Is there a good way to measure the dB levels coming from headphones? I already have a moderate case of tinnitus so I try to keep the volume on low when listening for long period of times. I tried using an iPhone app and cupping it into one of the earpads but it measured it a lot lower than I...

Yeah it did take me a week or so to get used to them but I've had them for over a month now and they still sound a little bit too muddy for me. But I think the problem is with the sound quality of the Vali at lower volumes, which I typically listen to. If I turn it up it becomes a good amount...

Would that be permanent then? Or could you choose to put it back in, for instance if I want to sell it at a later point.

What are you powering them with? I don't doubt that they are cable of that, I'm more just wanting to know if there is an issue with my pair since I bought them used or if it has to do with my amp/dac.

How does the preamp function of the Vali 2 compare to that of the Valhalla 2?

  How difficult is it to remove the Speedball upgrade? I just ordered the Crack+Speedball from the recent sale and wanted to be able to test it with and without the Speedball and be able to revert back to just the Crack if possible. 

Will patiently wait for mine to be delivered then.

    Thanks for the tube suggestions, I've been looking at what ones to get but there are way too many choices. I have the original Vali with the small built in tubes.

Yeah I read that innerfidelity article while doing research on what pair of headphones to buy. I was looking for something that has a lot of clarity but also adds a bit of warmth which seemed like the HD650 would be perfect for. I have the newer version with silver drivers. I used the E10k with...

Yeah I bought the space grey's first but liked the original dark brown and gold ones better so bought the new versions of those as well. I don't think they sound better (or worse) than the Xiaomi Piston 2s but like I said I like the fact that they fully function with iOS devices now. And for...

I recently bought a pair of HD650s used from here and am slightly underwhelmed... The sound quality overall is better than anything else I've listened to however, a lot of the detail in songs I listen to regularly are muddled and not as clear as I'm used to hearing (for instance through my...

I bought the 1more piston classics from here: https://usa.1more.com/products/piston-classic-in-ear-headphones and also bought them in original gold version from here: http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/7738017282.html?orderId=75759194617319 since they don't offer that color scheme in their US...

Can anyone tell me what headphones Thom is wearing in this photo?