Quote: Oh, I'm getting this hat cryo-ed baby. It should make a huge difference :)

...is from wearing a hat with them. I put them on over a fairly bulky driving-cap style hat without adjusting them, and the sonic improvement is quite amazing. No doubt form the ear cups being pulled up slightly to where they're on the high side (bushing up a little on my earlobes.   edit...

I have some iGrados, which I use at the gym with my iPhone. Overall I'm very impressed with them for what they are. After almost 2 years of use, the cable has failed at the mini-jack and I need to get them recabled. Grado will do it for $18. But I'm wondering if there is a better alternative to...

I'm very happy with the Denon D2000. They're comfy, and I'm loving how they sound. They sound OK with an iPhone, but really come to live with an amp. I'm planning on bringing them on my next flight, but will probably get a portable amp.

Quote: +1. They are amazing for the price, and compete with much pricier speakers IMO. The D4's make serious bass for something that size, and image superbly.

  I guess I am an "accidental" head-fier. I've always been mostly into speaker based systems. I've spent the year building up a great little desk-fi, based on a Little Dot DAC I, a Virtue Sensation M901 and a set of Era D5s. I work from a home office, and have been happily jamming my way...

Well I'll use my first post here to welcome you. I've been lurking here too, or often just ending up here as the result of a google search - this forum is prolific - it's pretty amazing to find a 20 page thread on a DAC, but it seems to be pretty common here. I purchased my Little Dot DAC I as...