Quote: all the Etymotics except the ER6 Is it really true that Ety ER4 tips will fit the IM716? I just got my IM716 today, and looking at their barrels against the ER4 foam tips, I didn't even try to get the Ety foamies on. The tube inside them looks way too small, and is not as...

Quote: Originally Posted by tianguis Maxxfell: There's a pair of analog inputs, selectable from the remote or "Input" button on the front panel. LW Nice. Thanks for the info.

The specs of the 7.2x refer to an "Audio Input". Is there an analog in for the headphone amp?

Quote: Originally Posted by nep what would you guys recommend? 300~ is my price range. thoughts on the Beyerdynamic DT 880's? I ultimately didn't like the combo of DT880 and Portaphile too well. Just one person's experience though. Once the Portaphile was burned in, I liked it...

All good stuff. Have to think whether I want to replace the DT880s or supplement them, since there's a good range of price variation in those suggestions! Thanks all.

All right Etys are not to everyone's taste. For example, in my experience they have the lowest WAF yet achieved by audio equipment. But assuming someone likes the Ety sound signature--all that speed and detail--what full size phones are there that deliver something like it? May be even a...

Quote: Originally Posted by machead It's a pain having to use a snap connector at such frequent intervals, however, and I'm getting worried about the long-term reliability of steel thumbscrews mating with those very shallow threads in the aluminium housing. It's way too easy to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Big Al I just sent Ray an email on this. Isn't the 71 using (1) 9v battery for each channel? Ray isn't a big fan of using NiMH in the 71, so expect to hear about why he isn't!

Quote: Originally Posted by maxxfell The battery I'm currently listening to, a Rayovac alkaline, has more than 12 hours on it and is still going strong. I'm going to time this one to exhaustion to see how long it goes, . Well, I lost the timing. But this morning I had a CD on...

Quote: Originally Posted by atx I'm also approaching the same burn in period and noticing the same thing!! The bottom end is now really close to the sr71-- I'm feeling that punch in my eardrums. Sooo close. Even the high end now seems to have opened up and not as "veiled" compared to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Romanee Of the 9Vs, even the Ansmann 250mAH doesn't seem to last more than 7.5 hours or so of continual play. For a typical work day 1 extra 9V is fine, but for travel it means carrying the charger, etc. Come to think of it, for most of the year I don't need a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Romanee I haven't had any time to think about it, but it shouldn't be too hard to find (buy) or build a nice 2x9v portable pack for the Portaphile V2... I didn't want to give the impression that Portaphile V2 needs 2x9v to perform well. In fact, with...

Quote: Originally Posted by TooNice Portaphile uses 2x 9V batteries? Or is it some different battery I am not aware of? Well it can use 2x9v, but not inside its case! With the battery contact dangling outside the case, I attached the contact to 1 battery's + and another battery's...

Quote: Originally Posted by Romanee After about a week's hiatus (real-life interruptions) I resumed P-V2 burn in late last Thursday. This morning it passed (roughly) the 120-hour burn in mark, and the bottom end finally got bigger and deeper! The overall sound is warmer (less "etched"?)...

Quote: Originally Posted by Romanee I've been too busy to pay attention. I'll start comparing tonite (if I'm not swamped). Be interested if you can. I've been running the Portaphile in on batteries since Monday. Thought I had a 24v supply that would fit, but the plug was wrong.

How does the Portaphile performance on a 9v compare to how it does with the Elpac? Also, anyone compared alkaline vs. NiMH? I've been following the thread and didn't see this specifically addressed. Apologies if I missed it.

So I've hacked a bit off some foamies so that the end of the foamie is just about flush with the tip of the transducer's tube. And if I get the insertion right, it does seem to fill out the sound some, particularly the lower mids. (If I get the insertion wrong, it quacks like a duck, but that...

I've briefly heard Todd's S.E.X. amp since he upgraded the resistors, wire, and caps. To me it sounded very good indeed. Fast and tightly focussed, if anything somewhat forward sounding. So if the opposite of that is tubey, then Todd's amp didn't sound tubey to my ears. It does have really nice...

Quote: Originally Posted by White Fox Have people had good experiences with servicing or replacing parts? This is with the 880s in mind. The first pair of DT880's I had developed an intermediate cutting-out of the right channel. Beyer US replaced them quickly and with no problem...

Quote: Originally Posted by atx Having a better amp increases your enjoyment, but not necessarily your satisfaction. With every sound, there's always a "sweet spot" where you reach a sufficient level of satisfaction such that any other sound with higher fidelity will increase your...

Quote: Originally Posted by gsferrari I dont recommend wearing headphones on the road when there are vehicles in the vicinity...If you are on the sidewalk at all times then maybe - but watch out for bicyclists etc.... Thanks for the concern. But an advantage of the SR60s is you...

With the comfy pads, of course. SR60 covered by wool hat covered by windbreaker hood. Ears are warmed on the outside, entertained on the inside.

Quote: Originally Posted by EdipisReks maxxfell, which company made your custom molds? It was Westone in Kalamazoo, I believe. I'm not absolutely sure of that (it was a few years ago now), but I think that's who it was.

I'm in the foamie camp at the moment. But I've gone back and forth a couple of times and wouldn't rule out changing again. However, the foamies are much more comfortable for me than the triflanges. And at the moment I think they sound better. I actually had custom ear-molds made, but these...

I find crossfeed pretty nifty, when I wear my SR-60. But don't want it anymore listening to my ER-4.