NamelessPFG, Thanks again, for steering me away from an uneducated decision. ;-) Straitsa, what have you found that works for you in that price range? (I'm already over budget.)   I'm choosing the E17 primarily for its versatility on input options, and the DT990s based on Mad Lust Envy's...

Thanks for replying NamlessPFG, I know you end up repeating yourself constantly. I appreciate all of your efforts. Since I don't game on the laptop, and am only looking to enhance movies and music, it looks like I'll be good with the Fiio E17 and the DT990s once I add WinDVD. They have a...

I'm still very confused.   Let's say that I buy the Fiio E17 to go along with the DT-990s. From what I can gather, I will be fairly satisfied with music on the desktop, the laptop and the iPod, and if I were inclined, could even plug a turntable into it. So how do I get the full effect...

No soundcard on the desktop. I was planning on the Titanium until I realized I don't have another PCI-e slot on my motherboard. (MSI 785GTM-E45)   from msi website: • Chipset integrated by Realtek® High-End Audio chipset - True Blu-ray Audio Support - Flexible 8-channel audio with jack...

Honestly. I don't really understand what a DAC is and why I would need it. Forgive my ignorance. 

I've been trying to find the answer in the forums, but there is just so much info and my time is limited. I will gladly welcome simple pointers to other threads. Sorry if this is an overly redundant topic, I'm still a noob in audiophilia.    I use a Desktop PC for gaming, a laptop PC for...

I went ahead and sent out an inquiry to Yamaha and they replied with directions on how to return them for replacement. Didn't acknowledge that there may be a defect, but when I asked if  the fact that the problem is intermittent would cause any problems during their evaluation, he told me to...

Quote:   With all due respect, I don't think this is exactly what happened. Moisture may well be a part of the problem, but I'm having the same problem with my EPHs and I have been listening to them when  the volume in the right ear drops to about 20% of the left. It happens instantly. So...

So I've been listening to my new Yamaha EPH100s for about 2 hours, now. And wow. Just wow.   At first I only really noticed the cleaner treble. Some music I was listening to earlier (tune-yards) had a bit of a shrill quality on my Klipsh S4is, but was just gorgeous on the EPHs. Then I...

Are the UE TFs, or the GR07s really twice as good as, say the Shure SE215s? And there's a few people selling the JVCs, new, on ebay for under 100 right now. How important do you think it is to buy from an authorized dealer? or should I jump on one of those? Thx.

My first set of Bose IEs was like a revelation to me. I've now abandoned the idea of ever skimping on headphones.   The Klipsh S4s showed me how much better sound could be. But I've been through 2 sets of them. The first just stopped working and the wire on my current set is rapidly...