Here is a link to a thread I started seven years ago dealing with the seal problem some Ety fans were having. I think it may apply to some current IEM users, especially W3 owners. If highly compliant tips, such as Complys, are inserted at an improper angle the tip may be sufficiently deformed as...

Based on recent conversations with friends, there appears to be a longstanding, widespread misunderstanding of the impact of EQing the iPod. Two things are essential to getting on top of the problem. Many know how this stuff works as well as I, but this is intended for those who may not...

My 990/32s have only a few hours on them, but so far I'm thinking the bass response may be too much of a good thing for my taste. I listen almost exclusively to classical and jazz and my response varies from "wow" to "woe" depending on the material. If the recording already has a strong...

Is iLounge first out of the chute with these pictures?

How's this for a dock/remote control solution? The remote portion is particularly interesting.

For a rough estimate of the headphone output punch of the two, I plugged a DT880 directly into each. The Nano's volume at about 90 percent was equal to the iPod 60's maximum output. As most here know, the DT880 is a difficult load, but the Nano is capable of driving it to volumes beyond my...

Isn't it ironic that we Apple supporters are considered elitists for buying Macs because of their higher price and smaller numbers, yet lemmings when we buy iPods 'cause they're so popular? I have a rule of thumb when it comes to acquiring things. I decide what I want and I buy it. If I...

Sony cloning iTunes? Check this.

Here's Salon Magazine's article on the Nano. Obviously they don't get it either. (You'll have to watch a very short movie promo if you aren't a subscriber.) Why do so many miss the point that it's not about capacity?

Check here for poop on the Color iPod Mini Flash players.

If you have both an iPod and an SM3 and are interested in acquiring a custom case for them, let’s brainstorm a design and try to find someone to manufacture the thing. There’s something mildly depressing about holding our $1,000-plus portable rigs together with a rubberband, doncha think? I...

Here's a thought provoking article that some may find interesting.

I don't know if this has been posted before, but it's news to me. _________ BTI Intros Their Own iPod Battery (3/3/2004) Battery Technology, Inc. (BTI) a leading manufacturer of batteries and power adapters for notebook computers and digital cameras, officially announced The iPod...

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Look here for a glimpse of Sony's next DRM "great idea."

If you could pass your whole life cared for in every way as you slumbered peacefully, entranced by wonderful dreams, would you do so?

Have you ever considered suicide? What is so important to you that without it life would not be worth living?

If you could spend one year in perfect happiness but afterward would remember nothing of the experience would you do so? If not, why not?

If you knew you could devote yourself to any single occupation--music, writing, acting, business, politics, medicine, etc.--and be among the best and most successful in the world at it, what would you choose? If you knew you had only a ten percent chance of being so successful, would you...

Would you give up half of what you now own for a pill that would permanently change you so that one hour of sleep each day would fully refresh you?

Here's a new iPod gizmo that may interest some.

This should allay any remaining fears or questions as to whether or not the iPod's battery can be easily (and safely) replaced by average users. http://www.ipodhacks.com/article.php?sid=170

I posted a portable META42 versus SuperMini v6 comparison this afternoon that some iPod users might find interesting. http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showt...threadid=35631

The reason for this heads-up is to allow suggestions from anyone wanting specific items included in the shoot-out. I plan to give the v6 another 24 hours to settle down before beginning the test. Although I've had the META portable and v2 for a while, I've never seriously compared them...

This is from Macfixit.com: New iPod owners: FireWire adapter to the rescue For users frustrated with the new proprietary port that Apple has included on its newly revised iPod models (previously a standard FireWire port was included), we've found a possible solution. The new connector...