Hi, I bought Etymotic MC5s back in 2011 which look like they're going to die soon. Sound-wise they're absolutely fine, but for well over a year now the cabling has been tearing up.   At first it split open near the jack, and stayed fairly small, but then I noticed small slits near where the...

Hi. I own Etymotic MC5s, and I was using them as normal, took them out of my ear, and noticed that the left earphone had come apart. I checked the right one, and sure enough, that one had too. The wiring still seems intact (I think) as I can hear music coming out of the tips if I hit play -...

So I bought me a 5G iPod, and due to weird circumstances with Amazon and eBay I'm now in possession of both a 30GB and 60GB.  Loving them both, but that's the issue - I can't decide whether to keep one, and if so, which one to keep.. :\ The 60 doesn't feel chunky, but the moment I pick up the...

So I bought me a 5G iPod, and due to weird circumstances with Amazon and eBay I'm now in possession of both a 30GB and 60GB.  Loving them both, but that's the issue - I can't decide whether to keep one, and if so, which one to keep.. :\ Obviously when the Video came out it was darn epic, but...

Hi, I just bought a 5G 60GB iPod (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130704814175?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_500wt_1287) which after 7 years is miraculously still in brand-spankingly new condition thanks to being controlled via a car head unit for its entire life :) The...

Hi, I bought a "very good" condition 5th Gen iPod (video), which is 30GB. In the future (probably 2013) I might want to upgrade it to an 80GB or something. Where can I (still) buy legitimate, quality parts in the UK? I thought you guys would be the most trustworthy people to ask :) Thanks. 

Hi, I picked up an old 5th Gen iPod (30GB) for £50 which is apparently in "very good" condition.   Is this worth it, still, in 2012, or should I return it and save for a proper classic? Thanks.

  I need a high capacity player, and it's either the 5G or the Classic. Either way I'll be buying used. I'm concerned that any 5G I buy now will have poor battery life and will be likely to break down within weeks. Also the Classic is so much nicer in terms of feel, build quality, battery...

I'm on the prowl for something with a nice big storage capacity (>60GB), a great UI (haven't yet found a player with a better UI than iPods) and awesome SQ.   Anyone know any good alternatives?   I'm tempted to just buy an old 5G iPod from eBay - will this be risky? As they're so old I'm...

Do you guys think buying CDs is still worth it now in 2012? If you had a list of songs, how would you go about getting them? I reckon in the next few years CDs will become extinct as the masses continue to stream their tunes at 128kbps through cheapobuds, leaving those who want a...

Let's say I wanted the Inception soundtrack - would the sound quality from a DVD of the movie be the same / worse / better than a CD of the OST I purchased from, say, Amazon. What sort of technical specs would it have, and could I rip it / convert it?   Please also compare Blu-ray vs. DVD...

I'm going to buy some sort of portable player and a good pair of headphones, and have a few questions:   1) Should I definitely buy a headphone amp? If so, does the price matter than much or is an amp just an amp. Do some amps let you set an EQ setting by adjusting the individual frequencies...

So a couple of examples:   1) if I was looking to download an album in Flac, and I found one that was called "EAC Flac - 320.1MB" and the other just "Flac - 334.8MB" does it matter at all which one I go for?   2) If I ripped a CD once with my laptops bog-standard CD drive using iTunes...

Hi people,   I have a couple of questions for you. Basically, at the moment I'm in a state of postponing my music "sorting-out", as I try to research what would be best. I have around 500-1000 song 'details' (title, artist, album stored in Spotify, text files etc.) and I want to know how I...

Hi guys,   Got a new phone, and a pair of IEMs came free (don't ask which ones, just some generic in-ear things )   Yeah, well I tried them on my PC, and.. not good - the sound was distorted and muffled, like listening whilst the jack is only half in. I tried pulling the jack halfway out...

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Hey there,   I will soon have about 1000 tracks in Wav, ALAC and MP3 CBR format (I am perfectly happy to re-rip, convert etc. if necessary).   What I'm after is something portable to play my *whole* collection on.   I was thinking of picking up an iPod 5G, but they are all out of...

Hey there, this is my first thread so cut me some slack if I have breached any rules of etiquette    My scenario is as follows: I have a few CDs I've ripped to Apple Lossless, but I'm happy to rip again to WMA Lossless or AIFF? (FLAC seems far to complicated to me, but an explanation of how...