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    Beyer t90 sound

    I third it. I'm listening rn with my T90 headphones, and they're great.
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    Are the psbm4u1 for me?

    I have the PSB. I find them a bit trebly. I've had some cable issues. For point of reference, I tend to like more bass-heavy headphones (Senn IE8 were some of my favorite portables ever - lost them). *But* I have the Beyer T90 right now for home listening and they're supposed to be notoriously...
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    Underwhlemed by Sennheiser HD650, other issues?

    I was also very underwhelmed by the HD-650. I had them about 2 or 3 years ago. I was driving them off an Icon-2 DAC/amp. I sold them and went on a bit of a journey through different headphones (Denon, Grado, other Senns). I've finally settled on the Beyer T90 - a very different sounding...
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    Bass-Heavy Earbuds (something new)

    The Wirecutter selected the Kransen Urbanears as a bass-heavy pick in a recent article:   "They feel substantial and built to last. And they’re available in 10 colors. Beauty aside, the bass is very forward, so only bass lovers need apply. Brent liked them, saying that if he were to spend his...
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    Audioengine A5 buzzing

    Thanks for resurrecting this thread! I've subsequently moved my A5 into the kitchen, where I know work, and there is no humming. I think it's safe to say that the power lines in my apartment are all sorts of old and messed up - like all of its wiring.   The A5 are truly an amazing product...
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    Review by 'bmichael' on item 'PSB M4U 1'

    Overview   I listen to all types of music: from mixtapes of dubious quality from DatPiff to FLAC rips of half the MFSL library. I'm generally listening at my desk, though I also listen walking the dogs, walking myself, on the subway, lying in bed. About 65% of the music I listen to is rap...
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    Lost My Sennheiser IE 8i / Sennheiser IE8: Would Appreciate Suggestions For New Pair.

    Welp, I just did some research and ended up getting the Shure 215LEs on a presidents day sale at earphone connection. Hopefully these work out well, and they're cheap enough to be a backup pair once I have some more cash on hand. Thanks!
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    Lost My Sennheiser IE 8i / Sennheiser IE8: Would Appreciate Suggestions For New Pair.

    The title says it all.    I was out on Saturday night for just a few drinks. Got to the bar and jammed my earphones into my jacket pocket. They either fell out, or the little toddler that was messing around with my gloves and hat also fished my earphones out of my pocket, and now I wish I...
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    Red "New" flag on Galleries label

    Hey folks - I've been away from Head-Fi for some time. I just logged back on, and I've been using the forum a bunch today and the subtle redesign is awesome. Well, except for one thing. The red flag on the Galleries link is really distracting — really poor design, I think. It would be great to...
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    Sennheiser HD 700: Officially Unveiled at CES 2012!

    Hah, well. I'm one of the people (I think there are a few of us) who thinks the HD650s look good and are pretty durable, and these look like those but with some HD800 DNA. Seems like a pretty great combination to me.
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    Real Hip Hop recommendations!

    Quote: From what you heard about the album, or of the album? I'm Gay is all right. I actually wrote somethign about it (http://fuse.tv/music/columns/listen-closely/7511-1.html). But the song I linked to is not on that album. Lil B's kind of annoying, and he releases a lot of music that's...
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    Amping Sennheiser HD 650

    Quote: I actually just basically traded my HD650 for the D2000. I was amping the Senns with a NuForce Icon-2, and I thought that it was fine, no big. Good soundstage, good-sounding. Not a bad headphone, but I sort of suspected I didn't have a good enough amp for them, since they sounded...
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    FiiO E9 Review

    It could definitely be an error, because a lot of the seller pricing is just determined algorithmically based on the other seller prices, you know? So if one seller accidentally prices it at $28, the other sellers may have rules in effect to price theirs the same.
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    Real Hip Hop recommendations!

    Quote:   Awww... (Sorry to be glib.)   Since the very first reply to the OP's question left the topic, I feel like it's OK to stray a bit? Some of the newer stuff that's been exciting is (ignoring the big stuff like The Throne/Drake/Rick Ross) this Oakland group/collective called Main...
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    HD 600 vs HD 650

    You know how every year, millions of kids write freshman papers on Shakespeare or lab reports or take the same calc 1 tests, across the country? Doesn't that seem, not wasteful since education is good, but still, you know, a little wasteful? Because the work's been done a million times? That's...
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