IMO very often companies intentionally make less-expensive products sound worse than they normally would to encourage people to buy pricier items, which didn’t seem to be the case with this particular Android phone.

I got a free (NuuMobile) Android phone last summer and after loading it with some well-recorded (Chick Corea Elektric Band) mp3s and the Sound ID app, was *very* impressed with the sound quality. It had a headphone out jack and I used some 50 dollar Sony earbuds (mdr-xb50ap) that were supported...

there’s absolutely nothing wrong with them I’m just bored with them. I was looking for the Grado SR-60x in trade.

The unit is in good shape. I had noticed a (very) slight “ticking” noise when adjusting the volume, and wasn’t going to sell it, but I noticed the same with my brand new K5Pro ESS so it might be normal for this kind of volume control. Price includes shipping.

Need to sell after upgrading to Modi 3E. Ships in Modi 3E box with accessories.

I've had 3 EJ-011's and I've been happy with them (apart from their relatively short life-span). One thing I've noticed: the sound quality with no Megabass enabled is quite thin. Megabass SND1 seems to bring the sound quality up to normal, and SND 2 gives a nice effect, especially with my...

I'm just into my second Sony D-EJ011. I can't find any fault with the sound quality. If you're worried about the demise of PCDPs I'd pick up a few. Can be found for +/- 30 dollars

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Several years ago I had read somewhere on the 'net an article about preventing hearing loss. The advice was (to paraphrase) when you started to feel a slight discomfort while listening to music (usually from headphone use) or any type of aural fatigue you should stop listening for 3 days to...

I just wanted to share my experiences with my Sony NWZ-S544. I have Winamp Pro and after experimenting with the different formats I discovered that the Sony will (seemingly) play just about any MP4 file out there. I doesn't officially support it, the file won't load using the bundled Sony...

Sorry to see such a nice guy as Paul getting skewered like this. I sent my Sony SACD player to him because the redbook playback seemed harsh to my ears, and I was blown away when I got it back. I saw a review in audio asylum that said the same thing as i experienced. Mind you, I read the review...

I've had both my Sony SCD-CE595 SACD player and STR-DG500 receiver modded by TRL and I am very, very happy with the results for both units. I firmly believe all the "so-called" hype about his mods and my experience is that he is very friendly and patient regarding business matters. I did...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sarchi That would be interesting, but not at this time of year (for me). I'm not saying the 5001 is terrible, it just doesn't sound "warm and smooth" like the hype I've read. Instead I find it slightly cool and hard. Maybe I expected too much, or my ears...

Just a warning... i won't be checking back on replies to this one frequently. I just wanted to share my recent experience with compression formats. I had some cds that sounded a bit harsh; i.e. causing aural fatigue when listening to them. I tried converting them to mpc using foobar2000 using...

I'm not getting any kickbacks on the sale of these; I just bought two pair and wanted to pass along the info. Beats $15 a set for the genuine Grado earpads. Ear pads SENNHEISER HD414 HD 414 CLASSIC Earpad cushion - eBay (item 190258700077 end time Oct-21-08 10:42:55 PDT)

I was half kidding about the cap but after hearing about all of the equipment everyone was bringing I wondered if there would be room for one more. Good to hear there will be a better room arrangement. Looking forward to coming down from Maine again. I'm driving if anyone needs a ride from Portland.

Are we really capping the meet at 12? Will we have a bigger room than last year??? Anyone wanna a buy a gold Panasonic SL-J900 with matching gold Grado SR-325s? Anyone? Anyone??

I think Google probably gives some warranty if you buy using Google Checkout...at least that is what I was counting on when I (just) bought one.

No support for HDCD, few portable players support it, and to my ears it can sound harsher than 320 kbs LAME. Thanks for enlightening me...

So does this mean that tracks ripped from an HDCD into WMA Lossless will not play back at HDCD quality?

I was soooo psyched to see HE-AAC in the list of formats in Import Options...only up to 96, but that is 100% better than Apple. Now if Sony would just replace ATRAC3 with HE-AAC as their default format...

Try www.lpnow.com : "New Sealed Vinyl LP Records"

one simple method to create "pink noise" is to tune your radio station to an area on the dial where there is no signal. i forget how i learned this but it works....white noise is what ppl usually like to fall asleep to. white noise is the higher frequencies only.

Samsung 20" and the S-Video is almost gone (only b&w). My 20" Samsung LCD monitor crapped out. My 18" Samsung LCD monitor/display also. Is it me?