I'm the same way, it drives me completely insane that they never stay in.

Hey guys,

Sorry I was gone(completely my fault, plz no more discussion) so long. I will now again available to answer questions and so forth. Also I bought a new stereo while I was gone, so I will do a photo tour of it this weekend I think.

WB!

Thought you got banned or something. lol

Hey PITTM - I'm thinking about getting a new DAC for my laptop

check this out - http://www.firestoneaudio.com.au/pro.../fubarIII.html

Looks to be a decent and relatively cheap option as I can't afford a Wavelength Brick USB DAC right now.

Yeah I have heard lots about the FUBAR. Lots of people like it and it seems super well priced. It really depends on what youre going to use it for though. I mean if youre using it portably you have to make sure you have something with an usb out, which is super rare for a portable player. If youre using it in your home stereo you face the problem of the fact that the signal from your DAC is going to be amplified by its internal headphone amp and wont sound very good if you hook it up to your stereo. Again, the key factor to whether its good for YOU(we know it is relatively good). And to know this I would have to know how you would be using it.

wrt DAC's in general, I am deciding if i want to sell my headroom microdac and buy the new headroom product: HEADROOM ULTRA MICRO DAC. I would sell my microdac for like 250 and buy the ultra micro for 699. At this point, totally not worth it IMO, but if it drops to 500 I am jumping on that motha. I have already heard from many that its the best DAC under 1500, and I believe it, Headroom is an amazing company.

I would actually be using it from Laptop - usb cable - the dac - integrated amp - speakers. I think it's fine for that till I can get a better DAC. Might also consider the Scott Nixon tubed USB DAC or UFO thingy.

Not sure about that Headroom Ultra Micro DAC - does that really outperform Ray Samuels The Hornet??? (you are using for headphone and portable listening correct???

The microdac and the hornet are 2 different products. the microdac is a DAC, the hornet is a headphone amp. This product youre looking at just manages to have both in the same box.

aha - thanks for clarifying. Well - for me - soon - portable will be some sweet Ultimate Ears with the Hornet - home rig hopefully one day will be USB - to a Gordon Rankin product(the Foobar one will be a cheap solution in the meantime)- to sweet big rig.

cheers


I love audio.....

RJ,

No questions. I would just like to say that everything you're currently rocking - title, loc, and avatar - is pretty hilarious.

Hi PittM, thank you for lending your expertise here. Costco near my house has V-Moda Vibe earbuds for $73. I know nothing about headphones (but bought Sennheiser 555's after your glowing endorsement of the company) so i was wondering if you had any impressions/experiences w/ these?

I would be using the earbuds to listen to my MP3 player.

tia!

Cardo,

Totally 100% my doing and totally voluntary...

Ollie,

I admittedly know very little about that company, I have heard a lot of quality control issues though. I would kinda beware. I use earbuds that are cheaper than that anyway, the Sennheiser MX75. I would suggest giving those a try. They are designed for playing sports so theyre sweat proof and have this twist to fit thing in the ear. Pretty cool.

I just bought the V-Moda Vibe's on Amazon for $69 shipped. I don't really have anything to compare them to in terms of quality (previously was using really crappy Walmart earbuds)... but they sound awesome to me. They seem to fit well. You can get them in several different colors, if you care about that.

Any recommendations on the headphones available from Best Buy? I have $200 in gift cards to spend there and looking for something to use at work. I think I would prefer the over-ear kind since the earbud style tends to start hurting after awhile.

Opinions on the Sennheiser RS140? They are wireless. I have no idea if they would even work with a computer or if they need special adapters.

The Sennheisers are pretty good, but since theyre wireless they def dont live up to the normal Sennheiser standard. Depending on what you're using them for I would either buy the RS140s or one of the Shure earbuds, and since you don't want earbuds i would def go with the RS140s, I mean they aren't as good as like sennheiser hd600s or something, but they blow the bose headphones in that price range out of the water.

is the HD595+ Emu 0202 usb soundcard combo good?

Used to have HD595s, they were really rad. My friend has an EMU 0404 and it works well, dont see why an 0202 wouldnt.

If anyone's in the market for Shure SE210s, good deal going right now:

$96 + free shipping

-Al

Hey PITTM,

Just caught this thread and was wondering if you think the Sennheiser 650 is worth the extra cost over the 595. There is a special on both and they are $350 and $200 respectively, just wondering what you(or anyone else) think about the two models?

i'm looking for some reasonable headphones to listen to music at work and maybe commute with. the Sennheiser PX100's look like a good bet, but i have some questions about noise cancelling - will my workmates be able to hear the music i'm listening to? how well will these block out the noise from the metro?

any other suggestions in this type? (i could afford a bit more if necessary)

I am looking for some wireless headphones. Is it still Sennheiser all the way? How much worse are they gonna sound?

Redrooski,

Unless you have a 200 dollar+ headphone amp you wont be taking full advantage of the 650s. The 650s have a lower impedance and therefore need more power than the 595s, so the 595s are much better out of a portable player or computer sound card.

bozzer,

If you want those headphones, but with some seal to prevent noise from leaking either in or out, try the sennheiser PX200 as it is a sealed version of the PX100. For this same purpose I used to use AKG K27ps.

emil,

GO WAKE UP EMIL!

Also, I know very little about wireless headphones, but everything I have heard indicated that Sennheiser is currently doing the best job. I think they would sound like 10-20% worse.

Thanks for the tip. I can't find any K27ps, but i can find K26 and K27i. How do these stack up against the PX200s?

The reviews on amazon seem to suggest a lack of bass in the PX200s. I don't listen to particularly bassy music so thats not as big an issue as it is for some.

I mistyped, I had the AKG k26p.

any thoughts on them? the PX200s seem to be very high variance (love/hate) from the reviews i've read, so if the AKGs are decent I might just get those.

I liked the k26p's quite a bit and used them on the bus almost every morning. The fold up into about palm of your hand size, which is really nice when youre on the go and dont want to ruin your headphones. The only reason I got rid of mine is that I needed some I could use for running around playing soccer too, so i got some earbuds.