Quote:   The 45 degree plug was really the only thing making me uneasy about these, and I read your post above *after* I placed my order. And the pre-order discount is still on.   It's my lucky day.

While smartphones are definitely a big part of it, I would bet that another significant reason for the decline in dedicated DAP sales is just old-fashioned market saturation [how many people do you know who don't have one?] as well as with the shift away from fragile HDD-based players to...

Thank you for putting this thread together, I can barely guess at how many hours of your life you've donated to the community in doing so.

There's an entire forum dedicated to amps; I'd recommend that you have a look at a few of the shootouts that've been done, then maybe check out the BST and see what's available used.

Quote: Originally Posted by dj_mocok I'm not gonna get PS3 until it's much cheaper and I can easily, uh... "backup" my original games to play with it. I'm with you there, pal. I had a V9 PS2 with a laser that stopped reading DVD's after about a year and a half, and Sony told me...

Quote: Originally Posted by ken36 The screen is never big enough. Trust me. If you're willing to make the necessary sacrifices, I think a projector is a fine choice; I'm absolutely in love with mine, and it's not even a high-end one.

Wait a minute, I thought viruses wouldn't run under Vista Y'know, kinda like games, sound card drivers, web browsers, cad programs, and pretty much everything else won't.

Sex Panther - 50% of the time, it works every time. Seriously though, I use Jovan, which is cheap and really a hit with some girls.

IMHO, the most important thing about biking is staying the hell off the road: even though the sidewalk is bumpy and constantly being interrupted by roads or blind corners, you have to keep your head up watching for pedestrians all the time, and you even have to go on the grass sometimes, to me...

I had a pair of Koss UR-29's, and I thought they were great... I really started looking into decent headphones after I gave my wife's ipod a spin and realized that she was listening to those horrendous ibuds for like 3 hours every single day, and told myself "that ****'s gotta stop."

I know this is an old thread, but I also just picked up a pair of E4c's, and the only set of yellow foamies I got with them are a little smaller than I would like [I'm not sure which of the sizes they are, but they're just under 1/2" when fully expanded] so I was wondering if anybody else had...

That sounds like teh marketing hype.

http://www.ebay.ca/ http://amazon.ca/ http://www.tigerdirect.ca/ Honestly... Canada isn't that far behind everybody else! There are also a number of head-fiers from Canada, if you'd be willing to take the chance of buying something used and sight-unseen [which isn't necessarily a bad...

There was an HD30GB9 on teh ebayz last time I checked...

If you're buying something for someone who lives in Canada, buy her a DAP that's already in Canada, especially considering that she'll be the one who gets nailed for taxes, duties, and brokerage fees when the package shows up at her door, and those can represent a significant portion of the...

The E2's are actually a little over-bassy, IMHO, so if your experience is that they have none, it's almost certainly because you're not getting a good seal. Did you roll up the foam ones like earplugs before putting them in your ears? I'm not trying to insult you here, but maybe you've never...

A CNC laser cutter. It'll make the hoes swarm, trust me.

Fine choice, though I was kinda rooting for you to get the Z.

Be a pal and ship with USPS - Not UPS. UPS screws you with excessive brokerage charges, and they only deliver to your door during business hours [when you'll presumably be at work.] Also keep in mind that the less you declare the item as being worth, the less your friend in Canada will have to...

Are you standing on an anti-fatigue mat at work? That might help isolate you from some of the low frequencies coming from the floor.

Quote: Originally Posted by pez playing 256MBPS CBR AAC's I'm all for sound quality, but bloody hell, you guys are insane!

Quote: Originally Posted by nelamvr6 You need better friends, friends are definitely an acquired taste! What a great quote, and so true. The difference between my E2's and the ibuds was night and day, so I can hardly believe anyone would claim ibuds sound better than your...

I think Shure makes a great product and I'm very happy with my E2's, but I was just recommended the Mylarone X3's as an upgrade [not that I was asking, but I always appreciate advice] that actually costs less, so you could check those out as well. I think the E2's would probably sound better...

How does this model compare to the HD20GA7? There's one on ebay right now that's just tormenting me with it's high price and across-the-border location, but I really want something that's going to sound great without an amp, and from reading your review, a Kenwood is probably the perfect...

Quote: Originally Posted by c0mfortably_numb the joys of hot mastering. Holy brutal, batman. Record companies FTL