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The Universal IEM with the best soundstage?
I have been using my Head-Direct RE-0 for three years now and I like their detailed and clear sound, but I have grown tired of their flat soundstage. Moreover, the RE-0's housing keeps breaking. To find a replacement, I auditioned the sennheiser IE8 and I instantly fell in love with the...- Musicboy
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Buying Audéo Silicone Ear Guides
One of my friends and I wants to buy 2 sets of the Audéo silicone ear guides. Audéo sells them, but I live in Denmark and they only ships to USA, Canada etc. Does anyone know any other reseller of the ear guides? Hifiheadphones.co.uk sells them for £10.95, but at Audéo they are only $9.95. Is...- Musicboy
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Caring case for IEM
I want to make my own caring case for my new IEM and I want to make it a metal one. The only question I have is, does an iron case affect the magnets in the driver?- Musicboy
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- Forum: Cables, Power, Tweaks, Speakers, Accessories (DBT-Free Forum)
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Reparing broken iBasso t1 minijack in
My iBassos “minijack in” does not make a good contact with the headphone minijack and only plays one stereo channel sometimes. I think what caused the problem was when the headphone minijack was moving from side to side in my pocket causing the metal inside the minijack in to get loose. Is there...- Musicboy
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Looking for small speakers.
I am looking for small speakers like these, but I do not know where they sell such speakers to private consumers. They have to be low ohm and very small: 4-5 cm diameter and 1,5-2 cm thick- Musicboy
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Portable stereo on the bicycle
I had the idea of a portable stereo on the bicycle on my mind for a long time. Now I have finally made one myself and I am very satisfied with the result. Now I can listen to music on the go while talking to my friends and avoid get smashed by the car I did not hear. Look at the pictures...- Musicboy
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Wireless remote for iRiver iHP-120?
I am looking for an alternative remote for the iRiver iHP-120. I am going to use the iRiver for my new home setup, and if it exists, it could be nice with a wireless remote for the iRiver. Then I do not need to chance the music on the player. I have been looking everywhere, but I have not found...- Musicboy
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The best bang for the the buck IEM's at 150$?
I have been using my sennheiser cx-300 for one and a half year now, and they are almost dead. The rubber on the ends of the cables got loose and I think the cables are a bit loose too. Furthermore, I think they got wet, but I do not know if this can ruin them. The point is that I need a new pair...- Musicboy
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Cheap cable upgrade for Senn 650's?
I need a cheap cable upgrade for my sennheiser 650's. I would like to have a cardas cable, but it is too expensive. It has to be around 4 foot and have a miniplug. I found a 4 foot and miniplug cardas cable for 95$, but and i am looking for 20-40$ upgrade cable.- Musicboy
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Need help: How to perfectly shorten headphone cables?
I am not a big DIY, but I would like to shorten my cables for my senheiser 650's. I am going to use the miniplug with the two cables that are together before the 1/4 plug. I know that I need to connect the cables with something, but would it ruin the sound quality if I used something like tin...- Musicboy
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When to consider yourself as Audiophile?
When can you call yourself an Audiophile? Is it when you bought an "audiophile" quality setup because you only can deal with the bet of the best, or is it when you listening to music all day and loves audio? Is it when your friends call you an audiophile, or is it something completely different...- Musicboy
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Need advise on non-upgrade 650 cables
I need a shorter cable for my senheiser hd-650. It does not have to be an upgrade; I just need a shorter cable around 1 m. I like the sound as my rig is now and I do not want to spend 500$ on cables, I need a cheap cable at the same quality level as the stock cables. Can I get my stock...- Musicboy
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Un-Amplified Headphone for around $100
(If you want to skip story then go down) I bought my sennheiser hd-650 and I tried to convince my friend that his stock ipod earbods was not as good as he thought. He thought that a “quality mp3 player” like his ipod, would have some kind of hi-fi stock earbods. First, he did not mind about all...- Musicboy
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biggest difference: DAC or AMP?
I was just wondering what makes the biggest change in music quality, DAC or AMP?- Musicboy
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Keep your friends close. Keep your music closer!
Have you ever tried to choose your music before your friends? I'll start: I have being totally occupied by music this last week as I got my 650's iBasso and iRiver. -
Deafness by high volume music
Do you know how many dB's you expose yourself when you a hearing music? The recommendations for continuously music listening is that you only hear 75 dB as a maximum. I tested myself using a professional dB meter. My average was 83 dB. If I continued listening at this level, I would be permanent... -
Pmp with digital outs, smart design and lots of memory
I know it is just a dream, BUT would it be nice if I made a pmp with digital out only for the portable dacs? If the player only have a digital out and not all the other stuff the new portable media players with digital out has today, it could be a lot slimmer and smaller. Of cause, it has to...- Musicboy
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Headphones pads "protection"
I use molding paste in my hair and therefore I can't wear my headphones as the pads gets sticky. I thought of using a plastic bag and cut it so it would fit to the headphones but that is not optimal. Any suggestions?- Musicboy
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- Forum: Gear-Fi: Non-Audio Gear and Gadgets
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Any portable player with Spdif out?
I’ve been looking for a portable player like the cowon q5w that has a spdif out. The problem for me with the cowon q5w is it is too big and too expensive, otherwise it is nice . I want to connect the player to the ibasso d1's Dac and from the ibasso to the headphones. If you can give me a hint...- Musicboy
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