Candy Red would be a better match to Char's red, it's a more primary, vibrant red. Pinot Noir's color kinda varies depending on the light, it can look bright reddish/pink in bright light, or a nice dark wine red in low light.

  The left is Candy Blue, the right is Pinot Noir, the deeper red of the Pinot Noir actually matches Candy Blue better than Candy Red, in my opinion.   Westone's new product lines are identical at their core, the UM series got new shelling and they changed to MMCX connectors across the board...

Just received my ES50s yesterday, fit was great, got them done at a Hear For Life location in Ontario, Canada.   Here are some pics:     New, orange, casing, vs the old clear/black one. I'd have preferred the black one, but this has its own sort of charm I suppose. I also threw in one of...

Don't bother with USB turntables or turntables with built in phono pre amps, almost all of them are implemented poorly and the extra technology added in doesn't justify the price. If you're looking at modern turntables, the Rega and Pro-Ject tables mentioned above are good deals. You can even...

Finally have the money to throw down for my first turntable, and these are my choices. The tech1200 is used with some surface wear, but should be in good working shape otherwise, I'll probably throw a Shure M97xE on it. The Rega Planar 3 has the new and renowned rb300 tonearm and I'll probably...

EDIT: Oops, wrong forum.

So I'm looking to get a cheap turntable and start a vinyl collection. However, I don't know much at all about turntables, so I was wondering if this would be a good starting point:  ...

Once again school has gotten the better of me, I can't make it.   However, please keep me on the list to be notified for the next one, this is my last semester of uni so come hell or high water I WILL be at the next one.

Quote: Trading them off this weekend actually, I'll have a pair of UM3x's instead, if anyone's interested.

@ canadianballer   You don't need to bring gear to attend, I'm going to be showing up empty handed as all my gear is accounted for by other head-fiers.

I should be up for this one, had to pass on the last one because of school, depending on the date and my surrounding timetable, I might stand a better chance for this one. All I have to offer is a pair of HD650s, but I see that's already on the list, so barring new gear between now and then...

Unfortunately, school stuff has come up and I won't be able to make it, bummer, really wanted to make it to a meet for the first time. Oh well, next time!

Tentatively, I'll be there, I might have school project commitments that prevent me from coming, but hopefully not. If I come I'll be bringing:   Little Dot mk III HD650 Alessandro MS1i (If anyone wants to buy these, let me know, I'm considering selling them) Earsonics SM3   Does...

  This was my setup at home, couldn't bring the speakers to campus unfortunately.

It'd be my first time to a meet, late November would be awesome, just after I finish all my projects, right before exams.

This is the reply I got:   "The first 38 units order will be with the Vishay resistors.The price of the NFB-11 is not limited,thanks"   So...if I'm reading that right, the first 38 units will have Vishay resistors, but even after that, the price will remain $260?

I'm going to email Kingwa and ask him, I'll let everyone know when he gets back to me.

Does anyone know how long the promo price will be valid for?   I've been putting off buying a DAC for my setup for a long time, this seems like a good starter and depending on how I like the sound of the Sabre, it'll sway my decision when I ultimately decide to upgrade to better equipment.

I got my SM3s this week and have spent a good deal of time listening to them, and like a lot of people who have had these, I was a bit underwhelmed when they came out of the box. Sure they were good, but I questioned whether they were worth the money I paid for them, something that didn't happen...

Seconding the SM2/3 recommendation, I just got a pair from soundearphones, loving every second with them.

ad700s are open backed aren't they? Open backed phones are horrible for commuting, sound invades and ruins SQ and on top of that they leak. I'd buy a pair of $100 iems to take on the go if I were you.

Just got my SM3s today and finally I've been wow'd by an IEM, the only experience I've had with them before this was a pair of SCL4s and a loaner pair of se110s, both of which left me horribly underwhelmed.   I've been putting the SM3s through their paces with some choice metal albums and...

It's not just a matter of others hearing you, you'll be able to hear them! If you're commuting on a subway, train or bus, the noise will leak in and ruin the sound of an open pair of headphones. Consider some closed back portables like the ATH ES9/10s. As for your ears being sensitive to IEMs...

I ended up having them shipped to a friend's in the US, he'll ship them over when he gets them.

I've made up my mind to buy a pair of SM3s from Sound Earphones, the time pressing issue is that the 15% coupon will only be valid until the end of the day and I have some shipping questions.   I live in Canada and I need to know what, if any, extra costs that will result in. I emailed Sound...