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Help! My iPod touch 5th Generation won't read genre titles that start with the word "the", why?
I am having a BIG-TIME trouble with my iPod touch 64GB in black, first, when I try to drag and drop tracks, albums, genres, etc., I get red dots next to certain songs on my player, and it won't allow those track to be accessed or played, plus, it will not display any of my genre titles that...- BIGHMW
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iPod nano 7th Generation question: Will its bluetooth festure allow total head-unit-based control from a car deck?
I was just wondering, as a proud owner of TWO nano 6th Generation units in silver, but before I splurge out the cash and buy this new 7G nano in Slate which will be used exclusively in my car, will its Bluetooth feature sync up with aftermarket car decks like the old 30-pin connectior did with...- BIGHMW
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FreQ Custom IEM's- do they still make them???
Hey guys, I am looking to get some custom-molded IEM's and after years of not acting on it I just wondered if FreQ still makes them or even if they are still in business, I am very interested in moving on from my second pair of cling-wrap modded Sony MDR-EX90SL's and getting some Feqs in...- BIGHMW
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Cindy-Fi: Official Head-Fi Cindy Margolis Appreciation Thread
I went to high school with her in 1983-84 at the notorious Erik And Joan Erikson Center For Adolescent Advancement in Tarzana, CA, we both graduated in 1984 (Cindy in February 1984, myself in June 1984), a friend of ours referred her to Erikson Center in February 1983, and I am very proud of her...- BIGHMW
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Bundesliga-Fi: Any VfL Wolfsburg supporters here on Head-Fi? GO WOLVES!!!
I just wondered if there may be any supporters like myself of my favorite international football (yes I am an American and do call it by it's proper name, football) club, VfL Wolfsburg (owned by VW) of the German Bundesliga, as lead by their manager, Felix Magath and featuring players like...- BIGHMW
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How naive is the media about MP3/iPod/Walkman/PMP's?
http://www.king5.com/health/Study-shows-one-in-five-teens-has-hearing-loss-114908854.html Obviously the reporters on this segment are a bit uneducated about responsible use of an MP3 player, they have been arguing about this subject for over 30 years when the first Walkmen came out, but...- BIGHMW
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SonicStage CP 4.2 and Amazon MP3 service - will they work together?
As many of you might already know, I own a TON of Sony MiniDisc, NetMD, Hi-MD and NW-HD5 Walkmen and I was wondering if I could use the Amazon MP3 service with Sony's SonicStage CP 4.2, which fully supports the MP3 format, and would I be able to, after buying a download from Amazon, burn an...- BIGHMW
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Anyone with mod ideas for Sony MDR-EX700SL/LP?
I definitely do like the MDR-EX700SL, (because it is louder than my EX90SL's as I tested, by 2 dB) as well as my arsenal of EX90SL's, and i was wondering if there are any mods available to increase both the bass and also the isolation, as my performance tests proved, it is a bit weak on bass on...- BIGHMW
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Sony NW-HD5 firmware hack - line out w/remote... is there one?
Hello fellow Head-Fi'ers, I was experimenting with my NW-HD5 , my Fiio E5 and a pair of MDR-NC60 NC headphones (Japan Edition w/ Japan-only 0.5m cord), and I noticed a huge volume dfference between using this combo both with my RM-MC40ELK remote and with my E5, and also without the remote...- BIGHMW
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Paul Hardcastle Appreciation Thread and Poll
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FiiO E5 now avaiilable in silver!!! Where can I get one?
News Center-FiiO Electronic Technology As you can see in the link the FiiO E5 is finally available in Silver for all of us who own silver units like either the iPod Classic or Nano or even my Sony NW-HD5 Silver Network Walkman. I just have but one question.... where can I get one (or...- BIGHMW
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iPod Classic audio power output, and what to expect from one?
Well folks, I have been talking with my management (Len Enders of Label Cove Entertainment), and he suggested that I someway somehow get off of the stigma that iPod users are mere "sheep" and perhaps actually look into getting one (or 2 or 3 for that matter), and I was eyeing the 2006-07...- BIGHMW
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Cling wrap-modded Sony MDR-EX90s or unmodded EX700... if I could have only one?
I am a kind of a pickle here, you see I have been switching back-and-forth between my current pair of Sony Cling wrap-modded MDR-EX90SL IEM's (I own three pairs of them, all genuine Sony Japan product) and my one current pair of MDR-EX700SL IEM's, and I notice that I have to have the volume at...- BIGHMW
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ATTENTION Sony NW-HD/MD/Hi-MD owners- remote or no remote?
