I have a pair of AudioEngine's bought in 2009, in Mumbai, India. Recently, my right speaker developed the 'crackling' noise described in this forum and both speakers were non-responsive to the volume knob. The post made by the AudioEngine rep, DanielP, helped me to troubleshoot and fix the...

Right off from reading your post, I recommend that you look at the Sansa Clip. Here is a link to the review SanDisk Sansa Clip Review It is cheap, comes in 2 and 4 GB versions, sounds excellent for a budget player, supports drag and drop. However, you can't browse by file/ folder, only by...

Monolith, your argument about the redundancy of amping for IEMs makes perfect sense to me (and my wallet!). Just another question. In case you want to hook up your DAP to a powered bookshelf speaker (say Audioengine), would the LO still make a big difference? Or would any stock line-out...

Off topic - but apart from IPod classic, has any company released any hard drive DAP currently? I assume that they are all getting phased out. Creative at least has announced that all future models will be flash.

Quote: Originally Posted by Spyro Shure might not really care. They don't need it since they came out with olives and their IEM ergonomics are already great. Most people buy UE10/11 because TFPRO is perhaps the worst fitting IEM ever made. Also, TFPRO = SE530 in SQ and TFPRO is 95%...

I would also say that probably it would be Shure. UE is creaming the upper end market with its customs and Shure would definitely want an upgraded/ higher-end offering to counter that.

The Cowon D2 will meet your specs for FLAC support, battery life and good sound. Use warm/ bassy phones with it to enjoy pop music more. It has a recording ability but a very tiny built-in mic which I think may not work great for recording lectures. You need to purchase a separate line-in cable...

X2 with Nicholas that IEMs are the best option for public use - they will not leak any noise to disturb others - I use mine in the library without any complaints This thread should be helpful to you - it deals with budget/ entry level IEMs...

The 'best sound' is subjective - if you've read this forum you'll see that everyone has their favorites. Apple Nano, Touch, 5.5 G IPod, Cowon D2, Sony 8X series - each of these have their fan following for great sound quality. I've always gone strictly by sound quality and nothing else -...

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Quote: Originally Posted by pila405 how can i adjust the dack menu? [in the D2 for getting the most neautral sound] also how can i do it on the sony? The D2 just needs to be left at Normal EQ and you cannot do any internal adjustment - he was refering to the Sony where you can...

I'm happy to join in the Cowon love. I lose count of the number of days between charges and with my new efficient Triple Fi's (and volume at 10-11 most of the time), I am getting nearly 50 hours in regular use, even with Jet Effects in use.

nsx-23, if it helps, I have heard the Triples with 3 of the players in your sig (Iriver H3x, Clip and D2) and I can say it sounds great on all of them - my fav is the D2 but the Iriver-Triple combo has a warmer signature that I also like. I too found the Triples at a significantly cheaper...

Omerneu, I am a recent convert to classical music - and I converted purely because it sounds divine on my triple-fi's with the D2. :0 I know Triple Fi's are not in your budget, but I would strongly recommend the combo. it works well for all other genres also.

Well I have not voted as I own only the Triple's (and will probably never own or try the Shures). But it was interesting to read the poll results. While Triples have a lot of pref. on the SQ, Shure clearly represents a more balanced package of SQ, comfort and isolation to the users who've...