Hey guys. She's got a first-gen nano. I told her to buy a decent pair of headphones right from the get go but to this day she is still sporting the stock buds. Every time I see them I have a strong urge to smash them in with a hammer. I recently rockboxed it, so I figure I'd improve her...

Hey guys. Just recently got an iAudio 7 16g and ideally I'd like to use the Flac format until the space becomes the limiting factor. My only concern is the battery life. Would it reduce it? If yes, will the difference be significant (compared to VBR V0 mp3s)? Thanks in advance.

Hey guys. I've happily been using my iAudio 5 for a number of years but it's pretty much become a paperweight. Slight shocks turn the player off completely and so it's clearly unsuited for me and my life as a computer programmer. Well not really, but I do jog bi-annually so it tends to get...

Hey guys. I had a great run with my Shures E3s, but they've gone kaboom unfortunately. The sound output has been decreased significantly and it's like I'm playing my mp3 player at 20% volume when it's maxed out. I had a site ready to ship me the E4s for 190$ bucks like a year ago, should have...

I recently ordered the Shure E4s for 195$ (shipped to Montreal), but now it seems that the UM2s produce a much warmer sound with fuller bass, which is what I like. I had only tried Shure E3s prior to this, and I liked those a lot. How low could I get the UM2s for?

I got them for 115$ from www.earplugstore.com a year ago, but now they're priced at 180$. I liked them a lot, I'm not sure because of the sound quality (I have no experience in other good quality canal phones), but certainly for the great isolation. I plan to use them with my iAudio 5 mp3...

I need a good headset (mic has to be attached on it), and so I found these two. Both models have gotten great reviews from newegg.com, amazon.com, etc so I thought I'd ask the audiophiles of the world at head-fi. I've read about the build quality issues with the Plantronics, and that isn't...

www.earplugstore.com It's where I got my Shure E3s for 114, great place, fast shipping too and the staff is very helpful. My puppy recently went a bit nuts on my E3s and now they're FUBAR (the clear inserts even came out from his poo )... so I'm thinking of investing in some E4s now.

I know how the board feels about "5.1" headphones, so please don't yell at me. What are the best gaming headphones in your opinion? Anyone here tried the ones that claim to be 5.1 (like the Zalman ones)? How are they? I have Shure E3s at the moment, no high-end DJ style headphones, will...

I've just recently started using them, and found the seal to be excellent. Anyway, what's the best place to get these from? I want to order at least ten pairs.

Just leaving my playlist of different genre tracks running with a medium-high volume. Should be ok, right? According to the FAQ, this is one of the methods. Is there a better way? Can someone give me some advice based on experience. Thank you.

That's pretty much it, where'd you guys find the best deal? Thank you.

Will my iAudio 5 (13mW per channel) be good enough for the Shure E3s I ordered?

I don't fully understand how to use EQs, but I'd like to learn to enhance my music. From what I gather, it allows you to either intensify or subdue specific frequencies in sound, right? I'm looking at winamp right now, and I assume the bars on the left-most side represent bass, and the ones...

I've decided to start using rechargeables for the sake of convenience. I went to the store and in the back of the duracell and panasonic chargers, it said "only to be used with [brand] NiMH batteries". Ok, so it seems like an obvious way to get people to buy the same brand batts, but I still...

The site I'm ordering from distinguishes the model number on the gray and white ones. They're both listed under the same page, but I just wanted to make sure. I want the gray one, but if it's in any way inferior, I'll just get white.

I'm parting with my iFP-799 in favor of the iAudio 5 (2 gig model). It's got bookmarks, playlist support and I like the separate jog wheels for volume and playback options. Anyway, there are some downsides to the switch. For one, I'm going from a AA to a AAA, so the battery life is cut a bit...

I really want to order one of those headphones for my iFP-799 player, but I don't know from where. I want the place to be an official retailer of the 'phones, so that the 2 year warranty is preserved. I'd prefer it to be a Canadian-based company to speed up the shipping/delivery and to avoid...