The HD30GA9 I ordered 40 days ago (believe it or not) has finally arrived. So here are my first impressions and findings. First of all, the overall sound hasn't changed. Still the full, warm and rich sound of HD20GA7. I wrote about the sound quality of the Kenwood players in my HD20GA7...

I'm currently wondering whether ripping a CD track at 48khz is better than ripping at 44.1khz. Theoretically, the former should be better, right? But I gather that CD tracks themselves are at 44.1khz, so does ripping at 48khz make any difference at all? The guys at Hydrogenaudio don't seem to...

Preamble A few months after Toshiba released their eye-catching Gigabeat F-series HDD-based MP3 players, Kenwood came out with HD20GA7. The similarities were uncanny, with the same 2.2 inch QVGA screens and similar size, codec support and other specs. However, Kenwood's effort had less...

I posted something about upgrading my IEMs from ER6I a few days ago, and I've managed to narrow it down to E5C and UM2. But I was wondering which of these two had more Ety-like sound, i.e. more treble and less bass. I'm fully aware that both E5C and UM2 have booming bass (I did get to hear...

Hi, I'm a noob, although I've been ghosting on the site for quite some time Anyway, I've got a dilemma that I need some advice on. I'm currently using Etymotic er6i on my Kenwood HD20GA7, but recently I've come to consider upgrading. I've had my eyes on either er-4p or e4c, but I can't...