The plug end of my Xears went out, so I ordered one of those replacement plugs that's everywhere (the gold ones with the spring-relief, as it's the only one I can find here).   The only issue I have is determining the conductors in the flat cable and cutting gently so as to not cut the very...

After less than a year (I believe I purchased my ultraphiles in the fall), they're done.  The problem is at the plug end and the connection was intermittent.  I tried some surgery at the plug, but it appears that it's not possible to try and resolder everything.  I've ordered those ubiquitous...

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Got my second set of Ultraphiles. It's amazing how much worse they sound compared to the burned in set.

I decided to buy a second set of ultraphiles, while the sale is still running.  I'm pretty satisfied with them, taking the failure above under advisement.   The right side driver flex I experienced when new is gone completely.  The sound has mellowed really well and is a great match for...

Pallbearer is a newer band that's rising pretty fast.  They have a three song demo that's available for legal download pretty much anywhere now:   https://www.facebook.com/pallbearerdoom   http://isthisrevolutionary.com/2011/05/16/pallbearer-demo-2010/

Hmmm. I was wondering about that joint and I'll keep an eye on it. I am considering getting a second set of the Ultraphile, actually. Just for safe keeping, but the reliability issues have me a bit worried. I'd hate to be on the road, then have to bring a backup pair or buy a pair while I'm out...

So far, the ultraphiles are stunning on my N8 with LCG Jukebox, as well as my iaudio players. I'm listening to mostly metal, black, progressive, and such. Especially for technical metal, with more progressive drummers, there's a lot of separation in the cymbals and it brings up the background...

One thing that's a bit mysterious is why Xears doesn't post impedence values.  I find them pretty important, actually.  Not so much when I'm using my iaudio equipment, but I'm moving in favor of making my phone the primary portable music player and there it does make a difference, most...

Now that I'm in Germany, the IE8 is amazingly cheaper than in the US, along with the fact that a couple of the big-box retailers decided to stock them and obviously it's not moving, so they're often below 200 euros.  I might end up with the IE8i model, but hoping they work with normal mp3...

Ok, so I ordered the Ultraphiles for the 20 euro offer, free shipping within Germany. I just hope they stay in one piece.

So which ones are recommended for heavy metal?   Next, has the build quality been improved?

Now they are having a killer sale, so I'm thinking of going for one of the higher end ones, but still don't know about the quality. So many, don't know to choose from the XSR330PRO, XGF500PRO, A330PRO, Ultraphile, or other.  I'm sure with such a large line and huge turnover of models, most any...

I'm currently a bit split on this.  Now I'm in Germany and Xears are well-priced direct via ebay, but I'm also a heavy headphone user, so I'm wondering if these will be more replaceable headphones in my drawer.  Unfortunately, two sets of Shures already fell to the cable insulation going hard...

Hey, it might have been addressed, but where are you getting the cables and what kind? I saw one post with Westone's cable, but wondered about alternatives. I'm really interested in a project like this, and perhaps scavenging cases and other parts to load with custom internals to tweak, and...