Whoops. I meant silicone tips (you know, the rubber ones) rather than silicon. Inserting silicon in one's ears would probably be very uncomfortable indeed.

I've had my Ety ER4 for about two years and tried both the factory foam and silicon tips with mixed results. I found the silicon formed a better seal and had tighter bass but were less comfortable to wear for longer periods (my ear canals have a fairly accute bend). I took Fixup's advice at...

I've had my 280 Pros for about 3 weeks now. After a couple weeks the bass had better extension (though it's not really louder, just deeper) and the upper midrange wasn't so thin as was I first plugged them in. The soundstage has opened up nicely. Great cans. They are a big improvement over...

Etymotic ER4P. No doubt about it.

James Jamerson, who played on many of the big Motown hits. His playing influenced alot of rock, r&b and jazz bassists, including John Entwistle and John Paul Jones.

Trippy headphone music: Boards of Canada, Music Has a Right to Children Brian Eno, Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon Nightmares on Wax, Carboot Soul Mellow, Another Mellow Spring

Playing records wet may give good playback results, but it will ruin your vinyl. It extracts the plasticisers that keep the vinyl pliable and causes the groove walls to harden, become brittle and ultimately *increases* surface noise for the next time the record is played. I wouldn't do it...

I use Ety's for listening in bed. I'll admit that turning one's head sideways with those things in can be like getting an icepick in the ear, but the good sound with no leakage makes them great for late night use IMO. The pain has been a bit like aversion therapy, so now I either remain...

DIYFSE=Do It Yourself For Somebody Else (i.e., for the technically challenged, like me).

Thanks for the replies. I came to an agreement in principle with KurtW for him to build one of his DIYFSE blue portable META42's with a couple of customized options.

Hiya. I'm new here and am interested in getting a META42 unit that's already built. I have 3 questions: Is crossfeed available?; how much should I expect to spend for an assembled unit; and who are the recommended sources for them? I have done some searches of the Head-Fi archived threads on...