I agree on the SR-80's (and Triports) but only because the Alessandro MS-1's are available for 5 bucks more. Also IEMs as a group dont agree with me so lets clump them in.

I am thinking of supplementing--not replacing, just giving myself another option to work with--my Alessandro MS-1's with an IEM. I wont spend over 200. I read a ton of threads that were essentially "best IEM under 150," "best IEM under 100" and "IEM substitutes for grado." I want to stray as...

Or i guess i could just start with just a radio remote and use that instead of the PocketDock... 30 bucks vs dbl, triple, or quad that. but id still appreciate input for the future.

Okay. Heres my setup: I have an iPod w/ Video (1st wave) amp will connect to iPod's Dock connector through a PocketDock AV which is on its way from SendStation. The amp will be powering MS-1's. Most of the music I listen to right now I listen to not really for the bass, but for the punch...

Quote: Originally Posted by manaox2 Your right, it would sound better if you plugged your amp into the dock connector rather then the headphone jack. Actually, the dock will OVERPOWER your headphones if you plugged them straight in, driving them at line level (very loud!). Its got more...

Quote: Originally Posted by FallenAngel You need an amp, don't drive headphones with line level output. You also won't have use of the volume control this way either. Get a Mini^3 from the various builders around for $125 (average price, I think), you'll love it. Okay, so that...

I love my iPod and I love my MS-1's and I love my music... I also love money though and amps aren't cheap. So for now I bought a SendStation PocketDock AV to connect my cans to my iPod through its dock connector. I figure its only $30 and it should hold me over since--at least this is what I've...

Quote: Originally Posted by kontai69 If you are trying to get them repaired, you have to send them to Grado. Alessandro won't be able to repair them. TMK, they just resell what Grado makes and gives to them. Unless, of course, you recently bought them and only want Alessandro to send...

Quote: Originally Posted by meuler Alessandro High-End Products: Order Information "Feel free to contact us by phone at (215) 355-6424, or via email for ordering information on any of our products." Tried... the email link is the same as the one that goes to the webmaster so I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bunninator A lot of people I know can't seem to wrap their head around spending over $20, let alone $100 on a set of headphones. I was at the UPS store today shipping my E3g back to Shure and when I asked to insure the package for $200 the lady looked at me...

My headphone cord as it connects to the plug is finicky. If there is any movement in the cord near the plug at all, it either switches to one ear or cuts off entirely. I use it w/ my iPod so this is a huge problem for me. Every tech guy I talk to says some wire must have broken near the plug...

A while ago, I was going to say, "Ive created a monster!" because of all of the people against having to explain as they state them. That is also because the thread I've spawned has greatly become a bose slash/support thread, which I tried to avoid. But now, as I reflect, I couldn't be more...

Quote: Originally Posted by boomana I didn't read his post as insulting anyone, but expressing frustration for the a habit many on this forum have by making blanket negative comments about a product without usually stating why they don't like it, or why something is better by comparing...

Quote: Originally Posted by IPodPJ Welcome to Head-Fi and sorry about your wallet! With that said, I won't bash Bose, but I'll bash you. It's not a good idea to make some of your first posts in these forums insults to others here. Others that have a great deal more experience than...

Quote: Originally Posted by nelamvr6 Well.. Like I said, your post may have a lot of merit, but if people can't receive your message, for whatever reason, the message is lost. You should consider revisiting your post and editing it for clarity's sake. Thanks i just added...

i apologize for the spelling and grammar, i was more concerned w/ content

Quote: Originally Posted by immtbiker There are a bunch of threads on this topic on Head-Fi, already. No disrespect intended, but you can use the search engine and add you post to one of those threads. Just a suggestion. i looked for such threads but maybe not hard enough

MY THOUGHTS: I used to be a bose fan. Then I became a basher just like half this forum. Then I realized many things. ON BASHING First, I think the only people who have a right to bash are people who have been actually have used them as their own headphones and were extremely dissatisfied...

I'm a relative newb to the portable headphone amp scene. I have SR-80's and use an iPod. I need a good, but cheap, amp. After all, it does seem silly to me to spend more on the amp that powers my headphones than I do on the cans themselves. Ive decided that my price cap is $100 but I of course...

Here's that list of headphones im considering (in parenthases are headphones that I really want but run into the old width problem) I'll see how many theyll let me try out but still any input... AKG K-101 AKG K26 P AKG K 81 DJ AKG K 181 DJ (Alessandro MS1) (Grado SR60) (Grado SR80)...

Okay I have an iPod and use a case. I was using the eVo3's until the belt clip broke. Now I am using the Diablo case but either way I run into the problem of the surrounding stuff around the jacks on good headphones being too thick. If theyre too thick the ipod pauses at the darndest times! I...

Today, I went out and bought some Grado SR60's and they sound great and only cost me $70! Thanks for the help! -DRK

I really like the sound quality and light-weightedness of the Bose Triports. I am not crazy, however, about the price. Someone who I used to work with at a computer store said that when people pay money for Bose products they are paying most of the money just because it has the Bose name written...