This is odd coming from apple to have one of the cheapest and best sounding usb c to 3.5mm adapters on the market. It is significantly better than some phones with crappy 3.5mm output quality. This is an easy way to give your phone or your computer a good improvement in sound. It works flawlessly on my phone and computer. Durability remains to be seen but so far I am happy with the sound. Hearing no obvious flaws, I am only using this to drive my low impedance headphones like my grados, ksc75 and westone iems. Some 3.5mm ports on phones that I have...

Source and amp: Using the Objective O2 amp and ODAC combo   Build quality and comfort:   Headband pad is a little too firm, may need break in. Initially putting them on, the headband is feeling is evidently there but with time it slowly disappears. Earpads are not the softest nor particularly t thick but the low clamping force and lightness of the headphones make it acceptable.   Build quality is ok but reasonable in keeping the headphone light weight. Only the cup holder part of the headphone is magnesium, the rest is plastic.   Good driver...

Note that my impression is with the foam removed from behind the grills.   HD558 is a very good headphone that I would recommend to everyone to listen to. Easy to listen to, not offensive sounding or dark sounding. Good price.   No amp required.   I have had the HD25-II before and the HD558 excels in every aspect except in the bass region.   Comfort: Pads could be softer, feels noticeably firmer than the pads on a ATH AD900X. Weight is ~260g which is not very light nor heavy, similar to that of the AD900X. Low clamping force. There is a...

Note: Impressions based on using new bowl pads as worn in bowl pads can change the sound significantly.   RS2i reminds me of the SR125 I once had, bright and not as full bodied sounding as the RS1. My first impression was that it sounded quite detailed then I realized it is because the bass presence is not as strong as the RS1 so I was a little fooled at the beginning. It is not any less aggressive than what you'd expect from a grado headphone.   I will be comparing against a buttonless RS1 (not RS1i or RS1e) for this quick review using bowl...

This little player can take a beating. I am not careful with this device and I've dropped it many times on all types of surfaces and it keeps going. I have had my player for nearly 3 years now and the menu button now requires a harder press to respond. Headphone jack will be looser with wear and tear, it should be fine if you do not change headphones much or if you don't tug on the headphone cable to pull the clip zip out of your pocket.   This player has a OLED screen, which is immediately apparent when using it at night as black does not emit...

My impressions is that these don’t sound significantly different than the cheaper SP version in terms of sound signature. The biggest difference is detail, more extended highs and smoother mid. If you didn’t like the SP version’s general sound you probably won’t like this either.   Comfort: I personally don't like on-ear headphones that much because of sweat and heat reasons and this is no exception. These will keep my ears reasonably warm on a rainy day. Takes a little fiddling around to get a good seal. My ear gets warm over half an hour. The...

Note: This headphone is for music that does not rely heavily on bass for enjoyment; it doesn’t have that body at the lower end that is for that genre. If you listen to mainstream pop a lot, these are likely not for you. These headphones are not all rounder headphones like the HD558 which can sound good with everything but does not wow me in ways the AD900X can.   These headphones do not have that metallic sheen over the upper midrange and highs like the AD700 which turned me off. That was the least enjoyable aspect for the AD700, not sure if it is...

This is the best grado I have owned and I put these about any RS1i/RS1e and RS1 I have heard (I didn't hear the pink driver RS1 yet).    The SR325 was purchased in 1995, SR125 roughly 1997   First thing I will talk about is the bass not because I'm a bass head but because there is a very big difference between the two that even words can't quite seem to describe correctly and precisely.   Bass: When I first put on the SR325 for the first time, it didn't seem that much more bassy but at the time it was only for a minute at most which is not...

I have a pair of vintage SR60 with pink drivers dark driver cloth. They also have a black magnet. These headphones simply at the best value headphones I've ever owned.   Vintage SR60 sound smoother than current day SR60i and SR60e yet still maintain the same engaging sound. I found the best pads for these are the original comfie pads and these pads put my ear closer to the driver opposed to today's comfies which create a greater distance making them sound more similar to bowl.   Using new bowl pads will make the highs sound a little strident. It...

Intro: I must say the UM2 sounds better than the UM3x which I sold shortly after few months. In short; it sounds more articulate,airy and more expansive. The UM3x sounded too bloated,closed in and collapsed to me; the soundstage was too narrow and the UM2 doesn't share the same trait which is great. The mids were too forward and the bass was too much, the highs are too soft and delicate on the UM3x; it didn't have the balance the Westone 2 does. UM2 sounds quite different from the UM3x and I can't see how anyone can say the UM3x is a definite...

I have owned 3 RS1i, yes 3 because they sounded so different from a SR60i that I had to be sure I didn't get odd balls. I've come to the conclusion it's just the way it is. It has a serious level of warmth that prevents any harshness, only smoothness. Poor recordings won't sound so bad on the RS1i unlike all the other grados.   My first listening impression was,   "...err what the heck is this??"   I'm a huge fan of the bright grado house sound and I cannot deny that I was disappointed in hearing the RS1i. Any non ""i models possess that bright...

Features (listed from coolfungadgets) •High speed USB connection •Independent power module provides pure and strong power supply •Independent APU MU6010 for 24 bit/192kHz audio processing •High quality S/PDIF transmitter •Optical toslink & coaxial RCA digital output •Stereo RCA, 3.5mm headphone analog output •Headphone 1 is for medium/high resistance headphones •Headphone 2 is for low resistance headphones •Support 24bit/192kHz digital output •Specialized ASIO driver - support Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 •Aluminum alloy chassis...

After having a few dacs and amps , I wanted an all-in-one package that would leave me happy for a very long time. The size of this thing is small and portable which is an added bonus. I didn't like dealing with interconnects with amps and dacs so this thing was a blessing.   I only owned a handful of amps but I compared this Meier Corda Arietta and from what I was hearing out of my RS1 was better attack and speed. It is not as warm as the Arietta but for me this is a good thing. The transparency and soundstage depth is improved over the Arietta...