Very happy with the audio quality - it is a phone after all! With some porta pros or my MDR-V6s, it's a great sounding get up with no need to carry a mini amp.

No comparision. While the build quality on the PX-100 is years above the PortaPros, the Koss stills sounds way better. Something about this can--everyone just loves 'em.   I still use my SportaPro daily and i've had them for about 8-years!   I also have a few sets of NOS KCS-35s that I...

I just got to audition these yesterday, and as a long time ER4 listener, I can't say that I was all that impressed.   The sound stage sounds very limited, and I found the mids to be to the point of almost shrieking--nearing the upper highs. They sound very similiar to my older ER6 with a tad...

Anyone know where I can pick up some MC5's locally from a brick and mortar store?   I recall Fry's used to sell them, but I could no longer find them. I'm in the SF Bay Area.   Thanks!

The 2nd gen and 3rd gen nano's are very different. Take her to the apple store, and see which one she goes to first.

I use the shuffle with my sportapro's while working out.. It's a great combo.

Sony MDR-V6, MDR-7506 (same headphone) The fact that they've been around unchanged since the mid eighties tells you something.

I think it depends on the music you're listening to. For me, if I listen to vocals, the ER4-S cannot be beat..

The Eggos D66 suck at bass. Known fact for quite sometime.

Looking to get a new PCDP to replace my broken panny unit. I will be using this with my ETY ER4S and I need the absolute best sound quality. I have not been into audio for a few months now, so please bear with me. Thanks in Advance!

-How is the player charged? I was looking at some pics of the dock and there doesn't seem to be a port going to the AC adapter. You use the firewire cable to chage, that plugs into the AC adapter -How is the sound? How does it compare to the karma or the zen xtra? Sounds great to me. I...

you've just described the sonic characteristics of the eggo.

I was a big fan about a year or so back. Etta, she ain't, but she does have skills. Her recordings are sonically amazing. Live in Paris was a very good disc.

I use my ipod + ER4s all the time. Works great.

Quote: Originally posted by davei Fair enough, you see the 7506 on one TV show and it's standard issue (I stopped listening to Stern after he split with his wife... far too lame after that. But that's for another forum). I've seen far more AKGs myself. If anything, the 7506 is OVERpriced...

sno1man - My work is done here - I see no point in arguing with you. If you had been around here a little longer, you would have seen how equally 'unbiased' i've been about every product i've either personally reviewed or had the pleasure of using.. Except of course, the Eggos -- cuz they...

Sorry Austonia, I was actually talking about "sno1man" His comment about me 'generalizing' really held no truth.

Quote: Originally posted by sno1man Lets see, get the F out and FU. Very wiity comeback.......Not! I was just trying to lighten things up a bit. Perhaps you could have something like. "Were you a wrestler in high school? Perhaps one too many headlocks damaged your hearing?" Anyway...

Quote: Originally posted by sno1man Well actually Gratner my post was directed at you and stan23. If you read through the posts, mutiple people say that THEY like one devices sound better. But you are the one generalizing "its widely accepted that" "serious audiophiles say" and so on...

Quote: Originally posted by gratner Exactly... I don't understand why Austonia insists on doing that. -- Mommy, I didn't do it, he did!!

Well, you have your opinion and I have mine. It seems the consensus of 'head-fi' users enjoy the iPods sound. Check the other forums here if you don't believe me. A lot of folks with the big guns "10K home headfi systems" have an iPod as well.

gratner - I suggest you get yourself a nice decent home system and then go out and compare to the iPod. You'll find the flat tone curve to be very very natural. Isn't that the whole goal of hi fi? Not adding anything to the music, but enjoying it at it's 'purest' form.

Dude! you're listening to mp3s! I think critical listening should be reserved on home systems with proper treatment. As far as ipod VS. XXXX sound quality. It's all in perference in the type of music you listen to. I like .. no LOVE jazz on the ipod. It's got a flat curve sound that sounds...

This is the perfect working music for me. Upbeat and great stylish classic vocals from the Jazz pioneers. Ella never sounded better!

I think i'll be selling one of my Gen3's pretty soon as well. I never really warmed up to it. The original 5gb was just so wonderful to use -- with its mechanical tactile feedback.