Wow. I've got an.. erm.. "copy" of Photoshop. I've been meaning to give it a shot but haven't yet.

I know sometimes if I encode with WMP at high bitrates, they won't work on my Sony NW-A608. I think it's something to do with MPEG-1 Layer 3 vs. MPEG-2 Layer 3. Funny thing is, it doesn't do it all the time!

Quote: Originally Posted by RedLeader I believe thats GST, as you Albertans don't have PST. Yup, sorry. My bad. Anyhow, I've decided to keep the Zen Vision:M. Anyone in the market for an immaculate 60Gb 5G iPod? I've also just ordered a pair of Etymotic ER6i to go with it...

Thanks for all your opinions! I've finally settled on the Etymotic ER6i. Looks like the best fit for me.. reasonable price, the sound seems to be getting favourable reviews, etc. I would like the SF5 Pro, but.. well, price in comparison to the ER6i is just too big a jump. I've decided to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sebastianbf thanks for the replies. Don't you think it's strange that apple don't provide this technical specs as for example cowon do? Not really strange. It's Apple trying to make it more simple for the user (read: dumbed-down).

Quote: Originally Posted by PeeeMeS Isn't that fairly expensive for ZV:M? They should be $300~ish Not in Canada. 379.99$ Canadian, plus 7% PST. 433.19$ Canadian roughly equates to 395$ US.

Alright.. update time. I picked up a black ZV:M for 379.99$ Canadian from Best Buy, loaded up a couple of my favourite albums. I'm in the process of comparing the two right now. RockBox's EQ is better than the ZV:M's, but I think I'm leaning towards the ZV:M's general sound quality right now...

Quote: Originally Posted by PeeeMeS I own the UE-10s, haven't heard the E500s I'll tell you this: if you can make do with full-sized closed cans, you can get better sound quality at a fraction of the cost[yes unamped ] Yeah, since Uni I've been a firm believer in full-size...

I believe I heard somewhere that it was 30mW/30mW for a total of 60mW, but I may be mistaken. I know the sound quality from the headphone out and the line out is the same, but I'm not sure about the power.

Quote: Originally Posted by joelongwood Straight from an iPod, for predominantly rock music, I would say you have 2 choices: 1. Westone UM2........supremely comfy, non-tangling, non-microphonic cable and great bass and overall full sound. 2. UE Super.Fi5 Pro.......comfy, non-intrusive...

I have one I'd used for a while... It's sitting there in its box collecting dust now, but it was a fantastic player. I still take it out from time to time and give it a listen, but not much else. The allure of colour screens was too much for me, and I'm not a fan of the H340.

Personally, because of the Blu-Ray deal, I think the PS3 will be one of those slow-to-catch-on products. Slower start, but I'm sure it'll pick up. Hey, a lot of people justified picking up the PS2 at the start because it had a DVD player...

Quote: Originally Posted by Oistrakh screw all this, get the new shure e500! Yes, I'll sell my iPod and SR-125s and grab a pair of E500s. They'll sound so good that they won't even need a source to astound me! Really, though, I would love to own a pair of those. Or UE10s.

Alright, if he was TRULY non-electronics savvy you should've got him a Shuffle. No, really. The U2 is nice.. one of my friends bagged one. Real easy to get music onto, but the navigation takes a while to get used to. Thing earlier iRiver flash players.

Quote: Originally Posted by The_Duke_Of_Eli Used E4cs is what I'd recommend. Nice bass, but I don't think that the ER6i can match the E4 in all respects. Anyone care to list the pros of the E4c's over the ER6i, and the ER6i over the E4c's? Since it'll mostly be for noisier or more...