I figured I'd overpay buying in Canada.  If the retail cost wasn't that much then I would overpay less.  $115 is a bit much.  If there was a decent product under $50 then hopefully I wouldn't overpay that much.  Any other recommendations in the budget range?

I'm heading off on a month long trip and my daughter just broke my Ultimate Ears.  I will get them fixed when I return.    I've read a number of threads and searched the board looking for budget IEM's (and found the "Buying IEMs or ear buds or portable phones? DON'T START A NEW THREAD. Ask...

The A2's are not muddy sounding and not bass heavy at all. Bass light is more like it. I suspect it was not an ideal setup. I would get the A2's with stand and the matching sub. Smaller footprint on the desk. But good room filling bass because of the sub. Play around with placement of the 2's...

I believe a Metric Halo ULN-2 will do wall of what you want, but it is a pro audio device with other things you don't need. Much like the Lavry mentioned above. But even though it has more than what you need like A to D, mic pres, the DAC and preamp, which you do need, are so well regarded in...

Quote: Originally Posted by robster Sennheiser PX-100's work fine for me when I'm biking. Cheers, Robert How do you fit them and a helmet on your head? Bryan

Quote: Originally Posted by Dept_of_Alchemy What type of biking do you do? Road, mountain, xc? I ride to/from work and often at lunch or in the evening. I ride at a minimum of 1 hour a day, and often 2+ hours. Most of it's on city bike paths. I really enjoy music when I ride...

Are these really cheap over the ear headphones like the Koss and Sony going to sound good? Maybe I should have added SQ as a criteria. Or maybe I should lower my expectations on SQ for this application. Bryan

I have UE Pro 5's and find them to be reasonable but not great for bicycling. In one sense they provide reasonable SQ because they block out some of the outside sound, but wind rush from riding still comes thru. Plus the seal is always being broken because of body and head movement. Also, I...

Wilson got back to me. It's been a month since my order was placed and as mentioned they might be hung up in customs. He's going to trace it. In the meantime he's sent me another pair via EMS along with a "gift". Great guy. Great service. My unanswered emails are also explainable. They ended...

Quote: Originally Posted by steviebee Check the X3 thread (two below this one currently!) - David, Wilson & the Jaben crew seem pretty solid, good people to deal with. Plus they have great customer service (usually) Why not contact Wilson at Jaben? He has posted in the last few pages...

I ordered some IEMs from him almost a month ago. Paypal payment was processed and he sent me a thank-you for the order email. I have yet to receive the phones and he has not returned 3 of my emails to him inquiring as to whether he shipped or not. Has anyone heard anything about David and Jaben...

Nevermind. It's my IE browser. It works fine with Mozilla. Bryan

Quote: Originally Posted by hrsy I paid via paypal and had no problems When did you place the order?

I can't proceed to the checkout on that website. I get a "The recipient of this shopping cart link is not an approved shopping cart user." msg from PayPal. I also emailed Wilson and no response. Is there a known issue here? Thanks, Bryan

There is a thread about being underwhelmed with a ipdo, dlo, dedicated amp and iem's that I might have started. I read all of the responses and I think I get it. iem's do not respond to a dedicated amp compared a difficult load like can's. One of the replies in the thread stated that a CMOY amp...