How would the DAC in a Marantz SR6008 compare to, say, a Peachtree DacITx? Or a Schiit?   I ask because I'm currently running a Peachtree into a vintage Marantz 2285. With all the sales going on right now, it might be time to "modernize" my equipment...

Purchased them off the board a couple years back. Used sparingly - loved them!    Few months back the right ear started developing some soft distortion at certain frequencies. This eventually developed into a total drop-out. The right ear is now mute, although sometimes if I move/gyrate a...

I'm looking to spend between $300-$1000 on a DAC.   My home television and stereo setup are combined, so I have three or possibly four essential needs:   1. DAC conversion of my TV signal. 2. DAC conversion of my PS3. 3. DAC conversion of audio from my Macbook Pro, and 4. DAC...

Hi guys, Purchased a Rotel RCD-855 off the 'bay. It's in great condition, but the seller warned me that the Rotel (my first "high end" CD player) wouldn't take kindly to burnt CDs and doesn't like scratches at ALL. Anyway, I brought her home this evening and four out of the five CDs I...

Mind the intentionally provocative title. It isn't intended to suggest that these relatively inexpensive Sennheiser headphones have, in my view, robbed Westone of the title of holy grail portables. Rather, I only wish to call some of your attention to these overlooked, inexpensive, and...

I'm getting conflicting reads here. Some say the E500 and SE530 are identical; these are usually people who haven't owned both. Others say the SE530 is noticeably superior in terms of sound quality to the E500; these are people who may simply have let the updated packaging get to their...

Hi all, I'm a fairly happy owner of a pair of Denon C700s. I like their rich full sound, ample bass, and overall musicality. I'm just wondering if moving onward to the Westone UM2 *should* bring a notable improvement in sound quality over the Denons. In the alternative, I may consider...

I used to own a pair of ER6i's for a short period. I had to sell them because they suffered from extreme occlusion. This is a very important aspect of an IEM for me because I always listen to my music on the go. Now I'm considering the HF2. I'm wondering if anybody might chime in on whether...

Greetings, Against the majority's vote in a thread dedicated which of these two IEMS (E4Cs and SF5Ps) were better suited to classical music through an unamped 5G iPod, I went ahead and purchased the SF5Ps (trusting my intuition). Now, as a step up from my last IEMS, the ER6i, I really...

I'm about to make the big plunge, and contradictions abound on this topic. But those who have owned BOTH IEMs are scarce, much more so those who listen to classical music. One way of getting closer to the ultimate answer is through this question: Which one of these comes closest to the sound...

I'm starting to realize that, after so much time and money spent trying to find the right IEMs for my iPod, and after being confounded time and again by the same problems and limitations that virtually all reasonably-priced IEMs have - lack of bass, "footstep syndrome", microphonics, etc. - that...

I bought the ER6i primarily for use with my iPod. Ever since I started to use them, I felt that they were a bit unengaging, thin, perhaps even too trebly. What I particularly feel that they lacked is lushness, warmth, or depth; things I could get more of out of my SR-125s. That is...

It took me a while to learn that "microphonics" and what I like to call "shadowing" - that is, the lamentable aubibility of each and every footstep while using in-ear monitors - were two different phenomena. Therefore, I must ask each of you: do ALL IEMs, regardless of price and brand, suffer...

Your thoughts and experiences?