Hey guys,   I'm looking for recommendations on a new/different/upgraded set of cans from my current HD558s.  I use them exclusively with my computer at home, 90% of the time after kids are in bed (music, movies, games), 10% of the time playing games while they're up.  Further details about my...

Hi, My economic stimulus package check arrived, and I'm earmarking $400-$500 of it for an upgrade in my sound experience. Here's my current equipment: Dell Inspiron E1405 laptop (running Vista 32-bit, Sigmatel C-sharp 9200 HD audio) - I use this for watching movies iPod Classic 80GB - I use...

I recently listened to an iPod classic for about 30 mins in the same room as my desktop (with the sound card it came with: not high-end, but not terrible either) and noticed two things: 1 - The iPod has a similar treble and mids frequency response to the desktop. However, it has a very...

Hi, For a birthday gift, several friends want to get me good (better than I currently have, at least) pair of IEM's, and the headphone guru of the bunch is offering me my choice between the following: -UE Super.fi 5 pro -Shure E4C I like music to sound good, and I can recognize really...

Hi everyone, I'm new here, and fairly new to the idea that one can have headphones that sound really good (as opposed to some of the junk that comes with some portable players today). I'm looking to get a decent pair of headphones ($50-$100 range). My first question is the following: to...