future, because you're going to end up spending more than you want. On things you...

So I was looking at some more reviews and I don't think I could handle Grados since I do like to listen to a good bit of classical music - not to mention Muse has a lot of classical components to their music as well. I was getting into the MS1 reviews- they sound pretty much what I was...