So I upgraded the computer to a MacBook Pro.  This thing knocks me out.    

I'm using JH16pros right now.  I find that the volume at 03 is about right (that's -47db in the Groove Control Panel)  You'll have no trouble with adjusting the volume using the buttons on the Groove, I would stay the hell away from the volume slider in windows with CIEMs.    On a side note...

I too would VERY much like to see and Iphone version. That would be heaven when out and about.  I think the idea was for this to work with 600ohm cans, so maybe if they dialed the power back or cut it in half.   I can tell you that this thing produces a lot of heat.  It runs much warmer than my...

With the SRH1540's I am hearing new things again in Amnesiac and Kid A.  I didn't think that was possible, but every time it happens I love it.  This is the clearest window on sound I have ever heard.  The most remarkable thing about this DAC is the sense that there is absolutely nothing but...

Listening to this now, just got it today.  Using M50x and ALAC files.  It is clearly (literally) on a different level than the FiiO E10K + E12a combo I have been using.  It also seems better than the converters in my Focusrite 18i20.  It's really damn good.  Can't wait to try my Shure SRH1540's...

Just wanted to say, I won a pair of SRH 1540s from Sweetwater and have had them for a few weeks now.  My signal is laptop> Fii0 E10K> Fii0 E12A>SRH1540.  Or 18i20>SRH1540.  I have quite a few headphones now... (this place...)  Anyway I'm not going to get into the weeds with trying to compare the...

JBL LSR310s Subwoofer  3 more needed to hit $265.  This is a fantastic sub for the money.   https://www.massdrop.com/vote/new-2015-audio-technica-professional-studio-headphones

Another poll with more votes, jump on this one, 90 more votes will make it happen.   https://www.massdrop.com/vote/new-2015-audio-technica-professional-studio-headphones

https://www.massdrop.com/vote/new-2015-audiotechnica-cans Would love to snag a set of M70x at a good price. If you feel the same lets get it going!

Quote:   Oh I'm fine. (that pales in comparison to the sort of abuse I have inflicted on my self over the years.)  They (the phones) are fine too, I just wasn't expecting what was coming because: A the laptop speakers gave NO indication, and B it rolls on slow so you don't know what you're...

That's handy.    I wish I knew what it was before I played it and heard nothing from my laptop speakers, then maxed out the volume, and still heard nothing, then plugged in my ATH-M50x without reducing the volume and hit play... 

OK I'll buy that.  It was in my original post before my first edit.  I guess with all those numbers I just got confused.   I'll change it back.

(-edit- to correct serial#)   So I was #1424 on the deal, but got serial #1373 according to the box, which I have not opened. (anyone here born in 1373? I got your phones right here...)           Front of the box       Back seal   Top seal  (these had no shrink wrap like my...

    I thought the same thing when I got my K702 65ths. (immediately began searching the web for pics of fakes)  Small things like the silver paint on the AKG logo (in my case it says AKG not the triple cardioid pattern) and the K702 on the center of the ear cup looked sloppy like I could have...

I'm don't have time to read all 134 pages of this thread to see if someone else has already tossed this out there (I would be surprised if no one had) but this article really opened my eyes a bit on this topic. Some reviews of some interesting audio equipment on that site as well.

Yeah, but that's where you get your $150 markdown from the Austrian version.  The Chinese can make crap. But they can also make some amazingly high quality stuff for cheap too.  If you ever get to see a good chinese rolex knock off with a chinese mechanical movement that actually keeps good...

Thanks. Yeah, she's often pretty cantankerous, so this was kind of rare special moment that snapped her out of her usual grumpiness. (we all know the magic of music and how it can transport you back in time, make you feel things you haven't felt in years, even remember smells etc.)    I and...

If a picture is worth a thousand words...     This is my grandmother.  She's 87.  She used to run a dance school in Salt Lake in the late 40's early 50's.  Now I have to pester her to keep her walker with her. She likes a couple fingers of Stoli Citrus and some juice. (so do I)  She sometimes...

Kinda glad I didn't see that pic.  But since this seems to be longest thread on this topic, I thought I would share my method. 1. Buy CIEMs with a clear or transparent color (mine are dark "smoked" clear)  this way you can see if there is crud inside the tubes etc.   2. Preparation is key. ...

  Well I've been called worse.   Can't a guy try to get a cool serial #?   To the guy who gets #000512 if you're on this forum I've got a $25 plus your shipping if you want to trade. Same goes for # 001978 or 000078. Best offer.  That plus shipping both ways is as much as the cool factor is...

        Whoa, don't read too much into it.  Just trying to think of the coolest serial numbers under 2000.   But yeah 7.62mm and 5.56mm are two standard NATO rifle calibers that happen to make cool serial #s (I think) under 2000. (along with a long list of other calibers and model #'s...

Hmm, yeah it'll be hard for me to look at an unopened box while I wait for a pm that may not come.    But I gotta ship two pairs of phones like 2nd day (or USPS priority) plus $20 which will be probably $60 before all is said and done.  That's about as much as I want to pay for a serial number. ...

I got a $20 bill for the guy who gets serial # 001978 and wants to trade me for my pair (BOTH UNOPENED)   We should be able to see the serial numbers with the shrink wrap still on. I'll pay shipping for both, so long as I feel I can trust you, and you are not on the other side of the world!

  I have now put many hours of 320kbps mixes from DubPlateFM  (not a plug, just trying to be specific about the source and style of bass I'm talking about) through these K702 65th annies.  I am what you might call a somewhat "reformed" basshead, which is to say that I still love bass, and...