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    I have my hands ON the Sony X1000 Walkman - Impressions / Discussions

    Hi, had a cheap silicon case with my Sony X & it as sufficed. Thought cases might get harder to obtain, so last couple of weeks, actually bought 3(At moment got 2 Sony's 'X's). First got Black silicon Tuff-Luv case, & its good. Then got Official Leather case off Amazon UK seller, Expensive...
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    I have my hands ON the Sony X1000 Walkman - Impressions / Discussions

    Hi, things could have changed/be changing, at least slightly maybe at Pixmania. Pixmania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Read lots in the past about them, & bit about Dixon's taking them over. Can't remember if i have bought from them in the past, but if price was right, i wouldn't...
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    [REVIEW] Head-Direct RE0 - a new contender for the best IEM

    Hi,i'm in UK,but thats were i ordered them from,mind also ordered copies from Hong Kong & Gen from USA. Nothing much diff in them all(slight diff's small,say size,but some might suit some peeps more,marginal thou IMO),except price + USA eBayer you can order particular size/sizes,which is good...
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    [REVIEW] Head-Direct RE0 - a new contender for the best IEM

    Hi,Sony Hybrids fit RE0(Gen or Copy),just tried putting one on,went on OK. Cheers BOB
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    Victor HP-FX500 Review: World's first Wood Canalphones

    Hi,sent for Hybrids,Sony ones from USA,also Hybrids from Hong Kong & USA. Not much diff in any of them,only tried large size of each,not much diff size measurement wise(bit thou).Some will suit one person,compared to some suit another person more etc ie slight diff in the feel when inserted in...
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    I have my hands ON the Sony X1000 Walkman - Impressions / Discussions

    Hi,hit it Fast ,Amazon Prices are up & down,like.............. Great Price find Cheers BOB
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    I have my hands ON the Sony X1000 Walkman - Impressions / Discussions

    Hi,been using the C710's exclusively for a while now,they are more friendly with vocals than the FX500's,push vocals more forward in the soundstage also. Think i will start swapping from C710's to FX500's.Ain't even used RE0's yet,they seem more polite vocal's wise,than both the C710's &...
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    When is the NWZ-A847 Coming??!!

    Hi,every little bit of HW(from a sigle Cap to a Chip etc)you put in,link up etc,seem's/as a effect on sound quality/sig etc.Circuitry design etc etc. Same with AV Amp/Recievers,comparing to a dedicated stereo HiFi Amp(Integrated or Pre-Amp + Power Amp).Even if they have say a Pure' stereo mode...
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    Sony NWZ-X1061 getting excessive amount of bass suddenly

    Hi,have you tried this,not just factory settings restore(From Manual):- Troubleshooting If the player does not function as expected, try the following steps to resolve the issue. 1 Find the symptoms of the issue in the following troubleshooting tables, and try any corrective actions...
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    I have my hands ON the Sony X1000 Walkman - Impressions / Discussions

    Hi,for Gapless you could try,for Ripping or converting,dbPoweramp,it can rip 'Track as One'(You would get one big track/MP3 etc file thou,lose individual tracks) or maybe one of other DSP's it can do,silence track deletion,Trim silence etc etc or whatever.Don't know much about it,as i don't play...
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    Sony X Series Walkman, COWON S9, Apple iPod touch 2G, SanDisk Sansa Fuze Impressions with the Shure E500 / SE530

    Hi,IMO you have to turn say DSEE off,BBE etc,if you want to compare sound quality of a MP3 Player.Others will feel different & quite rightly. Maybe iv'e been in Home HiFi forums too long thou ,heads turn if you mention a Bass Boost button,never mind a equalizer,SW enhancement. Even thou these...
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    SONY's Dynamic Normalizer = Bad Idea

    Hi,that's not what it seems to imply in manual etc,or bit of info i read on web(not a extensive search/read time).Can you post a link please,which shows this is definitely not the case. But anyway like what as been said,peeps can try off or on,& decide which is best/suits them.After reading...
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    SONY's Dynamic Normalizer = Bad Idea

    Hi,same as what i have read,wrote.Its like Replay Gain(there prob is some vol levels were it can affect Audio quality,prob in sense to SNR or clipping.But prob not a issue for the vast majority of tracks ie rare.Suppose you have to read up,then make your own mind up),if your MP3 player can use...
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    SONY's Dynamic Normalizer = Bad Idea

    Hi,according to Sony X manual:- 'Dynamic Normalizer You can reduce the volume level between songs. With this setting, when listening to album songs in the shuffle play mode, the volume level between songs is moderated to minimize the difference in their recording levels.  From the Home...
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