Quote: Originally Posted by wnewport I've been thinking it over, and the University of Kansas, Tulsa, Univeristy of Florida, and University of Chicago are my top picks. Chicago is moving up there. The size and location seem right, but the cost and reported social life and quality of...

oh yeah, easily.

it really truly does depend on you. if you clean the rubber tips once a week and always store your buds in a pouch im sure the filters can last a long long time (like a year or more i would guess) but if you just let your buds lie around or you live in an environment/have a lifestyle that doesnt...

holy effing ess batman. you were 100% correct. i tossed the tips from my er-6s on the er-6i's and they sound amazing. bass response is GREATLY improved over the er-6s. sounds like the highs are a lot sharper too...not sure if they're too sharp for me yet; i could see this being fatiguing after a...

hey guys, i was wondering if any one else has had issues moving from etymotic er-6's to anything else with a three flange tip? i just cant seem to get a good seal with the three flange tips... in fact, i've been listening to my brothers er-6i's for about 24 hours now and my initial...

heres my advice: dont plan too far ahead. going to med school is a great plan and you should definitely have goals but at the same time realize that things will change. you may not want to go to med school two years from now. lemme just tell you my story and you can decide for your self =]...

Quote: Originally Posted by Skrying Apple just doesnt care about quality, they are a company that does style. Bose is the same. Pea's in a pod and both making money. I wouldnt be so harsh on Apple but yes, I agree Bose probably has an exclusive contract for rights to demo their...

been a while since ive posted around here guys but its good to be back. i had to stop reading because my wallet was getting a bit scrawny... now, with the sudden death of my etymotic er-6's...my first set of hifi buds...im ready to open my wallet once more. but first, some details on the...

i just moved to chicago from pittsburgh and id be really cool to meet people. if this thing is still on, im very very in. =D

hey head-fi'ers. Many of you may have gotten this notice already or even seen it in the news. A class action lawsuit against apple regarding the performance of the battery in the first, second and third gen iPods has been settled. The outcome? Free batteries for all! No, just kidding. Third gen...

hey guys, im on the hunt for a threaded male to female or male (i dont care) mini jack. it can come on a cable (preferably less than 6") or just be a terminal for me to make my own cables. it can even be on an adapter (male to male, male to female). the key is that i have somethng (cable...

Quote: Originally Posted by JazzJackRabbit aroon A couple of pointers, maybe that'll help you. 1.If you are planning to buy an entirely new mp3 portable, I think it would be better to go with creative zen xtra, AFAIK it has better signal output than ipod. 2.Unless you are going to do...

Quote: Originally Posted by John Reeves Hi, You are probably aware that as people age their sensitivity to high frequencies deteriorates. In order to ensure that this is not a critical factor, which affects your results, you will need to carry out an audiogram test on each subject...

Quote: Originally Posted by intlplby what is your methodology for the study going to be? what exactly is the variable you are measuring? how are you measuring it? will they compare different level bitrates to each other or to a lossless source? are you going to use music? or are...

my initial thought was to go with ety's i have a pair myself and i love them but then... they go IN your ear. to use them with a large number of people id have to either clean them or replace the tips for every subject which costs money, is a pain, and frankly, could be potentially GROSS. so...

Hey guys, long time since ive been around. I had an idea recently to do a study on how well people can actually tell the difference between different bitrates of encoded music [i.e. ordering 64, 128, 192, 256, and 320kbs mp3s of the same song by perceived quality] I'm trying to configure...

dont have time to read all the replies so pardon any repeats: first, ac/delco uses mostly all proprietary conectors so if it were to work you can bet you'll have to do some splicing and stuff first. before you go out and tear anything up i highely suggest you try and find the wiring diagrams...

i havnt had a chance to update my ipod yet [im at school, then off to work]. anyone know if they fixed the issue with not being able to use the ipod AT ALL while its in the dock and connected to the computer via firewire? i still think thats the most ridiculous thing ive seen about the ipod.

is any head-fi'ers goin to quakecon? if you dont know what quakecon is head to http://www.quakecon.org to find out more. just thought it would be cool for us to know, mebbe meet up, go out for dinner or something.

straight from /. fellas: "The PC Magazine reviews 14 digital music players that can play MP3, WMA or AAC files. The editor's choice among the models compared includes Apple iPod Mini and iRiver iFP-390T. The editors decided to conduct a single review of both Flash- and HDD-based music...

i've also written up my impressions [with pictures, har]. they can be found on my website: http://www.pureimaginary.com as for the meet, i had an awesome time. the guys were really cool and listening to all that gear was a real treat. we gotta do this again this fall. big thanks to Tmesis...

ive posted my thoughts on the even along with the only two decent pictures i got of the meet. now im by no means an authority on headphones so take my reviews with a grain of salt. they'll prolly help the layman, if anyone at all. in anycase, you should check the post for the pics if nothing...

everyone bring your choice of drink or snack for 10 people?

i dont see one either but it does have a lot of the cmd line options in a drop down menu

i actually use -alt preset insane but i wanna know what the vbr quality thing is anyway. such is the student inside of me heh.