I've been out of the game. I've had the Rockit R50 and the Vsonic VC1000 and LOVED the latter but it has alas worn out on me.    It's been a while, what are some similar IEM's to those two nowadays? Around $100 give or take a few would be awesome. Sound quality doesn't HAVE to be better than...

Hey Head-Fi. A friend of mine is an excellent pianist and aspiring guitar learner, but here's the deal: she's always showing me recordings she took with iPhone. She is a phenomenal concert level pianist as far as I know. (she is too shy to actually play concerts, but just loves to play)  ...

I have a friend who is starting to get into audio, very DIY oriented, and I was wondering which kit to get him! Probably a cmoy of some sort, portability not required, just whatever seems to be the best overall under $40. Or $20 and I will pick him up one of these too!

Christmas is coming soon and a female friend is looking for a pair of headphones. What are your suggestions? She can't stand "suctioney" IEM's or "HUGE" over the ear models. I was looking at something kind of like the HD238 or possibly a true earbud with no suction, just haven't kept up on...

My friend has a measly two page writing assignment due Monday. It has to be about something/someone that inspires him. The directions are very loose but you get the general idea.    He has been complaining about it and I said I would write it for him for five bucks if he promised to turn in...

I'm rambling and a bit incoherent at this point so my diction and syntax may fall by the wayside. As I look into the new year, I am filled with happiness. Literally. FILLED. Even on those less than perfect days, my headphone purchases allow me to just unwind. It's rare to hear music in my life...

I have a friend whose birthday is coming up in a week or two, and he's an aspiring musician. I managed to get a few friends to pile in for a pair of IEM's (He needs IEM's.)    We're looking at $80 if we get four people to give $20, MAYBE 5 people for $100. This is an incredible amount of...

Most people have heard this song:   By Tom Glazer and the Do Re Mi Children's choir.   My mom (born in 1957) grew up listening to an LP of the same recording, I have been gathering info and looked EVERYWHERE for a copy.   Help me find ANY albums by this man, specifically one...

Looking for a home Amp/DAC to go with a headphone I'll be purchasing shortly... Probably the HE-300.    24/96 over USB is ideal.... Not many other requirements. Hopefully a lineout, but really just wondering what the best HOME setup is at the moment. I've been using my D6 for a while, but...

I'm just a college kid, and I can't afford really nice speakers. My current setup:   The Quadraflex brand was apparently owned by Pacific a long time ago, since discontinued.     I cleaned them. Crossovers.   4" "Foster"? woofers, 10W 4Ω.   1" silk dome...

I'm currently using some HD600's and an iBasso D6 with topkit. I just don't get enough use out of them to justify keeping around... I do love them though. I listen in bed before falling asleep a lot and the HF5's sound (IMHO) comparable to HD600's, but they're much more comfortable while lying...

Exactly what the title says, my beloved RE0's finally wore out on me. I love their sound signature but I've grown so accustomed to the HD600's and I love them too. What would be a good middle ground IEM? Detail and clarity are extremely important. I've looked at the DBA-02's but they seem to be...

I wen for a dog-walk today with my RE0's and iPod Touch 2g. The shorts I elected to wear were for my tennis match, and they came out of the dryer all staticky. As I started playing music, I slipped my iPod back into my pocket, and started hearing odd snaps and crackles as I walked. I freaked out...

I play tennis. I have a lot of friends that play lacrosse, track, baseball, etc and they are always discussing their new gear for their sport. What gear do you use for your sport?   I use: Babolat Pure Drive GT x3 Strings: Babolat Pro Hurricane tour 16g @59lbs, considering a drop to 55...

I started this thread because I enjoyed the NCAA Football thread so much, and Spring Training is here!   Go Oakland Athletics! Oakland A's are the Giants of 2011-2012 (overstatement). Let's do it! Finally some great pitching and slightly above average bats in Oakland. WIN THE AL WEST FOR...

So... I have had an E7 for a while, and just recently obtained my HD600's. I knew I was going to be throwing down for an amp when I bought them. The problem for me lies with the fact that I would like it to be able to be powered by batteries, and have a DAC. I suppose that's asking a lot. At the...

How about a set of recommendation forums? It really just makes a lot of sense. People who don't want to see recommendation threads won't be annoyed, and I wouldn't have to feel guilty about asking for help! Just planting a seed. Maybe some day. I suppose there are probably some logistics issues...

The person even has nice headphones!     I am kind of scared. here's the link to the full post on Gizmodo   I mean, are the guns really necessary? Holy begeesus. The monitors are intimidating enough. I doubt that this guy will never, ever be robbed.   Maybe this guy is a Head-Fi'er!

I was cleaning the garage and found these (headphones for scale): I hooked em up to an old amp we had lying around and ran my E7 out of my laptop into them. Pretty good! A lot of the problems (Static and such) were coming from the amp which my mom told me she got in the 70's or 80's from...

I found these in a box in my garage. They belonged to my late brother. I vividly remembered him using them for ages while he was in the hospital. Kind of bittersweet, I tried them on, not expecting much, but they are pretty impressive. I would love to know more about them.  

I just traded my friend an iPod Nano 8gb third generation for his 30gb iPod Video 5g.    It's been rockboxed by me already, but he explained to me that the battery is pretty bad (I'm getting about 1-4 hours). Is the replacement something that I could do easily? Also, the headphone jack only...

I was thinking about my next upgrade, and looking at something in the $300 range, maybe a little more. I plan on getting an E9 to pair with my E7 and I'm not sure whether I'll do this before, after, or at the same time as my headphone purchase. My RE0's are great, and I love them,  I feel no...

I was just curious. It seems that you guys get so many options, cleaning up user feedback when people set it to neutral on accident, fixing all the little bugs that occur, etc. Do all these things show up in your normal browsing session or is there another site or something where you can...

I have these portable devices: Sansa Clip+ with a 16gb MicroSDHC iPod Touch 2g 16gb with no LOD support. (It just doesn't work, I've rebooted, restored, cleaned, jailbroken, unjailbroken etc. No go.) iPod Classic 160gb 6g with Audiominor LOD on the way. I recently acquired a Fiio E7 for...

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