So I bought my first dac/amp recently (Fiio E7 Andes) to go with my old pair of Shure SE530s and it sounds pretty good so far.  If you turn up the volume on FLAC files things usually start to get crazy with distortion of all the sound (mainly the bass).  I'm looking to upgrade my listening...

So I've just got my first good pair of headphones (Shure SE530s) and I love em already...but I'm using my laptop and my ipod.  The sound is great but from what I read around here I'm sure it could be a lot better.    There are a few different routes I'm investigating and I'd like to go with...

I can't help but feel like I'm in a pit with this. Bands don't really stick to me and whenever I sit down to put stuff on my player I can never think of anything good to put on it. I shuffle through songs on my mp3 player and half of them are like meh, skip. What do you guys do to find new music?

So I got my "amp" in the mail today, and behold...I have nothing to connect it to my MP3 player (or w/e) with. I'm assuming I need a cable that is the topic of this particular forum. Anyone want to explain...

So do you guys prefer to buy whole CD's or just download the tracks you like...

I've recently been looking into getting some form of portable media player and was under the impression that CD players were pretty much obsolete. But some of the ones I looked at seem like they'd be better than your average MP3 player, sound quality wise. Plus you can get mp3 CDs with plenty of...

I'm a novice when it comes to this audiophile business. I hear all these terms like lossless, and FLAC(or flak) and I'm pretty much clueless. So what all do you need to consider to get the best sound out of your music, like the file type, bitrate, etc?

Well, I'm looking to upgrade from my current 2gb mp3. I'm looking for something that has at least 30gigs of storage, the more the better. I want to player to be durable, easy to use and have good sq. I'd look for them myself but theres so many brands and stuff I'm lost, I'd rather get a good...

I accidentally ordered this off Amazon...I just ordered my Sennheiser CX300s and was wondering would this amp make a good addition, worth $25? I'll be listening out of a Samsung Mp3 player.

I'm in the market for a nice pair of headphones, that cut off outside noise and have good sound quality. So I've narrowed my choice down to some IEC's namely, the ones in the title, which I can get for about $50. So are they good phones or should I just forget about cancelling out the outside...

I've been looking for a solid pair of sealed cans lately. Right now I've got my eye on the Sennheiser HD205. I was wondering if there was anything better right around that mark. I read some stickies and looked in the recommendation thread but I'd like a recommendation around my price range. Thanks