I just wondered how many of you (and this is not limited to just Sony players with remote jacks) use an inline remote to control your player and to carry it (the player) without it being noticed by would-be thieves (and they are out there) I myself use one with all of my units, but also it...- BIGHMW
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Used earphones/IEM's/hygiene- is it kosher to resell them?
Continuing from and inspired by this topic http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/use...ygiene-461365/ I decided to make a separate topic and ask all of you... Is it OK to sell used earphones/IEM's, even if great care of the units and eartips (including sterilzing the silicone tips if so included)...- BIGHMW
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Best Sony N.U.D.E/Fontopia EX series ever?
Which of the following series of Sony N.U.D.E/Fontopia EX IEM's would you want as "desert island" IEM's? I would dig your comments and posts right here. Right now I am currently listening to John Klemmer doing "Poem Painter" (originally from Barefoot Ballet) on a compilation I made of his work...- BIGHMW
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iBasso T3, T4, or Fiio E7? Which would appeal to a basshead like me?
Hey guys (and gals), I was just wondering which of the three mentioned amps you would recommend as both an upgrade to my Fiio E5, as well as allow me to free up some of my lineup and gear (like my no longer-used Boostaroo Revolution, and my Meier Corda Headsix), and also, I notice these amps...- BIGHMW
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Any mods that can be done on the EX700SL/LP?
Hi guys (and gals) does anybody have any ideas on how I can increase both noise isolation and bass response on my MDR-EX700SL's I got from Sony Japan? I am a bit frustrated on the fact that even with the largest tips (LL, the purple ones) that tere is hardly any bass response or noise...- BIGHMW
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Sony MDR-NC300D Noise Canceling Earphones review (pics soon!)
I was just wondering if any of our fellow Head-Fi'ers out there own a pair of the Sony MDR-NC300D Noise Canceling Eaphones? I actually ordered, received and tested them, and I know how the majority of you thought the MDR-EX700SL/LP sounded kind of flat (I did too, find them a bit flat), even...- BIGHMW
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ALL NEW Sony MDR-NC300D Noise Canceling IEM's....get or forget?
MDR-NC300D(JE) | Headphone | Headphone | Overseas Models | ƒJƒ^ƒƒOî•ñ | ƒ\ƒj[ I am thinking about getting a pair of these for the past few weeks, does anybody own them, as I am thinking about selling my two pairs of MDR-NC60 NC cans (100 ohms w/ NC off, 40 ohms w/ NC on) and my D777SL's in...- BIGHMW
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Sennheiser HD420 Appreciation Thread
As much as I am more of a fan and user of Sony IEM's I just wondered how many of you still enjoy using your vintage Sennheiser HD420 phones in spite of them being 600 ohms? I have had mine since 1983, and they sat fror years in a box after the original cord broke and the inner pads rotted out...- BIGHMW
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ATTN. Sony NW-HD5/5H users- any plans to go flash?
This thread is exclusively meant for fellow Sony NW-HD5/5H series HDD Walkmen users out there (and pretty much for all current users of HDD-based players), any plans on going flash and risking that the SQ on them will not be par with it? I have 3 full setups of NW-HD5 Silver units (including...- BIGHMW
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From Headsix to Corda 2Move, should I upgrade?
I currently own a slew of Fiio E5 amps (4, with one being used right now and the others acting as backups), a Boostaroo Revolution, and a Corda Headsix. I had been pondering back-and-forth of whether to upgrade from a Headsix to a 2Move, and I would like to find a silver one in real good...- BIGHMW
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AT LAST..... an inline LCD remote for iPod
Griffin Technology: Navigate - Inline Controller and FM Radio for iPhone and iPod Well Apple, you're a few years too late.... Sony already won the battle over versatility for their DAP's years ago when MiniDisc and CD Walkmen started coming out with remotes (first non-LCD and then later with...- BIGHMW
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First impressions of my new MDR-EX700SL IEMs
Hey fellow Head-Fiers, I got my new Sony MDR-EX700SL IEMs from Japan, and they have some great SQ (despite the shrilling treble, which can be tamed with burn-in), and the dB level is awesome for its low impedence (108 dB @ 16 ohms, the same as my old MDR-A34 VITE headphones are), and that is...- BIGHMW
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