Thanks for the suggestions, I'll check them. Wanted to know - in a dual driver IEMs which has a BA and a dynamic driver, what are the advantages of having the dynamic driver( for my preferences)?

I don't plan on spending more than 100$ , just wanted to be more specific about what earphones I should be looking for.  Should I consider BA and not Dynamic drivers?

Hello, I'm looking into buying earphones (in ear) to use with my smartphone. I've noticed there are different materials for the driver housings - some are plastic, some are metal etc. Is there a noticeable sound difference?   which type would suit me the best, if what I want is: -No heavy...

Thanks! What exactly should I be checking? If the problem could be verified with a multimeter, the headphones wouldn't be working at all, no?

The problem is that the plug is a "fancy" angled one, with a uniquely shaped thin cable.  The other, more important reason, is that there's is still another year of warranty left, so changing the plug is out of the question. I thought maybe the problem was with something else, as I have...

Hello, Got a weird problem with my brother's earphones.   The jack has some round scratches due to heavy use and sometimes the left earpiece just stops working with his smartphone, no matter how much you try to move it and correct it.   On some devices the left side won't work, including...

Got the Asus DG.  Sound got much much better, bass got deeper (probably thanks to the amp). Couldn't be happier for such a cheap price, amazing product. I'm just glad there's no more static when nothing is playing, unlike before. 

but on the other hand, the Sabre is not an amp, while the Xonar has an amp. I'm asking whether I will even benefit from Xonar's amp or not...

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My on-board sound chip is kinda old and there's a slight distortion on higher volume levels... I'm comparing the sound to my Galaxy Note 2 which has Wolfson's WM1811 and sounds awesome compared to my PC. 

thanks for the reply. what do you mean? I can't just plug the headphones in the USB DAC ? do my headphones need an amp? also, if I'll get some cheap amp, how will the sound quality compare to the Xonar?

Hello,   I need help deciding between a Xonar DG sound card and the Sabre USB DAC, will be used only on my PC.   I should also say that I don't need any surround or multi-channel audio support, as I'm not playing any games nor watching any movies on my PC. 

Hello everyone,    I want to improve my sound quality from my PC, need help deciding between a Xonar DG sound card and the Sabre USB DAC.   The Xonar DG also has an amp, but how much would my ATH-M50 benefit from an amp, since they're easy to drive anyway?   The Sabre DAC is famous for...

Thanks for replying! The thing is, it's a static hiss - like the sound TVs used to have. I know some people use noise to burn in their headphones, but I thought that maybe constant hiss on the same volume every time the headphones are used will eventually cause some kind of damage.

Hey all, I got myself awesome new M50s not long ago, and I'm using them a lot with my laptop which has a slight hissing from the earphones plug. My question is - is it possible that constant hissing will damage my headphones, it's not too loud and doesn't really disturb me?

Just some updates- I bought the limited red edition. And oh my goodness, they sound AMAZING. I seriously can't explain it, I feel butterflies in my stomach when listening to my favorite songs. I hear new sounds in songs I heard hundreds of times! And the vocals.... oh wow.... just speechless...

Hello everyone, I'm probably going to buy the M50s tomorrow morning, and need some urgent answers beforehand:   -Any reason I should wait for the M50x? I don't mind the detachable cable, going to get the coiled version.    -I'm listening to different genres (such as pop, rock, jazz...

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Oh, awesome! Then I guess I should be fine until I can get a better DAC+Amp... Might go for the FiiO E10.   Thanks a lot.

I see... At the moment I'm using a small (~40$) USB sound card (which is better sounding than my on-board) http://steelseries.com/products/audio/steelseries-siberia-usb-soundcard I use it with my 50mm 32ohm gaming headset (by the same company). It should be enough power for the M50 as well, right?

Thank you for the answer, I'm confused - if I plug a DAC into the onboard audio jack, will the sound improve? I thought I can connect a DAC to my PC only by USB so that I'll notice a huge improvement...   Also, isn't the E5 an amp and not a DAC? Will the M50 benefit from a connection to an...

Hello, I'm about to buy the ATH-M50, and decided to buy a USB DAC or a sound card as well since my on-board audio is probably not going to do my new headphones any justice. Could anyone recommend me a USB DAC for under 70$? Is such thing possible? If not, I might be getting for now a Xonar DG...

Hello,  I'm about to buy the ATH-M50, and I plan on using them with my Galaxy Note 2 when I'm on-the-go.  Do I need an amp, or will the smartphone be enough to power them sufficiently?

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