Hi all, As I've had it for long enough to form an opinion on it, I thought I'd share my thoughts on my Sony S639, in case anyone was interested... Build The first thing you notice about the S639 is that it's small - about the same size as 4 stacked credit/debit cards (well, a bit...

Quote: Originally Posted by Usama Any opinions or did you post in the huge IE8 thread? Hi, Sorry for the delay in posting about these - I've had them since just before Christmas, but I've been swamped with work, and have had the flu. I'll try to post a more detailed post...

Quote: Originally Posted by DeTrun Yes, I mean the Sennheiser IE8. They isolate, but I'm looking for huge isolation! Well, compared to the other IEMs, I think they've got less isolation. All I can say is I cannot hear the TV at normal listening volume (whilst in the same room)...

Quote: Originally Posted by DeTrun - IE8: it has no isolation, so I’d rather get another IEM, but the SQ suits me. Assuming you mean Sennheiser IE8's, they do isolate very well (I have the IE7s) ...

I saw the reduced price, and thought it best to jump on it, in case it was an introductory price (Amazon tend to do that occasionally) - decent headphones for less, kind of thing. Like you say, it's not too bad now... The screen's probably a lot tougher than I imagine it to be. I just...

Quote: Originally Posted by walkingman Where did you get the IE7 for "cheap"? Amazon were doing them for ~£120, and AdvancedMP3Players (via Amazon) for ~£115. The prices have since gone up to ~£130. Not exactly "cheap", but significantly less than the £170 list price ...

Hi there, Slimson! Yes, I did get the S639, along with some Sennheiser IE7's (way over my budget, but they were going cheap!). I haven't posted on it yet, as I only got it last week, and wanted to do some proper "testing" of it before I posted any comments (didn't want to say anything too...

Just a quick post to say I went with the S639 in the end. I will post some feedback when I get it.

Thanks for the input guys. I have ordered the IE7's, and will feedback when they arrive. Quote: Originally Posted by soozieq Ha ha. Me too! I always say I'll wait to read reviews before my next purchase, but I don't think it's ever happened LOL ... I'm trained into it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Taikero Actually, files and cans should be on a sliding scale of importance if you want to get technical. The better your cans, the better the source files have to be in order to get the best sound quality. Yarr. Sounds very much like a "chicken and...

Thanks, Motty - I'll have a look Quote: Originally Posted by soozieq Hi, I don't know how you searched, but if you'd put Sennheiser IE7 into the search box, my initial review is right near the top of the page. Yeah, I saw that, and it looked encouraging. When I said "I can't...

Thanks, that's encouraging.

Hi guys, I'm looking at a set of IEMs to replace the stock IEMs on a Sony S639. I was originally looking in the £50-£75 range, and had been recommended the Sennheiser CX 95's (£50), Denon C551's (£70), and Etymotics ER-6i's (£70, hard to get). I've just seen that I can get Sennheiser's IE 7's...

Thanks for the info. Sorry for the tardy reply - been away from the PC all weekend ...

Thanks for that. I've had a quick look for the Etymotics, and I can only find the ER6's (~ £90) over here? The Denon's are a touch pricey at £1310-150. I had considered the C551's, which were about £70, but I had heard they were a touch on the bassy side? I guess I have a couple of things to...

Anyone got any opinions?

Hi all, I'm looking at getting a Sony S639 DAP, and am considering upgrading the supplied headphones (MDR-EX082LP's) to something "nicer". I have a budget of around £100, although I'd rather keep things in the £75 range. Ideally, I'm after something with a nice balanced...

Quote: Originally Posted by jinx20001 but it wasnt replaced with the same item, so surely they cant count the se210 with the same warranty. its a totally different item and should be warrantied. You'd have thought, but no - warranty starts on the day of purchase, and isn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by jinx20001 well thats wrong, you see you have a warranty slip inside the headphone packaging. new headphones means new warranty as the headphones are covered under workmanship faults so they cannot possibly tell you the warranty is up because you had the e3c...

Thanks for the replies, guys. I'm finding this a bit of a minefield (many different models & manufacturers, and no-one has truly detailed specs on their site - I'm an engineer by profession, so I like seeing all the technical details ), and you've been very helpful so far. Quote...

Wow, that was a quick reply, Walkingman - faster than a speeding topic reply notification e-mail, actually! Quote: Originally Posted by walkingman Max bitrate is 320kbps. Is that constant- or variable bit rate? Quote: Originally Posted by walkingman With your...

Hi all, I’ve decided that it’s finally time to be dragged kicking and screaming into the year 2001 (), and to replace my old Panasonic RQ-SX15 cassette player with a DAP. I'm not interested in games, video playback, etc (only possibly an FM tuner), so my primary concerns are of audio quality...