I just found a pair of these and thought they'd be just garbage.  However, I decided to give them a fair chance and plugged them into my Cowon D2 and I was fairly surprised: These are WAY better than other SkullCandy products I've happened to listen to in the past.  The best sub $20 IEMs I've...

FITTING THAT THIS "LOUDEST" THREAD IS IN ALL CAPS.   YOU ALSO MIGHT CONSIDER THE SOURCE FACTOR.  COWON D2 AND OTHER COWONS ARE KNOW AS SOME ONE OF THE MORE POWERFUL PORTABLE NON-AMPED PLAYERS.

The female portion of the jack (where the cable plugs into the earphone) came out of the housing of one side of the earphones. It looks like the female jack just needs to be glued or secured back into the earphone as well as ensuring the 2 conductors are connected from the jack to...

This mod really improved the comfort of the phones for me. This was a pleasant surprise, as I mainly did the mod to improve the looks and so they'd conform to my head better. Excellent. It does almost feel like the manufacturer meant for the user to do this -- they should put this in the user...

3X0, imho you have provided one of the best bang for the buck mods on this site. (ie a mod that can be done in under 2 minutes and results in big improvements)

I didn't mean to rain on this parade though, of course this is just one listener's op -- as always the best bet is to listen to them. If you have an Apple store near you, you can buy them & return in 2 weeks with nothing lost except time.

Vibes: I bought 1st gen just after they first came out a couple years ago. Sound was ok -- and just okay. But IMO more listenable generally than the Apple IEMs. However, the build quality of the Vibe cables is infamously bad. The cable frayed around the metal plug within a few weeks, and I got...

These are among the most disappointing IEMs I've bought. I found the Apple IEM's way too tinny, okay at treble, mediocre in the midrange, and just unbelievably unable to produce anything that one might call bass. They distorted quickly at low volume levels, apparently unable to handle the power...

The poll results are interesting. When I posted this poll questio on this forum, I thought 80%+ or so respondents would say "Yes it makes a difference." "Sound Quality" is actually a misnomer in the poll question. I really wanted to get at: "In your opinion, does reversing the the L-R...

To those of you of the opinion that it doesn't matter -- What about music that is recorded so that you can feel the sound "moving" from left to right (and vice-versa) across the stage? The fact that movement is reversed makes no difference to you? I guess I subscribe to the idea that the left...

Does Left and Right Matter on Your Headphones? I've seen some posters on here claim it doesn't, even Sponsors (Vibes) posting that they can't tell a difference when L-R is reversed. I've always thought it DOES matter big time, and agree more with posts along the lines like the one I...

I see pros & cons regarding some users are saying this mod improves SQ, while others say it makes SQ worse. Now that some time has passed, can experienced Superfi.5 users tell us their opinion: do you prefer the SQ when wearing the 5's as orginally intended, or do you prefer this mod...

Interesting thread. On a related issue: What's the best kind of blindfold to wear while riding? I'm a motorcyle enthusiast also...several of my friends are into racing and one just went pro. We got onto this topic and they told me that zero pro racers listen to music while racing, and they...

I was wondering about this exact question. Does anyone know -- is Westone the best replacement cables for Superfi5's, for SQ?

For what its worth... I own the JBLs and Superfi.5 Pro. I was happy with JBL, until I heard the Superfi. The Superfi5's trounce the JBL across the board. I'm not sure about Superfi3 tho...