Interested. I have not heard or owned any Monster earphones. I listen to Westone UM2 with my iPhone 4 while walking or working out and in between meetings. I also use them out of a RSA Predator at hone along with Beyerdynamic DT 990 and Sony MDR 7506.

I heard a brief interlude on the local radio, WABE, here in Atlanta but did not catch the composer. And by East I believe they were referring to Japan since it was seemingly influenced in melody from my 5 second snippet I caught. Classical if it wasn't apparent.

If you like Coltrane listen to Giant Steps then Love Supreme and then Stellar regions.   Art Blakey - A Night at Birdland   Bobby Hutcherson - San Francisco   And for something different Placebo - Ball of Eyes.

Quote: I'll give this a try was digging around for info. I have an old ALO Cryo Dock that is useless to me without an iPod. I do have an RSA Predator a USB to Mini USB cable, I'll need to stop at the store for a double female USB connector to see if it works with a regular Apple cable...

Quote: Originally Posted by Duggeh Oh man I once fell in love with those while sitting in a couch in an underground listening room of a stereo store in Memphis.

yes, definitely out of warranty since I bought them second hand in late 2006. These are about 4 years old and haven't had a single issue with them. I use them in an office, while walking etc. The only thing prior to that is just recently the little plastic sleeve that slides up and down the L...

Looking for any first hand experience on costs to repair these. Had them for several years and the left earpiece seems to be dead (due to a wire is my best guess). Already called for RMA# just want to know what I can expect. TIA.

I wash mine by hand with some woolite and then use cool air in the drier every 6 months or so.

Quote: Originally Posted by orangem gigantoid: despite what all these people said? do you have any recommendations for me? open to suggestions hopefully below the $250 price tag. Yeah. I use and love the UM2 daily and stand by my statement. They sound excellent and i have...

Quote: Originally Posted by orangem Hope to hear more thoughts on the UM2 (since they're more in line with what I'm willing to pay). Looking for transparent, analytical sound. The UM2 is neither transparent nor analytical. I believe the same can be said of the TF10.

we can only buy a livewire or a freq? No thanks. I prefer to make my own choices. While I've been away enjoying my non neoufo51 approved headphones you guys all agreed that freq's and livewires were the end all and be all?

I like the idea of a custom and the price is definitely reachable in the Freqs and Livewires. but honestly I've never heard of refit problems from UE or Westone for their customs like these 2 new players. So much so that its probably slowing production for new users with all of the refits that...

What exactly needs to be broken in on IEMs?

Well I was being facetious. Especially after reading a bunch of iPhone hate. But I guess the point I was obtusely trying to make is there is no best, since best to me is different than the OP especially since he didnt specify in what ways the A3 wasn't good enough for his usage. But it was...

Maybe making a phonecall isn't fair since its not a regular PMP feature. Can the Cowon A3 stream your music from home to your PMP via WiFi like the iPhone can?