I'd like the input from you fellow Head-Fiers.

Good Review. Should help out some newcomers looking for earphones under $100.

Quote: Originally Posted by clasam Yeah, absolutely agree. Sorry to be stupid, but what separates HD radio from standard radio? The same thing that seperates HDTV from standard TV.

Quote: Originally Posted by Loser777 I recently got my Turbines, and I'm currently trying out some new tips... my friend has some lower end shures -110s or something and has a few extra tips... Basically I want to know if any of these are worth using... I have some generic grey...

Quote: Originally Posted by swanlee More like 2020, seems NO ONE will EVER make a high capacity, good sounding DAP with an EQ. 800$ goes to the first company that makes a touch device with the same feature set as the ZuneHD with 120-240 GB of storage, and has a full EQ and great...

The ER4S is slightly more accurate than the ER4P. The ER4S needs a amp to shine. You will definitely need a warm sounding portable amplifier since the Cowon D2 is a cold sounding player along with the ER4 series which are cold earphones. You will get a freezing sound.

Quote: Originally Posted by Starsky5000 I'm seriously eyeing the Etymotic ER4P. But what about the Phonak Audeo? How do they compare to the Etymotic? The Etymotic ERP4 has slightly more treble extension but that doesn't mean the Audeo PFE is lacking any treble. The Audeo PFE...

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Etymotic ER4 Shure SE420 Phonak Audeo PFE Sennheiser IE7 Those are pretty balanced earphones.

Quote: Originally Posted by dkg I had the same problem with the E500's, which shure replaced. According to a tech at shure, if you dip a cloth in a mild soap and water solution and wipe the wires weekly or more frequently, they will never harden or crack. It seems some people, myself...

Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Erik It'll be interesting to see how it stacks up to the new Touch, which we'll probably see on June 8. Still, not a bad looking piece of hardware. Too bad it doesn't work easily with OS X or Linux. Because that's like 5% of the Computer...

It loosens up the diaphragms inside the headphones. This is called "burning in". When a headphone is fully burned in then it will give it's best sound. Usually burn in's take up to 600 hours.

I'm buying this!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by mambo5 I think sound quality is in the ear of the beholder. But mainly I think it really just comes down to personal taste. No two sets of ears are alike. Something that would sound absolutely horrible to one person could sound like pure sonic bliss...

Quote: Originally Posted by charlie0904 tried this combo b4, no synergy IMO. The RSA Tomahawk is what's made for the Shure SE530, perfect synergy there.

I guess I pretty much learned what treble is. All the triple flanges did was give me a full and clear sound in each ear which seemed to open up the treble. Really it didn't. The foam tips just weren't for my ear canals. I have my SE530's hooked up to my laptop right now. I have found the perfect...

I listen to alot of trance to. Mostly ATB. I have the Zune 120gb and the Shure SE530's and they pair wondefully. Deep, powerful and tight bass. Amazingly precise midrange. Also the treble is a bit low on volume but the detail is all there.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bonthouse Cut the smalles flange off, put them on the stem till the barb and put them in your ear. That is the best sound for me Will look freaky because the SE530 is floating near your ear, but sounds oh so good. Bonthouse this is a placebo effect...

Have you tried my mod?

Can you guys please recommend me some of the top amplifiers under $3,000? Thanks...

Open design headphones have a more expansive sound stage at the expense of noise isolation.

That rig is beautiful.

Quote: Originally Posted by matt8268 Haven't heard a lot of these other players, but I've heard many flavors of iPod. It would be hard to convince me you could get much better, if any better, sound quality than the iMod 5G with portable vcap dock and amp. You get to a certain point...

Quote: Originally Posted by dweaver My ear canal is quite offset from my out ear opening so I ended up using the largest tips and plugged my out ear opening versus the actual ear canal and then angled the tips to point towards my ear canal. This gives me the best sound and comfort plus...

Quote: Originally Posted by miko I am planning to buy the SE115 mainly for sound isolation. Can you share your experience please? I have a few other questions: 1. Do all Shure sound isolation earphones have the same sound isolation capability? If not, which is the best? They all...