So as I was poking around Headroom, I read their piece about how a portable audio device was not complete without an amp. I was getting really into researching various amps (the first step, of course, was trying to figure out exactly what an amp was and did) until I realized that the DAP I'm...

Since this guy works a lot with hard drives, I am more inclined to trust his mechanical skills than mine. The thing with upgrading myself as well is that I would then have an extra hard drive which I wouldn't have a use for. Also, I got a reply back from someone who had left feedback who had...

Yes, you read the subject heading right. There's a guy selling it (or I assume it is a guy) on Ebay for $400. The link is http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3094202762 I was wondering if anyone has ever bought an upgraded Creative Nomad player and if so, what their experience was...

Right. To draw back from the conversation on the merits of the tri-flanges, which incidentally are still lying in an unopened plastic bag in my case. I was wondering if I could get a few tips as to the upkeep of my headphones. The Shure booklet tells me I should wipe down the cable, case...

Are AMAZING. I actually got these a few days ago and didn't have much time to play around with them. From initial run throughts, I have to say I wasn't that impressed. I mean, yes, now I could have my volume at 1% or so but that wasn't what I was looking for in a pair of headphones. Where was...

Fate has a distinctly ironic sense of humor... So a couple of hours after I start my "Aak, Idealsound is ignoring me" thread, I get this e-mail from Paul with a Paypal invoice inclosed. So now I have a set of E5s on the way.

Quote: Originally Posted by RunsWithScissors AnalyticChick - Take a deep breath and calm down. I emailed Paul (idealsound) last week and just got a response on Tuesday. He apologized for the late response as he was out of town over the weekend. Sit back and relax. Everyone gets...

I am currently attempting to purchase a pair of Shure 5cs from Paul. He was so very good with responses when I was asking him about the product, but is much slower when I actually want to, you know, buy the thing from him. There has been no response to my electronic missive sent last Friday, nor...

Hey. So after perusing the forums I decided upon the Shure 5cs as my headphones of choice. Okay then, sorry 'bout the wallet, but congrats on the audio glory. Seeing that Idealsound has them for $365 and is a forum sponser to boot, I was all set to buy from them. A problem arose though...

Hmm... Thanks for all the good info on the Nomad 3. If I could divert the collective attention for a bit, I was wondering what the general murmuring on the Zen Xtra was, either in comparison to the Nomad 3 or by itself. Since they have the same SNR (top of the line...), and are both from...

Quote: Originally posted by bangraman In terms of connectivity there is no driverless support, although drag and drop of data files is available via a driver and music loading is accomplished through Mediasource (which is an OK program to use in my book, although Notmad has more...

So after much research on this forum and on the Internet in general, I have decided that I would really like a Creative Nomad Zen Xtra with line out. ...Unfortunately, those don't actually exist. So it has come down to the Zen Xtra, Jukebox 3, and Iriver IHP. Based on my...

Just took a look at that new IMP 900 and was highly impressed. If it is just an upgrade on the 550 with the same or better sound quality and sleeker lines, I am so there. I was also briefly considering the IMP 1000 as well, but as it has tons of features I'm not looking for in a cd player, I...

So that third school came in today, and they want me as well. So, having gotten into every college I applied to (which I still can't figure out why), I feel I earned those Shure e5cs. But to lay off the excessive self-grandizing, I was wondering if anyone had any opinions about the Iriver...

Hey there. Apparently there are some PCDP gurus residing in this thread. Note here that I am taking PCDP to stand for personal CD players. Please disregard this post if the acronyms instead mean "Pernacious Corpulent Desultory Pines" or something of that ilk. In any case, here be experts. I was...

But I like CDs! I really like tanglible, circular objects. Seriously, I like having other people put together albums for me instead of scrolling throught hundreds of graphical representations. Methinks then that I should stick with a cd player. Generally speaking, is the DEJ1000 considered a...

Interesting... Although, there is a new development in my quest, as posted in the Headphones forum. College decisions went really well (haven't gotten any bad news yet...) and parents are feeling generous. So I'm not that concerned with the price of the Iriver 550. I am just wondering if there...

So college decisions came in today and I am SO getting the Shure e5c's! Parents are ecstatic, (I am in a state of shock, probably will hit the ecstatic state somewhere in the next few days) that two of my three reach schools said yes. The third school though, is not a fan of this newfangled...

I guess I just have this visceral attraction towards CDs. I really like handling them. In particular, I have always had a weakness for the metallic click of a quality CD player opening and closing. Also, I like the fact that I don't have to organize playlists or find songs from a really long...

Having just subscribed to these forums for a few days, I have swiftly gone from planning to spend about $180 for the Shure e3's to being convinced that I would be lacking a vital part of my life unless I could get my hands on a pair of ($400) Shure e5c's. Since I am planning (hoping) to get...

Alright. So after some more consideration, I think I may be leaning towards the Shure e5c. Yeah, that wallet is totally going out the window and I blame this forum. The graphical interpretation would be: Head-fi forum = to the th power Anyways, there are some factors involved in this...

To clarify a little bit about my situation regarding piracy and bitrates and whatnot: Most of my Chinese music, about 90% or more I would say, is composed of CDs that I bought from various music stores around New York City. All of my English music, of which I have much less. is original. My...

Wow. I must say that this is the most responsive board I have ever had the pleasure of joining. And everyone is so friendly! Apparently, this is not the part of the Internet that is going to hell in a handbasket. Quote: Originally posted by usc goose welcome to head-fi, sorry about...

Greetings from a newbie, Thanks to the wonderful cultural phenomenon that is the graduation present, I now have the opportunity to build for myself a quite pleasent quasi-audiophilic sound system. After some (extensive) words of wisdom from the almighty Internet, I thought I was prepared to...