Posts by artmaltman

Rings true for me, for the ones I've tested, EXCEPT I think you're analysis is kind of, well, analytical and omitting gut impressions. I find myself gravitating back to the UM2 for listening pleasure. I owned Shure 530 and had no...

I compared UM2 to Shure 530 over a number of days and it's just like a lot of high end audio stuff. If I compare them analytically - which sounds more detailed, extended in high end, etc., the Shure won. But when it came to sheer...

Latest nano sounds awesome! I ripped my collection of cds twice each: 256 for smaller devices (e.g. shuffle or nano) Apple lossless for larger devices or playing via iTunes on a pc. I only use 128 for spoken items like a seminar...

I plan to attend. What are the hours? Also, at the last event I attended, was it June 2007 in San Jose, there were vendors displaying earphones for testing. Will vendors be at this event? Thx Art

They thought they were close, and they were excited about it. They shared their excitment with us. It turns out they were wrong. Hey it happens. I am SO GRATEFUL for my UM2's that I have trouble getting up much energy to be...

I noticed the following on the Westone Web site today. (And I apologize in advance if this has already been mentioned in this forum, which, I'm not following carefully): "Westone 3 Update - May 9, 2008 Dear Westone...

Once in a while I call or email the Westone company. The customer service staff are totally tight-lipped. They are also NOT ENCOURAGING. Words like "hope to release in 2008". My personal conclusion is that: 1. They...

Ok, if we're talking deals...... earphonesolutions dot com is an authorized dealer, so warrentee is good, and last time I checked, the coupon code "SH15" will get you 15% off the Shure series. So $449 become $383, including...

I found that playing the SE530's via an iPod, without an external amp, the midrange seemed a tad dry. That said, they are teh best 'can's I've heard in most respects. My personal preference is for Westone UM2 over SE530, because the...

What's the latest word on when to expect them? At the June show they were my favorites Art