Thanks, I've never owned Audio Technica before. I'll do some research.

Thanks. Sorry but AFC 2 headphones? Is that a Korg headphone?

Thank you. I will check both of them out.

Oh and one more thing, I'd like the portable headphones to have balanced capability to connect to my Astel and Kern DAP.

I am open to any price, but would probably prefer under $1,000.... I'd like something that is compact and/or foldable. Something along the size of beats or Bose, but again wired and no noise cancelling.... Thanks again,

Need a smaller, more portable set of headphones for travel... Got LCD's, Focal, Senns, etc... But too big. This is for times, when I tired of my Campfire Audio IEM's. Seems like everything is wireless these days. Thanks in advance

But I can only do that on Wifi? My iPhone of course can stream on cellular.

Can I connect my iPhone to the Fiio M15, and use it as a DAC? I'd like to stream Tidal, Qobuz, etc into an external DAC and on to my IEMs or headphones on the go. And still use the M15 DAP to play my high resolution music library. Thanks in advance. Greg

What are your "settings" for the HD800 and the Loki? Thanks GW

Another question, how do I contact Cayin for customer service in English. I go to the english website, but when I select customer service, it brings up a form in "chinese". Thanks again in advance Greg

Hi, just got a new Cayin IDAC-6 and the Cayin IHA-6 amplifier. Problem is the start of songs get cut off (about 1 sec). This happens when I click play for the first song. You hear a relay type click on the Cayin DAC. Some silence, then the song start playing, missing about 1 second. Also...

I have the Schiit JOTUNHEIM with DAC module for $499. Really nice combo.

Just wondering how well the Chord Hugo TT can drive Planar Magnetic headphones? I have the Hifiman HE1000V2, Audeze LCD-XC (which I think would be fine), and the Audeze LCD4. I also have the Focal Utopia. I have the Schiit JOTUNHEIM, which can drive the Hifiman and Audeze fine. But I was...

Thanks so much for the great information. Fantastic. Greg

Thanks for the advice. I guess I am one of those always searching for audio nirvana. In the end, I wonder how much some of these smaller things matter. I know that aftermarket cables is an ongoing debate on here. For me, I got the Moon Audio cable for my Focal Utopia, because I wanted a shorter...

So let me ask.... my primary "rig" is the Sony TAZH1ES and Focal Utoptia headphones. Is a balanced connection really going to make a difference for 5-6 foot cable? Should I just got with standard 1/4 inch cable terminations? Thanks in advance. Greg

So what is your suggestion on cable terminations? 1/4 inch? Or XLR4?

I have the Sony TAZH1ES DAC/AMP and love it. I have been wondering about the 4.4mm Pentaconn cabling/connectors, and the long term viability of that "system". I've got a couple Moon Audio cables with the Pentaconn termination. But I have other amps without the 4.4mm Pentaconn. So I am going to...

The Fiio E17 drives the HE400 & HE500 just fine. I like the Fiio line and they are great starter amp. I also use my JDS Labs O2 amp as a "semi-portable" AMP.

O2 Amp & DAC are unbelievably good. Honestly, their size doesn't convey how good these sound. Music is full and rich. Good soundstage. I have tried the Beyerdynamic A1 (which is great with a Beyer HF, but not so much with other brands. A Schiit Lyr (which is my current go to amp). Burson Soloist...

Over the last year, I have done extended sampling of over 20 headphones. The HE400's are really really good. I am personally not too crazy about the look. Kind of old school industrial. But they are very comfortable and sound great when amplified.   I loved them so much, I bought a pair of...

How do I purchase one of these 2 amps? When I got to the web site, there is a purchase page. But no where to click and add anything to a shopping cart. Thanks Greg

So far, the Sure E5C and Westone UM1's have the best volume of any I have tried. The Archos is pretty weak on the sound output side. Any other suggestions? Greg

I think there was a change between the Archos 500 and 600 series. Did a little research online, and seems to be common complaint with the 604. Thanks again

Thanks for the suggestion. Any others? What will impact the potential volume of a headphone or earphone? Impedance? The Archos is a great player, just weak volume. Thanks Greg