Shure SE530 and ....

[Signal2Noise]

iPod, shmypod. Get a Cowon or a Zune.

 

[ingwe]

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Originally Posted by t0dy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hello, all! I also bought SE530s and I am also wondering about which player would sound better than my 80GB iPod 5.5G with many different genres of music. ....

For headphone out the Zune first generation is wonderful-- I have not auditioned the current generation though.

On another note, the other day at work I took my rig out to listen and discovered my iPod Classic 160G was out of juice. While recharging, I listened to the e500s via the Classic's headphone jack. Terrible. YMMV

 

[shungoh]

hehe i use ipod classic fitted with a Ibasso D2.. though upgrading to a predator once the funds come in

 

[Dominat0r]

using a 6.5G Ipod Classic and Headstage Lyrix as my amp...

Dont think ive ever plugged anything into the headphone out of my ipod as yet.

 

[Bonthouse]

Well, I run my SE530's straight out of my iPod Nano or Clip when portability is must, but at home I use some tweaked tips and the Corda Meier Move, and I've never heard something THAT good.

 

[Lil' Knight]

Used the SE530 with the Pico at my room and with my iTouch G2 when coming out.It sounds awesome in both cases.

 

[npcraig]

I use it with my iPhone 3G but sometimes the headphone jack starts acting up with the extension cables (not using one it works fine) so I don't know what's up with that. May get the Clip if Walmart has it for $49.

 

[pzm9pzm9]

Do iTouch 2Gs hiss with SE530? Im currently using Touch 1G with se530, and I just can't stand the hiss! Some say it is defective ones on 45th week of production or something.. .but mine is not made on 45th week but it sure hiss like hell... and I have a feeling that all Touch 1G hiss!!!!
Anyone experince tat in 2G?

 

[techfreakazoid]

Listening to some trance and dance tunes on the Sansa Fuze with my E500s and there's not much to like with this pairing. Everything sounds tinny; soundstage is narrow; and there's a ton of reverb and echoes. A number of tracks lack bass impact and extension. The EQ settings are all over the map and artificial. Lastly, the hp jack is poorly designed and chewed up my plug. Overall, there's very little synergy here and the Fuze makes the E500s sound like disposable buds.

 

[berniebennybernard]

I use an iPod Classic, and I don't hear any hiss that people often talk about. I'd love to upgrade to the Cowon S9, but the amount of space given to me with the Classic (which in turns gives me more flexibility) far outweighs a better sound. Maybe I'm losing the HF touch? LOL

 

[techfreakazoid]

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Originally Posted by pzm9pzm9 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do iTouch 2Gs hiss with SE530? Im currently using Touch 1G with se530, and I just can't stand the hiss! Some say it is defective ones on 45th week of production or something.. .but mine is not made on 45th week but it sure hiss like hell... and I have a feeling that all Touch 1G hiss!!!! Anyone experince tat in 2G?

I can't detect any hiss using my E500s with the iPod touch 2G, unlike the X, S9, and Fuze. Speaking of which, I paired the Sony buds (that came with the X) with the Fuze; and there's a lot more synergy with this pairing. The Fuze is a half decent player with the right IEMs.

 

[lmf22]

I have both the iPod Classic and Touch 2G, and there's hiss when using the SE530. But I can only hear the hiss when there's no music playing. Not a big problem, just annoying sometimes.

 

[ABathingApe]

using an N95 8GB with oggplay w/ my SE530's. Sounds really good, granted a little colored. There are no EQ settings with OGGPLAY though. No hiss with headphones in, slight hiss as music starts up. Granted I listen at very high volumes.

 

[dippyboy_87]

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Originally Posted by ABathingApe /img/forum/go_quote.gif using an N95 8GB with oggplay w/ my SE530's. Sounds really good, granted a little colored. There are no EQ settings with OGGPLAY though. No hiss with headphones in, slight hiss as music starts up. Granted I listen at very high volumes.

mate how did u manage to install that oggplayer in ur phone and still get it going good? i mean i just installed that damn symbian oggplayer in my n91 last week and after that its showing hdd unavailable. now its lying in the service centre & the nokiacare guy told me that it corrupted the hdd. btw do the oggplayer plays flac file?

 

[Dominat0r]

I hear a small amount of hiss with a amp...again havent ever plugged anything into my ipod headphone out.