I also have a modified 240gig iPod that has worked perfectly since buying it around three years ago, although, I'm not sure "re-encoding" your CDs to the bit depth and frequency rate is practical. Remember you CDs are 16~44.1 so even if you 'upsample' the CD's to 24~96, it still only amounts to...

...Just be aware fellas, when I purchased mine, there was a lot of chat about fake IE80 floating around at reasonable prices. Albeit with a surprising perspective by some.. http://www.head-fi.org/t/685348/30-fake-sennheiser-ie80-that-sounds-very-similar

The IE80's are a great set aren't they... Yes the price difference is somewhat large and rather obvious from the IE800's, so as a commuter, to me the choice is clear. I couldn't personally justify a set of IE800's when bussing and training in would detract the more 'expensive' sound due to the...

Thanks, great review! I've been using the E12 about a year now, and for the price its perfect. I'm limited from using it's full potential as daily I hook my iPod up to it and am obviously at the mercy of the iPod's playback capabilities. (IE. mp3 etc as opposed to a healthy .FLAC file). I did...

Hi all.. I've read all the comments, all are valid opinions I guess. I think the 'Chinese' syndrome still seems to linger quite a bit still. And, granted there are products and arenas where buying 'MADE IN CHINA' products can be risky, but at the end of the day most products are made there...