I dont generally keep my smartphone near the E17. There are several other devices around it though, including external hard drives, an external blu-ray drive, and a monitor. Even when these devices are turned off however I still hear the faint pops sometimes. I use the device mainly in optical...

  Apart from doing this, is there anything else one can do to optimize their Windows laptop in order to get the best sound quality from the E17? I play music in Foobar using WASAPI, so the sound quality while doing that is pretty good, but for other tasks such as playing games or watching...

Hey guys, for a while I've been on a hunt for a basshead headphone that will totally satisfy my urge for deep, rich, textured head slamming bass while having excellent crystal clear highs (I like a V-shaped sound signature) and I haven't quite found my match yet. While I've owned a few...

Didnt know that there was a headphone gaming forum on here. I need some advice on which gaming headphone to buy. I am planning on getting an Xbox 360 soon and I am very interested in getting surround sound through headphones. I own a pair of Audio-Technica M50 and also the Sennheiser HD 598...

I didnt know Head-Fi had a Japanese Culture Thread...subscribed :-)  . I love anime and Japanese culture in general, hopefully I will be able to visit Japan someday and take in everything they have to offer.   I have been building an anime collection, and I have managed to collect most of...

Quote:   Adele sounds particularly lovely on the SRH 940. "Someone Like You" almost seems like she is giving you a live performance. Cant really say the same when I listen to that song on the Audio Technica M50 or the Sennheiser HD 598.

Quote:       I am looking to upgrade my E7/E9 combo to something better, as I feel the E7 is bottlenecking my sound setup. I am seriously considering the Audinist HUD-MX1, perhaps paired with the C&C HB. The only other DAC I am considering is the Audioengine D1. Does anyone here have...

I am looking for a new DAC/amp to replace my old E7/E9, and the Audioengine D1 and the Audinist HUD MX1 are the two DACs I am considering. Does anyone here know how the 2 compare to each other?

I have a question about the E7 and E9... I own the E7/E9 combo which Ive been using for the past several months and have served me pretty well, but I think i'm ready for an upgrade. I'm pretty sure that I can do better with the E7 considering the DAC component, but I want to know whether I...

  Quote:   Give them some time to burn in. You can try to run pink noise through them to break them in a bit faster. I was initially disappointed with mine too out the box, but after a week or 2 the sound quality improved greatly, particularly the bass response and overall clarity. If...

if your budget is 200 pounds, you absolutely cant go wrong with the M50 bro. They will handle all those genres you mentioned excellently.

Quote: Bass and overall sound quality will definitely improve with burn in, I remember being somewhat disappointed on my first listen with the HD 598, but after a couple of weeks I was listening to them and I just seemed to suddenly realize that the sound just seemed to have magically...

Quote: Im sure the clamping force will be just right, even if you have a large head. The headband on the HD 598 is not too stiff, quite flexible, and the earpads are oh-so-comfy. Even if they are tight at first im sure they will loosen up and adjust to your head with time.

Quote: you mean the nerd dude who was doing the phone taps? I saw the movie last weekend but you know when you are in the cinema its hard to notice such things...and the SRH940 doesnt really have a 'distinctive' look, unlike the Beats By Dre or even the Sennheiser HD 598. If he was...

Quote:   Quote:   like people on this forum have said, no, you definitely wont want to trash your M50, if not for anything else but for its bass impact, which the HD 598 lacks. But coming from the M50 you will probably be blown away by the HD 598s comfort and lightness...

Quote:   if you have the 940s, to get the best sound quality they are capable of producing, you will need to look a bit higher than the E7....Heart Streamer, Schitt, and the various tube amps would probably be good choices.

Quote: if you ever plan on getting a second pair of cans, you might want to consider the Audio Technica M50. I have both the M50 and HD 598 and while both sound great, the M50 has more bass impact and gives more life and energy to drum and bass heavy music like electronic music, dubstep...

yeah, I would say the faulty 3.5mm jack is the only thing that has disappointed me with the E9 so far, I thought I was only one of the few who were unfortunate enough to have a model with this problem, as none of the reviews seem to mention it, but obviously its more widespread. However, I have...

Quote:   im with you on the comfort part. These things feel so good on my head and ears its almost heavenly. It also helps that they are seemingly feather-light, unlike my other cans which have a bit of weight to them.

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Quote: I would say 24/192 or basically the DAC component. If one is spending this much money you might as well just go for the best anyways. The E9 is a good amp and if need be I can always upgrade to a better one.

Quote: Wow...I've been checking out this DAC for a while and the whole time I was looking at them I never even noticed that it doesnt have an HP out....just RCA it seems. I would need an adapter if I wanted to connect headphones to it, and by doing so possibly introduce another...

Quote: well I have the SRH 940, M50 and HD 598, all which are relatively driven easy and do not need much amping if any at all. I think the E9 is a good amp, but the E7 DAC is what is bottlenecking my setup at the moment. So I guess I would say 24/192 is more important to me at the...

I see alot of the Turtle Beach surround headphones which claim to provide a 5.1 or 7.1 surround system experience for gaming, I think there is one now that is even being branded with Call of Duty: MW3, but does the HD 598 really outdo all those surround gaming headsets in terms of positioning...

a couple of years ago, if you told me I could spend more than $200 on a pair of headphones, I'd say you were crazy.....now I have a SRH 940, HD 598 and M50 :-)   I originally was seriously planning on my first high-end being Beats By Dre, but thanks to informative sites like head-fi.org, I...