Another Head-Fier here helped me get a pair of these from the Koss outlet store recently. On day one I didn't like them at all. Had this very weird and unbalanced sound signature. When using them with games it's very noticeable where it's focus is. After day one I found they just had too little bass and way too much treble for me. Tried them later and had the same impression.   I have to say, these are growing on me fast. I connected them up to an E9 (!) with an HRT Music Streamer II and they sound much better.   It's close to being bass...

I'm not really a fan of computer DACs and prefer full sized CD players mostly. I previously had a Nuforce Icon Mobile DAC and it's ok. I believe it's the same thing as the uDAC, but I might be wrong. It seemed to be a good match for only specific headphones and I did prefer it to the E7 by far. It's very good for bass and treble happy headphones. It's especially good for the M50 and D2000. Despite poor measurements it doesn't sound that bad.   Once I got my Q701 the first thing I wanted to do was get a good dac. Nothing overkill and something...

Last year I scored these at a local Wal-Mart for only $36! What a deal. I actually expected them to sound like my AD700 somewhat, but they most definitely don't! Not even close really.   I was really surprised by how much I liked these. First, they are smaller than the AD700 and have a more secure fit. The AD700 is a poor fit for me and are much too lose. These are much better for those with a smaller head.   These have much more bass than the AD700, but are not bass heavy or even close to it. They have very full sounding mids and have a very...

This is a review of a fully modded UR-55. Out of the box it's good, but not great. Without the mod the mids are very slightly muffled with some songs and the bass can be bloated. All this is caused by the grill and fabric behind it. I'm 100% sure of this since I had two pairs to test the differences!   When modded and these two things are removed the sound improvements are just amazing. Nothing subtle here in any way. Everything is more clear, the bass is not bloated and more controlled and the soundstage is much better. I think this is a driver...

I've tried about two dozen pairs of headphones and I'm always looking for the absolute best pair for vocals. I also want forward sounding mids, but not too bad. My preference is also for highs that are not harsh or fatiguing. Being somewhat rolled off is ok. I find the SRH-840 is what I like in this area.   The best thing about this headphone is the quality of vocals. It just sounds amazing with both male and female vocals. This headphone is absolutely perfect for Jpop, Cantopop, Imogen Heap and Radiohead. The strange thing about this headphone...

Back in 2000-2001 I used a cheap pair of Philips earbuds during exercise with just a CD player. Back then I had no mp3 player. They were the types that had an adjustable ear clip and they had the perfect fit even with glasses. I liked them so much that when they finally broke I bought the same exact pair! There must have been SOMETHING I liked about them. Obviously I upgraded to something better and have not went back.   The other day I was at Wal-Mart and saw a cheap pair of Philips $9 earbuds. I kind of wanted to try them out to see how they...