I found it's only a problem when I'm watching a film in my bedroom while I'm lying down. It's only in moments of dialogue that it distracts me. When in front of my computer listening to music, the cable noise doesn't bother me.

I tested my X2's for the first time last night. Whilst I still have a lot of testing to go, I wanted to ask whether anyone else found the cable incredibly noisy? The braiding is abrasive and the noise it generates when rubbing against your clothing is incredibly loud in the earcups. Even...

  At first I was concerned by the earpad material. I have a beard and I found the material slightly irksome on the areas of my jaw that had stubble and thick hair, but after an hour or so of listening with them the ever-so-slight irritation never increased or worsened. No headphones will feel...

  Companies rarely ever state this, but this is law and supersedes companies' private policies.

  I was thinking that myself, so I guess I'm in the clear. Very odd. I shan't complain though. xD

My K7XX's arrived today, much to my surprise. And no fees. None. Package is marked at $199, and the postman just left them by the back door. Either he decided not to charge me, I will receive an invoice for payment shortly, or there was no duties calculated by customs. Gonna try them now with my...

  I had never heard of a €10 administrative fee before, and I've imported plenty of things from the States before. I know they tax shipping, but if I buy an item from the States that offers free international shipping, DHL or whoever will just make up their 'statistical' shipping rate and...

  I just looked into it and it appears that €80 is what I should be expecting. I contacted DHL regarding my €40 charge for the $80 package from Audio-GD, and according to the invoice there was a €10 "administrative fee", which duty calculator does not seem to...calculate. There was also VAT not...

  Not awkwardly; normally. They were wrapped carefully—with the jack being kept as straight as possible—inside the included pouch.

  Yeah, I'm starting to regret not doing it your way.     I was also charged €40 yesterday for the NFB-15, even though Audio-GD said they would mark the package at $80. Maybe they did, but €40 is what the charge is for an $80 package. If Audio-GD had marked it at the full value ($300), it...

  €80...dafuq?! 25% of $230 is not €80. It should be more like €45-55. Well, according to dutycalculator.com, it should be €49.

  Yeah, I'm expecting a chunk of import duties. I could have sent the package to a friend in the States and avoided as high duties, but I figured I was already saving quite a bit of money than buying the Annies (though the Annies are made in Austria versus China like the K7XX's) and using...

  Shipping was actually quite reasonable with Massdrop, considering it's going across the US and then from the US to Ireland.

  Why are you doing that, do you mind me asking? Is it to make sure it's in full working condition?

  Mine too. They'll take a fairly long time, though, as they are not being shipped directly to Europe from Massdrop.

So I hadn't used my RE-400's in a few months. I plug them in and the cable is cutting out. Isn't this something that has happened to a lot of RE-400 users?

  Yeah, I picked one up from a Head-Fi user for under $200. It should be arriving next week.

Any thoughts?

For my incoming NFB-15, I will be using roughly 1m RCA speaker cables from the DAC to active studio monitors. I will also be using the included USB to connect to my PC for audio. For headphones, I will be listening to music, playing games, and watching films on my PC with the AKG K7XX, AKG K550...

  What's the story around the X2 coming to an end?

  Unfortunately that doesn't happen in the guitar world. Guys buy expensive effects pedals that have a waiting list, increase the wait time artificially—and in turn the demand—then sell the pedals for a premium once they receive them from the manufacturer. They might play it for a few hours...

I managed to get in at the last minute, but I wasn't too concerned if I missed it as I knew there would always be second-hand ones up for sale. And you shouldn't have to worry about unfair mark-ups as Head-Fi seemingly has rules against that.

  The DSS2 is £15 on Amazon at the moment. I've seen a few of the original DSS' on eBay, but it's not always easy buying from eBay when you live in Ireland. I'll keep my eye out. For £15, either the DSS1 or DSS2 would be a nice addition, even if I did still want to pick up something better as...

  Yeah, I ended up jumping on the K7XX's at the last second. Only a few left in the Massdrop. You know what, though, I might still also buy the X2's. It's a lot of money, along with the NFB-15 I just bought, but with a decent amp/DAC for my television, I'd be set, especially if I could fix my...

  I didn't know the first version had an optical in. I'll definitely keep my eye out for that one, as well as a used Magni. Cheers for that.