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    how to make donut foamies for earbuds?

    Quote: Originally Posted by limathy mikey, thanks sounds interesting. ummm if its not too much trouble could you post a pic or 2 in the process? i'm trying really hard 2 visualise what you mean (in terms of the cutting part after u gather the foamie around the chopstick) thanks...
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    how to make donut foamies for earbuds?

    hi, if youre trying to create the kind of doughnut foamies that come with the yuins, try this. the moment i wore out the foamies that came with the yuins, i had to find a way to make some. i tried hole punchers but i could not get a clean and perfect cut. but the following method did. take...
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    The inevitable has finally happened to me

    Quote: Originally Posted by jbloudg20 I have a medium soft tip from my E2C stuck in my right ear. I was vacuuming the house with my portable rig, and I just sat down, and the IEM came out, but not my tip. I'm about to attempt to remove it, wish me luck! ewwww - hope you get it...
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    Sr 80 or SR 60

    if youre going to get an amp later on - get the sr 80 (provided you like what it does) - it would be worth it - its tolerable for use unamped - it needs a lot more 'juice' to reveal its strenghts - other than that, its a question of personal taste - the sr60 can be a little murky (to my ears at...
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    need akg 271s cable recommendations

    iron dreamer, thanks very much cheers
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    need akg 271s cable recommendations

    no replies - you guys cant be serious someone must have done this surely?
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    need akg 271s cable recommendations

    hi, im contemplating diy'ing a cable for this- problem is i dont quite know what cable to use - any suggestions would be appreciated. i would have done a search just that it doesnt work at this time. thanks m
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    Many people listen to headphones because they cannot afford this quality in speakers.

    Quote: Originally posted by ipodstudio For me, headphones take me into my own little world, where I can sit and rest a while, without the intrusions and constant noise or the world around me. I can become a recluse for a while and come back to planet earth when I'm good and ready I can't...
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    Many people listen to headphones because they cannot afford this quality in speakers.

    nah i dont think so. i think imho i have a pretty decent set speaker set up - nothing stratosphereically high end but decent enough and i enjoy it very much but i enjoy listening through my headphones a lot more simply because it draws me into the music and the music reveals more of itself than...
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    Craziest thing you do with your headphones?

    take them out first thing in the morning, look at them long and hard and put them back in their respective cases. wife thinks im mad. psssst......wife doesnt know this but sometimes i put them on without music playing, just to have some quiet time to myself without the wife yakking away.... i...
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    Which Headphones for Which Genres of Music?

    senn hd 600 - for jazz and classical grado sr 80 - for electronic jazz, rock, pop and basically when i get tired of the warmth of the hd 600 and want some adrenaline akg k271s - when i want something thats a compromise between the senn and the grado with isolation koss ksc 35 - it dont matter...
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    Leaning toward the AKG k271s but...

    Quote: Originally posted by Iron_Dreamer I don't see why not, the K271 sounded great from the Melos Maestrobator. k, thanks.
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    Leaning toward the AKG k271s but...

    apologies for hijacking this thread - would tubes and 271 complement each other. im planning to get a 271 and use them with my diy morgan jones. cheers.
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    580 cleaning

    try a lint remover - comes in a roll with sticky tape that you peel off when it no longer sticky - 3m has one. look here http://products3.3m.com/catalog/us/e...er/output_html its pretty cheap - i get it where i am for about 1.50 or so. look for the smallest size as that is suitable - smaller...
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    weird clicking noise with my HD650's

    Yet another proof that the high-end of audio resolution is on headphones, NOT speakers. very true indeed. i cant hear gould 'other' bits of music on my spendors as clearly as i can on my senns and grados.
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