While going through the RE-252 appreciation thread, I saw kostalex post a few pictures of the RE-252 KM that his friend created for him.  After seeing them again in better detail in another thread...

I am currently looking at either of these two IEMs to replace my HifiMAN RE252 which despite performing incredibly well with whatever music I throw at it, hisses like a cobra with my current sources (September 2006 MacBook and Sony Ericsson Xperia X10).  Getting an impedance adapter or a FiiO E7...

My SanDisk Sansa Clip+ has been dead and gone for a while now.  Other portable sources have replaced it but those were short-lived. I tried using my Motorola Milestone but stopped after getting distracted by the noise and finding out why the headphone jack was loose.  It's been months now and I...

Just posted this on my blog here: The Next Computer: Growing Pains? « Gadgetic Musings and thought some of you may benefit from such research so here it is: I hope this helps you all out and if anyone decides to try it, please let me know how it goes.

After being well received by members of the Head-Fi community, the RE252 has been considered a recommended upgrade to the still great RE0. I have yet to receive mine but I would like to see the questions and opinions of those who own them or are considering them. I hope you all were lucky enough...