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  1. benv

    Am I missing something?

    Quote: What headphones were you listening to before?   Edit: Doh! I should learn to read...
  2. benv

    Cheap AKG K271 MKII, headed for obsolescence?

    Has anyone noticed the price of AKG K271 MKII on Amazon?   http://www.amazon.com/AKG-K271MKII-Closed-Circumaural-Headphones/dp/B0016MOC28/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327294842&sr=8-1.   There are a lot of sellers who are selling the K271 MKII around $130. Does this mean that AKG has a...
  3. benv

    Talk me out of ADDIEMs

    Where can I get HF3 around $100? The seem to be around $120-130: http://www.google.com/search?q=etymotic+hf3&tbm=shop&hl=en&aq=0&oq=etymotic   Is the HF3 going to be a big pain to insert in my ear? I feel like the ADDIEMs might be less of hassle to get in my ears.
  4. benv

    Talk me out of ADDIEMs

      I'm thinking about buying a pair of Apple dual-driver IEMs at full price. I'm interesting in trying out IEMs, but I'm concerned that I won't like them. (Currently, I use Grado SR-80 headphones at home and Koss Porta-Pro headphones around.) I feel like the addiems would be a realatively low...
  5. benv

    Do addiems stay in your ears?

    I'm curious about the fit people are experiencing with Apple dual driver in ear monitors. I've heard that people with some ear types aren't able to get the addiems to stay in their ears. I've never used IEMs and my ears are (pardon the image) abnormally waxy. Would it be unlikely that addiems...
  6. benv

    FiiO E10 Picky about USB Port on MacBook Pro?

    Santa brought me a FiiO E10 today, and I'm very pleased so far. However, I've noticed that my early 2008 MacBook Pro doesn't recognize the E10 on one of the USB ports. This is strange because the USB port on which the E10 doesn't work now did work earlier. I've heard some people talk about the...
  7. benv

    New to High(ish)-end Audio, Need Suggestions

    Well, the FiiO E7 will act as a DAC when connected to your PC via USB; however, when connecting your iPod to the E7 through a LOD (line out dock), the signal is downstream of the iPod's internal DAC. From what I understand, FiiO hasn't acquired the necessary licenses from Apple to develop an LOD...
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