I bought a Fii0 amp.  Can't really say it made any noticeable difference, except it lets me play louder.   The pads seemed to help. I'd say a big difference between these and the Grados seems to come down to the fact that these are over the ear, vs on ear.  The Grados being on ear really...

Thanks for the reply. Like I said, this is my first headphone purchase in quite a while and I remember when I first joined this community I auditioned quite a few headphones.  It wasn't unsual for me to get a new pair, hate them, wish I hadn't bought them, and then two weeks later decide they...

So getting back into this hobby after quite a break, I've just purchased a pair of HE400 to upgrade from the old pair of Grado SR80 that I own.  I was hoping for much more low end from everything I read, but I plugged them into my laptop and they sound flat and thing.  Lots of detail on the high...

Hi all,   So over the last few years, with the advent of podcasts, sleeping with my headphones in has become something I do every night.   Recently though, I'm getting more and more pain in my ear canal from sleeping with in-ear monitors. I'm not sure if it's small infections, or just...

For real.  Get the Sigma and with the money you save take a great photography course, or a trip, or any # of things that will be far more impactful on your photography than that extra stop or that slightly better bokeh.    I too have made the mistake of agonizing over equipment and spent...

This is a really, really overpriced underperforming lens.   Get the 35L or the 85L if you insist on spending lots of money.   The 50 is terribly soft wide open.

Could someone who owns a Cowon product verify the SQ of Cowon mp3 players? I don't know if mine was just defective... I was expecting a lot from the i9 and really, at mid volume there was audible hissing that I didn't hear on an iPod at the same volume. Really disappointing when listening in...

Hi, I'm travelling SE Asia right now and left my mp3 player on a plane. Heartbreaking in one sense, because I had bought it specifically for this trip, but a relief in another sense, because it fell short of my expectations in some regards. It was a Cowon iAudio9, which I'd bought in Korea...

I think I'll give the Westones a chance. Thanks guys.

Hey guys, A couple years back I bought a pair of Shure E4 ear canal headphones. Although a little thin on bass, I was happy with them while they worked. Last year the left channel began intermittently cutting in and out. Fiddling with the cable helps to restore the sound, but it's a constant...

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Hello, I'm currently trapped in Mansfield, UK, and my Shure headphones are in need of repair. I think it's a simple job, from what I can tell there is a loose connection in the miniplug because the sound from the left channel sporadically cuts out and fiddling with the cable at the point the...

yes, i've checked it with various sources. it's definitely the headphones. to be honest, i'm quite disappointed with these Shures, but have already sunken the money into them. I contacted them and their standard charge for repairing them is ridiculous.

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i've got a pair of Shure in ear headphones that are in need of repair. Sound is only coming out of the right channel and I assume the problem is in the connector plug because fiddling around with it there can get the sound back occasionally. i lack the skills to change the plug and am...

well, Shure isn't going to help me out on this one, and the headphones are getting worse so I can't ignore this any longer. what will I need to fix these myself?

yeah, sorry, i should have clarified. it is an HP dv9000 series laptop. DV9417ca to be exact. funny thing is, I don't remember having this problem from the onset. when i got the computer new i don't remember the crackles and pops. This seems to be a recent occurrence after updating all my...

i downloaded that program and it seems like the computer is fine, except for spikes once in a while which I can't seem to get rid of. so you were saying that the pops and crackles didn't go away with the addition of a soundcard? i know there is a separate issue of the buzz and hissing...

Hey guys, when I listen to music on my HP laptop with Conexant HD Audio, it often sounds like a bowl of rice krispies. does anyone else have this problem? I've tried different media players, but it seems that the problem is with Vista or the soundcard, because I get it regardless of the...

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Hello, recently I was listening to my mp3 player with my Shure E4 headphones and noticed the sound out of the left headphone was cutting in and out. I was pretty thrilled because this meant that I could finally buy a new mp3 player. However, I got home and the same thing happened when...

So, living in Poland now and taking lots of buses and trains i decided to get a pair of IEMs, the Shure E4's. While I'm impressed with the sound, especially the size of the soundstage, I'm disappointed by how much isolation they offer. Was it unrealistic of me to expect that when I put...

I just bought an Olympus M:robe 100 because I'm going overseas and need to take my music with me, but I discovered in the manual that it is only possible to use the player with one computer. If when I'm overseas and I want to add a song or album to the player on another computer with the...

Hi guys, I recently purchased a DVD burner and I'm wondering what software out there will allow me to copy my movies. Other features I'm interested in are having the option of keeping menus and bonus features of the movie intact, and being able to remove the region encoding. Can anyone...