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    Guardians of the Galaxy trailer

    A little google foo reveals them to be Sony MDR-5a headphones.  
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    Triple-fi 10... You're KIDDING me, right..?!

    I found the triple-fi 10s to be rather sibilant as well in comparison to my SE530s.  I had them reshelled into a custom mold and they improved greatly however.
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    IEMs reshelled into Custom Molds $80 in the USA (TripleFi 10, SE530, etc.) from FISHER HEARING

    Just another thumbs up from a satisfied customer.  Had my triple.fi 10pros remolded into customs and I'm very happy with the result.  I couldn't get a good seal no matter what tips I used with the triple.fis and was sort of disappointed in their sound.  Now that they're reshelled, I'm enjoying...
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    [HELP] UE Triplefi 10 doesn't connect properly to iPhone 2G

    This definitely isn't your fault.  He can get a cable that will fit his iphone directly from UE for $19.99, or alternately use an adapter.   46" Replacement Cable (Black) - with integrated microphone and on-cord control (vi version)  ...
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    What do stage performer's wear IEMs?

    Performers wear custom IEMs for two reasons: to isolate stage sound to clearly hear their performance and reduce the chance of hearing damage.  Generally custom IEMs provide superior isolation and comfort over their non custom counterparts.  Flagship model custom IEMs have additional drivers (6...
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    Inline mic for SE530?

    Amazon.com: Shure MPA-3C Music Phone Adapter for iPhone: Electronics
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    Portaphile V2 Owners Thread

    Just picked up mine from the post office. Breaking in as we speak.
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    Anyone intending on buying the Portaphile V2?

    I bought one. As you said, it's supposed to ship this week... I have a set of MDR-CD3000s and Shure E2s, and am using an iPod or my AV710/Foobar 2000 as a source. We'll see how it goes.
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    Best iPod EQ setting for ipod default headphones?

    All of the ipod EQ settings are complete garbage; they distort so horribly that the damn thing becomes unlistenable. Leave the EQ off.
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    What are you worth walking around?

    Levi's 501's $50 Banana Republic Shirt $60 Banana Republic Leather Jacket $250 Nike Shoes $110 Omega Watch $1700 Gerber Airframe Ti $250 Sig P228 $550 Oakley Why3-Ti $250 Apple iPod $300 Shure e2c $60 Nokia 6610 $100 Cash $50 Total: $3730
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    Most cleverly hidden tracks...

    On Kylie Minogue's Light Years, the hidden track (Password) is also 00, and can only be accessed by rewinding at the beginning of track 1.
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    Female vocalists that do "IT" for ya?

    Others already listed Milla Jovovitch Jaël of Lunik Melissa Kaplan, formerly of Splashdown, now Universal Hall Pass
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    Got the HD25-1's-- I can leave head-fi a happy man!

    Quote: Originally Posted by appar111 but I'm gonna stick with the pleather through the break-in period to see how it softens up with use... Good luck with that one! I got the velour because my ears were KILLING ME with the pleather after about 45+ min. No problem with the velour...
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    Got the HD25-1's-- I can leave head-fi a happy man!

    Quote: Originally Posted by appar111 I did see that they had those-- they look like they'd be comfier, especially since these are supraaural. And $12-ish doesn't seem to expensive either... do they change the sound (esp. bass response) at all since they seal on the ear a little...
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    Got the HD25-1's-- I can leave head-fi a happy man!

    Get the velour pads. They're about 100x more comfortable on the ear.
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