Ordered this from a seller on Amazon and it came with the clear box way beat up and missing accessories. Is there a reliable dealer who will sell a set of these that are not opened with beat up box, missing stuff, or being a week late on shipping?

I agree with no opens'... you'd have to crank the volume to hear anything and that'll annoy anyone sitting around you

Quote: Originally Posted by athenaesword or Abebe Bikila. person won the Rome Olympics marathon running barefoot. ...wonder how thick your feet would have to be

thanks for all the responses guys, I'm gonna go order a pack

So how long do these tips typically last? They seem kinda pricy to me at $15 for 3 pairs (never bought replacement tips before, don't know what "good" prices are for tips) so I wanna make sure whether or not I'm gonna burn through a pair every couple of weeks. Then, I might go for the bulk 10 packs

Its drag and drop as was mentioned. I have the 618 and got mine a year ago for $140. 40 for the 616 seems like a pretty good deal, dunno about the cables though.

It should "work" but I don't know what the sound would be like with 600 ohms impedance. I have a feeling that those arn't too common, the 25-II's are the ones most people seem to go for. Do you have a pair?

From what I read, 551's have more bass quantity but less detail than the 700/751's. I'd recommend going for the 751's for $100 bucks, they are very nice phones. I always use a case to keep dust/dirt off the tips. As for durability, I havn't abused or been too rough with mine so I can't say too...

Fees depends on who you ship with. UPS will eat your a** in brokerage fees. I ordered $40 book over the summer and got hit with a $30 fee. If you're in Canada, always use USPS for cross border shipping. USPS will go to Canada post and brokerage will only be like 5 bucks instead of 75% the value...

Hehe I got hit hard earlier this year. These gear sites really give you the G.A.S. Get away quick while you're still satisfied with the Clip

Senn HD595 maybe? they're a good movie / gaming phones

I think I need to try some of those complys

Quote: Originally Posted by Jussa Audio Dude i have done side by side comparisions...and the E438 does not sound as good as S636...and there are no extra enhancements on E series either. The detail is much better on the s series...it's awesome. Hmmmm, gotta go try one out...

Quote: Originally Posted by member1982 ? the HD25 SP and non SP is DIFFERENT? ok Jonathanjong, i would never recommened the PX200, thats the 3rd time you have said nay/no to my recommendation (and i just recommended it again on a thread, happy finding it) The 25-II's have a...

For portable on-the-ear headphones, have a look at the Sennheiser HD 25-II's. They're smaller sized, very sturdy, have great isolation for portable cans and sound great. For portables, they can't be beat. But do definitly think about the IEM's and other full sized headphones as others have...

Agreed, and they were a bargain at the old prices. You can still find them used for good $$ too

Sennheiser HD 25's are really nice closed portable headphones, great sound quality and good isolation. They're a bit out of your budget, but they do have a budget version, the HD 25 SP. I dunno how the sound quality compares, but it might be something to look into.

Quote: Originally Posted by AmanGeorge I just stumbled across thread this while poking around, and I actually made a similar guide for my girlfriend last week (I was introducing her to my rig and giving her some background reading before our trip to the CES in January). It's kind of a...

Great list, most of them are pretty intuitive but very helpful for a lot of them that I havn't seen before.

Nice to know that the noise cancelling is useless without the stock phones, I was curious as to how that worked. And I do agree about the bad naming scheme...

interesting read... thanks for the links

I tried on a friend's QC2 about a week ago, I remember being pretty impressed by the noise cancelling and the comfort, but for the money, I agree with the IEM's

Hmm, Ive also got the S618F player, now I'm curious about this new S638 Are there any differences between the 438's and 638's besides the better quality headphones included?

Sony! The NWZ players have incredible battery life. I can't compare sound quality to the other players mentioned, as I used the minidiscs players before I got my S618 (old model) but I'm sure it wouldn't dissapoint.

Oh good, I've never owned a set of them guess Im safe for now