Quote: Eh urayamashii >< Even when I watched subbed anime, I didn't really pick up much :( Studying in Japan for around 5 months helped but I still didn't take the JLPT.   And Chinese living in the Philippines.  

Personally, I think my family has been affected but no one ever told me anything about it.   I just graduated from university and am currently working right now. When I was younger, my family would always go abroad every summer or so but maybe around 2005 or so, we stopped doing that. I was...

I have 3:   iPod nano 2nd gen 4gb (although this is more or less retired) iPod touch 2nd gen 32gb Sony A847 64gb   I'm thinking of buying another one, although I haven't decided yet which I'm gonna get. Maybe a Zune.

This reminds me of my friend, actually. Before, she wanted to buy a new pair of headphones. Now, I didn't really know a lot about headphones, but I offered to read up for her so I could give her my recommendations. I asked her if she had any prospects in mind and she said she was thinking of...

19 / college student

I had apple ibuds before, then my brother gave me some Senn buds that cost around $40, I think and I thought "Wow. Huge difference." Then, a year or so ago, I decided I wanted better sounding earphones. Also, the Senn buds seemed to be falling apart =/ I researched a bit and, although there...

Thanks, guys, for the suggestions I will look into them for my friend. @itsjustwood: As I mentioned, I am not familiar with headphones and I wouldn't know where to start. I much prefer IEMs and most of my knowledge about audio gear revolves around IEMs. [I even told my friend that if she...

You can try to read up about different reviews. As a lot of people will tell you here, you won't really go wrong with the top tier IEMs, but people still have different preferences so it depends on what you personally prefer. What sound signature do you like? What music do you listen to? etc etc...

Thanks Any others I should look into?

Well, I have to say that I should stop obsessing over the "what ifs" to enjoy what I have! Butttt. Okay, I got the IE8 and I like it. Not love, but like. My earphones before these were the CX95 and in comparison, the IE8 just shines. I had read a lot of reviews about the IE8 and somehow, it...

Ok, first of all, let me just say that I don't like looking at these types of threads, either, but my friend asked me for advice and I don't know who else to turn to! I'm more interested in IEMs, but she wants headphones. I have no reference point AT ALL, so if you guys could point me in some...

Thanks, smallcaps I am seriously starting to consider the IE8 instead. Haha.

Thanks for the advice, everyone I'm still deciding over the IE7 and the IE8. :| Gah.

@ soozieq: Yes, I think the seller has test units for both and the IE6, as well I am sorely, sorely tempted to buy the IE8, though, because of all the positive comments it has. Oh, if you wanna know the prices I'm working with, the IE6 is around $140, the IE7 is around $170 and the IE8 is...

Ohhh. That actually clears things up. Thanks. Yep, I agree that the CX95 is great for its price. When my boyfriend had a listen, he thought it was double the price I actually paid for it. Haha. I think I'll be getting the IE7, if its more neutral than the CX95, although I'll have a...

Thanks for the welcome, soozieq And the advice, as well. I've spent the past few hours reading the IE8 appreciation thread and I'm somewhat confused. There's about an $80 difference between the IE7 and IE8 where I'm from, but considering the CX95 was a great purchase for me already, the $80...

Hey, I'm new here. I've lurked on occasion but never actually joined until now. Anyway, I currently have the iPod Touch 2g 32gb [upgraded from the earliest *i think* iPod Nano 4gb]. I also use the Senn CX-95, but I am thinking of upgrading to the IE-7 [I considered IE-8, but it's too...