Anyone tried them for competitive gaming yet? Looking to move past my 701s

In the realm of portable amps, what's "better" than the RSA Hornet M and SR-71? Anything?

The first time I ever heard an IEM, I was in love. The in-your-head sound was like nothing I had heard from any speaker system or headphone setup. It involved me in the music in a way that I had never heard. It completely blocked out the world around me and brought the music to a personal level...

Mkay...um, wow... So THIS is what my music was supposed to sound like! I'm in aural bliss right now, so I'm just going to lay down on the couch and drift away...when I come to, I'll get back to posting some actual impressions...but I can give you the cliff notes now: "DAUMNNNNNNNN"...

Just curious. I know that the RS-1's have been on the market for several years now, so John has got to have something up his sleeve. I'm not talking about his limited edition releases (PS-1, GS-1000), I'm wondering when we're going to see the successor to the RS-1? Any rumors floating...

Do you set your console to 2/2.1 Speakers or Headphones and why? I'm not sure what it's "supposed" to be set to when connecting to my external DAC.

Well, it looks like my journey into the wide world of tube amps has begun. I've owned several SS amps over the years, but never a tube amp. The idea of tube rolling seriously interest me and I think that my SS amps will soon be showing up in FS/FT. The elusive MPX-3 has been evading me for...

So I'm think about investing in either the RS-1 or RS-2. The only problem is that I was not a huge fan of the HF-1's (the only other pair of Grado's that I've owned/heard). I found them rather fatiguing with shrill highs and so uncomfortable that they made long listening sessions (which is most...

I'm on the brink of deciding that I need to get into the world of tube amps, and after lots of reading, I'm thinking that Singlepower is the place to start. However, all the reviews/impressions that I read are on upgraded models of their amps. I'm just curious as to how good a Singlepower...

Well I'm having a hard time deciding where to go from here. The headphone amps on my Lavry DA10 and RSA SR-71 are definately impressive...but I've always wanted to get into the world of tube amps. To be honest, I've never owned...heck, I've never even heard a tube amp...but I love the idea. I...

So I'm wanting to go out from my DA10's XLR to a female RCA in order to connect to an amp. I've searched the forums and read a wide range of responses from people saying you can just buy an adapter, to some people claiming that you have to do some resoldering. So let's just make this plan and...

So I've bought a Lavry DA10 DAC to connect to my X-Fi's optical out with bit matched. Since I'm using an external DAC to process the signal, would there be any "real" difference by changing to a Juli@ or Emu? Or will it be essentially identical? thanks

Does it? The reason I ask is because I just purchased Lavry DA10 DAC and I plan on using my computer as the optical input and a dvd/cd player as the digital coax input. Since I'll essentially be bypassing the DAC on the player, is there really going to be much of a difference between what...

Looking to go from a new DAC to my SR-71 and then to Beyer DT 990, AKG 701, Shure E500. I'm really rather clueless about what's good in this price range. The Lavry DA10 and Benchmark DAC-1 have really caught my eye...but I'm just finding it rather hard to justify that $1k pricetag. Thanks

So I'm rather new to the 'computer-as-source' world and I need a good jumpstart. I definately know my way around computers, so we can skip the "mp3 is poor quality" and other posts. Basically, I've come to the realization that I am REALLY underutilizing my computer. I've got a very fast...

I am in "need" of some new goodness in my ears... Which would you pick: AKG k701 or Beyerdynamic DT990 (2005)? They're going to be driven by a RSA SR-71. And, of course, I'll include the obligatory 'Other' for those of you who don't want to play .

Mkay, get ready to live...Everyone that reads this thread needs to at least go give Explosions in the Sky a quick listen via iTunes preview, amazon, whatever...just don't miss out. Their music is some of the most moving and powerful pieces I have ever heard. And with the proper head-fi...

Anybody combining a SR-71 or Hornet with the E500s? I'm thinking about finally picking up a portable amp for my 60gb ipod video and E500's...but I'm not exactly sure which one to get. I know that Ray makes some awesome amps, but I just don't know about which specific combination...

I hate all of you... Ever since I found this website...my wallet has gotten skinnier...yes, yes...I know you all warned me...but still... So after spending over 1.5k on audio gear last year, I decided that enough was enough and I just needed to remove head-fi from my bookmarks page for a...

Anyone have this yet? How's the sound quality of XM portable compare to an ipod/portable mp3 player? For those that haven't seen it, Pioneer has released a new portable XM player that does satellite and mp3's - Pioneer Inno on CNET

I've gotta admit, I like my ER-6i's and my UM2's more than my HD650's and my HF-1's. There's really nothing like the sound of a canalphone, it goes beyond just soundstage....it's like the music is literally inside your head. You can feel it at the base of your skull. In my opinion, nothing I've...

First of all, yes, I know how to use the search. And yes, I've read oodles of posts about the differences between the RS-1 and the HD650. And yes, I know that it's a subjective opinion as to which is better. However, if I'm considering spending this kind of cash, then I think I deserve my own...

http://tangentsoft.net/audio/cmoy-tutorial/ eh?

Okay...so I keep hearing that headphone amps are oh so important. But if I'm connecting directly to my Denon AVR-2105 reciever, I'm going to be giving my cans plenty of power...so why would I want to spend money on another amp? Would it just color my music differently than my reciever?

Anyone know of a place in the Houston area where I can actually listen to many of the different cans discussed here? I know Houston is rather huge, so I'm assuming that some place exists...I've just been unable to find it. Thanks.