Are there any Headphones who are Hidden Gems ? underrated /cheaper headphones whose performance and sound quality are actually in the same league with Flagship Headphones like HD800S, Focal Utopia, or ADX5000 ?

Hi, I'm looking for reccomendation for new budget DAC bewten Fiio Q1 MK 2 vs Topping D10. Anyone have feedback on both Dac's sound quality ? I read that both have similar specs. I like warmer sound for rock Musics and female vocal. I currently have old HRT Music Streamer Pro DAC (24bit 92...

Have anyone compare 1 more quad with AKG N40 ? I would like to hear the comparison. :)

So i was looking for something new for my current small Setup, and After reading many good review, i have ordered from amazon this headphone myself (silver version with graphene driver), and currently it's on shipment. My current setups are few years old HRT Music Streamer Pro -> Matrix M-Stage...

Hi,   Im also a Kalafina fan. i personally using my AKG K702 to listen to kalafina songs. i really like using my k702 to listen to Kalafina. it brings kalafina's wonderfull vocal and harmony in very great detail.     U might also want to check this thread    ...

Help!! i got problem with my HRT Music Streamer Pro. ive been using my HRT Pro for 4 months. I always use it with my laptop. But last night there is a warning in my laptop that says "USB device has exceeded power surge limit" then suddenly my there is no sound from my HRT. i have restarted my...

yes, i already choose the default playback to be the musc streamer pro. But when i played the song, the sound comes out from the laptop speaker instead. not going through the music streamer pro.   

I have HRT Music Streamer Pro (DAC) and SRS HD Audio Lab. and it appears that my srs dont work with my HRT. when i choose the output of my SRS to be the Music Streamer pro, the sound comes from my laptop speaker instead, not going to the HRT Pro which lead to my amp and headphone.   I have...

Quote:           thanks for the advice, are you saying that Grados is really better than AKG K430 ?   or maybe you mean that AKG K430 may be just better in warm and bass while Grados who Brighter and mid-centric is more fit for my song ?   XD      

im currently thinking to buy AKG k430 or Grado sr60i for my Ipod   i dont mind with Grado's open system, i only look for the one with better sound.     can anyone tell me the comparison between these two ? which one is warmer ? Brighter ? bass and treble ? or which one definetly better...

^ Bump.... ^_^       Btw, im also looking at HRT Music Pro...     Do you have any suggestion how should be Interconnect cables to connect HRT Music Streamer Pro / II Plus to Matrix M-Stage ?

^ Thanks for the advice.... XD       Hmm.... gow about the Dr. DAC Prime and Dr. DAC2 DX ?   anyone here have experience with them and can give me some inputs ?  

Hi,     I currently thinking of 3 options of DAC and Amp or DAC/Amp between an amp and DAC; Matrix M-Stage + HRT Music Streamer II PLus,   and the 2 other choices of DAC/Amp Dr. DAC Prime, and Dr. DAC2 DX...     Can you give me suggestion of which of them is the better choice ...

first, sorry if this is a noob/stupid question ^__^ v   i just bought an ibasso d12 for my laptop and my AKG K702   i originally plan to buy Fiio e9 to increase the power of my ibasso d12 to my K702.       but recently i just found this ESI Dr. DAC Prime and Dr. DAC2 DXin a Hifi...

first, sorry if this is a noob/stupid question ^__^ v   i just bought an ibasso d12 for my laptop and my AKG K702   i originally plan to buy Fiio e9 to increase the power of my ibasso d12 to my K702.       but recently i just found this ESI Dr. DAC Prime and Dr. DAC2 DXin a Hifi...

i just found these kind Fiio E9 in amazon and ebay...   http://www.amazon.de/FiiO-E9i-Desktop-Kopfh%C3%B6rer-Verst%C3%A4rker/dp/B004YF9CPQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=ce-de&qid=1307560578&sr=8-1  ...

Quote: i see...   thank you for explaining..     is there should be any difference in sound quality if i use the Aux In/Out to connect the ibasso D12 to a desktop amp compared to just using the "phone" port ?  

i have a question...     I connected my Ibasso d12 to my laptop and plug my headphone to Aux In/out port, but then i cannot use the volume controller on my ibasso. i can only use the volume control from my itunes/players in my laptop.  the maximum volume is quite low..     And if I...

I have an idea of connecting Ibasso D12 to Fiio e9 I chose Ibasso D12 because I heard Ibasso D12 has better quality than Fiio e7, and it is currently the best SQ for ibasso D series at the moment.   If I connect I connect my PC to Ibasso D12 as DAC Amp, and then I connect the ibasso to...

Quote: Have anyone tried to connect ibasso's D series with Fiio e9 ? will this kind of idea works for K701 / 2 ?  

Quote:   Hmm, now im tempted to use D12…   Do u thinks it’s a good idea to connect D12 to E9? Will they produce D12’s sound quality with the power of E9 ?   Or it’s a Bad idea to connect an amps to another amp like that ? maybe it will screw the gain of some sort and lead to bad...

Lets show your favorite EQ setting here… ^^ Maybe u can also tell what kind of song do you use your EQ setting and what is your headphone/speaker/sound system     Anyway, here is my fave EQ setting , I use it for all most of my song for all genre, some of my songs only need minor...

I noticed that I only need 40% volume bar from my ipod and 60% bar from my PC to get the comfortable sound volume for my K702 without amps, more than that, I will hurt my ears I think.   If im not mistaken, power is related to sound volume right ?  that’s mean I only need to look for amps...

I really like my AKG K 702, I don’t even have problems to play rock song with it, vocals, especially female vocal are sounds very beautiful.   And just come up with an idea to combine ibasso D4 mamba with Fiio e9 for my AKG k 702.... so i can connect my ipod with LOD to the ibasso d4 and...

hmm, what if i connect  ibasso D4 with Fiio e9 ? can they make the sound better than e7 + e9 ?