Head-Fi is usually my go-to place for audio reviews because of the depth of experience of many users with multiple models and the lack of commercial influence. But lately it seems that all the headphone/IEM reviews I've seen are chuck full of comments like 'I needed to add brand x cables to open...

iTunes price hikes lead to lower unit sales, revenues | iLounge News And the recording industry had to really threaten and twist Apple's arm to get this through, even though Apple predicted exactly this result. Given their track record so far the recording industry shouldn't be pressuring...

Not sure if this is the right subforum for this question, but... When you have an entire CD in the form of a single .WAV file and an associated cue sheet opened in EAC, is there a way to save the tracks as individual files on the PC (broken out as per the cue sheet) without first having to...

Don't know if this has been mentioned yet in another thread but just noticed that with the lastest firmware update the Archos 5 now supports OGG and FLAC. That, plus SPDIF output (when using the dock), 250gb, WiFi, and about the best 5" 800x600 touch-screen display available right now, all for...

The reason I ask is that I just swapped out a pair of E500 for SE530 (due to the cracked insulation issue, and nice to see that the SE530 has different cables and thus hopefully has the problem cured) and I seem to notice a shift in the sound towards the treble. The new SE530 seem to have a...

My current favorite IEM is my E500 but I'm reading all the the E500/SE530 and Triple-Fi comparisons with interest. I like the warmth of the E500 and particularly the slam they provide to rock music, but they do lack some shimmer/sparkle in the high end and there seems to be universal praise for...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/...VNn7iV2GvMWM0F Regardless of what you might think of the practice it's pretty sneaky to do this and not inform the buyer...

Do Shure products require periodic filter replacements and can this be done by the owner? I'm wondering because the filters in Ety products do need to be changed once in a while, and I has this dramatically demonstrated to me when I waited much too long to do it and finally noticed (in...

I wouldn't have believed this if I didn't read it myself... couldn't stop laughing... http://tinyurl.com/yz3fj8 I wonder if there is a corresponding merit badge for responsible corporate behavior..?

Note that the latest firmware release for the Zen Vision (not the Vision:M, but is it next..?) deletes the ability to record FM broadcasts off-the air! What would the reason be for actually reducing the functionality of a product in a firmware 'upgrade'? RIAAphobia, or..? Zen Vision...

I just had an experience that I think might explain the disparity of opinion we've been seeing regarding ZVM sound quality. I am one of those who is quite impressed with ZVM SQ and especially the effectiveness of the EQ... but there is another contingent that feels that ZVM audio (especially the...

Just got hold of one of these and thought a short review might be in order since there aren't too many out there yet.... Features As you probably know the Vision:M is Creative's answer to the Video iPod. A copy? I dunno, not going there. But if it is a copy we need more 'copies' like this...

Picked up a Creative Vision:M a few days ago. The screen and video playback functions are as good as all the reports say but a very nice surprise is the audio quality that this unit can produce. Very clean, with a 5-band customer equalizer that works well, and power... testing with a set of ER6i...

Does anyone know the current Headroom price for the Shure E4c? They advertise a discounted price but (due to manufacturer's restrictions) don't display it on their web site, don't display the lower price even if you add the product to your cart, and are closed until Monday so no way to ask them...

I'd like to purchase a pair of Super.fi's but neither Guitar Center nor Ultimate Ears allows returns on these items (Guitar Center didn't have any for audition and said no returns, also UE Customer Service says no returns if bought off of the website.) I'm not really comfortable purchasing these...

First, a few disclaimers... these are only preliminary impressions as I have only had the ER6i's for several hours and have only run through my test suite once. Also, while I have owned and tested extensively with both the ER4P and Shure E5 I do not own a pair of either currently so my notes...

Does anyone have any experience with the earphones by E.A.R. (http://www.earinc.com/p2-specialty-racing.php), marketed for aviation/motorsports/industrial applications? I am looking for a set of in-ear phones for motorcycle use. The Ety ER-4 has good isolation but is completely impractical for...