Thanks for the guide. Modded it after all my parts arrived. I used this audio female jack which fit in the existing hole so I didn't need to widen it. Like you, I had to cut the chromium and file down the plastic ridge but that went pretty smoothly. I might have needed to make the plastic ridge...

I purchased my IE8s 7 years ago and the stock cable finally started developing a fault near the connection to the right driver. IEM cables lasting 7 years with regular use during 1.5-2hr commute? Pretty impressive considering I store my IE8 by simply wrapping it around my palm and shoving it in...

  Here's a portable installation with my theme: http://www.mediafire.com/download/1a7h45w6x0d7zl8/foobar2000.rar   If you want to view your library by folder structure and your music is stored in C:\Path\To\Music\ you can get rid of the root nodes so you don't need to expand C:, Path:, To...

Just migrated from Mediamonkey to Foobar. Why? The spectrum graph was just too shiny for me to pass up. After spending a few hours wrapping my head around how layouts and components worked, I ended up with this.     Edit: Here's a portable installation with my theme...

I purchased my IE8s from Minidisc and they're about 1 year and 6 months old now. I recently noticed that some signs of age are showing. 1) That "grainy" coating on the IE8 has wore off on the corner. 2) The plug's silver coating has wore off to reveal a copper (?) colour. Is this normal...

Alien Ears 10 Altec Lansing 10 AKG 9 HURT Apple 8 HURT - For swarming the masses with low quality earbuds Audio-Technica 10 Beyerdynamic 10 Crossroads 10 Denon 11 Etymotic 11 Futuresonics 11 Grado 10 Head-Direct 12 Jays 9 JH Audio 13 JVC 12 Klipsch 14 Livewires 10 MEElectronics...

I have been looking at the IE-8s for quite a while now after getting sick of having an entire IEM rendered useless by a break in the cable. Before I blow away $400 AUD, I have a question about their lifespan. I will use the IEM for commuting and it runs under my shirt/jacket so it shouldn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ed Seedhouse CX300 just started coming in version II. These are much better than the originals to my ears and provide maybe 90% of the quality of the IE8s which makes them a much better value. Is this true? If it is, the law of diminishing returns...

Hopefully it gets upgraded soon. I'm on the verge from buying the SA6 but I'm thinking about holding it off until new cables comes in. Any hints about how short "shortly" is?

Hi, I own a Sony A818 and have been quite satisfied with the MDR EX082 IEMs that were bundled with it. However, after 1 year and 2 months of use, the cabling has become damaged (no sound in right phone unless cable is held in a certain way). As such, I am in the market for new IEMs. I am...

Yeah, I was aware of the possible SQ loss, but when I replaced the extension cable for my Sony IEM, I didn't really notice a difference. But then again, I don't have much "audio experience" to be a true audiophile.

Hi, Does anyone know where I can buy a relatively short 3.5 right angle plug adaptor. I live in Australia so the store needs to be situated at Australia(Sydney) or offers shipping to Australia. It adaptor should be similar to this: 3.5mm extension cord cable for all Earphone,Headphone -...

Hmm, I just had a quick glance at some reviews for Yuin PK3 and it seems to have quite some potential. Personally, I would definitely prefer to have isolation though... I'll give it some more thought/research

"What's ya budget OP and what types of music do you listen to?" I predominantly listen to rock though I have quite a few soft melody/vocal/piano songs. I might also decide to buy a HD201 at Headphonic for an experience with a headphone. But that's just a side note.

Thanks for your replies. My budget is going to be around $60 AU so I'm definitely considering the one from Headphonic which happens to also have free delivery. However, I'll wait a bit in case there are cheaper options though I doubt it'll get much cheaper considering the options available.