The sound quality indeed is even better than the already satisfactory normal version
922884
I've been using the trond bluetooth headphones for a long time and decided to buy this as an upgrade. The sound quality indeed is even better than the already satisfactory normal version. The magnetic clip is a neat idea and comes in useful. I'd have fallen in love with it right away had it not been the ear tips. Firstly the fitting of the rubber pieces onto the metal part is very shallow so it drops out easily. I lost mine within two days of use. Bruce from the customer service was very nice to send me the replacement right away but can you believe it? It dropped again within two days!! And you won't be able to buy the replacement anywhere other than requesting thru customer service. In the end I had to tie them in with a black string in case I lose again. The second bummer is that the ear tips are enormously difficult to wear. Even the smaller pair take me some effort to stuff them in and it hurts after a while. The lower version of the Trond earphones do not have this problem. So overall quality is very good but too easy to lose the ear pieces. And if you have small ear canals like I do, you might want to avoid this one.
1974473
The sound quality of the MS 100 BAs is fantastic in the higher ranges, if one is accustomed to or desires deep-felt lows these may not be the right buds for you, but as a whole I've been deeply impressed with the crisp and clean sound that the Phiaton's offer. If I have a knock, and this is one in which personal anatomy and preference is going to vary wildly, it's that I don't find them particularly comfortable. The domed buds that 'best' fit end up feeling a bit like ear plugs that one might use for swimming, there's a little too much pressure for my taste. The next size down, for me, weren't secure enough to stay in during any substantial activity. I'm more apt to complain about my ear canals on that front than I am the buds themselves, because I like the design and for a brief period liked the fit and feel, it was extended use that became somewhat uncomfortable in the sense that I was just too acutely aware of their presence in my ears.

The cords are fantastic, they don't tangle, they feel and look good. Couldn't be happier about the engineering and design there. I used the microphone on a number of calls and at no point did anyone complain about my voice sounding distant or unclear, indeed my wife noted at one point that she felt she was hearing me better than she would when I'd use the mic on my Beats.
1903136
The sound of this remaster is far superior to the original 1980s cd. I have both and compared the remaster to the original. I listened to the last track and went back and forth between the two. Because the gain on the remaster is much higher (it sounds louder without changing the setting on the amplifier) I used a decibel meter and equalized the loudness each time I switched cds. The remastered version produced vocals with more timbre and much tighter bass. I could hear into the music more clearly.
3857659
The headphones arrived on-time and fully functional.

As for the headphones itself; The sound-staging is extra-ordinary. I upgraded from Audio Technica M50x, the sound quality and comfort beats the M50x's by a large margin. The clarity of music and sound in general is really clear and crisp. The base seems to be about the same as the M50x's, but as mentioned previously, the sound-staging is ridiculously good.

To put into perspective, the first experience I had with a game was with Overwatch. I was able to hear a Pharah shoot a rocket at me, miss the right side of my ear, and land on the floor behind me on the right.

Anyone unclear as to what sound-staging is, you can research that. I believe these headphones have among the best sound-staging there are.
2278032
loud & clear, precise sound quality, however bass is not as deep as desired
2088427
Paired it with a Pro-Ject Phono Box MM which I picked up on Amazon and some Kanto YU2s, and Im pretty amazed how good the set-up looks and sounds.

This is flat-out major upgrade from my Audio Technica LP120 (which is still a likeable table). Speed is more consistent, sound is richer with more top-end extension, and the platter is perfectly flat. My LP120s is ever-so-slightly warped, which is irritating. When playing my best-pressed records, the tonearm on this table does not budge at all, which is refreshing. The Ortofon OM-5E seems to track really well, and the pre-adjustments were spot-on.

On the primary issue that has been mentioned, no motor hum problem with mine whatsoever. Ive got it isolated, grounded and sitting on a very heavy table. To be fair, Im way more sensitive to pitch shifting/w&f, and this table has no issues with that.

Also, everything was packaged excellently and I had this thing up and running in 10 minutes. It really is a breeze to use. Even moving between 33 and 45 rpm, while manual, is a cinch and requires a quick shift of the belt.

