Hey Cee Tee! I've been doing well - working, the usual boring stuff. My hobbyist attention gradually shifted over to building and modding computers, but recently I've been considering a Violectric amp/dac combo. I'm also going to be bringing a few friends along to this meetup party and...

  I myself prefer these plastic openers from iFixit for a few dollars. Doesn't scratch the iPod.   http://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Plastic-Opening-Tools/IF145-000

I will be attending. I can bring a Grado RS1 and a SRH940, since those two headphones seem to not be on the list.

Wouldn't it be easier to just buy a used iPod Video off eBay? It'll cost around $50-60.

Definitely interested! Does anyone happen to have a Violectric V200 / V800?

Is BeyondWind's page down? I just finished restoring my iPod 5.5G with a 480GB Crucial SSD and a new battery from iFixit; loaded up default Rockbox and it gives me ATA error -11.   Hopefully BW's patch can fix ATA error -11.

Does anyone happen to have the Sennheiser HDVD800? I'm curious about that thing.

Seeing that this thread has tripped my notifications after lying dormant for a long time, I'll chime in:   After two years my UE18 usage is ever infrequent. There's very few situations where they can be used, at home / office / driving / out with friends, and it can be a hassle with ear...

I've had my UE18s serviced once (bass just went poof) and it was pretty quick service. I think most of the flak comes from either universals or out-of-warranty service, the former which I had experience with and was quite terrible.

Another fantastic meet, C! Everything went so smooth and it was all-around fun going around listening to all the fancy rigs. I especially enjoyed the after meet dinner where there were a lot of lively thoughtful discussions. Also huge thanks to Jude for his support!

I can't say anything about the sound, but for the custom art I sent in a mock-up, and the individual art itself in a high-res .tif file.   From Todd Hernandez (when asked about templates for the art):      

Sign me up x)

Is anyone else sometimes picking up radio frequencies on their IEMs? When I'm at the library (it's near a broadcasting station) then I hear half-radio, half-my own music. :S

Quote:   Any particular reason why you're using .WAV, such as editing? I would really re-encode those into FLAC or ALAC, something less clunky, because WAV files are large. And you can tag FLAC/ALAC files to your heart's content.

Excellent insight nellie! All this talk of UERMs really does pique my interest in another pair...

Vincent did say to me the TF10 is similar to UE7, but the UE7 is tuned and built ground-up into a completely different product. May I ask what is wrong with your TF10s? Lunging for UE7/11/UERM will cost you about ~$900+ whereas reshelling will cost maybe $200. Given your relative inexperience...

Dealextreme is dirt cheap. You get what you pay for, free economy shipping from halfway around the world. I've used DX for cables and miscellaneous gadgets, and have never had anything go wrong; they're extremely reputable. It's one of my three sites to check when I need cables, adapters, and...

Not exactly a rig, but here's the patented Grado scarycrimp ®:

Well, I noted that the customs section, if they were going for neutrality, shouldn't the writer be using the JH13 to compare instead of JH16? The JH16 is regarded as bassier according to HF consensus. But overall interesting viewpoints. I got a general feeling of more drivers = better. Edit...

I really doubt that an extra 20 or so pounds would negatively affect IEM performance. Fat doesn't accumulate there - it's all skin, bone and cartilage.   Maybe if you're obese you'll breathe heavier...

Quote:   Pretty much. It's also if you prop head on on your hand on the table and hear a lot of extra vibrations, which I find annoying but unavoidable.

I don't think it's possible to remove bone conduction unless you're made of jelly! Glad to hear major improvements, I sent mine in a week ago and waiting very patiently.

Very close, lol! Botan, but still the same Calrose rice. Thanks! Edit: It also seems the majority of my Soundcloud links got nuked. They're now fixed and should be working. Enjoy the tracks! Edit2: It seems somehow Manfred Symphony links got mixed up; that's now sorted out. :S

All versions of the TF10s are the same internally. The Pro denotes TF10s prior to Logitech acquisition, but I doubt they'd still be in stock. Also the Pro listing is sold by third party merchant, CnergyVentures.

I finished my review of the UE18s, which ended up being pretty long so it's in a separate thread: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/547353/ultimate-ears-ue18-pro-review-lots-of-pictures