Definitely check out the velpads for sound, I have had the original velour and leather pads along with alpha pads, the velpads are much better sounding than all of the ones I have tried. They just work so well with the HE500

I still enjoy my pair. I use it primarily for gaming, and spotify / lower quality music. If you want a fun signature it's surprisingly good for the price. It's not really a bass cannon but it has significantly more low end than a lot of the headphones I've owned.

Good looking out, thanks! True, just used to other pad prices being up there!

I'm going to be grabbing some velpads whenever they come back in stock. I've been using Alpha pads for several years, and I like the sound plus added comfort you get from them but heck $15 for velpads is cheap! Love these headphones, they still do it for me after all these years.

Thanks all, I am going to choose between the two Panasonic ear bud models mentioned above. Appreciate all the input and help.

Thank you for the recommendation, I will have a look into the Panasonic models mentioned, and Serman005 I tend to sleep on my sides, so something low profile enough to lie down with my head on the pillow would be ideal.

Hey all, it's been a while and I could use some help finding a good smaller iem to use while in bed and sleeping, comfort is the main priority. They'll be used for binaural beats and music I don't need anything too fancy just something comfortable that is neutral-ish. I did see Massdrop has the...

Awesome, that definitely sounds like what I'm looking for in the mids and vocals.   Thank you GREQ!

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Hey HeadFi   It's been a while since i've posted here.  I am looking to upgrade to a set of HiFiMans, Preferably, HE-400 or HE-500.  I'm looking for a particular headphone  that is going to get me as close to listening to the album by Nirvana, MTV Unplugged in New York, as it would sounding...

Rejoining the Grado fan club, well technically never left haha.  Picked up a used pair of the newer SR325is with the powder coat type finish from a fellow head-fi'er, and wow these are awesome.  I do not find the treble to be piercing whatsoever, however that may be due to my source and amp...

Well I got an update with Audio-Gd, I explained to them what happened, and when I ordered.  They said they'll manage to get one shipped before the festival so that's good.

Haven't been on Head-fi for a while, I had ordered my NFB-12 in November, and was just browsing through here checking for updates, now reading some people ordered in December and theres have shipped already, I sent an email to audio-gd canceling my order.  Was looking forward to it, but imo...

Hey tom, I have had both, and i'll give you my opinion best as I can.  The uDAC-2 improved details in the music by a good margin, as well as soundstage/seperation.  It also removes the midbass coloring a bit from the uDAC-1.  I felt it was an improvement for sure, the only reason I parted with...

Yeah I hear ya, hopefully it wont be too much longer.

Sent an email on the 21st, and recieved this reply:   Yes, We are burning and final testing. I think can shipping some within this month. Sorry for the delay, because we got the PCB is delay than our expect. Kingwa  

Recieved mine yesterday, it was the correct item and they were infact brand new.  That does suck some people got the wrong items.

For what its worth, when I had the uDAC-2 it had a nice synergy with my SR225is. Hopefully you'll feel the same with the 325i's. 

Gah, waiting for the NFB-12 is going to be really painful now - but in a good way.

Thanks!  I'll be using the NFB-12 when it ships, for now im using a u-dac... :x  I can already tell the poor little udac is struggling, but the sound is still very nice.

Well, Santa arrived early.  Initial impressions are very good, very very good.  

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Hi! Happy Holidays, and very cool of you to do a giveaway.

Hey Trax, I can't say for sure yet, this is whats listed on their site though:   Electronics Expo is a Fully Authorized Dealer. The Denon AHD7000 is Brand New The Denon AHD7000 Ships in a Factory Sealed Box    Sorry about the confusion I just meant they shipped them...

I considered that to be a good deal, I ordered mine over the weekend and they shipped them out today.  So i can atleast confirm they shipped them quickly :P