I hear no hiss with any of my gear at gain and imp of 0 or 1 (any combo).  Very minor hiss at gull gain on really high (non-listenable levels) volume.

You're not missing anything...just JetAudio and out of date drivers and firmware.  It's all there on the site.

Rockbox is good for poorly implemented UI's, but the J3's is nice.  That said, some of the community-designed UI's, like Kizune's efforts are awesome alternatives though.  I use the standard UI with Aero Music for the music player, as I like the added functionality without having to leave the...

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It is the perfect "in bed" video player, lol...

Quote: Depends on what you want the amp for...crossfeed? bass boost?  Want that without a software based solution?  Also, some phones (not IEMs), regardless of impedance and sensitivity ratings DO need the juice to shine.  Beyer t50p's being a case in point.

Cheers s1rrah!  Here's to Robert! 

Quote:  Haha!  Awesome!  First round's on Anomaly!  

Jesus Christ, this was the most boring thread I think I've ever read on any forum anywhere.  OP asks a loaded question.  Nobody's answer is good enough until Nerd Camp A goes overly-analytical/technical, then Nerd Camp B counters with overly-subjective/emotional response...anger ensues.  One...

I'd do that too, but at any given time I have around five gigs worth of podcasts.  Nothing like going from Iron Maiden to BBC's "History of the World in 100 Objects".

Yeah, as in this thread was brought back from the dead after a decade...  

I think that's one of the oldest thread necromancies I've ever seen.  10 years!

Aha!  I asked you about this in the EQ settings thread, and I see you have the answer here...the reason for the lower battery life is the lossless files.  They take a lot more processing power to play.  If you stuck to lossy mp3, you'd get much closer to the 64 hour rating, but in my...

I'll try your settings too, King...the SM3 seems very dependant on source material and equipment to shine, but curiously enough doesn't benefit hardly at all from any sort of amping.  I don't know if you changed the "width" settings on the EQ or not, but it looks like my settings have a little...

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King, sounds like you've looked at the "J3 User EQ settings" thread (http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/531603/cowon-j3-personal-user-eq-settings/45#post_7234113)...if I'm not mistaken, the last entry in it regarding J3/SM3 was mine...lets take this to that thread, and please, tell me what you...

The issue is that supposedly Mr. Meier put in dummy circuitry and the like into his amps, that if copied would reveal that the design was directly copied from his work.  Also, Robert at first denied all of this, and was indeed caught out in lying about stealing/duplicating/"paying homage...

Lol, thanks...I refused to get drawn into an internet argument, especially over something I really could care less about, lol.

Lol...wish I had.  But god forbid you say something that could be misconstrued as either supporting Robert or saying anything that could be taken as casting Jan in any sort of negative light, and you get pummelled by fanboys and need to beat them away with a stick. 

Keep trollin', Broseph. 

I have the ESW9's, and they isolate fairly well, but nowhere near IEM levels of isolation.  They also are hardly what I would call "detailed" and clean...they DO sound great, but they are more warm and midrangey than anything.  They present acoustic music, strings, and vocals beautifully, have...

Quote: No, Shuffle is shuffle...unless it's sheer coincidence.  Never had it happen for me though.

The SM3 doesn't really gain anything by amping them, but like dfkt says if your source is lousy it'll help.  I DO use it with my SM3s though because I like the crossfeed and bass boost options.  If I want to travel uber-light though, it's just the Brothers 3, J & SM.

Quote:   What does this do for battery life though?