Hi, I'm looking for headphones that i plan to use them only on planes / flights, not interested on active noise cancelling headphones as they give me a headache after long sessions, tried bose, sony, audiotechnia, and all have the same result. I'm looking for recommendations of well design...

Anyone would be so kind to point me to a decent aftermarket balanced cable for the HD 58X Jubilee, thanks.

Hey mad why not the K7XX? are they not your personal liking? for $200 they seem pretty good, specially with how good most of the AKG do on your reviews.

Hey mad, is your mixamp good enough for the 1540? i mean for X1 i felt it was well enough, just wondering if 1540 requires more power or the mixamps do the trick.

Thanks for the suggestion, i ordered a Magni 2, hope it can drive the KXX, on paper they don't seem that demanding, but in reality i find one of the hardest to drive headphones i have used, at least to the levels where i like to hear my music and games.       Do you think the 1540 has more...

I just received my AKG KXX and i really liking them, but they need some good amplification, so im search for a good SS amp for them, specially because i need another gain, my 5.1 setup needs like 10 times less gain, so a separate amp with its own volume/gain will help me keep both setups in same...

Not sure if its already posted, but seems at CES creative is showing Sound Blaster X7 Limited Edition  

From what i can see it says 4/8 ohms, and this should be for the speakers.

Really looking forward...... cant wait.... 

I would recommend Antlion ModMic 4.0, its pretty easy to mount, has noise canceling (you will still need to set it up on your voice program to calibrate what you want to pick, etc).

No, the PS4 is connected to the MixAmp via USB for the chat, and the Optical for the Audio.  I don't connect anything to my ps4 controller.   Ill try the commands you requested tomorrow or saturday, im on the road for couple of days.

Not really tested much, i just got the mixamp this week, but atm is recognized by ps4 as a usb chat device (to what i understand), and have no issues that i have no notice, everything is working to what i know.  If you tell me what you want to test ill do it.

Thanks for the reply Mad, i had it already to chat only, for some reason the knob that says game/voice, i thought it was a microphone boost.... but you are right, as soon as i started to play with it, it did exactly what i was looking, it balanaces the chat and game, and now its prefect, i no...

Finally the Astro Mixamp 2011 arrived, and to my initial and very little testing, im happy, it works prefect with a PS4 connecting it via optical and usb, its the prefect combo with the X1 + Vmoda boomPro.  Initially i felt the X1 were a little shallow and not that fun, the bass was very light...

You are running 5.8 or 2011 or 2013?

I agree with you on your statements on the Ultrasone 900pro, and im thankful for your review, as you were the main reason i bought it, and been enjoying them, really quiet unique heaphone that i personally enjoy, but its not for everyone, just fits right into what i like.  Im hopping X1 gets...

  Well maybe im a little over doing, i just expected to be as fun as Ultrasone 900pro but with better positional and more accurate, you get the last two, but the Ultrasone 900Pro for me simply makes it much more enjoyable, music and games, its just the sound richer and fuller, not thin and...

I just got my Philips X1 and Vmoda BoomPro,  and its a terrific setup for gaming, specially the microphone is really good in terms of quality, i done very brief testing, but everybody (over 40 different persons) prefer the VModa Boom pro microphone over my UBS Rode Podecaster and UBS Yeti Blue...

I just read the complete thread, but just looking for some confirmation.  I just bought the Philips Fidelio X1 + V-MODA BoomPro, im still in the process of getting a Astro Mixamp 2011, but wondering if i'll able to hook it like   PS4 > USB Cable to MiniUSB > Mixamp (for power and chat) PS4 >...

So i just bought an Philips Fidelio X1/28 + V-MODA BoomPro for pure gaming, mostly for the PS4.  So i come to you just to help me finish it the best way to set it up.   1) I see lots use the astro mix amp, but i see some say the old one is better... so which would you recommend?   2) What...

Amazon has different MSRP for the black n white, hope its at least 50% over the $100 MSRP (not the $150 hopping), then would be a nice deal at $50.

Thanks for the suggestion, i was about to go with the Omni, but this seems like a step up from it, any rumors into how much will it cost? or when will it be released?

Thanks for Mad and all others for this huge imense thread, i have tried to reach as much as i can, but still its very long.   I recently bought a PS4, and was looking on a good heatset for it, upon reading seems one of the best combos atm is the Philips Fidelio X1 + V-MODA BoomPro, but...

I finished a haswell build and to my misfortune im having issues with the included Realtek 1150, in the past i had nightmares with Creative and their drivers, to the point that on my PC i use only realtek and accepted the worst sound for stability.  But im willing to go into a dedicated sound...

Hi,   Just wondering what do you guys use to test or audition headphones.  I'm just looking for suggestions, even though this is very subjective to each personal likings, mostly music/sound tracks that can push headphones to their limits and maybe discover flaws in their design.   Thanks...