I'll try not to be too long-winded but it's a bit hard for an author. :D I've been considering my use of universal IEMs to be somewhat problematic. My ears are, well, strange. I have almost no chance of sealing with silicone tips unless I use ones so large they cause pressure and pain (while...

Basically just that. I love the sound signature of my SF5s, but they're not really built that well, the cable is not too durable and they have pretty terrible strain relief all around. So I'd like something that's more uh, resistant to abuse. I'm on my second pair, which lasted a lot longer than...

Pretty much the title.   I've been looking for a pair of study headphones for a while. Something small enough to chuck in my bag with my laptop and books, but not a pair of earphones--the "stuffed ear" feeling gets tiresome after a few hours. So by virtue of my desk headphones (JVC...

Okay so... I spend a good deal of time doing a lot of classwork on my laptop, which has crappy, crappy sound, especially on my rather sensitive earphones--loads of noise and hiss. I'm looking for a solution to this problem, and a small DAC/amp seems to be the way to go here.   What I'm...

I asked this question over at XDA, but nobody seems to know. Actually, I have two questions.   One is in the title. I'd like to know what the Galaxy Nexus GT-i9250M (maguro, not toro/toroplus) has for output impedance on the headphone jack. I suspect it may not be near-zero... and I am...