My W4 now sound muffled on its right-side driver, so defective unit is certainly possible (I'm contacting Earphone Solutions to get mine replaced). Maybe yours unfortunately have similar symptoms on both left and right, so get in touch with your seller.

If your paypal is linked to your credit card and not your bank account, you can always turn to the credit card company (if paypal isn't helpful that is). They usually do great service especially in fraudulant cases such as this one.

I'm not too worried with fixed cable, I mean the day it breaks will be the day I'll dip my toe into the world of customs and get the thing re-molded. In a way, I can't wait for that day to come

OK, I can see that you're hugely disappointed in the sound, but you haven't really given any reason or description as to why (what kind of sound were you expecting from RE0, and what are your perception of the actual sound from RE0?) Standard advice would be to: 1. give it more burn-in, maybe...

In terms of SQ Westone 4 > SE535 > TF10pro > Image X10 = RE0 = RE-ZERO > SA6 >>>> EX700   In terms of my personal preference Westone 4 > RE0 > Image X10 > RE-ZERO > SE535 > TF10 pro > SA6 >>>> EX700

Try cleaning the connectors with contact cleaners. I have to say that those swinging connectors are fancy but not too good quality.

Well, other than the fact that this thing is pretty expensive and it's not readily available outside US, I think that most stuff have been covered already in previous posts. It's certainly not going to be FOTM kind of IEM, so there won't be much argument between rabid fans and skeptics that are...

Just a quick how-to to using Sony hybrids on W4 for those interested.   I've used the core of the foam tips that came with SE535, just rip the foams away using sharp knife. (Incidentally, this was the default tip that SE535 was equipped with in the package, and I had to more or less...

I've been listening to my W4 extensively over the weekend. There's no striking "feature" to describe how W4 sounds, like extended high with crystal clarity on ER4S, or deep booming base on IE8, or huge soundstage on EX1000, but as others have noted the sound of W4 is very well balanced and...

I don't own it, but had a listen at a shop. They sound great and open, but that openness seems to be the result of poor isolation, and is the poorest I've heard on any IEM. It might be ideal for indoor use, but then I'd use a headphone.   Quote:

It says in the blog and the shop discription that those adapter free RE-ZERO are bulk item without any packaging (just comes in plastic bag, no box). So it's definitely not something you can get through standard channel via head-direct. In fact, I have a feeling that they are stuff that the...

Quote: Originally Posted by shigzeo mark, there are loads of these. McCoy is a great place to start, or you can purchase Fiio, Nuforce or many others. Yeah, I understand there's quite decent amps available cheaply, but I'm talking about SR71/Pico/iQube quality in smaller than...

Everyone have so many different requirements when it comes to listening to music, it's just so silly to think that just because portables didn't fit for you, it wouldn't fit anyone else.

Small, inexpensive, great sounding amp with good battery life is all I'm looking for

With E5, I didn't notice much SQ improvement. Sure the overall volume and base quantity increased, but then why bother lugging the extra stuff around when you can just use EQ on your DAP? If you really want to use small portable amps, I'd go straight to something more worthwhile like iBasso T3...

I've been burning in my new T3 for the last 20 hours, and I must say what a great sounding little amp this is! I might be a little daring in saying this, but to my untrained ears the sound quality really do seem to be closely matched to my P-51. I can now finally put my poor T4 to rest, which...

Quote: Originally Posted by estreeter Please ask PB what the timeline was for the following: 1. the creation of this thread 2. the arrival of his T3 3. the point at which he had clocked 100 hours up on said amp and was in a position to make a critical evaluation of it that went...

Quote: Originally Posted by estreeter PB, any chance of you getting a grip ? I have no interest in hijacking your thread - if someone asks me my opinion, I am going to give it to them. 'fickle and unsure' ? 'unable to be satisfied' ? Satisfied with *what* ? The rantings of an iBasso...

I've bought mine when it was $170, and even seeing them on sale for $100 I haven't regretted my purchase one bit (beside, I prefer the old style wiring). And the great thing is, I love my RE0's sound enough that I no longer feel the need to look for anything better. It's comfortable to wear...

Quote: Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict Punnisher can build you a decent low profile 90 degree LOD for $40 if that helps. Thanks for the tip! I'll look into it when the pico slim production sample appears (so I can get the perfect fit LOD )

Quote: Originally Posted by grawk If you dont' have a dock, it shouldn't be a problem the knob is on the side with the headphones, the other side is the input, I don't really see the problem. I'm probably just in the minority, but one of the reason I use ultra-portable amps are...

I don't have low profile LOD and don't plan to get one in the near future, so having input and output on the opposite sides I guess it's no go for me... (one of the reason I didn't go for The Shadow either)

It all depends when and where most of your listening times are. I listen to most of my music while commuting, so it makes sense for me to just go all for portable setup. All in all, everyone have different requirements, so stereotyping and dismissing the whole business is just silly.

Maybe, just maybe, that the D2+ phone out isn't making good connection with the great huge socket adaptor that came with HD595? I have the old D2 paired with HD595, and these sound really good, with deep tight base and extended highs.

High demand for Xin amps + loooooooooooooooooooooooong waiting time = profit!! Kinda sad that this guys trying to get some cheap profit through questionable means. Also, looking at the FS section, is he using another user ID as well?