So I've been eyeballing some Hifiman RE 400i's for a while, thinking maybe I'll sell a couple pairs and get some planar wonderfulness, and just a few days ago I was poking around amazon.ca(I'm in Canada), and I see that they've gone down from $650 to $350, and the same thing on amazon.com- down...

So I've been eyeballing some Hifiman RE 400i's for a while, thinking maybe I'll sell a couple pairs and get some planar wonderfulness, and just a few days ago I was poking around amazon.ca(I'm in Canada), and I see that they've gone down from $650 to $350, and the same thing on amazon.com- down...

I've seen reviewers that say "don't change the pads on these!" but I really want to. The way they pin my ears back gets uncomfortable after about 20mins, and by an hour I'm desperately looking to listen to something else.    So I'm wondering has anyone swapped the stock pads out for Lawton...

Hey guys I'm really new to this audiophile world, but I'm madly enamoured with a great listening experience. I'm trying to make the most out of my gear.    Right now I listen to music from my PC via a Schiit Modi 2/Magni 2, Shure 1540, or Sennheiser 598(what a difference the Schiit stack...

I need some advice on how to use/maintain/make the best of my new Shure 535's. I've always been a fan of the brand. I went through a couple pairs of entry level Shure's years ago and loved them to bits, but I think I ended up damaging them(constant crackling) because of misuse/misunderstanding...