Hey, The lid on the Apollo is plastic. It has a very sturdy feel to it and doesn't feel cheap. The lid seems to have a dampening mechanism built into the hinge so it's butter smooth to open and close. Tyrion, the CD5i I demoed was indeed paired with Nait 5i. When I auditioned the Planet...

Hey, I picked up an Apollo a week or so ago. I contacted the Canadian importer of Rega gear to make sure I didn't get the screw job on pricing. There was a $1500 price tag on the Apollo in the store so I'm glad I came prepared. Canadian MSRP for the Apollo is $1295. That's about $100 more...

As a little treat for myself I traded in all my Rotel gear and speakers and got... Rega Apollo CDP (Am I the first one here to have one?) Rega Mira B&W 603 S3's QED Quenx 3's IC's QED Silver Anv. bi-wire speaker cable. I'll be posting a review of the Apollo in the next few weeks

Hey, This might be old news but it's new to me. I was at my local audio shop this weekend checking out Rega and Naim gear. I'm looking to upgrade my low end Rotel gear with something a little nicer. After checking out the Planet and CD5i the guy that was helping me said that Rega was actually...

Find some quoted prices on-line for Grado's then print them out and bring it with you. Hi-fi Centre will go down on the price if you barter with them. I ended up getting my SR-225 for close to what I would have paid from TTVJ.

Hey, I'm looking to upgrade my CD player and integrated amp. I've been looking at some higher end Rotel gear and also some Rega. The place where I like to buy my audio equipment is somewhat "optimistic" in their pricing. You can barter them down to a little under the MSRP if take the time to...

Got mine last week. Plugged my MS-2i's in a listened for a bit... meh, a little to bright for my taste. No problem though. A minute later I had my flat pads on and it was just right. About the only thing I don't like about it is it made me go out and spend some more cash on some QED Qunex 2 IC's...

When I use the Super.fi 5 Pros on my Nano I use either the Jazz, Rock, Treble Boost or sometimes nothing at all depending on the track.

To make life even easier for you here is an another way to check. Its so easy it I could cry... 1. Right click any wma and select "properties" 2. There will be two tab's available. Select "summary" 3. On the summary there will be and "advanced" option. Press that button. 4. Scroll to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by cinnamonandgravy i rip at 1000kpbs +/- 100kbps. i use the wma format. Im at a loss where do you see 1000kpbs +/- 100kbps???? This is what the import options look like for WMA... If you've never changed your WMA import options, and my guess...

Quick question. What sort of CD's are you using to listen to on your Dads receiver? Are they burns or original CD's? The reason I ask is because I'm not too sure your mp3's are ripped very well. You said they were 1000kbps +/- 100kbps. No mp3's go up to 1000 kbps. FYI 320 kbps is the highest...

Did you read any of the thread I posted? Their discussion was about the actual design of the single-driver balanced armature set-up in the Ety's causing the supposed extra or "fake" detail. I'm willing to bet that everyone who posted in it that thread knew how to correctly insert IEM's. It's not...

Quote: Originally Posted by CookieFactory The ER4P you tried must be radically different from ours. Indeed the ones you have must have a little recording studio inside them to add so called "fake details" to the music. There was actually a fairly large thread about Ety "fake...

If you can afford the extra $30-$40 I'd go with the Pro's. I've had both and vastly prefer my Pros to the EB's. The bass on the EB's is HUGE. I've never heard bigger bass out of an IEM. Now I do love bass, but I found the bass on the EB's for lack of a better term "smears" into the mids, and to...

Quote: Originally Posted by BillyC 70k might be middle class in most of the country but it is not even close in Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, or Calgary. I totally agree. Salary and location have a lot to do with living class. If I lived in Kelowna or Kamloops and made what I am...

Think of me as a noob if you want, you've only been registered 10 months longer than I have Just cause I don't post often doesn’t mean I dont come here 5-6 times a week and read all the posts/reviews and then spent way too much money on audio equipment like the rest of you

Hey, Every one here makes some good points. I was speaking of headphone weight in general, not just MS-2i's. I agree they aren’t the most ergonomic things in the world. They just happened to be what I had to measure with. I guess I've always associated complaining about the weight of cans...

Hey, I've been coming to Head-Fi for a little over a year now. Head-fi is a great place, tons of info and for the most part mature discussion. One thing that I've noticed over that year is that people who like headphones seem to have extraordinarily weak necks. It baffles me. I own the...

Hey, I've used AudioCubes before. I bought my EX-81sl's from them when they were first released. Everything went well and I had the Sony's in about 2 weeks. As for shipping, I'm not sure if the ordered item comes directly from Japan, or from the US. If the items come direct from Japan you...

I second the Ety ER-6 or ER-6i's. They can be had for under $100 now and sounded very very nice out of my friends MZ--NH900. FYI, You might want to avoid the Sony's if you have smaller ears and plan on using them a lot while acitive. The ear hoops on the Sony EX-81's seem to be made for...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sean H I I've got 400-500 hours on mine now and I like them a lot and that's about all I probably should say. 500 hours = 20 days straight listening time. You must like the HF-1's more then anyone on the planet. How on earth do you have that much time...

Quote: Originally Posted by Svperstar I think it is good but following up on Geogaddi is a tall order indeed. I kinda feel the oposite. I like it a fair bit more then Geogaddi. Don't get me wrong, Geogaddi is fantastic album. "Music is Math" is probably my favorite BOC track. I...

Any of the first three albums from Blackheart Procession. Also the soundtrack to Requeim for a Dream.

Get the seller to send it as "gift" on the customs declaration card thingy. Then you won't have to pay any taxes.

Quote: Originally Posted by sionghchan 1) I believe that MS1 warranty is just the same as the American Warranty..you send it back to Allesandro... I cannot confirm as so far, my MS1s are still good. 2) I don't think MS1s can be replaced with Grado parts. I think, in Zanth's thread on...