I'd totally want to get in on this if there is still space in your 200

I'd say if you're happy with iPods, stick with it. There are many people who would buy anything except iPods because they don't like the fact that everybody else has one and feel that not having iPod makes them non-conformist and, in a sense, "better" than people who do. People blast the iPod...

I find the tri-flange tip to have the best sound as well. If you're daring, do the bi-flange mod by trimming the stem to be flush with the largest flange then cut off the smallest flange. The bi-flange is comfortable and it doesn't significantly change the sound you get from the tri-flanges.

Depends what type of source you'll be using. IEM's being comfortable is specific to each person so your mileage may vary. If you have ever use IEM's in the past, you'd probably get a good idea on how comfortable they really are. The Super.fi 5 tends to lead towards the bass side while the Shure...

Quote: Anyway, why is everyone so defensive over Apple and the iPod. If someone here posted calling your mom a whore there'd be less responses. The guy just wants something better for his needs. We're just commenting on his points. He is clearly misinformed about Ipods in general and...

You can get sound out of a Ipod from either the Headphone out (which is horrid) or the Line out. Those are the two areas that I can think of that might sound better in time I'm not sure if Ipods sound better in time, as it is very hard to test. You can't tell whether it's the headphones that has...

Quote: Originally Posted by niksem Well, I like the quality of IPOD, which is not bad compared other mp3 devices I had in the past, but small features like these make this device so annoying: 1) glitches been reported by many users; my unit, for example, cannot be used while connected...

Doubt it.

Sweet!! I didn't know you could put Japanese characters for your name. Does this "Akira" person's UE phones have those characters on them as well?

Quote: Originally Posted by lollavid I gotta say, I've been a bit shocked reading these forums over the past few weeks (primarily a lurker). Looking at people's sigs and such, I am shocked at the number of ipods in here. I recently got a new mp3 player and even though I wanted video I...

Try looking into a pair of Sennheiser HD25-1. They seem to be good DJ-ing phones and great sounding to boot.

Quote: Originally Posted by bahamot You need to update your sig! I've noticed Squall's Sig has "Portable Home" ...confusing no?

I prefer the 3g buds to the Nano buds. They're still pretty horrid sounding though.

I thought most HD mp3 players spin up for abit to cache a certain amount of songs in memory and play it back thus not skipping during playback. Intense shaking of the player while it is spinning up is another story.

Quote: Originally Posted by AdamWill lal: um. I thought Todd said they were SR225 drivers? *checks* "The HF-1 is based on the SR225. It has a wood driver housing instead of plastic and will have wood "buttons" saying HF-1." Well, I read that as "it's SR225s with wood", but I...

It seems the Iaudio players might fit what you have in mind. They support OGG, uses AA batteries, have decent battery life, fm tuner, voice recorder (varies), and most important of all cheap.

Quote: Originally Posted by AdamWill Yep. HF-1s are basically semi-woodied SR225s, according to the description Todd posted. HF-1s use different drivers than SR225s so it is a different phone all together. It's just been generalized that they sound better than the SR225s.

Quote: Originally Posted by kenneth11zz Raymond, is there any chance that that you can include a universal power adaptor for those who are interested? I travel between America and Europe alot and would love such option. If not, can you recommend me one that is reliable? -Kenneth...

Should look into Senuti for Mac (notice it's iTunes spelled backwards)

You're going to feel silly when you realize it's the USPS that's going to bring your HF-1s. You've got the wrong guy!!

I found out the culprit for the horrid sound from the ibuds was the foams. After I removed the foam, and took a listen again, I was impressed by the major improvement. The new charactersitic was decreased bass, mids are raised, highs extended. The sound was "satisfactory" but still the sound...

Just took a listen to my ibuds through ipod line out amped with my hornet. The characteristics include big bloated one note bass I commonly hear in low fi ear buds and headphones, mids that sound recessed, and treble that goes nowhere. No extension for bass or treble either. Pretty much crap. If...

I have myself a 12" powerbook. The ibook is alot cheaper but what made me go for the powerbook instead? The powerbook looks a whole lot nicer, abit smaller than the ibook. Another selling point for me was that the powerbook had a line in port, which i definately needed as I use the Garageband...

Quote: Originally Posted by gshan Is the left circle a touch/scrollwheel type control? I'd assume it'd work like the HD5's directional click buttons.

Quote: Originally Posted by LFC_SL lol, some here are too serious. I wasn't deliberately trying to be rude or patronising. If I appeared that way, I apologise. I was just pointing out that the HD5 line is old, not trying to suggest anyone get the new players instead, on the contrary...