[macrocheesium]

Slapshot: take a look at this.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/536880/review-fashion-vs-function-phiaton-ms400-b-w-p5-monster-beats-solo-v-moda-crossfade-sony-xb700-hd25-1#post_7238860

 

[slapshot30]

Thanks for the link, I've been there and have been some big discussions over there. I'm just not an audiophile and all I want is big bass and fun sound. From what some other members have told me though, the Crossfades are actually MORE fun with more rumble to the bass then the MS400.

 

[chinesekiwi]

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I think it's interesting to note how much space Apple now dedicates to headphones as accessories in their stores.  It's essentially replace half their software.  It's mostly Beats and junk, but there are Etymotics and nice Shure IEMs, too. 

Trying out IEMs? That seems... kinda gross tbh...
 
Also, their software is all moving away from physical media to downloads, as they seem to be pushing out and preferring. 

You touch much more dirty things during the day (e.g. your keyboard has more bacteria than a toilet seat). Earwax isn't really that dirty tbh. The perception of disgust...mmmm.. some great studies in that.

 

[GLrunner13]

As a biochemist...don't even get me started on your kitchen sponge......
 
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I think it's interesting to note how much space Apple now dedicates to headphones as accessories in their stores.  It's essentially replace half their software.  It's mostly Beats and junk, but there are Etymotics and nice Shure IEMs, too. 

Trying out IEMs? That seems... kinda gross tbh...
 
Also, their software is all moving away from physical media to downloads, as they seem to be pushing out and preferring. 

You touch much more dirty things during the day (e.g. your keyboard has more bacteria than a toilet seat). Earwax isn't really that dirty tbh. The perception of disgust...mmmm.. some great studies in that.

 

[wind016]

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(e.g. your keyboard has more bacteria than a toilet seat). Earwax isn't really that dirty

WOW. Everything seems clean now.

 

[ex0du5]

As a member of the public...don't even get me started on your urinal cakes......

 
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As a biochemist...don't even get me started on your kitchen sponge......
 
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I think it's interesting to note how much space Apple now dedicates to headphones as accessories in their stores.  It's essentially replace half their software.  It's mostly Beats and junk, but there are Etymotics and nice Shure IEMs, too. 

Trying out IEMs? That seems... kinda gross tbh...
 
Also, their software is all moving away from physical media to downloads, as they seem to be pushing out and preferring. 

You touch much more dirty things during the day (e.g. your keyboard has more bacteria than a toilet seat). Earwax isn't really that dirty tbh. The perception of disgust...mmmm.. some great studies in that.

 

 

[Tablo]

I think it's interesting to note how much space Apple now dedicates to headphones as accessories in their stores.  It's essentially replace half their software.  It's mostly Beats and junk, but there are Etymotics and nice Shure IEMs, too. 

 

My apple store only have the Beats Pro and P5 since they expanded the MacBook air/pro displays.

 

[Ynoskire]

A friend of mine got some bose in-ears a while ago. I tried to change his mind with the lljoker-thread, but he decided to go Bose. He got a decent speaker setup recently (a pioneer amp and wharfdale diamonds), after he compared them to his parent´s bose setup downstairs and decided to never buy Bose products again. It´s funny to see people slowly turn into audiophiles after they have been introduced to proper sound (the guy tried my HD25´s a year ago). The only non-audiophile that comments on my setup regularly is my dad (because I never wear cans to school), his reactions are positive, but he usually loses interest after a minute

 

[edmondhsm]

Surely the Beats in Apple stores have more bacteria than a kitchen sponge that has just wiped a toilet seat and a keyboard

 

[Farelistic]

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Anyone here tried the V Moda Crossfade? I've heard they have pretty much the most bass under $200. I'm not an audiophile so I don't really care if they're completely accurate. I just want some fun-sounding, casual headphones for hip-hop/rock.

A/B'd them with my HFI-580's. Nope. My 580's have more, and crossfade's have a... darker sound? I'm sure how to describe it..

 

[Tablo]

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Surely the Beats in Apple stores have more bacteria than a kitchen sponge that has just wiped a toilet seat and a keyboard

Nahh, the iPhones and iPod touches have more 

 my hands automatically feel germy, can't really describe the feeling when I touch them 

 

[mrspeakers]

Since I use the kitchen sponge to clean my Beats, the sponge is definitely worse.  

  
 
Next time I stop by the UTC Apple store, I'll snap a pic of the headphone rack.  It's floor to ceiling and about 6, maybe 8 feet wide.  

 

[Farelistic]

Since I use the kitchen sponge to clean my Beats, the sponge is definitely worse.  

  


 


Next time I stop by the UTC Apple store, I'll snap a pic of the headphone rack.  It's floor to ceiling and about 6, maybe 8 feet wide.  

 


Please do =]

 

[makton]

Everyone gets mad at me because I spend over $15 on headphones. I just roll my eyes let them listen a time or 2, then they start to understand why I spend so much. 

~90% of why I bought my current ATH-M50s were because I was tired of a stream of cheap 12usd headphones that broke constantly.

The remaining 10% was because I saw a friend's XD-53's. I never saw headphones that could fold in like that, and I had to get something similar Only later did I know they were called XD-53... and they still seemed too expensive for me when I found out.

I didn't think much of my M50s, until I got a ZuneHD and decided to rerip my collection from 192kbps (default iTunes settings from 2008 or so, yay) to WMA Lossless (though the ZuneHD is max @ 700k? or so?), and the difference was enough to convince me to buy a uDAC2. I got it last week, and have been enjoying every moment of it since . Even in games (Starcraft 2), I notice (?) more of the sounds being generated. At this point, I cannot stand my Creative Fatality Mk2 anymore, despite the convinient microphone on it's side

Well, that's my story, at least. All within the past 6 months? 1 month of real usage

 

[Mushrooshi]

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Everyone gets mad at me because I spend over $15 on headphones. I just roll my eyes let them listen a time or 2, then they start to understand why I spend so much. 

~90% of why I bought my current ATH-M50s were because I was tired of a stream of cheap 12usd headphones that broke constantly.

The remaining 10% was because I saw a friend's XD-53's. I never saw headphones that could fold in like that, and I had to get something similar

Only later did I know they were called XD-53... and they still seemed too expensive for me when I found out.

I didn't think much of my M50s, until I got a ZuneHD and decided to rerip my collection from 192kbps (default iTunes settings from 2008 or so, yay) to WMA Lossless (though the ZuneHD is max @ 700k? or so?), and the difference was enough to convince me to buy a uDAC2. I got it last week, and have been enjoying every moment of it since

. Even in games (Starcraft 2), I notice (?) more of the sounds being generated. At this point, I cannot stand my Creative Fatality Mk2 anymore, despite the convinient microphone on it's side

Well, that's my story, at least. All within the past 6 months? 1 month of real usage

Ah, I have the Turtle Beach X11 headset and it lacks for music, although I don't mind it for gaming. The comfort and mic quality are very decent (for my standards) though, and honestly, when you have 7 friends talking to you are 16kbps voicechats and some cheesy sounding zombie sounds (Me and my friends have a 4v4 L4D2 funfunfun every weekend), and when you have to shotgun a hundred zombies in thirty seconds, sound quality takes a back seat