Thanks. I dropped them an email, anxious for their response ;)

My Arya's left driver just failed in a pretty horrifying way... thought I'd share. I had used it normally up until a few minutes ago, now I just put it on again and the left can was silent... Took it apart to check for failed wiring etc., to find that the metal traces on the membrane just sort...

Ordered a pair of MylarOne X3 yesterday. Paypal still had my old address so I mailed David the right one; got his confirmation mail in the morning. I'm satisfied so far. Can't wait to try them out.

If I'm not mistaken, Sony's HiMD Walkman MZ-NH1 (and likely others) can play PCM. OK, that's not compressed, but it's not lossy either

I am currently working on a command line tool to transfer MP3s to and from the Walkman without using SonicStage. It is still some way down the road, though (think maybe 1 week for an early testing release). As far as playlists are concerned, the data structures allow for multiple references to...

I bought one last Saturday, currently enjoying life as an exchange student in Hiroshima I did not notice any hiss whatsoever either. I used the included earphones, a pair of Victor "Be! Armless headphones" (terrible sound), and my beloved Sennheiser HD600. I also used the latter in an...