I had serious reservations about the flat cable, but after how it's performed for me, I'd do that mod in a hot minute. So far, though, it seems like no one's had much success trying it that way. Shame.

I definitely don't want to interrupt the recabling discussion going on here (I'm planning to recable too, so I can use all the discussion/hints/tips/pics I can get!), but I've had a somewhat harrowing 2 1/2 weeks during which these headphones probably quite *literally* preserved my sanity, so I...

Quote:   You're welcome, glad to help. It's incredibly hard to leave all that sentimental stuff home, especially in your first year (I was 16 when I went to college, and I cried every night for the first week, feeling really stupid for doing so) but it makes things *so* much easier if you...

I don't have a working camera atm, so I googled for similar looking ones. This one is close to mine, including the ability to wear it messenger bag style like this:     I wear mine across the front for obvious reasons (don't like the idea of expensive gear *behind* me and in reach of...

I too use a waistpack/hip pack. Unless I'm wearing cargo pants, I usually can't reach my pockets (wheelchair user), nor get things in and out of them easily, so a waistpack is more convenient and avoids wear and tear on my cables, because they have enough room to shift when I do, so they don't...

Both arms vs. hearing *is* a tough choice! Partly because arm and hand prosthetics lag far behind leg prosthetics currently in terms of functionality.   That said, I just watched several fellas backstroke in the Paralympic qualifiers in Montreal this week with only their *heads* (each of the...

I respect your opinion! There is a reason I said "almost" everybody, and, to clarify, I don't mean everybody on the planet who owns a pair of headphones - I mean people who visit sites such as head-fi. I would be surprised if a majority of active users here have *never* tried different earpads...

No worries, you didn't sound insensitive. It's far from the first time I've heard similar sentiments, so I actually find it a little fascinating at this stage of my life, that my life experiences are so foreign to the ablebodied world, and that most ablebodied people assume that people in...

Quote:   Interesting thoughts. As a disabled person, I would argue that the process of *adjustment* is much easier for a person who has lost their legs than a person who has lost their hearing.   A few points: People who acquire deafness later in life don't "sound funny" because, when...

Quote:   Actually, prosthetics are already good enough to ensure a normal quality of life, and both can be fixed, depending on your definition of "fixed." A lot also depends on the health care system in your country of residence, and on how much disposable income you have.   High end...

31, look about 16 (still get carded everywhere), feel about 85. ;)

Nah, I wish! I've got exactly nothing worth trading, and UE900s are out of my budget, sadly. Being a freelance writer tends to make one time rich but cash poor. Best of luck to you though, Krabby.  

No problem, I'm putting in my time too, hoping to buy a few things eventually.  

Re: Hammering out expectations with the roommate, it's something you have to do, and you're smart to want to do it sooner rather than later, but try to be diplomatic in your phrasing. One of the most useful things I learned in psych classes is that persuasion depends almost entirely on how...

It's 30 days and 15 posts, according to the rules listed in the link at the top of the Buy/Sell/Trade forum.

Never had audio gear stolen (also never had any worth stealing, to be honest), but I've had other things grow legs... nothing too expensive, fortunately. A couple things I learned during my college experience:   Make sure you can trust your roommate(s). No roommate situation will ever be...

It's no West Wing, and I think that's part of why it falls short. To be clear, I'm not saying Aaron Sorkin should spend the rest of his career trying to write another West Wing... that was a once in a career kind of show, and retreading it would never measure up. However, that's exactly the...