For the Canadians, great deal on a small amp/dac with mic, dual out, and battery! The SoundBlaster E1 for $35 w/ free ship at newegg.ca! https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102069

I'm not totally dismayed, except that the phone companies don't really advertise if they already have a DAC onboard or not. I have worn out a few 3.5mm jacks on phones from multiple headphone plugs a day and the associated strain. If USB-C is more robust of a connector, good. I can buy USB-C...

So you've heard and read lots about the KZ ATE.  But like me you were still sort of on the fence about letting go of that $10US.  Well, unlike you, one day I woke up and said "it's $10, I gotta stop losing sleep over $10 and get my new IEM fix".  And about 3-4 weeks later I had it.  Now I offer...

Doesn't yours have a jack on the other cup?  So it's already wired for it, give it a try!

Though late to this reply, I want to give some props to the Bagis - it's not all doom and gloom as above.   OK, I agree that the bass extension is missing - it really drops off somewhere below 100Hz but the mid-bass is decent.   Mids and Highs are not that bad.  I've heard worse.  It...

This is way overdue, but I also have a broken Plattan which someone gave me to do my magic.  I found the easiest fix wasn't to recable, but just to cut the old cable off at the exit and plug in a 3.5mm extension cord on the right side!   Gonna try some of these mods next, sound is pretty...

Thanks for the alert. I'm in, but need to know when. I'll bring my usual collection of neat junk. The MDR-F1 was a big hit last time, but seeing your faces on hearing the K270 was priceless!

Whoops, was on the CAD mouser site... hey they have $8 USPS shipping to Canada now!

The boys at the Ety "NRB" thread say the Ety greys are not the same as the Knowles greys: http://www.head-fi.org/t/626457/nrb-mod-nut-rattlin-bass-from-an-ety-yes-yes-yes-how-to-nrb-mod   But the greens are the same.  BTW the cheapest source I found for these filters is Westone where they are...

FWIW I also agree that hardware can definitely affect the quality of a BT headphone. I mean after decompressing apt-x or A2DP/SBC, there's still got to be an amplifier section that can make or break the sound quality. My personal example is my car, which has a spectacular sound system yet...

Follow-up: a few days after the above, I bought a Sennheiser MM450x which has apt-x. Then somehow my BlackBerry Q10 magically got apt-x. I gotta say, this is a killer combo. Can't go back to A2DP like in my car!

I also got an E7 with a dead battery.  Opened it up and checked - 0.01V.  Dead.  Don't even bother charging it or *poof*!  Refund on the way, so I get a free E7 for the price of a new battery... that's a good deal!   BTW, Beyer DT880 and 990 600ohm on sale at NCIX $250 and $260CAD...

Hi.  I didn't see any coherent thread for these awesome headphones so thought I'd start with one.   Overall: Currently these are the best BT, NC, highly portable headphones out there. Nothing else comes close except maybe the MM550X (not tested). But I am watching for UE's next UE9000. The UEs...

Oh maybe you can tell us if the Ety filter is the same as the knowles browns. A page or 2 back I posted my comparison of Ety vs grey which is all I have. The Ety filters are green plastic housings with filter material that looks beige or brown. I have SE530 not 535 so I can't really compare...

Yes, I've put the green-shelled Ety filters in my SE530.

BTW if anyone in Canada wants 3 grey filters (originally from LeeC -thanks) PM me!

This also works with the SE530 which I'm experimenting with. Grey filters - very grainy, too bright for my taste. Etymotic green housing/brown material - Excellent balance, maybe slightly bass heavy, still a bit of grain. Using the attenuator helps. Unfortunately I my stock filters are broken...

Thanks vantt1! Cool project. Yeah, I don't blame the OVC, but rather the designer of this board or the programmer of it. The amp also seems to be unnecessary as the OVC has an hp out. There are also aptx proto boards out there, but nothing will be small enough! Which BT headphones did you...

Hello fellow DIYers:   If you're thinking of making your own Bluetooth headphones, don't buy this A2DP Bluetooth dongle from ebay:  ...