I've tried. More often than not I've failed in recommending better HPs because the Beats are the trend right now (Sadly). However, thanks to my [desperate] efforts one of my relatives now owns Grado SR-60s and another was impressed with my Soundmagic PL50s after buying a long string of mediocre...

I've had my PL50s since March of 2010 and they're still going strong. Granted, I've been careful with them (They come with a little round hard shell case that I always store them in) but they haven't shown the slightest signs of fatigue, physically or sound-wise. I've heard these are pretty...

Sushi Yama in Boca Raton, FL. Usually open til 2 AM and has the best sushi I've had. I always get a spicy tuna roll and a Thai tom yum tofu soup. All you South Florida Head-fi'ers should check it out, IIRC there's also one in West Palm Beach.

Soundmagic PL-50 IEMs. Great sound quality (Balanced armature, typically only found in higher priced IEMs) at a bargain price (about $60). I haven't compared them to many other HPs, but they hold their own against my Grado SR-60i's and blow iBuds out of the water. Liquid vocals and mids and good...

An iPod Mini with some $10 Sony running headphones, the orange and white and really breakable ones. I was blown away by it at the time, but it pails in comparison to anything worthy of Head-fi.

I really like this band! I just downloaded it after reading the OP's post, and it's been a really great new addition to my library- I played it 3 times last night.

Yeah, maybe I'll stick with Lucid for now for stability. Celeron-M, I'm sure you're pretty glad you upgraded to something better! Granted, that's about a netbook-spec processor in the speed department and that's one of the things that irks me most about my netbook - the speed. Thanks for the input!

Quote: I have not yet tried Maverick, but am eager to. I am currently running Lucid because it's an LTS edition, but if Maverick is pretty stable now it might make sense for me to upgrade. I do have an nVidia card in my desktop pc. I'm not sure what kind of driver I installed to get it up...

You know, I might just have to give Windows 7 a try. That's encouraging to hear security has increased. I hear it runs well on netbooks, so I may try it. Thanks!

I made the transition to Ubuntu linux about 2 years ago and I agree, it's not nearly as polished as Windows, and miles behind the UI of OSX. This can be a disaster for new users because of the steep learning curve. But I still use it because I like the stability and lack of viruses, and I can...

Quote: Ubuntu is awesome! No viruses, open-source software, and ultimately freedom from the dreaded closed source stuff. I have Ubuntu 10.04 running on both my EEE 1000 netbook and my desktop pc and never looked back.

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BobSaysHi, I like your idea of DIY'ing for people. Thanks everyone for the input! I will keep saving up. 

Favorite new release, that's a tough one. For me it would probably be either To the Sea by Jack Johnson or An Airplane Carried Me to Bed by Sky Sailing, IMHO.

I was shopping for some IEM's at the time.

KT Tunstall in her Eye to the Telescope album.

Hello fellow high-school and college Head-fi'ers, how do you finance your gear? Summer jobs, trading headphones, etc? Curious to hear some ideas. 

I joined because I wanted a pair of headphones that were better than the ibuds, and its spiralled from JVC Marshmallows (Kramer-mod) to Soundmagic PL-50 to my small foray into vintage with Beyer DT-302 and AKG K140, then Grado SR-60, and the saga continues today...

Not to repost here because I already posted on the MP4Nation forums, but I just wanted to add myself to the Head-Fi thread just in case. http://www.mp4nation.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=228922&f=1#p228922

I second this.  It would be really great to find one down here.

Hello Lasttodie, I haven't been on Head-Fi in a while so I didn't see your post.  Glad to hear you are enjoying the headphones!  I am not sure when they stopped making these headphones, but someone on a Polish blog...

I'm still not sure but you'll see my post signature change if i get them.  They sure seem to be nice from what you guys said.  Thanks everyone!

Hi QuantumCarrot, nice to hear you bought a pair.  These are my first pair of vintage headphones, so I really don't know how they compare to the Koss 4AA and the AKG K141 but it would be great if you wanted to make the comparison and post it in this thread.  I haven't heard the AKG you are...

Hey everyone, this is my first review on Head-Fi, so here goes...   DISCLAIMER - I have no affiliation whatsoever with Beyerdynamic, nor the eBay seller that sold me these headphones.  I did not receive any sort of compensation for writing this review.  In addition, the views and statements...

Hi there, I was wondering how the Ultimate Ears Super.Fi 3 compare to the Soundmagic PL-50 IEMs.  If they are any good I might pick them up because I found some at a reasonable price, but if there is no clear advantage over the PL-50s I may not.  Thanks in advance.