Quote: Vide the progeny of the unlikely union of UE and Capitol Records as covered by Jude. I feel the winds are shifting, but briefly.   I personally can't wait for my JH5's to arrive.

Quote: Would these forums not exist without spirited debate instigated by characters who like to poke especially touchy folk like audiophiles, hifi nuts and music-lovers about their fears and insecurities? Especially when a great many of them (us) own iStuff, and bend over backwards...

Quote:   I don't know how much better the IBasso T3 sounds than the Corda2Move (which I used + LOD with my old 5.5G iPod video) but if you think the Classic is worth listening to, you're missing out not giving the previous generation iPod a listen. (If you don't mind your UI being a...

@Penartur: I agree wholeheartedly that iPod SQ is wanting; the aforementioned IPod video (the first one I bought, and the best one I've heard so far) still couldn't hold a candle to my 13 year-old Discman, which if memory serves me right cost ~$120 back then, and was the best sounding DAP (if...

  Quote: rawrster   +1. As I also tend to use my DAP on public transportation, I've little need for portable lossless, and after doing my own listening tests in a quiet environment (bedroom), I've taken all the ALACs off my Macbook Pro and left them and my FLACs on the HTPC strictly for...

Well, I've decided to go for the JH5. I've placed my order and am having my impressions done tomorrow.   THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME!!! hopefully...

@rawrster: I didn't expect customs to have any resale value at all, since the whole package is bespoke, and would require whole new earpieces to be made.   How much more does it cost to have artwork done?

@j57park: Exactly. DK soundtrack has lots of quiet dissonances in the low registers that you can hear clearly with the IE8, unamped. I thought to myself in the store, "I surely can't live without THAT in my life."

See, I knew there was a case for the JH5, even if it is "entry-level". You wouldn't poo on the Wilson Audio Sophia just because it's their least expensive floor-stander, would you? There does however seem to be a dearth of JH5 owners around here who would want to speak up---or maybe they all...

I've been reading good things about the Head Direct RE0, which I've never listened to but ask/search around. Seems a steal for under $200.   I'm a big fan of the Etymotic sound; (vide the HF2, HF5, the new and less expensive MC3/5 which promises to be their equal if not better, and even...

BUMP.     Skip the middle two paragraphs if you want to get to the point of the matter. Sorry about the length.

Less than $300? Didn't know IE8's went for that little... (More in line with what I think they're really worth, but I digress)   I chose the IE8 over the SE530 when I tested them both in-store, exactly because I thought they sounded "boring" with the selections and source I had on hand. They...

Greetings all,   After having lived with the Sennheiser IE8 for about a year (June 2009), I feel this love affair drawing to a close as I am yearning for something more balanced. I'm considering selling the IE8 and going for a custom, and I've read the JH5 is a great value. I'm on the...

Quote: Originally Posted by super_fied Here's mine, if anyone cares for it.... I posted previously in the appreciation thread and it got lost in translation... I do know what artwork i want for my next JHs though Oh, if only I was still in my university's anime club... the...

This is interesting stuff. (I seriously thought I was alone in the dark about this issue.) Thanks all for your replies so far. So, at least one more person has confirmed that alkaline batteries (for whatever reason) sound better. (Although I would like to look deeper into these "low...

My new Meier-Audio Corda2Move arrived a couple of weeks ago and I've been all smiles since. (Thank you so, so much Jan!) Only, something soon occurred to me that I didn't account for. The first battery I chose was essentially the closest one to me at the time---in this case, an alkaline battery...