They are broken, on extended use with my SM3's I can have the volume up to max on my sansa clip zip and I may just hear a whisper. The next day when I go to use them they are temporarily back to normal. Your pair are just in the early stages of crapping themselves. I'm on my second set of SM3's...

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It's ok I just remembered about this thread now as I'm not nearly as active on head-fi as I once was. ;D Anyways thanks for the detailed reply. I think I will look into buying an Audiophilleo 2 in the future.    Quote:  

Did you ever end up buying yourself a set of speakers or are you still procrastinating?   Quote:  

How does the kingrex compare to the audiophilleo as far as being a usb to spdif converter?

What is this titan as google isn't bringing up any decent results.   Quote:  

The closest thing to a fun toy I can bring along is my recently acquired Peachtree iNova with rosewood finish. Although the only headphones I own are my trusty Ultrasone Pro900's.    Quote:  

Isn't that just because the black pads have been worn in and your silver pads have not?   Quote:  

Its probably glued in and by attempting to remove it you risk cracking the wood which is fragile enough as it is. 

The Kees mod definitely tames the highs so I would look into that.    Quote:  

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If this thread is any indication then his aim is way off the mark and he would be better served by consolidating his product lines and limiting customization to a select few of his high end products.     Quote:  

Someone comparing a fully burnt in pair to a stock pair.

Do you have any evidence besides anecdotal to support your claims of burn in with these headphones? Quote:  

You should have posted in the computer audio forum  Quote:  

Well to be fair your crappy 2.1 system wasn't producing bass. 

How much longer? =P

Looking very nice, have you considered adding a jmoney headband?

I blame this thread for making me start lusting after a tube amp to experiment with my speakers. 

I am appreciative of all the responses in this thread so far and now I feel a little bit more informed =) Quote:  

Well what do you know you spend enough time on head-fi and in this hobby and you eventually obtain something that could be classified as 'high end'. Stagedac -> Lightspeed attenuator -> NAD C370 -> Orpheus Apollo loud speakers. The speakers are made by an Australian company and were pretty much...

Interestings thanks for the responses so far. 

I've searched and found no answers so here I am. I've noticed that a lot of audiophile grade speaker amps seem to have rather low wattage numbers. Take the Leben CS300XS for example its output is only rated for 2x15W and yet costs 3k. My NAD C370 is rated for 120W and only set me back $400. What...

Yippee my LCD-2's sold nice and quick and I sent them off to the buyer today. 

Yeah you have to go to the LCD-2 level before you find a headphone that is better and not different sounding.    Quote: