i find it hard to explain to my non-audiophile friend.   we were comparing earphones, mine being the shure 530 and his; the sennheiser cx215.   we used an ipad with 320kbps songs as the source.   and although i noticed that the bass in the cx215 is not as sharp as the shure 530 and...

I was doing a little research on the net and so far i've gotten mixed reviews. There was one experiment where the test subject couldn't tell the difference between a monster cable and a cheap wire.   I'm using the SR71B + Algorhythm Solo + Audeze LCD2 + iPad.   Do you think cables are...

I've been wondering what's the difference between say a ray samuel's SR71b amp and a Fiio E7? cuz all an amp does is just provide more juice to the cans right?

greetings,   i just ordered an audeze lcd 2. and i've got a few questions.   first of all that order cost me 805 euros. If i were to pay for the VAT and Customs Duty it would total up to 39%. which will amount to a grand GRAND total of 1110 euros.   being a student, i am not...

Here's a list of songs i found unbearable.   The criteria here is: 1. songs must be encoded in or at least 320kbps 2. songs can be of any genre 3. songs sound bad even with mid/high end equipment.   (this isn't about the lyrics of the song. its more on how the mids of the song...

Let me clarify, this topic isn't about burn-in. Just recently I was listening to my Shure 530 and my friends AKG 701 and I was satisfied. But as I had to go to the library to study (as all students are supposed to do. Lol), I decided to bring a really low end Sony earphone. (low end as in...

Greetings. I really love music. And i feel that it's about time i move up a tier from my shure 530. (no sir, not enough bass for me) I want to find a pair of headphones which would make my hypothetical afro rock with each beat. Let me share what i know so far. The audio technica MD50's are...