Have: GS-1000s. Want: IEM that sounds good as the SR-60s. Hopefully, science marches on...

For an alternative viewpoint, my SR225s sport the "super bowls" standard on the GS1000s. These bowls offer breathing space for the detail to come through, and are comfy as heck. Granted, moving the bass further away from the ears in the 225s reduces its impact a tad, but for me, it's far from a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Joelc87 If you want a huge soundstage get some Grado GS-1000's. Yabba-dabba-solutely. Those eleventynormous ear pads not only give great spacial impression, but fantastic detail, while the drivers provide plenty o' impressive bass response one mightn't...

A bit too much tension in this thread, ya ask me. Hey, I haven't heard a Total BitHead, but I did send for a Total AirHead (to hear outta my iPod w/SR60s), and was well nigh disappointed by the results. Then I got a HeadRoom Micro Amp, and lo, found amp religion. Well, sorta. My Micro is the...

I, as an owner of the shure 530s and grado 125s, suspect it is because your laptop's soundcard is geared more for cheaper buds that don't excel in bass and treble, and thus accentuate these qualities in your 530s. Not to say that the 530s sound a thing like tinny earbuds, but that they are eq'd...

I'm going to be contrary to what someone else before me posted, and state that the bowls will indeed give you more soundstage, albeit at the expense of bass and immediacy. Additionally, the increased space of the larger pads gives you more detail, as if detail benefits from more breathing room...

Shoot, with your budget, I say go for the gold! The Grado GS-1000s sound better out of an iPod, EQ off, than most people will ever realize with their home sound systems (OK, folks here aren't most people). Yes, my HeadRoom Micro adds to the experience, but really, the main reason I use the Micro...

X3. No having to worry about batteries, and so ridiculously easy to tote. Qualities range from "this'll get ya by for 3 - 7 hours" to, "wow, this is friggin' nice," which is a range I'm not aware that the active noise-cancelling 'phones provide.

Quote: Originally Posted by woopididi congratulations on your new GS1000! does the SQ justify the 1K$ price? Heterodoxical is it may sound, I'd venture this: If all you have is an iPod and $1,000 to burn, and you want the best sound possible, bypass the amps and the mid-range...

Quote: Originally Posted by -=Germania=- To any on-lookers: You shoudl know that even though you can only hear out of one ear that you still get a 3d sound space because your brain adjusts and reinterprets. Absolutely! I'm about 70-75% deaf in one ear, and owning a cross-feed...

Great post by the OP, and great responses, even by those not inclined toward these cans' sound. I agree that the treble can be shrill, the bass overpowering -- not only initially, but upon extended listening. To a point. And then, these phones seem to mellow, and then the clarity is...

Quote: Originally Posted by facelvega I'd say the ratio is generally about 2:1, in that you need to spend twice as much for a pair of IEMs as for full-sized headphones at the same level. However, a full-size headphone will always be fundamentally better than an IEM for a certain level...

This reply may seem kinda random, but here goes... So far as the Shures seeming uninvolving, I can think of two things that might be contributing to this impression. One, if you're used to full-sized headphones, IEM's may have a hard time measuring up. IEMs pump sound directly into your...

Quote: Originally Posted by Amras How does the 580 compare with the 595? I did a quick search online and the 580 seems like it's in the $140-160 used, $180-200 new, range- Wouldn't the 595 be a better deal at $180 new? Believe me, you're preaching to the choir when it comes to...

I liked both my super.fi 5's and super.fi 5eb's (although the latter I returned because I want full sound isolation from an IEM, and the eb's are ported [sound leaks in as the open design extends the bass]). But when I got my e530's, I had no IEM worries. The clarity of the s.f 5's with the bass...

Grados aren't for everyone. Some find them too brash, and between their comfort and mom'n'pop build quality, they can be quirky. But those who love their sound can become quite enthusiastic (one of my nicknames for my wife is "Grado widow" ). I'd say you'd be doing yourself a favor to see if...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mindless GS1000 is definately musical and the soundstage is vast. X2. Plus more than enough detail at low volumes to satisfy one's analytical side, methinks. Note that loud listening is likely to become quickly fatiguing, but for me that's plus, as I...

Quote: Originally Posted by kelvinz The Grado GS1K interest me but from what I've read they are not across the board better than the K701's. I dunno -- in this price range, I think it's more about finding a sound sig that you like rather than one being "better" than the other...

Quote: Originally Posted by unclejr Congrats! Make sure to report back on your thoughts! I've been too tardy in doing this, but here are my thoughts. The first pair I rec'd fell apart the moment I first lifted them from the box, but I jerry-rigged the woodies to audition them...

JorgeC and Tyll, I truly appreciate your responses. I understand the deal with incremental increases, as it took me a full month to decide if the increase in sound quality of my GS-1000's vs. my 325i's was worth the $600 price diff -- and there was no "searching" for the differences, as they...

OK, I laid the bait in Tyll's thread announcing the '07 Micro line, but nonebody's taken it, so I'll try, try again. I have an '06 Micro w/Desktop upgrade, and between you and me and the teeming masses in their entirety, I love it to pieces. Despite my humble source (5.5g iPod), between my...

Yay on amp as opposed to cable. Nay on AirHead. Not that I'm down on HeadRoom by any means. I own the '06 Micro w/Desktop upgrade, and love it to death. But my previous amp was an AirHead, and the only diff I noticed vs. my iPod h/p lineout was the crossfeed switch. I sent it back, got the...

[Wasn't sure whether to post this in the Headphones forum or the Cables, Power, Tweaks, Speakers, Accessories forum, so I split the difference and posted it here. Mods, feel free to move this thread if either or another forum would be more appropriate.] So, as my sig line shows, I recently...

Quote: Originally Posted by Torula Yeast Regarding The Sloth's and Ty's suggestion that if I upgrade in the Micro line, I should leapfrog past the Micro Home and go straight for Micro Max: Recently I read in the amps forum that the benefits of the Max, if I'm understanding correctly...

Quote: Originally Posted by bigDee I connect my E4 to my 4G iPod photo and that's my setup. Will an amp make this sound any better? Also, when I get the 6G ipod, will an amp still make a difference? I'm only going to use these earphones though. I say yes for home listening...