It's the holidays (and also my birthday) so I'm looking to upgrade from my Shure SE215's. I like them but I'm having some cable issues and I just generally want to upgrade.   I'm looking at the Aurvana 3, GR07 MK2, and Klipsch X10. I primarily listen to a lot of rock/alternative/punk, and a...

The cable on my Shure SE215's, after quite a lot of use, is starting to break and stab my ears due to some memory wire problems. I know I can replace the cable, but with the holidays (and my birthday!) coming up I have a little money coming my way and I think I may just give in and upgrade.  ...

I bought my Shure IEMs probably 8 months ago. I could never get the tips off, and I was perpetually afraid of freezing them. Today I finally got sick and tired of disgusting headphones, though, and decided to pop them in the freezer. Who would've thought doing the one thing everyone told me to...

I feel like I'm constantly posting on here lately... I suppose it's because with the holiday's coming up I just can't decide what my future audio purchases will be.   If I could, I would buy an HD 25-1 II. But I can't; I really can't blow $200 on a pair of headphones right now.    I...

In the coming months I'll be doing a little bit of flying. My headphone selection currently consists of my Shure SE215K IEMs and my Ultrasone PRO 550 cans. The Ultrasones, as much as I love them, are gigantic. Not fit for travelling gigantic. It's not so much the appearance that's a problem, as...

With the holidays coming up, I'm planning on either buying a speaker system (something from Creative, mid-quality, wireless or wired, maybe the d5x. That's irrelevant right now, though. I don't even know why I wrote it here) or a headphone amp.    If I buy an amp, I would probably purchase...

In the last year (really just the last 4 months), I've gotten into higher end headphones. In terms of speakers, though, I'm still going with my computer speakers and my crappy guitar amp (neither of which provide very good sound quality).   The holidays are coming up, and I think I'll be...

Sigh. I'm back here, again. I just can't stay away.   I currently own the closed Ultrasone PRO 550, and the in-ear Shure SE215. I love both of these.    But sometimes, I want to listen to something open. And apparently, I think I can afford the luxury of having different headphones for...

My SE215 arrived today. I'm loving it but I want to try the different tips, maybe get a better fit.   The tips that are on it out of the box are comply foam. I'm trying to just pull and squeeze them off as shown by Comply's video and another thread, but all this does is compress the hell out...

My last question post kind of flopped... so let's try this again, having narrowed my choices down on my own.   I'm looking at the Shure SE215 and the Westone 1. Both look like terrific IEMs, and I can get them for about the same price.   I really need something more portable than my...

I bought and returned the Monster Turbines a few weeks ago, as their weight made them an impossible fit for me. I replaced them with a full sized set of Ultrasone PRO 550's which I absolutely LOVE, but the more I use them the more skeptical I become of listening to them on the bus...    So...

I know Ultrasones (generally speaking) are meant to be burned in for an insane amount of time (I've heard as long as 500 hours. That seems a tad excessive, but who knows?).  Nonetheless, I feel the need to share some first impressions about these relatively unspoken-of cans.   I'll start...

I'd like to start by saying I'm sorry for starting a new thread on this. I thought I had made my choice, then I noticed the DJ1 models and... yeah.    So between the HFI 780, DJ1/HFI 580, and DJ1 Pro/PRO 550, what would be my best choice? I listen to a wide variety of music, essentially all...

I'm looking to buy my first pair of high-ish end on-ear headphones. My budget is between $100 and $200, preferably under $200. I'm currently looking at 7 different sets. I primarily listen to rock (and its various sub-categories), but I also listen to essentially everything else besides country...

Sorry to make this as its own thread, but I've had absolutely no luck getting replies on other questions in the consolidated help thread.   Here are the headphones I'm looking at, next to which I put the lowest price I can get them for:     -Grado SR80i ($100) -Grado SR125i ($150)...

Having in the last 3 months bought a new pair of behind-the-neck on-ear headphones (ok-ish, poorly built but decent sounding Sennheisers. A part of the band actually split, though the sound wasn't affected and the issue is remedied with a combo of superglue to prevent further breakage and black...

I just bought a new pair of IEMs, and decided to give burn-in a try. It seems like many agree that pink noise is the way to go for this, but I found myself completely unable to find a free, long pink noise loop.   Then I found this: http://simplynoise.com/   Pink, white, and brown noise...

A few months ago I was in the market for nice-ish On Ear Headphones. I asked around in all the wrong places, and wound up with a fairly expensive, very flimsy, not terribly nice pair. They were a gift, though, so I don't feel too terrible about basically trashing them since it's not my money...