Overall, Id say its tremendously worth it at MSRP and a borderline steal at anything lower, as long as you can find a good place to put it.
3164022
These buds have excellent sound, but you won't be able to tell that until you take the time to properly fit your ear canal. It may seem an unnecessary extravagance to send so many different ear tips, but my oh my what a difference one measly millimeter makes. The sound isolation that comes from a perfect fit is important, but the effect on overall sound quality has to be heard to be understood. It's hard to describe sound in words without sounding pretentious but let me just say the bass to me sounds very rich and deep, but not boomy. The mids are all distinct individual sounds, not all muddled together.  And the highs are very clear, with none of that tinny sound you get when you turn the treble up too high.  Not sure why the "triple driver" is necessary to make this all work, but they sound across my admittedly eclectic music genres. Older, lower-bandwidth recordings are not going to sound any better, but with newer higher definition recordings, these babies have outstanding sound.
3652843
The sound quality with these headphones is very high, and given the extremely reasonable price, this is a great alternative to the official Apple headphones. The microphone is also comparable to other headphone combos when making calls. It should be noted that the ear buds are a touch larger on the Noot design than the Apple ear-buds. This, of course, is a matter of taste and is dependent on the shape of your ears. I found these stayed in my ears better than what came with my iPhone.
4728737
Build quality is a step down from the venerable E5. I much prefered the E5 case, the buttons on the E6 feel a tad flimsier. But the sound quality is much, much improved. no more hiss at the high end, multiple EQ settings (red, EQ 1 is so bass heavy that things get a bit muddy, but gosh darnit, the audiophile in me hates me for actually liking bass to hit hard at the expense of clarity every once in a while) and overall wonderful design. Even though the build quality is a step down from the E5, the hardware improvement make up for it. Are there better portable amps? sure. Are there better portable amps anywhere near the price? Not a chance. The size, form factor, I actually like the removable clip design and ability for the amp to fit on a keyring (and it really is perfectly sized and weighted for a keyring) everything is just nicely thought out. Packaging is great, instructions are good, comes with two removable clips in case one breaks. I hope the next model goes back to a metal case and just slightly improves the buttons, but Fiio, with the E5 and E6, will always have a customer in me.
335682
Good sound quality on the remaster and a great live album.
1921740
The new Rush Sector remastered series is not only definitive for the band, the sound on these babies is one of the best remasters I've ever heard. This is definitely worth the upgrade if only for the improved sound. There is better instrument separation, better EQ across the board and a better mix overall on all of them. The albums with the worst original sound have the most noticeable improvement. The biggest improvement in sound for Sector 1 to me was CARESS OF STEEL. If you listen on headphones you can hear the detail of the pick hitting Alex's guitar strings like never before in the parts of songs where the guitar plays alone, as in Bastille Day. None of the original feel of the albums is lost. 2112 sounds even clearer than it did originally. It sounds better than it did listening to it on headphones back in 1981 when I first heard it. A FAREWELL TO KINGS sounds fresh and uncluttered, with the guitar much clearer in the mix. RUSH I sounds about the same with a clearer, cleaner sound.

FLY BY NIGHT has several sound defects where the sound fades or "clicks". The Rush official site has reported that cd replacements for these and other issues will be announced when the issues are corrected. Otherwise, FBN shows an amazing difference in sound as well. Now, I haven't heard the 5.1 mixes and cannot comment on the defects that other reviewers reported there, but the packaging for all of the Sector series has one major flaw. The album jacket replicas are perfect, except that during the packaging process some of them are not folded with TLC and they end up with the edges not being even when the gatefold is closed. That just reeks. Otherwise the packaging is not only faithful to the originals, it has pictures and art that didn't appear on the original albums. (Unless I'm familiar with different versions.) The problem with the DVD's will be corrected, per the RUSH official website. What a damned shame that there wasn't better quality control for an otherwise great edition of remasters. I've been listening to this band for 30 years and I feel like I'm rediscovering their music. These are albums that I've heard at least 20 times each, but I've never heard this music this clear. The price is also right. Now I just hope that a Sector 4 is released with the remainder of their older catalog.
1976810
The WAV format of the remastered CD is far superior to the compressed MP3 versions of these songs I have. On a good stereo with good speakers or headphones the sound is cleaner and crisper. Not to mention the fact that I love almost everything TMBG records.
1000371
Because Szell's Slavonic Dances have been reviewed so many times over the last 50 years, rather than add more heaps of praise, I'm going to focus on the sound quality of this new and supposed remastered release.

