Hello Justin, I would like to purchase a Pico. Color: Black / Silver Face DAC: NO

chef, I just built my first cmoy this weekend. I knew there would be issues so I went a little crazy to ensure success. First I purchased all the parts (including a cmoy pcb). The pcb made life rather easy and took all the guess work out of connectivity. Besides the fact that it leaves plenty...

Quote: Originally Posted by GlendaleViper Off topic, but I can confirm the HD-25 makes for a great alternative to a toque or earmuffs. And going into my third (2.5, really) winter with them, I can also attest to their durability. Do note that the stock steel cable gets mighty rigid very...

I was using e3c's with my Sony nwz-a8 and found to be an unhappy relationship. Lacked the range of bass I was looking for and I am not a fan of iems. My requirements were comfort (I use them eight plus hours a day), isolation (work in a noisy environment), near reference quality for accuracy and...

I tried the supplied phones and I was surprised. My Ec3's are the only other IEM I have experience with, so I am no authority by any means. Unlike the shure's there was no learning curve, they place themselves and the sound was pleasing. A bit warm but after nine hours with the ec3's in my ears...

Quote: Originally Posted by GlendaleViper Wow, I thought I was the only one! Very informative thread, BTW. Jay, please do post your findings when the HD-25 shows up. They're the headphones I plan to use with this player. I will be more then happy to share my experience with...

If your looking for sound quality and volume go with the sony. Enable the dynamic normalizer and you will have plenty of volume. I am using 3c3's and the only time I need to boost the volume is when I am riding the motorcycle. PS DO NOT RIDE WITH ISOLATING HEADPHONES

honestly I have yet to unwrap the supplied phones. I suppose I will give them a shot out of curiosity.

While this topic is up I was wondering what a good portable would be for a sony NWZ-A818 paired with HD25-1

Miklos - I have been using my Sony for a bit over a week now and I can confirm that the hiss is noticeable on my NWZ-A818 paired with my ec3's (waiting on hd-25's in the mail). It is no where near as audible as the sound floor on my girl's touch but it is there. I too listen to classical, and...

I am looking to add an amp and a pair of quality over the head cans to my new Sony. I listen eight plus hours a day and want the best audio experience I can afford. I listen to ALL types of music, unfortunately however years of working in night clubs have left me with the need for serious...

I find the sony is already a bit warm. The Atrios are not an over kill?

I am the new owner of a nwz-a818 (3 days about 20 hrs. of play time) and I must say I am impressed. Even though I still have sub par headphones (shure e3c). I tried the P2 for half the day and was turned off by how miserable the touch interface was. I did not find it to be nearly as responsive...

the end of another day of work. This is my third day with the nwz-a818 using the e3c iem's and i think with the work I do and the eight plus hours a day I use headphones I will be better off with a set of full, on the ear and sealed cans. Years of salvage diving and spear fishing have done a...

I have been auditioning my new sony with a set of shure e3c for the past 2 days and I am not impressed. Here are my complaints with the headphones: almost non-existent sound stage weak bass decent highs average mids poor separation I experimented with the eq but prefer to leave it...

i got the answer with a google search. took me to a head-fi thread from the past that answered my question about file format. vbr mp3 now the only question is what to do with my shures

I purchased a sony NWZ-A818 yesterday and shiped it up to Jersey for my father's b-day. I was going to get an iaudio-7 for myself because of the diversity of file formats it uses. I decided against the cowon because the swing touch will not be practical for the environment I will be using the...

Quote: Originally Posted by OvidiuDanut Just ordered a iaudio7 8Gb and a A816 4Gb and....an Alessandro MS-1 So i'm ichin' to find out which combo will i like best between Sony816, iaudio, SR-60 and MS-1... your going to have to tell me how that works out for you. I'm thinking...

After browsing this site for the last month trying to decide what my dap purchase will be, I still have failed to come to a conclusion. I just purchased a Sony A818 and promptly shipped it off to Jersey for my Father's Birthday. Had to get rid of it quick before I was tempted to demo it for a...