Hey John, great to see you here and on FB. I'm hoping that you can inject some rationality into the world of high-end audio superstition. I look forward to reading your posts. Phil Shapiro fuffy442@gmail.com

OK...Let's say I wanted to mimic your mods through EQ before doing them to be certain I like the change. Can you offer settings that would come close? Let's assume 20 band graphic, in 1db steps. Thanks!

One of the things I noticed on my un-modded M1060s is that if I apply slight pressure to the earcups (starting at 12:00, then 1:00 and working all the way around them), the sound signature changes slightly at each position. I don't understand why people rush out to mod them before the pads have...

Nicely written. I know I'm reading way later than your posting, but have you compared the HA-2 to the Fiio Alpen 2? Any thoughts??

Do you know what chips they're using specifically? USB receiver chip and which version of the Aqstic?

The Fiio Alpen 2 is much better than the original E17. If you've got the cash, the HA-2SE is very good. If you've got even more cash, the Chord Mojo is better still.

Thank you for your reply! You made some very good points. 

OK, here's a question for anyone who cares to reply...   I own both the older ER4S and the ER4P, but can only afford to upgrade one right now. I'll probably do the ER4P, but I can't decide if I should chose the ER4SR or the ER4XR. You guys might think this is too subjective for a...