I've got the Shure Aonic 50 gen 1 headphones. I like their sound and am looking at the gen 2 version, eg. https://www.amazon.com/Shure-Cancelling-Headphones-Studio-Quality-Customizable/dp/B0C8X2JF99/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1 Amazon reviews are kind of fuc*ed up, since they don't...

When you connect wirelessly, what gets you off? Oh Really, is that all? Especially since I'll say that the best is the Bose 700 bluetooth connected to a mac. Tell me I'm wrong!

How do you prevent the cables from tangling? Some IEMs and cases are worse than others. For example, when the cable is heavier than the ear pieces, then I can more easily wrap and unwrap a coiled cable. This is true, say for many of the Shure IEMs. Less so for the Westone IEMs which...

What do you do?   I was carrying the Shure Push to Hear microphone on my belt but it's big and uncomfortable by today's standards.     Is there a small inline mic that does the same job?       (I searched for microphone and "push to hear" on the forums but only got old posts.)

The plug around my neck just bothers me, so I'd like to get an E500 with a normal cable. Has anyone seen one?

I'd like to get a usb dac that works in linux without learning to program machine language blindfolded. Anybody have any success with one?

I know it generally forbidden, or at least frowned upon in head-fi, but I'm starting to spend some real money on non-headphone stuff (amps, dacs, computer stuff) and need to know how strong my placebo effect has been on my shiny new toys. So, let me tell you a story... I picked up one of...

Just got a Little Dot II++ and really enjoying it, but worrried about something falling on it and breaking a tube. I'm thinking of getting some stiff chicken wire or something to fashion a cage that wraps around the tubes. Have you had any luck doing something like this?

I know it seems a bit silly, but do any high end cans have 1/8" plugs? I'm thinking HD650, K701 price range and higher, but not IEMs which are always 1/8". What would be nice is the ATH A900 system of a plug within a plug.

My laptop has lost its mobility and I'm looking for a way to drive my cans without lots of wires hanging off. Do any cards have a decent amp or headphone out?

LIke receivers or musician's equipment with a good, amplified headphone out to drive HD650, K701, SR225's?

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This isn't a review, just my lazy impressions. If anybody finds them useful, then ok. My setup is a laptop(thinkpad T42) -> Portacorda amp -> superfi5 or er4p with s cable. The headphone out of this isn't bad. Here's the music I chose (all flac) and my impressions: Acid Jazz: Incognito...

I just got my new superfi10's as well as a replacement cablle for my superfi5's and both cables have a chemical smell of plastic. Kind of nasty odor, like solvent. I don't want to have them around my head. My question is should I return both of these or wait? Does the smell dissipate? Have...

Seems like my Superfi cable can get really tangled, much more than my other IEM's. The rubberized finish seems to be the culprit. Any suggestions on a cure for this? Are the replacement cables from Ultimate Ears as rubbery as the original? BTW, I love the impact-full sound from these..

Is there no cure for what happens when, after listening for several weeks with better equipment, the older stuff sounds very bad, unlistenable, even? Even stuff that cost more than $100 and seemed great. Now that equipment sounds bad. For example, I can no longer listen to my Shure E2s...

Its time to replace my living room reciever/home theatre system with a new one. I'm using a PC as a source for music and movies. It has optical out, so I'd like to find a reciever/amp with optical in and a good headphone out sound. What would be a good choice under about $300? I don't need...

I know this is the portion of the forum to discuss speakers and other stuff. But, Head-Fi is not focused on speakers. Is there a forum that is as nuts about speakers as Head-Fi is about headphones?

Is there really anything more fun than some rock or jazz (or maybe rap or techno..) on a set of Grado SR60's? With all the phones that you've tried, is there anything else that comes close in fun factor?

I've been mostly lurking and posting a bit but havn't seen a FAQ in answer to the question " which headphone do I buy"? Seems the same answers come over and over again and I'm sure that those people who are answering don't want to continue doing so as a full time job. So, where is the FAQ list?

This thing has quite a "cute" factor: http://www.turtlebeach.com/site/prod...udioadvantage/ Looks like it has an optical and headphone out.

I just picked up a pair of Sony EX51's and reallly like the way they are easy to insert and remove. Unlike my Shure E2's, I can use the EX51s at work where I am often interrupted and need to answer a question. So, my question really should be "are there any easy to insert that have decent...

I've got a mix of Shure, Sennhieser and Grado.. but sometimes just want something easy to use. Can you recommend some earbuds in the $100 range? Or, is there a reason that earbuds cannot deliver good sound due the inherent limitation of the design? BTW, I've tried the Slik sound adaptors...