Good idea! I'll give it a shot, thank you

Hi All, Just ordered the Utopia, Topping D90+A90 stack and I'm sure I'll have a hundred questions, but first things first: Is there a good short (1m) cable for connecting the Utopia to the A90? The balanced cable in the box is 3 meters which feels like overkill since I'll be sitting less than...

Exactly this!!! I got the h9i's a few days ago and the random pauses are incessant. It keeps randomly pausing even after I updated them to the latest version. It seems to calm down after I've had them on for 5 minutes, but there are times when it stops two or three times during the course of...

Hi all, Just picked up a pair of h9's and I have one burning question which has probably been covered here but I wasn't able to find it via browsing or Google, so.... Can I turn off the double tap to dial the last number? Ridiculously annoying and I've only had them for a day! Many thanks...

Quote:   Okay I think we have a winner here folks, they're $70 on Amazon!!! Now to find a Marshall's...

Quote:   Quote:   Hahahah these were actually my office headphones! And I love them but I can't imagine anyone saw them wrapped around my head and thought "I wanna look like that too!" But the Phillips are a great suggestion, they're officially on my final list of considerations...

Quote:   $100 would be perfect, $150 would be on the outer limits and $200 is only for the beats 'brand value'....    I was actually thinking about Souls but they have that 'copycat' feel to them, like getting someone a Zune when they wanted an iPod, or the Monkees to the Beatles...

Thanks for the replies everyone.     The M-80's look good but they're $170, and I figure I might as well splurge an extra $30 and get the beats, sound quality be damned.  Woe, if the M-80's were $100 I think I'd be willing to justify it but for a $30 difference I think she'd appreciate the...

Hey folks,   It's my boss's daughter's bat mitzvah next month and as the resident audiophile I thought I'd get her a good set of cans.  I was looking at the Beats Solo HD because they're what all the kids are yippity yapping about these days but they're a) $200 and b) getting terrible...

I would actually be really interested in an in-line remote control, my iAudio X5 had one and it was great, a little screen so I could flip around tracks without taking the player out of my backpack. I'm surprised more players don't have one, but I guess it has something to do with the iPod...

Quote: Originally Posted by jpelg I owned an H120 + HR MicroStack for a short time. Not bad on storage, but the package was far from portable. While I do miss it sometimes, if I were to assemble a work rig again, I'd probably go with a Pico amp/DAC or something similiar in size/cost...

Quote: Originally Posted by jpelg Thanks for your perspective. Have you tried it at Can-Jam? Have you? I'm happy to admit the ferrari 430 is a sweet ride without driving it and Dom Perignon is a tasty champagne without having drunk it. The 801 looks like a sweet player based...

Quote: Originally Posted by jpelg How I see it An "interesting" product from an audiophile/geek proof-of-concept perspective. Yet I remain more than a bit confused about the HM-801. What exactly is it's intended use? 1. Portable player? Waaay too large, yet not enough storage for...

Quote: Originally Posted by swanlee Part of the issue is for the money why should we have to sacrifice anything? With this device we will have to sacrifice storage space, battery life and audio customization options. I fully support the endeavor to make a high end portable audiophile...

Yeah but we're an impatient bunch! If I could make a suggestion on the firmware, could you include a 'Now Playing' playlist? So if I am listening to an album and I want to add another song I can just go to the song and click 'Add to now playing'. It's not an essential feature, and it...

Quote: Originally Posted by emelius why on earth wasn't the pcm1704u-k used?!??...same chip but with tighter specs...Cary, Wadia and a few others changed their 1704-based models to 1704u-k many moons ago... i hope it wasn't due to cost, given the $600...availability issues...

Wow, very interesting. I'm surprised there aren't more boutique, audiophile quality mp3 players like this. Attach portable memory, an LCD screen, have the Rockbox community provide the software and you're on to something good. I think there will be lots of these in the future, and the HM-901...

Hmm, the attenuator is £15, or maybe I can make a post on the FS forums. But isn't it just for airline travel? Do you think it would affect music quality?

I'm using the UE-11's and they're INSANELY sensitive, I have this problem with almost every player! The Zune was too loud, the Kenwood HD60GD9EC was too loud (and hissed), the iPod and iAudio X5L were the only players I tried which really excelled at low volumes. It kinda defeats the purpose of...

Yeah the hissing really sucks! I would not have bought it if I'd known it was so loud... Is there any way of reducing volume in the service menu? I'm listening with IEM's and can't go any higher than 3 or 4 (out of 30something) without it getting painful!

Dayumn, now you tell me?!! BTW did you notice the same slow transfer speeds?

Alright my 829 arrived! It's much smaller and thinner than I expected. Also, it includes wired as well as wireless headphones! Haven't tried either yet but it's nice to know the wired are included. More importantly though, I'm seeing REALLY slow transfer speeds. Like 2 or 3 seconds per...

As others have mentioned, lossy is king and lossless is dying. It's the Betamax VHS battle all over. Major points: 1. People buy music on-line or (let's be honest) download a lot from torrents . Most of that is 192 or 320kbps mp3. As people buy fewer hard CD's and own a larger portion of...

Awesome, they're brand new with warranty etc I just have a friend who can get me employee discount. Thanks guys !

Hi Guys Sorry to disrupt any long term discussions but I had a question: If I can get the IE8's for £160 shipped, is that a good deal? Or is there anywhere I can find them for less? I have a pair of UE-11's and wanna pick up the IE8's as backup maybe... Thanks for your help!