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    Ironbuds kickstarter earphone project

    Project page: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/legendary/earbuds-time-to-change-the-status-quo?ref=category Audiophile details page [PDF]: http://www.legendarytime.com/kickstarter/audiophile_ironbuds.pdf   Quite an interesting project - can someone, more experienced in audio...
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    Ultimate ears 2-pin connectors

    hi guys,             I am trying to make an upgrade cable for my ultimate ears. Everything else is pretty straightforward, but I am a bit stuck on the 2-pin connectors for the cable.   I have already searched the forums for information about this - I know about a guy in HK whom you need to...
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    Triplefi 10 - equalizer settings

    hi guys, I bought the triplefi 10 vi - and have been using them nonstop for the last month or so. I have been reading that they have midbass bloat or so of around -6db. I use linux and LADSPA equalizer plugins or a Sansa+Rockbox , but I would appreciate any idea of equalizer settings...
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    Best, kink-free earphone wrapping technique

    Use an Over-Under Wrap to Keep Your Headphones Kink-Free - Cord Management - Lifehacker I dont know if it helps anyone else, but it definitely taught me something.
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    What about the UHP606 for 30$ ?

    hi guys, Altec Lansing's UHP606 Backbeat Pro are for 30$ and are therefore cheaper than SoundMagic's PL-50. I have searched the forums and there does'nt seem to be a lot of information of them, as compared to RE-2/RE-0, IM-590, etc. phones. Does anybody have an opinion on these, as...
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    People rate 192kbps mp3 higher than FLAC in test

    Sounds Good To Me - TrustedReviews - TrustedReviews Quote: We won't pretend that we took the most scientifically rigorous approach or brought out an armoury of test equipment to check and compare waveforms. Instead, we ripped four tracks from CD to FLAC using DBPowerAmp CD Ripper, then...
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    AI-M9 vs HeadDirect RE2

    hi guys, I am getting the AI-M9 and the RE-2 for around the same price (5$ difference here in India). I listen via unamped Zune 30GB (first rev), Nokia N95 or my computer. My music is mainly trance with a bit of jazz (and Yo Yo Ma) thrown in - all in FLAC. Which of these do you recommend I...
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    ZAlternator - Zune without Zune (software)

    To be honest, they havent done anything that the Zune-on-Linux community did not know for a loong time (using VMWare in Linux) - but here's a way to get that Zune working sans Zune software. 'Seems you can use WMP, Itunes or Winamp for media management on Zune.
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    Ultimate Ears customer service...

    Hi, Just wanted to let you guys know about Ultimate Ears' customer services - which has been stellar till now! I have a SuperFi5EB which has recently started crackling in the left ear. After searching on google for similar issues (head-fi was down remember ), I switched my cable from the...
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    Super Fi 5EB - biflanges sound so much better!

    I got meself a pair of SuperFi 5EB (I hate you Head-Fi!) couple of months back. Even though I love them to bits, I have been having some comfort and isolation issues. I have never used biflanges before this, but when I tried UE's included biflanges.. man ..what a difference. Just my $0.02...
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    linux cuts ipod! - Rockbox status still unknown

    http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...-checksum.html http://ipodminusitunes.blogspot.com/.../weve-won.html The checksum has been cracked...kudos to the #gtkpod team.
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    new Ipods cut off linux - rockbox status unknown.

    New Ipods will *not* be usable on anything other than Itunes. It seems that the new ipods require some kind of ITunes encrypted key written to the device itself before they will start playing. http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl.../09/14/1831236 Though the article mentions that - it...
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    Ripping into mp3 - a little help please

    So, after getting my first pair of really nice earphones (superfi5 eb), I want to learn how to rip tracks in all its glory. 1. I know that the best is LAME - I m gonna use it anyway since I basically only use Linux, however for my GF I need a really simple Win-GUI software that (hopefully...
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    Super.fi 5 EB.. wow!

    Hi guys, well this is my second purchase inspired by Head-fi. The first was MylarOne X3. But then after my GF commandeered those earphones, I have been on the lookout for new ones. The ecost discount (89$ for new Superfi 5 EB posted here on Head-Fi again) caught my eye and I immediately...
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