Is this just (me) psychological or does earbuds that sit deeper in your (my) ear sound better? I think they sound better when I push them into my head...   Or do I just need to pump the volume to get the same effect?    There's a lot of talk about seals, size, foamies, silicone...

I'm skeptical. I know ClieOS is uber guru but more and more I'm seeing that often the only source of reliable information is the one that comes out of the horse's mouth.   So I asked SoundMagic lol.   Tony said SoundMagic makes the X100 for OVC. Which is strange, because OCVACO is such...

http://www.ovc.com.cn/html/x100/   Same as PH10s   I'm wondering how much stuff marketed by competing brands actually come out of the same factory. What are the major factories (OEM/ODM)?  

What are the expensive materials are used in high end earphones that aren't used in low end earphones?

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Like... components, design... What materials/components used in a $100 earphone warrant the expense?   Or is it mostly component design.

How do you store earphones?   Those silicone fish bones trinkets does seem to work well.   And maybe put  more stress on the wires..?   I'm thinking use twist ties like they come out of the package..

What are the best Kanen earphones? I know the MD-52s are supposed to be good. I ordered 4 Kanen earphones For that $ I could've gotten SM PL-30s or MeElec M9s but I was curious O.o

Got these for $6 shipped to replace a broken E818 (by your suggestion) Don't notice anything especially spectacular about them. Don't notice much of an improvement over stock iPod earphones (old version) I remember being impressed by the $10 E818 when comparing to the stock iPod...

Will a 128kbps MP3 transcoded from a 320kbps mp3 will have better sound quality than a 128kbps MP3 transcoded from a 192kbps mp3?

Will a 128kbps MP3 transcoded from a 320kbps mp3 will have better sound quality than a 128kbps MP3 transcoded from a 192kbps mp3? Maybe this would sound better if I said, will 128kbps encoded from HD lossless super leet professional stereo quality sound source sound better than a 128 from a...