Since you have your "money targeted elsewhere", it might not be of interest "right now", but for reference purposes, you might be interested to know that the iRiver H120/H140 plays MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV and WMA (non-DRM) format files. However, if upgraded to Rockbox, the iRiver can apparently...

Quote: Originally Posted by sarals I thought about the "benevolent" Shure I've dealt with, and it dawned on me that I use their pro-audio gear, and deal with the pro-audio side of the Shure house. Like most pro-audio manufacturers and dealers, their support is excellent. It seems as if...

Quote: Originally Posted by sarals However, it's been my experience that Shure takes good care of it's customers. I've sent microphones back to them for repair after they were LONG out of warranty, and Shure replaced or repaired them at no charge. I would hope the SE530's would warrant...

Quote: Originally Posted by wolfen68 We're gonna get you irivering yet..... Adding feet, improving joystick - MisticRiver :: For iriver Enthusiasts An improvement I've learned since is to adhere the bumper with rubber cement (the kind we used in grade school). It holds great and...

Quote: Originally Posted by ElEsido I'm glad that you got it fixed! Enjoy your setup! Quote: Originally Posted by qusp congrats on a fully functioning unit!! Thanks guys. I am VERY glad to get it working finallly. From first sampling last night, I am pretty...

WOOHOO!!! Success!!! Upgrading the firmware to V 1.66 fixed it. Thanks John for helping with the firmware info, patch, and other help!!!! Thanks a bunch also to all here for the time spent walking me through this and helping me troubleshoot for possible problems. I was running...

Quote: Originally Posted by jamato8 Actually I would just load RockBox. It is much better software than iRiver. I can't stand the iRiver software. I have read that EVERYONE prefers Rockbox. So, I figured I would be doing that. But, if I understood correctly, I have a 90 day...

Quote: Originally Posted by jamato8 Yeah, You need 1.66. Send me an email and I will send you the latest. John, Email sent with my email contact info. Thanks for your help in this. I will be away from my computer till late tonight. Going to a friends to watch...

Quote: Originally Posted by wolfen68 Also I can't recall if you did this yet...but you can take any other regular optical cable lying around and just connect it to the D10 and line up the other end by hand to the H140 jack.....like you did with your receiver. Yeah. I did that...

Quote: Originally Posted by jjcha Check if the firmware on the iRiver isn't the issue. Dunno why but when I first got my iRiver, it would work with some DACs but not others. When I updated the firmware it started working with others. That is an interesting possibility (??????)...

Here is the question I have about the Lisa III: I don't have one, so I don't know how to say for sure, but everything I read about the Lisa III implies it is just WAY to big to be a portable amp. So, why do I see it constantly compared to portable amps? Who is really going to carry such a...

Quote: Originally Posted by wuwhere I'm not implying that you mishandled the FO cable. All I'm saying is that it might be the cause of the problem that you are experiencing from the start. And I'm not implying too that Sysconcept knowingly sent you a bad cable. But s***t happens. I...

Well... I in spite of seeing what "appears" to be a nice bright light, I guess I have to assume it "could" be damaged and I suppose it could have been damaged in shipping. Personally, I am NOT going to take blame for any damage to the connecter as I have gone WAY out of my way to baby it. It...

Quote: Originally Posted by jamato8 I know that to make the custom connector takes a bit of time and isn't as easy as it looks. Fair enough. I wasn't intirely trying to bash what I paid for it. I acknowledge that the one I purchased was specifically made to be as small as...

Well.... I did physically search a few stores (Radio Shack, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Conn's, Office Depot) and called a few others (Fry's and two local stores) - so, probably about 8 different stores as mentioned above with no luck. There are a couple other options in Houston that were recommended...