Quote: I can confirm this. The coating started coming off on mine after having them for a little over a month. It got so bad that I eventually decided to just try to scratch off the rest of the coating, which I did for the left ear, but never to the right lol. They stopped shedding after I...

Wow, I haven't looked at this thread in a long time..    Getting to the point, I woke up this morning, and as usual went to get my S500's so i could listen to some music while eating breakfast. Then I discovered that music was only coming out of the right ear    I have absolutely no...

Quote:     Quote: Do they constantly feel like they are going to fall out though? Also do they make the inside of your ears itchy and are they able to withstand sweat? I think what I am now going to do is get an IEM mainly just for mowing the lawn, and I'll continue to use the...

Quote: Yeah I know I shouldn't go past 50% volume, that's why I hate doing that. I'll go checkout that shootout and see if I find anything there I like, thanks for telling me about that :D   Quote: I know that a lot of people do this, but I hate having to replace things. It gets...

Alright, so basically I need an IEM for while I mow the lawn. I'm currently just using the apple earpods for this which is a HORRIBLE idea because they hardly block out any noise (being open-backed) so what I normally do is just turn the volume on my iPhone up to about 70%. I hate doing this...

Quote: Normally it happens when i'm in skype calls, but it usually doesn't start hissing when i am listening to music. (i use spotify mainly, which is 260-ish kpbs). I've kinda decided to call the phenomena "headphone farting."   Because that's what it sounds like. lol 

Has anyone else noticed weird hissing sounds coming out of their headphones? It happens occasionally, but it's really annoying and i want to know if anyone else has had this problem or if it's just me and i have a defective pair. It also sounds like a releasing of gas, it can happen while their...

Quote:   Quote: And Sorry about your wallet!

Dsnuts you should try the ath Velours (if you still have them) with the Hm5 pads over them and with the tape mod, then tell us how it is 

Sometimes i just wish that the standard format used by the masses was around 500kbps instead of 256/320. That would make things so much more simple :L. 

This is Astounding! Really great job!    There is two things you should change for accuracy. Both are regarding headphone editions/revisions.   1. There is a revision of the JH13 and JH16. The newer ones will have a thing called Freqphase that will make the multiple drivers work more...

How would i use the ad797 though, do i just need to stick it in the cs4398, then how do i control the volume of it, or would it just be at one set volume so i'd just have to use my laptops volume control. Sorry super noob here :L 

Too many dacs, which one should i get?  I really would like to just get the FP 02 but it has quality control issues and the 05 is set up weird apparently and i don't really know what to do about the several others posted in this thread :L Quote: kiteki, should i just get this or the ak4396?  

Meh. They sound good and they're cheap. That's all i care about.           Edit: On a side note; would someone be so kind as to link me to where i can get the ATH pleathers and the HM5 pads?

Quote: DARN! I looked on the site and the drivers are still 40mm.  I will be content (For now) with just getting the ATH pads and the HM5 pads. 

Quote: Heh, that happened to me too, if it weren't for US customs i would have had it 6 day. Aw well, i have mine now, and it's awesome! That's all i care about. 

Quote: It only cost me two extra bucks for expedited shipping, so instead of waiting a month, i waited about 9 days. :D

Quote: I've never done any DIY with electronics in my life before (I'm 15 :L) So i doubt either of those would work for me, also that $100 only goes up to 300ohms Quote: Yeah i knew that, i was referring to the Bravo Ocean Tube Amp and this    A powerful external desktop amplifier...

Too many DACs.  :L I can't decide whether to get the FP DAC- 02 or the Shiyun DAC-05 or the  Breeze Audio DAC. I am planning on getting some Dt880 (600ohm) 's (or some HE-400's) so i don't know if the Bravo Ocean or the thing Kiteki just posted. Anyone wanna save my wallet before i get really...

Is Dsnuts the only one so far who hasn't experienced problems with the Fire phoenix DAC-02 ?

Quote: I'm wondering if the Shinyun 05 is better than the Fire Phoenix 02. Which ever one is better, I'll get! (Hopefully!)

Kinda wanted to just throw this out there, anyone ever seen this version of the K1000? (Skip to 33 seconds to see what i mean)     Looks like a bronze/black colored K1000 with a different headband. It would be awesome if you know anything about this Heinz.

I have roughly 1800 songs in Itunes.  Quote: Yeah! Spotify is awesome   Listening to Armin Van Buuren through it right now lol

Quote: I would get it from made in japan, i got mine from there and it came pretty fast, then again i did pay 2 extra dollars for faster shipping, but it was still the best deal i could find.

Quote: Well that's a given because everyone has there own opinion, but i mean just a generally accepted list that most people could accept.