As the title says I'm looking for a somewhat "warm" sounding USB DAC to use with my laptop. To give you guys an idea of what I'm looking for I generally decrease the highest bands on EQs somewhat (1-4db) and tend to very slighty (1-2db) increase the low end bands. Sibilance is the worst kind of...

Quick question... I'm seriously considering to buy the Red, but I wonder how I would go about equalizing these on my notebook. Whilst it might be entirely possible that the Red sounds "right" for me I'd like to have the ability to tone down any sibilance I might get. As far as I can tell there...

  Actually, I just gave them another listen with a decent source. The bass is actually better than I had remembered, quite precise and not bloated, but I still dislike their treble emphasis. I am talking about the HD25-1 II though, which I own because my father (a sound engineer) gave them to me.

I have the Senns - and I don't enjoy them. They are very clear, but the treble is rather piercing and they are a bit low on bass for my tastes. Depends on the source as well, of course, but the sound signature seems to be quite treble focused. If you're into that and don't mind a slightly...

Any other ideas or experiences? To reiterate it's mostly between the Sony A15 or Fiio X1 / X3 II, but I'm of course also open for other suggestions.

Actually, I can't remember. I was so put off by their sound that I immediately put them back and moved on.

If you have the space and like 2.1 systems I can recommend the Edifier S730D. Amazing, tightly controlled bass, clear, although very slightly recessed mids and good treble without being harsh. With everything set to 0 they are very neutral and surprisingly low bass, but if you engage the...

I absolutely agree. It is a great experience to feel the sound and to hear the music in the signature it was intended to be experienced in by the musician, but I always look for a place in the back. Personally, I question if such a high volume even has a merit at all. At first, it is obnoxiously...

In retrospective it's clear because of the design similarity. However, the Urbanears counterpart sounded horrible to me. Bass was way overblown and everything sounded muddy and muffled. Seems as IF you want to buy one of the various models choose the Marhsall variant.   As far as I can tell...

Personally, I love them so far. I own them for 4 days now, but what I could discern is that they are picky with sources. They sound somewhat awful (and much like the OP described) on my notebook and smartphone, passable on my old, cheap MP3 player, and really great on my Xonar DX soundcard. I...

The Momentum 2 are pretty comfortable, yes. However, for me, the headband is slightly uncomfortable because it feels hard due to it not having a lot of padding. However, my hair is pretty short. The earpads are fantastic, though, and I can wear them for hours without discomfort despite wearing...

This might be slight necroing, but nobody seems to have written something about them yet and I have them on my head right now. My impression is that they are very decent for the asking price (~90$ here). They are fairly clear, feature a somewhat (not excessively) overblown bass that manages to...

I'm with inthere. Whilst I'm not a fan of Beats either I gave the Solo 2 a listen when I was shopping around for a new set of cans lately. If you ask me Beats have improved considerably, the first ones were horrible. They have a very punchy, somewhat aggressive sound which should go well with...

Thanks for the recommendations. I had a quick look around and it seems as if the Lotoo is unavailable in Switzerland (where I live) and the Astell & Kern are too expensive for my liking. The cheapest one costs 650 Swiss Francs and I don't feel easy taking small, yet very expensive devices with...

Sadly, I can't help with a comparison - but I can post my experience with the M2 so far, which I own for 4 days now. I have to admit that, whilst I do have an ear for fine details, I am not an audiophile and therefore (probably yet) have no real high end equipment to compare with. I'm also...

Hello everyone   As you can see I'm a new member. Although I'm not exactly an audiophile, I've always had a fascination with "good" audio. Recently, I've bought Sennheiser Momentum 2 Over Ears because I really liked their sound signature and the clarity they manage to provide whilst having the...