Reading about these now, thank you.

I should have specified that. A headphone jack on a computer with onboard amplification. Hence I'm looking for a headphone which doesn't require 'external' amplification.

I justify my choice of price range because they will be used sparingly, because I'm a loudspeaker person; but I would like a pair of headphones to discretely use at home when the situation calls for it. I prefer neutrality and soundstage because my preferred genre is classical.   My criteria...

EDIT: I will move this to the Recommendations section. My apologies.

Seems to me a natural consequence of the specialized DAP being a niche market. I'm almost certain that some day I'll swap my DAP for a smartphone, even though I'm not fond of those at all; I'll end up just adapting to the context.

Well, the DAP market sure doesn't seem promising. So my only choice is, I think, to get a version Sandisk Clip (I will not suffer a Fuze+), while I look for a suitable smartphone (which appears to be difficult.)

  Thank you for your answer. I'm going for the VC02.

There's probably no such thing. Still, I'm getting a new DAP because so far, nothing I've used has completely satisfied me. I've been investigating for a while and want to finish my decision with some input from this forum. I want: · FM Radio. · Good UI: This means no bugs, correct...

Quick question: For well-recorded classical music, which of these VSonic earphones would present a 'closer to live' sound: The VC02, the VSD1 or the VSD1S?

Hey Joker, off the top of your head, which headphones excel at classical, around $100 or so Probably going to get a pair exclusively for that, hoping not to spend much

Quote: Radiohead is absolutely not the band for that and hasn't been for a while. Just saying.

Quote: Seconding this. But, let's be honest here, Lou has been out of the game for quite a while. And Metallica, well...  

Quote:  P. low budget. I would have gotten the Prodipe but I don't feel like waiting for their arrival, while the HD428 have a decent quality/price ratio and are sold in my city. Going to get them now, thanks.

Hey Joker, I'm getting a new pair of economic circumaurals for my laptop. I'm torn between replacing my broken HTX7s with a new pair or get the Sennheiser HD428. I recall enjoying the signature of the Panasonics but I yearned for some more clarity. Will the change from those to the 428s be too...

I was doing the same thing as you and after reading around I finally settled for the Soundmagic PL-30 (not terribly clear but inoffensive sound, plus decent soundstage) and preordering the Brainwavz M2 (nice impact while mantaining clarity). Both for less than $80. I wish I could get more...

Hello Joker, I'm amazed by the amount of budget earphones you reviewed. Your reviews are so detailed that anyone could pretty easily choose the best value for their purchase, but still I would love to hear your input on this:   In which two IEMs should I spend $100 on? I'm looking for two...

Hello, quick question: I'm about to get the Denon AH-P372s since they are nicely priced as a temporary substitute for the Senn PX 200-IIs, which I plan to get once I get the $$. Is there a better option for this? Are the Denons small enough? (I need them to be portable, something as big as the...

From what I've recently found out, the V6 seem glorious. It came to my attention though, what an old model it is. How would you say it fares against the PX200-II?

Quote:   That's very good to hear. I've been reading about the S700, which seem just what I'm looking for... then there's the black series M750, which isolates less but sounds better... yet both of them seem to be bassy, 'aggresive' phones, so I'm not sure of what to think.   Quote...

Yes. Thanks for answering. About isolation, I'm quite aware of the superiority of IEM's in this respect. The thing is, at this price point, I'd rather have a nice sounding pair of headphones.   About JVCs, they do seem like quite a good option but they seem to lack a bit of clarity. Is this...

Yes. Another one of those threads. Please bear with me.   So I'm in the market for portable headphones. What I care about the most is sound quality; but isolation and comfort are necessities, see, I listen to music on the subway and bus, so phones with good sound but not-so-good isolation...