Yes, I'd like to see the link.   I'm starting to look over reviews of the Tzar 90 - it may be a candidate.    Do impedance adapters color the sound?

Okay, noteworthy advice - I will definitely take that under consideration.   However, I am looking specifically for something that will excel without a portable amp. A portable is  one more thing that I will have to carry around and this reduces the "versatility" I am after.     The budget...

Bump. Still gathering information. I used the search function, but found mostly old threads on the Hifiman RE262 and other things I already knew. 

I also do some amateurish voice recording for video tutorials, flash movies, and that sort of thing. And sometimes I record myself playing the acoustic guitar and singing along.   I would want the IEM's to be good for re-listening to the voice overs and guitar when I edit. Put another way...

Hi.   I am looking for an IEM that will be versatile enough to use with both low and high end sources.   I am currently using Klipsch Image S4 and I hear a lot of peculiar electronic pops and hiss when I plug them into a lower end source such as a desktop computer at work or my cell phone. I...

What is a close alternative to the Hifiman RE262?   Both in sound signature and impedance?

Thank you Black Label, your description of the soundstage was helpful!

I am going to bring this thread back to the top because I am in the exact same situation. My retina MBP, cell phone, and old windows desktops where I work, etc all produce quite a bit of hiss and sci-fi like electrical hiss noises with various <$100 IEMs and Grado SR225i. The windows desktops...

How is the sound stage on the SE846?   Does it sound like the music is being drilled into your brain?   Does it sound open and further away?   Can I mentally pick out the coordinates of different instruments or vocals depending on their location and intensity" on stage"?

I have occasionally read bits and pieces of this thread over the last 2 years, but have yet to make any of the user generated modifications to my 5.5G ipod.   I realize that to get the best sound quality possible one would want to go DAC > silver wire > better Caps > silver wire > LOD  ...

Good, good! I really did like the sound of these headphones and it's nice to know I could recover some lost bass on the 225i's by swapping to different pads.   What about the actual drivers in these headphones? It is my understanding that the 60i/80i has a different driver than the 225i. Is...

I was finally able to go a headphone store and try out some Grado's in person. I listened to the 80's and 225's. I was expecting the 225 to beat the 80 in every way possible (and in many ways it did), but there was something about the bass. Its hard for me to explain. I was listening to The...

After many satisfied years with the Apple firmware on my 30G 5th gen, I thought I would see what all the rockbox fuss was about.   Installation attempt one failed. rockbox would boot, but always crashed whenever I tried to build a database of my itunes directory.   Installation attempt...

The TTVJ Slim looks like a great portable amp, but it seems to be mostly directed at powering IEM's. I was reading through some older threads and a couple of people mentioned that they tried plugging the SR60i into it and that it sounded good, but did not go into detail.   In particular, I...

Downloading right now! It's going to be nice having a consistant and relevant collection of tracks to help test future audio purchases.

I saw that ad on the front page too! I was waiting for someone else to buy it and write a review. I guess this isn't that helpful.   It looks like the 15% Head-Fi discount has been extended to March 17th, so I'm just going to sit on it for another day. They only have three albums. No.1...

I am not in a situation where it is easy for me to demo these headphones (no stores in a 50 miles radius carry them) and thus rely heavily on user reviews. I've been researching the SR-225i, RS2i, and RS1i and the general consensus seems to be that the Grado sound + classic rock = Epic ****ing...

Hello, I've been lurking on here for awhile and trying to educated myself on the intimidating number of amp and headphone combinations available. I do not currently own any high end audio equipment, but have become increasingly interested in all of the details of the music that I listen too. I...