Actually I don't think there would be a problem with the comfort if you want to wear a helmet over your custom IEM's cuz they got a pretty flat surface outside, but those are very dangerous imo.

Shure SE102

Well there did have kinda factory version of IE8s coming with simple package rather than fake stuff, some buyers compared them with original one and indicated that there ain’t difference at all. But I’ll still go for the original version of IE8s anyway...

Thanks for the tips Milkweg, I’ll try them again when I back home. They are running pretty well with my XP laptop right now.

Interesting, some posts I just read about Koss KDE/250 said the prototype sound pretty good when compare to IE8, but what concern me is that if they got a good isolation anyway.

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I don’t know why Chrome got no response sometimes when I was trying to open a new tab. My system is Windows 7.

tomhirvin, The site you gave on Taobao is held by a Chinese hi-fier and as far as I know quite a few of people made their custom mold there, and according their response on Taobao feedback and comments on forums the build quality are not bad. I think you can email them for details. And BTW...

Quote: Originally Posted by limpidglitch Wow. I just came back from an invertebrate field study, lots of lots of bugs. Among others this Hylobius abietis Wow, any full figure photos

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Quote: Originally Posted by gameboy115 Shame on apple, its eq is pretty useless. I am using UM3X, each of eq produce either unnatural/ crack sound Always with EQ off on iPod personally.

Using Chrome couple of days and I like them. But there's a problem, I was using google notebook with FireFox and they worked great as I could see a small notebook icon on the right bottom of the browser and clipping was easy, but now I have to open notebook in full page to do the paste, any...

They were shot in winter on a famous mountain in China.

Quote: Originally Posted by VoLTaG3 I thought the treble booster only touched the 2khz frequency range and higher? With the high frequency increased or saying mids and bass decreased, in order to balance the overall sound I'll turn down the volume. And for the EQ wise I'm not...

Quote: Originally Posted by K_19 There is one critical component that have now made me sway bit more into full size headphone side of things, and that's the soundstage, which is something no IEM will ever outperform a fullsize in (unless it's IE8 or something, I wouldn't know). And...

With the treble booster you certainly got an enhancement on highs but losing quite a bit of mids in the sametime. I think you could give them a period with EQ off and you'll get used to them imo or if they still get in the way of listening then maybe SE530's ain't your cup of tea.

I kinda feel more fun when I use the headphone cuz they literally provide more air and dynamic feeling to me and when comes to the IEM's there are more analytic details sometimes or, supposed to be you know, which makes me got a totally different way of listenning experience. But anyway it...

The SE530's itself don't need an specific burn-in period imo. For the SQ wise, they are easy to drive so use them straingt out of the iPod is ok.

Quote: Originally Posted by FeedMeTrance man those UE11's are beautiful! got more pics? Thanks I shot the pics for these combo yesterday, no more for the headphone but i'll take some later.

Quote: Originally Posted by manaox2 I know how shocked I still am that the UE11 require a high-end amp despite their sensitivity. I was sad to seek an amp upgrade. I can't think of any straight up portable player to do it right. My 1st gen shuffle is the best I've tried so far without...

Another MD player MZ-EH1 and UE11

Quote: Originally Posted by Caribou679 To answer your question, I'd need to try high quality armatures for a certain period of time. I believe getting used to the sound signature is the key before giving advices. I'm very satisfied with the Atrio and it would only be curiosity, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Caribou679 Very funny! Social status! Extra money for the multifunction

Quote: Originally Posted by Caribou679 And if you still want an IEM, get Atrio M5. They do not need amping, have great "natural" bass (not basshead) and deliver a very rich and natural sound. Their soundstage is very impressive( with correctly encoded music) and the separation is...

I just use the BeoPlayer..