Have you tried playing any WMA Lossless files on the player?

Thanks for the review. Does it drive the ATH-M50s well without an amp?

Yes, it has been confirmed that the X does not decode WMAL.     Quote: Do you remember which version (year) it was?

Wikipedia claims that WMA Lossless is supported by both the Sony Walkman A series and S series.       Quote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Audio#Windows_Media_Audio_Lossless

Quote: Thank you for that. I've always suspected this was the case.   Anyway if anyone can confirm that the Sony Walkman S series (or A) accepts WMA Lossless, please let me know. If the Sony Walkman can handle WMAL, then I can stick with a 16 GB.

Quote: Wait, are you going to re-rip to WMA or WMA Lossless? As I understand it, they're different. And I don't know if X supporting WMA necessarily means it also supports WMA Lossless.

Quote: I've considered going the WAV route, but the files are just so overwhelmingly large. I'm finally getting a new set of cans (my first pair; ATH-M50) and now I need a new player ever since returning my Cowon J3 32GB. I'm starting to regret returning it since it took FLAC, which are...

Quote: Are you certain of that? Have you personally tried it?

Quote: That's kind of the point. To save space, it'd be nice to have the same quality as WAV but smaller file size.

I know that the Sony Walkman S/A series support WMA, but does that include WMA lossless? Anyone ever try it?

I know I'm too late to the party, but have you taken a look at the Audio-Technica ATH-M50s? I hear there a little better than the HD 280s and they're within the same price range.

Quote: Yes, I have looked at the Sony MDR V6, but from what I can tell an amp is more necessary than with these 595s.  For the most part, I'll be listening to hip hop, rock, rap, and heavy metal.

I've tried my hand at many different IEMs and for some reason, I can never get used to sticking those things in my ear. Plus, the sound quality just wasn't cutting it (and I had the MTPC!).   So now I'm looking to get me some full sized headphones. Ideally they'll sound and feel better than...

Wow, this is too nice.

Mark,   I know exactly what you mean. Sure, these may be my first top-tier IEMs and I have to say that while the bass, MIDS, and treble are impressive... the soundstage is quite lacking. I guess I just didn't expect it to be this small. Most of the stage is completely in my head and not...

Well that's a relief.   Thanks.

I finally got my MTPCs. While I understand it needs a 'break-in' before I can judge, I gotta say that I've never heard mids like this before. But a problem is that even though I plug these in deep enough to the point that I can barely hear ambient noise, I still find myself pumping the volume on...

Quote: Maybe it's just me, but I could never hear things around me with regular earbuds either because of how high the volume I have to blast it at to hear it well. This is actually a major reason for moving on to IEMs.

Sennheiser confuses me sometimes with their pricing of headphones. These headphones are supposedly a step up from the CX95 (aka CX550), and yet they are a lot cheaper. http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-CX-550-II-Earphones/dp/B001EZYLUK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1280255027&sr=1-1...

I think there's an established consensus around here that the SM3 is pretty much the best universal IEM out right now. I've yet to run across a negative review of them, despite running into many negative reviews for the 530 (535 has the same SQ). 

Are these phones good with classical music?

Cowon J3.

This morning, I got up early and decided to jog with my Cowon J3. Stupid me forgot to check the weather. As I was jogging, the sky decided to roar at me with thunder and pour rain all over the place. My shorts that I was wearing didn't have any pockets, so I started panicking before deciding to...

Very nice review. Any chance of a comparison between these and the Hippo Shroom EB or Hippo VB?   Thanks.

Okay, scratch everything I said earlier. I called OneCall to discuss my situation, only to discover that they sent me a new one anyway, because they ran out of open boxes in the first place. Wow, this company really is first class.