I think the cases smell stronger than the headphones. When they are out of the cases I don't notice it as much.

Yes the hd700 cables work fine although that factory cable is pretty tangle prone. The connectors on the hd700, nighthawk/owl, and the newer 400i are all the same except that the hd700 has a flat side cut into one side. So basically anything that will fit a hd700 will fit the other 2 but not...

On the grill side.

The single circular foam is hard to get to stay in place. How do you keep it from sliding around? With the 2 they overlapped them a little.

I'm really impressed with the phantoms. I checked out that material that is glued to the backs of the grills and it's almost an unbreathable plastic. So I've taken out the foam and removed that material from the grills. I swapped the pads to the perforated brainwavz xl. I couldn't be happier for...

Those look great! If you decide to sell some let us know! I have no grills on mine at the moment. I don't really understand how the grills change the sound so much on these. Would different grills have a similar effect though? I have no idea. Is it the fabric on the inside of the factory grills...

I'm listening to the p1 with the nx4 dsd right now and it has more than enough power. They might like a little more juice than your average iem but let's not get carried away here. I am very happy with these. It's amazing what $150 can get you these days.

OK I've tried a bunch of different tips I had lying around. I'm going with some comply foam mediums for now. They seal well and are very grippy. Normally that wouldn't be my pick for just any iem but it is the best out of what I have for these. I don't want to knock the P1 but to me it is...

P1s showed up today. I haven't had much listening time with them yet but a couple of things I noticed. These seem to be extremely sensitive to fit. All iems are sensitive to fit of course but these it seems the tiniest little change in positioning (not enough to cause a poor seal) and wow the...

Thank you for the info folks. I will post an update when they come in.

When you plug into the 3.5 jack the phone measures impedance and adjusts output accordingly. If you plug in a 3.5 adapter with no headphones you can trick the phone into a higher output. Then plug the headphones into the adapter and you're good to go. The asr article even mentions people...

Just put an order in for the P1. Curious what people think the bass is like compared to the moondrop kpe. People claim the kpe is light on bass but I find while the mid bass is light, the sub bass is fine for a lot of my uses as long as the proper tips are installed and the seal is good. I'm...

I Sent back my defective spark to monoprice. They were a little slow to get me an rma # but they did send a shipping label which is nice. So I got my replacement and right out of the box the power cord was defective and unusable. One connector on the plug side is seated too deep and won't make a...

Red light doesn't come on. Power supply works properly. It had other problems before it quit though. I mentioned that issue in this thread too. It's under warranty of course but what a pain.

Now mine won't even turn on. Only got to use it for a few hours. Not super impressed.

I have both and if I could only pick one it would be the HD650. I have made the mistake of selling my 650s and ended up having to re-buy them because I missed them. If you get the 6XX ($200) and then get one of the 400i open box auction deals ($120) you could have both for pretty close in price...

The hawk definitely has more bass. Plenty of it. The bass in the owl is less but tighter and seems a bit more detailed. The mids on the owl are more up front. I called the owl polite because the hawk has a more bass impact and the mids are a bit more recessed. They both have that sound to me...

It makes this noise when moving the volume pot above say 50% while turning it and then the less noticeable (lower volume) but continuous noise begins when leaving the volume 70% and above. Switching just the amp out to a different amp with everything else the same makes this problem disappear.

Sorry that was terrible. I know that sounds weird and probably a silly description. What I mean by polite is maybe more neutral possibly.... not too aggressive in any one way. The opposite of polite to me would be like a headphone that had boomy bass or grating highs, too much of one thing..etc...

I have both here and I have spent some time switching back and forth with them. I have not owned either for long. I have been reluctant to really post much about sound because I am having an issue with my left ear right now which is making me describe things more by memory. What I will say...

Used mine last night and noticed it now has some issues. Static when turning the volume knob and hissing/light static at higher volume levels.....levels I wouldn't have it turned up to . Doesn't seem noticeable at normal levels which is at least good. Not a dealbreaker at this point but not...

The real question: Does is sound better with pimp cup in hand or without pimp cup in hand? =)

That's the same company that was selling them for $150 originally. I got one from them and mine was new in the box. You could tell they were never even unpacked but it was missing the 1/4" adapter and the adapter cleaning cloth (from my experience those adapters are junk anyways). I'm very...

I received a pair of Nighthawk Carbons in the mail today. A company is selling new "open box" Nighthawk Carbons for $150 shipped on ebay. Mine was certainly never used and still even had the desiccant packs in the pads and all the factory foam packing still taped up in it. I'll be interested to...

I get what you're saying. Hey....everyone ships based on different things. I've seen plenty of companies that ship based on the price of the order. So if you bought $99 worth of lead weights it would cost less to ship than a single $100 baseball card. Doesn't make much sense sometimes. Some...