oh **** youre right, i mustve been thinking of el amp vs magni 3 then.

OP here, i actually went with the schiit stack (magni 3 and modi multibit). i reaaallllyyy wanted a reason to get the el stack and found myself trying damn hard to rationalize the purchase (mostly because a e s t h e t i c and #DAT #KNOB #THO), but the marginal benefit was just far too little...

upgrading my audio system. currently using a titanium xfi hd and HD650s/DT990 600ohm/LSR305. ive narrowed it down to JDS labs vs schiit. not interested in topping or SMSL due to quality concerns and willing to spend more than OL Dac/O2. im thinking of getting a jds labs el dac (kind of want the...

i have a v moda m80 and usually leave it in my car. one day i take it out and the cord/jack seemed to be stuck in the headphone. so i try to yank it out as hard as i can, and the metal jack stayed inside port while the rest of the cord came loose. i pulled on the metal jack that was stuck, and...

hmm. im debating on getting the sm64 simply because both my original sm3 and replacement sm3 both have the same issue with one side dying within a few months. thus, i can either get my second sm3 replaced or "upgrade" to the sm64. tough on to decide, ive never listened to the sm64.

I have the option of sending in my sm3 v2 for a replacement for free, or paying $70 for an upgrade to the sm64 at sound earphones.   thoughts?

i wouldnt pay more than 130 (tax, shipping) for m50s. theyre 110-115 on amazon.

just bought the w4r from earphone solutions for a very nice price of $374.25 with free shipping :) i eagerly await the literal orgasm unto my ears.  

man, this is an RMA pair as well. the exact same thing happened with the original pair. *sigh* maybe i'd be better off just getting westones or something

I usually use SE535 Ltd Ed Red, but i sometime use SM3 v2 and in comparison, the right side seems weak in many songs. however, some songs are imaged differently, whereas one song will have all the layers in the center of my head for SE535, the sm3 v2 will have different layers separated so to...

crap. well, the model number amazon lists matches other retail rev. c cards. but thats anecdotal. i bought one cuz i figured that amazon wouldnt have a deal for the same item. i could be wrong tho.

Quote: how do you check rev a/b/c?

Quote: thank you. i was heavily debating getting an amp/dac or something else like the xonar stx or claro 2, but i wasnt sure. :) your response really helps because im new to sound cards

im playing league atm ill put up a more adequate response in a sec, but should we wait until cyber mon?\   edit: its $116 including tax on amazon

So im currently using onboard sound, standard realtek hd/nvidia hd stuff. No dac/amp. ath m50. im getting a better sound card primarily for more immersive gaming sounds (adventure/rpg, ambient sound, etc). 2ndary is music since i dont really use my comp for music. its primarily gaming. as a...

i bought a pair of sm3's a few months ago. a week agothe right side cut out. i had to fiddle qih it few minutes each i used it. i unplugged and replugged it, unpluggedandreplugged the cable fromthebuds, etc. then all of a sudden it works and ithappened on the left bud. i got it from sound...

so in the end i ended up picking up a pair of MTPCs :) thank you to everyone for their input! it really helped. and head-fi as a whole too. oodles of mind-numbing info :P

http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Turbine-High-Performance-Speakers-Copper/dp/B002EL4RIO/ref=sr_1_10?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1324847093&sr=1-10   yea theyre $230 atm on amazon. wonder if i should dive in...   edit: holy moly, golds with mic are...

Quote: what's the X2?

that sounds perfect. i normally wouldnt buy another high end pair of phones when i have something like the TF10, but i do need a backup... 

hows the bass and build quality on them?

http://www.head-fi.org/t/478568/multi-iem-review-210-iems-compared-acs-t15-creative-aurvana-3-added-12-22-11

So here's the rundown I've lurked around here a lot, but this is the first time i created an account. just joined~! weeeeee    I'm looking for daily use IEMs that have good build quality and fit and decent sound stage, primary concern is durability and SQ. they need to be able to take a...