Despite the claims of the recording being newly remastered in DSD, this CD release sounds identical to the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/1992-Essential-Classics-release/dp/B0000027UW/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">1992 Essential Classics release</a>&nbsp;(and that CD transfer was repacked for a&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/2002-budget-release/dp/B00005YD5H/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">2002 budget release</a>. I compared the new and old CDs by hooking up two CD players to my receiver, queuing them up to the same spot, and toggling back and forth.

The Essential Classics series never did that great of a job remastering the sound of the 1950s and '60s Epic/Columbia/Sony recordings, and Szell's Slavonic Dances was among the worst offenders. The sound is strident and shrill.

What doesn't make sense about this, is that an excellent digital transfer of this recording exists -- it was created for the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/1999-SACD-release/dp/B00000K4IG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">1999 SACD release</a>. The sound of the SACD fixes all of the problems with the CD versions. The sound is warm, more focused, has presence and impact -- it's night and day better than the CD versions. While some of the difference is no doubt the result of the higher resolution of SACD, the difference is so great that clearly much of it comes from the fact that the SACD features a (then) new high resolution digital master created from the master tapes (and remix and restoration work was done).

Bottom line: if you already own the 1992 Essential Classics or 2002 repackaging, there's no need to buy this release. If you can find the SACD version, that's the way to go (note: the SACD is a single-layer disc that will only play in SACD players).

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UPDATE

I wrote to B-Sharp, the company that did the remastering, and expressed my concerns with this release. They said that Sony did not give them access to the master analog tapes nor to the high resolution digital transfer created for the SACD. That would seem to confirm that they did in fact use the digital transfer created for the 1992 Essential Classics release.
4816521
The difference in sound quality between using the headphone output of my Fiio X3 and this is like night and day for my NAD VISO HP50 headphones as well as my Klipsch X5 and Bose Soundtrue in-ear monitors, with a much richer bass and engaging sound at medium volumes.  Imperceptible sound floor, punchy, with a very uncolored presentation. Love it. Just get it, you won't be sorry.
203654
Just outstanding sound -- and the interface took maybe three minutes to figure out. Nothing to it. I needed a replacement for my iPod Classic and thought this could work; but the first one I ordered (from a different seller on Amazon) was junk: It had a cosmetic manufacturing defect and, much worse, it would not connect to my PC. I returned it, stewed a week as I fumed at my bad luck, then tried it again. Bingo! I got a gorgeous, beautiful device that I immediately copied my hi-res songs to (ALAC and FLAC formats, plus some 320 mp3 files). It plays everything perfectly! The sound is fantastic. I use mostly my Koss Porta-Pro headphones, but when I'm not working and really want to do the music justice, I pull out my Grado 225 cans and float off to a pristine musical world. My ears are acclimating to the sonic purity of the songs played on the X3 and most of the time I hear a difference from the MP3 version. On classical music the diff is more apparent. Highs and mids are great, and the bass response is phenomenal. This is better by far than my long-loved iPod Classic! Highly recommended.
201757
Since putting the MM7025 to work, my sound system has never sounded so good...
Denon AVR 2802 - Surround AMP
Marantz SA-KI Pearl Lite - CD Player
Osborn Interlude - Speaker - [...]
Jamo D4SUB
JBL Control 1, rear
Infinity Centre

Stereo output has improved no end from the addition of the power amp. The depth of Russ Freeman & the Rippingtons, Black Diamond has never sounded so good. overall clarity and balance has improved 110% since the addition of the power amp. Obviously the speakers crave some being driven. Now to add a good turntable into the mix...
<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Marantz-MM7025-Stereo-Power-Amplifier-Black/dp/B003R7KMSS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Marantz MM7025 Stereo Power Amplifier (Black)</a>
3994703
I just want to note that this 1960 remastered version is great. I agree with all the positive comments below, but also want to emphasize that the sound is unusual & wonderful here. The microphones must have been mainly above Bernstein's head to get the unusually broad, clear sonic perspetive. The remastered sound is also of exceptional quality, and the resulting clarity fits the conductor's measured, highly resolved take on the music perfectly. Recommended, and a great bargain.