I got this like three years back and although it is supposed to be a good quality per budget option i find many things that annoy me. Mainly -No USB or any modern port, all micro USB ports. -Since all ports are micro you are confused on which cable goes where. It’s not a blind operation. You...

Guys i remember 15 years ago back when i was a kid i came here and asked about the best earphones. It used to be a battle between the shure se530 and a pair of ultimate ears. I ended up giving all my money and ordering the Shures from eBay. I dusted them off this week and i was wondering how do...

I want to connect my Android Phone (Galaxy note 8) to my AVR (Harm Kardon 151S) and get decent quality. Since my HK Audio receiver is a budget entry-level option it doesnt offer any goodies, like usb passthrough,bluetooth or wireless casting etc. I also got a Cayin C5 Dac, so i thought of the...

I am seriously considering buy this DAC/AMP but it am looking for a way to use it with the PS4 game console, which only outputs sound via optical out. It also offers 3.5mm output but from the controller, but since the sound is transmitted via bluetooth from the console to the controller, it is...

Looking for a cable with this specification so i can enjoy a tangle free session with my headphones and avoid the usual mess Dont really know what to search in terms of quality and if it really matters, but heres what i can find locally...

Do you have any recommendation as to whats best? I''m considering UE Boom, JBL Pulse, and Jawbone Jambox.

I need to get some kind of USB external Sound Card for use with my laptop, but i hear such products are not as Good as internal Cards. I was looking at Creative Soundblaster X-Fi HD, but i was told at half the price you can get an PCI Asus Sonar, that sounds so much better. But i desperately...

I know that everybody says they're no much for a surround setup but nonetheless i'm looking for 5.1+ headphones for use in movies and PC/PS3 gaming. I was looking at reviews for such headset for PC but most products werent appealing or provided satisfactory reviewes, plus i dont want the...

I am looking for some kind of quality purchase of earphones with the so called coiled cord that spirals around, so that i can use it from under my helmet, when riding the motorcycle (Not to listen to music, but to briefly answer calls from my mobile).   I have tired several google searches...

For the last 2-3 years i have been using an iPod 2g and iPhone 3gs as my portable audio playback device? Although they're pretty good consumer-level products, i actually wondering if i can do better?   I keep hearing of a HiFiMAN 801 as the best possible portable solution. Do you think it...

I need to get a new set of earphones for use with my archos pmp watching movies and ipod for music. They neednt be so high-end and expensive as i have shure 530 for that.   A)What i need is for them to be comfortable, and fit easy (something that is of a nuisance to the shure, as they need...

I would like to have a better understanding, of the process of evaluating sound by performing benchmarking tests. What values do you measure and how, and what these values represent in order to help understand quality factors of sound sources and headphone-speaker SQ?

I find it unwise to buy expensive high end equipment without being able to test it first. Buying such stuff blindly is not smart at all. So why solution do you offer?

First things first. I am a total basshead. I enjoy heavy bass, the pumping booming sound that makes me lose my balance. I listen mostly to hip hop dance trance electro. The purpose of this thread is to aquire recommendations for the best setup pertaining to bass. So far I use an iPod touch with...

Can someone help me understand the importance of the external portable DAC devices? What can someone gain by using a seperate unit for this process, and how does it compare with the internal DACs included on PMPs such as iPodsand cowons?

I'm a shure s530 owner and I'm wandering what the advantages of the other great product line are, I'm refering to the ultimate ears products of course. Btw I keep hearing mentions of the triple fi 10 but what about the ultimate ears pro 10 and 11? So what's so great about the us and what...

I mean isn't the job of an amplifier to amplifier the sound waves in order to output enough power in order to drive loudspeakers and such? What is there to gain when using portable amps with portable headphones? I'm just new at this, and i just want to decide if it's worth getting an amp...

I will be purchasing a samsung portable mp3 player soon, with internal battery and usb charger to the best of my knowledge. What i need is some tweak where i could feed the device via rechargeable AA or AAA batteries. IS there a good tutorial on how to do this?

I need to purchase some portables heads but i dont need them to be expensive? Are there any good deals for a price range up to 20-30 USD? I just need them to be comfy and output as good quality as they can for their price range, nothing more...

Are IEMs generally resistant to shocks when being dropped from a height. Today i dropped my shure cans from 70 cm while i was trying to connct them to the extension cable and the landed on my printer. Nothing serious seems to have happened but it got me thinking what can generally go wrong...

How do headphones react on the presence of sweat?Are they affected by it?Cause i got a pair of shure se 530 and 'm wondering if its any good to use them on workouts or when i plan on running. I usually sea atheletes wearing over the head headphones on their workout. So is it really a good...

I'm thinking of getting a portable device for playing back my media,back of course i want something with a great internal dac that will output the best of sound to my earphones. IS there any great commercial product,or will i have to go hardcore and look for something more obscure? So far...

I hope I'm posting on the correct subforum,cause i couldn't decide which one was the most fitting. Anyway here goes.I have a couple of Bluetooth audio transmitters.They connect to a 3.5mm jack they take sound and transmit it via Bluetooth to any Bluetooth receiver device.Here is my setup...

I've read some reviews for amps,and i guess most show the rsa predator as a solid option for Shure.Shall I definitely go for that or are there better options to consider as well? I don't care about it being portable or wall,as i mostly want it for home equipment,preferably hooking it up to my...

Which sound card would you recommend that will decode the audio files as best as possible so i can hook it up to an external dac/amp (rsa predator most preferably) and achieve maximum results?