[intoflatlines]

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Originally Posted by cn11 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Maybe people in Portland don't care about personal audio... Heh. In my city I've seen my fair share of people with high end IEM's, in coffee shops, and on flights too.

You're from Indianapolis?

edit: joke doesn't work.. stupid new page!

 

[cn11]

Not quite. ;0)

My armpit location is a bit closer to Chi-town than Indy.

 

[stang]

What has this world come to. Spending $400 on an iPod touch and using $1 stock earbuds...sad. Some people have no idea. If they can afford that much for a PMP, surely they can at LEAST get some $20 earphones that are better than the stock apple one's.

 

[krmathis]

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Originally Posted by ben4345 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I wouldn't call Portland, Or remote.

Ok, I take that back. Although Portland is smaller than Oslo.
Then I guess you are just weird.

 

[yipcanjo]

With only 62,000 people living in Portland, it's not *that* surprising...

Portland, Maine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[ben4345]

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Originally Posted by yipcanjo /img/forum/go_quote.gif With only 62,000 people living in Portland, it's not *that* surprising... Portland, Maine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

WRONG Portland... This one

Portland, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[THE_SOURCE41]

I haven't seen very many people in Portland wearing IEM's either. The only time I really have seen something cool in public was a guy in london wearing some UE customs.

Sam

 

[logwed]

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Originally Posted by cn11 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Maybe people in Portland don't care about personal audio... Heh. In my city I've seen my fair share of people with high end IEM's, in coffee shops, and on flights too. I've spotted Shure SE530's and TF10's (those are really hard to miss, obviously).

Yes, the armpit is very metropolitan...

 

[ben4345]

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Originally Posted by logwed /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes, the armpit is very metropolitan...

You guys have some really confused people there. IEM's don't go into the armpit!

 

[Andrew H]

Heh, so "Keep Portland Weird" can be interpreted as "Buy Better Earphones". I like it!

Definitely there are tons of stock iBuds, etc out there. I probably see (notice) more variety of earphones at the gym. But it can be pretty tough to identify them without looking like you're staring (just like the awesome Seinfeld quote about "you don't stare, just get a sense" that someone is using as their sig file).

For players, it's even harder to tell, but seems that 5/4 of PDX the population is using an iPhone.

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Originally Posted by cn11 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Maybe people in Portland don't care about personal audio..

Perhaps a good question for KB / 32-Ohm. Seems he's not doing too badly...

And you PDXers are all going to the Centralia meet, right?

 

[cn11]

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Originally Posted by Andrew H /img/forum/go_quote.gif Heh, so "Keep Portland Weird" can be interpreted as "Buy Better Earphones". I like it! Definitely there are tons of stock iBuds, etc out there. I probably see (notice) more variety of earphones at the gym. But it can be pretty tough to identify them without looking like you're staring (just like the awesome Seinfeld quote about "you don't stare, just get a sense" that someone is using as their sig file). For players, it's even harder to tell, but seems that 5/4 of PDX the population is using an iPhone. Perhaps a good question for KB / 32-Ohm. Seems he's not doing too badly... And you PDXers are all going to the Centralia meet, right?

Very true! And I happen to like his portable amps....

 

[krismusic]

I must admit I check out what people are wearing. One of these days I am going to get a punch on the nose!
I live in London and use public transport a lot.
I am suprised how rarely I see anyone wearing anything decent.
When I do, I have to resist going up to them and asking how they sound.

It exasperates me that the Apple buds that are so ubiquitous leak so badly. Thanks Apple.

Another thing is when I see someone wearing huge Sony cans and am pretty sure that my IEM's beat them hands down.
All good fun.

 

[ben4345]

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Perhaps a good question for KB / 32-Ohm. Seems he's not doing too badly...

And you PDXers are all going to the Centralia meet, right?[/QUOTE]


OH WHAT THE **** BBQ!
I live just 10 blocks from them!

 

[thornygravy]

I live in NY. I've never seen anyone use anything other than; apple ibuds, bose triports rarely, and skullcandy..

People usually look in amazement at my portable rig.. "What is that thing strapped to your ipod?"

 

[ZARIM]

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Originally Posted by stang /img/forum/go_quote.gif What has this world come to. Spending $400 on an iPod touch and using $1 stock earbuds...sad. Some people have no idea. If they can afford that much for a PMP, surely they can at LEAST get some $20 earphones that are better than the stock apple one's.

I think the majority of conumers think ibuds are quite good

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