The Ringke case may look better or not than Cowon's Jelly case, depending on your tastes. If you want to see the design of the J3, at least the Jelly case is translucent. In terms of functionality, I've read at least one complaint that the Ringke covers too much of the front face (it covers the...

It seems like you want to use your J3 as a USB DAC/AMP like an iBasso -- in other words, you want to play files off of your external HD, but with the J3 doing the sound generation instead of your laptop's soundcard.   Unfortunately I don't think there is any way to do this. As soon as I...

Well, I have a J3 myself and haven't bricked it yet -- but then I only connect it to laptops running Windows XP and Win 7.   It seems amazing to me that Cowon would make a player that has problems working with Macs, but then Macs have a miniscule market share in Korea. For that matter, it...

Based on what I've read on other forums, the problem might be with the J3 and Mac OS. In spite of the fact Cowon states the J3 is compatible, several people seem to have bricked their players just by hooking them up to Macs. Apparently the problem is the J3 can't deal with the hidden files that...

I would opt for Cowon's own "Jelly" case over a silicon case. The jelly case looks like a clear plastic case, but is made of a soft, flexible, transparent material. The texture is just about perfect -- it looks smooth and doesn't attract lint, yet is is just grippy enough that it won't slide on...

Congratulations man! I've kept my H340 running (60 GB HD) with replacement batteries, and I keep my even older H320 around for possible spare parts.   I recently bought a 32GB Cowon J3, which is now my main DAP. It may be nice and light and hilariously thin compared to my H340, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by blawhh I doubt you could get them in China haha I havent seen one ever Huh? I bought mine from a local Sennheiser seller in Kunming -- which is hardly the biggest city in China. You should try looking for stores that sell high-end headphones, not...

Quote: Originally Posted by shigzeo yeah they manufacture there but they are an australian company. personally, i am waiting on cervelo for my next road bike. but they are a bit more hardcore than i am Wow, I only pasted one link, and you couldn't bother to click on it? Giant...

Quote: Originally Posted by shigzeo but might as well get the australian giant as they pretty make most bicycles on the planet so... go without the middle man if you want quality and known parts from a good and reputable manufacturer. As someone who is Chinese and is on his third...

People are still having the cable cracking problem, even after Shure changed the formulation used in their cables -- you can read about it in the Shure E500/E530 poll thread (which is unfortunately still in the Headphones Full-Size forum). The good news is that not everyone develops the...

Quote: Originally Posted by shigzeo im quite sure that giant is an australian company - i think it would never make it as a company from taiwan. No, Giant may be a global company, but it definitely started in Taiwan. Giant Manufacturing: Information and Much More from...

For a portable rig, you could easily get your source to output mono if you get a player that supports Rockbox (check out the Mono settings under Sound/Channel Configuration). In that case you wouldn't need any adaptors or special headphones at all.

Quote: Originally Posted by redaxis Hi, I had the same problem with my white E4c n im now with my second pair after i got a replacement. Saw this thread n I quickly check on my everyday use E4c and noticed the right side of the bending area of the cord started to have a little crack...

I don't think it was just the cold, though that might have exacerbated the problem. My e4g's broke in the same spot. Twice. It looks like you had the infamous cable stiffening/splitting problem that has affected many Shure models. (I've lost count of how many e2c complaints I've seen.)...

Quote: Originally Posted by intoflatlines I wouldn't pay that much for a repair unless you really like the E4c a lot. I am really surprised that Shure wants you to pay that much especially when you're in warranty. Ryan bought his in Canada, perhaps that is part of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by listenCarefully This should be rectified regardless of of warranty limitations and to do so is not a "courtesy", it is basic sound business practice. How many people do you think would have laid out $350 or more for the e500/530 if they had known they were...

Well, it's been a few more weeks, and we now have THREE out of twelve respondents with cable problems in July-Aug. 2007. Did all three make the same mistake -- using purchase date instead of build date? It's too bad more people haven't participated in this poll. Twelve is just a small...

Quote: Originally Posted by doxaman For the first time in weeks I brought out mine, had a look and noticed that the insullation had pulled away from the right driver. Looking closer I noticed that it had also pulled away at the connector end!!. The driver end doesn't look too bad...

Quote: Originally Posted by listenCarefully I am absolutely stunned that Shure would take a "hard line" approach on this. First they flood the market with a defective product and then they are going to quibble about the warranty "small print"? I guess I should clarify what I...

Quote: Originally Posted by listenCarefully This is a little irritating. I spend $400 on this IEM, find out 1 1/2 years later that people are experiencing a problem with the cord and when I email Shure about replacing it before my warranty runs out they don't even bother to get back to...

I'm pretty sure that the Shure rep said you can't distinguish the new cables from the old just by looking at them -- at least when they are new! That's one of the reasons another poll was started, to figure out just when Shure switched over to the new cables...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sugarfried The full lineup of SE models. Quote: Originally Posted by Arjisme Sugarfried said elsewhere (in this thread? so long I forgot) that the cables of the other IEMs aren't the same as the SE530. Just think you should be sure the SE210...

Quote: Originally Posted by filipelli Hmm, I thought the cable issues were resolved with the SE530s...got to read more on this! Do you guys think I will have trouble working out the warranty business without a receipt? Before, no, but under Shure's new policy, if you are not...

Quote: Originally Posted by blehmann I am a statistician of sorts and I would imagine that respondents to this poll are more likely to be the ones with problems, fwiw. Of course _this_ poll's respondents ALL have the cable problem, because the point of _this_ poll is to identify...

Come on, this is Head-Fi, where some people (claim) to be able to hear the difference between FLAC and WAV! Isn't anyone gonna say that 1/4" sounds better? I'm too lazy to search for opinions on whether gold plating helps too, for that matter.