I already own an RSA Hornet for use with my portable setup: Shure e4c and IPOD. I'm looking to purchase W5000s for my home system and use the Hornet with them. I have a high-end outboard DAC in my home system. Will the RSA Hornet partner well with the W5000s? My understanding from...

I currently use my RSA Hornet with my IPOD and Shure e4s. Which is fine for portable use. I would like to use the RSA Hornet with a set of full size headphones (I don't own any) off my primary home audio system. Here's what I have: The transport is a Mac Mini with CDs encoded Apple Lossless...

Before you think I'm out of mind, I am seriously looking at upgrading from the E3C to a better IEM like UE Super.fi 5pro or possibly a sealed headphone like AKG K271 studio. These headphones would be strickly used with the IPOD. I need isolation and low leakage for riding the train. But...

I'm interested in purchasing one or the other of these two headphones without prior listening experience. I would therefore like to get as complete a sonic impression of each and how they compare. How do they match up in terms of neutrality, resolution, balance of bass, mids and highs, and...