People here say get a headphone amp because it will make your music sound better. I see "Fiio E5" thrown around a lot. Basshead here - I listen to a lot of dance music. My primary music source is a laptop's headphone port. Should I buy a Fiio E5, it's cheap at $20, will it actually do...

I ventured down the headphone path temporarily with XB500s and HARX900s and I'm pretty sure that getting expensive IEMs is a far better deal than getting similarly priced headphones. Those headphones just didn't cut it in sound quality, and definitely didn't isolate well enough. I've always...

I have long used cheap, $10-15 Koss or Sony earbuds. The Sony earbuds I used were pretty decent, but were not in-ear, they were the flat kind, and I didn't get good isolation nor sound quality from them. The Koss were in-ear with replaceable buds, and they had decent sound quality. The model is...

I bought the XB500 and I have it with me. As is usual with buyer's remorse, I'm wondering whether I made the right choice with choosing this one. So what I'm looking for: + $100 max + Bass must exist - doesn't have to be in your face but I should hear something + Hip hop + Electronic music...