ah man, i hemmed and hawed for a long time- and made do with a single listening platform (a focusrite pro40 and a 6120 based headphone amp- more loud than particularly subtle) in a room i play music and record in. always a great sound... but it kept me isolated way up in a corner of the...

hm.. that kinda blows up quite a few options-- and i'd say that the majority of sub 200 dollar critters for that kinda dough are gonna be pretty similar! but if you can squeak a bit-- i can give a pretty good recommendation for the ifi idsd nano black label which i use with 80 ohm 770s with no...

haha.. y'know, i had shure 215s for years and ALWAYS used foam tips. i always thought they were overwarm and kinda rolled off. one died. i replaced them with at e40s and never bonded with them... tried a bunch of others. so.. i finally got sick of most of the other in ears i had and...

best being as subjective as it is.. sonically what are you looking for? everybody's gonna have a take- what kind of presentation do you like?

This is an interesting topic-- it's funny, because I have a set of AT e40's with a similar curve, and I loathe them. upper midrange brutality and totally fatiguing- and it follows this new 'optimal'. why would anyone want SO MUCH at 3k which is chronically irritating? I definitely see...

Anyone out there have a recommendation for an over-ear fit in ear that sits somewhere in the sonic ballpark of a DT150? There's always the Byron-- but I have to admit, for work, it's far easier for me to have an over-the-ear IEM, as I end up using my hands and yanking things out- and sadly...

greetings head-fi-ers!   new about these parts, though i've been lurking a while--  hope to be fully vetted soon and able to pitch in around here!   anyhow-  recently picked up a set of shure se215's based on seemingly endless good reviews.  i'm a big fan of softer warmer less etchy sound...