[Prakhar]

LOL. Upgrading from the HTF600s? haha

 

[cel4145]

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SO Cel, I managed to get to doing some A/Bing. I first did the iPod vs the Clip. I found putting my finger on what sounds better to me about amps (or internal dap amp circuits in this case) was a lot more difficult than with cans. That being said, in simplistic summary the iPod sounded thinner and more sibilant. (both set on flat eq) I found this to be consistent with the above mentioned article.
Then I went to the ipod&E11 vs the Clip. Now this was hard. For sure the SQ was noticibly better than just the ipod out. The difference to me was the clip sounds a tad warmer than the E11. It almost seemed like attack was somehow faster with the e11.
In anycase the difference was not drastic. So to my ears i would say:
clip = ipod&e11 > ipod
Im thinking I prefered the e11 combo a tad but I prolly could have spent more time with more tracks but to me they are pretty close in any case.
The e11 does did not improve the SQ on the clip to me so I did not test with that.
Doc.

 
That's good. So if JVC will ever release the S500 here in the US, someone can get the total media player package, Clip and headphones, for under $100. No amp needed 

 

[Gee Simpson]

What's the limit of songs you can have on a playlist using Rockbox? I've Rockboxed mine for better playlist functionality really. I know the limit on the Clip Zip stock firmware is 400 songs per playlist. Does Rockbox improve the sound quality too?

 

[vodkex]

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LOL. Upgrading from the HTF600s? haha

 
Nah, I love the HTF600s drivers in the HD668b/SR850 housing, it's a beautiful headphone that way... But I'd like to try something new. It may be an upgrade, it may be not.. I'll have to try the JVCs when I can get my hands on them.
 
 
I'll keep on reading the reviews.

 

[Dsnuts]

It's an upgrade..For certain. The resolution on these drivers are amazing.

 

[Gee Simpson]

I'm gonna have to go back to stock firmware on the Zip (which I liked the look of anyway) as Rockbox is just too complicated for me and isn't as user friendly.  

 

[sfwalcer]

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I'm gonna have to go back to stock firmware on the Zip (which I liked the look of anyway) as Rockbox is just too complicated for me and isn't as user friendly.

Don't do it yet Gee, you can duel boot back to the stock Zip firmware once it's rockboxed. Just press and hold the power button and the I<< button at the same time to power your player on, it'll boot back to stock settings.  For rockbox boot just turn it on how you normally would. Well this is how it works for my rockboxed clip+ at least, not sure about the zip.

 

[Gee Simpson]

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Don't do it yet Gee, you can duel boot back to the stock Zip firmware once it's rockboxed. Just press and hold the power button and the I<< button at the same time to power your player on, it'll boot back to stock settings.  For rockbox boot just turn it on how you normally would. Well this is how it works for my rockboxed clip+ at least, not sure about the zip.

Removed it now. Didn't see the point in keeping Rockbox on my player if I won't be using it.

 

[sfwalcer]

Cools as long as it suits your needs that's all it matters, just a heads up that's all. 

 

[Achmedisdead]

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Removed it now. Didn't see the point in keeping Rockbox on my player if I won't be using it.

The improvement in battery life alone is worth it to me. There are many features in it that I never use, but a lot of the complexity can be bypassed with a little familiarity. But hey, give it a shot for a little while with the stock firmware and see how you like it....you can always go back in the future if you change your mind.

 

[Gee Simpson]

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The improvement in battery life alone is worth it to me. There are many features in it that I never use, but a lot of the complexity can be bypassed with a little familiarity. But hey, give it a shot for a little while with the stock firmware and see how you like it....you can always go back in the future if you change your mind.

Yeah that's what I was thinking 

 I like the look of the stock firmware too tbh and it's easy to use so I'll be using that for now.

 

[Dsnuts]

Well how you like your HA-S500 with that new clip? 

 

[glunteer]

which do you prefer?
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ear-Pads-For-Audio-Technica-ATH-SJ5-DJ-Style-Headphones-Black-/251160088897?pt=US_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3a7a4ed141
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ear-Pads-For-Audio-Technica-ATH-SJ3-Headphone-Over-Ear-DJ-Foldable-/261104795028?pt=US_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3ccb0efd94
 
has some better?

 

[Dsnuts]

The ATH- SJ5 replacements are what we are all using. Those SJ3s look like the cheapo vinyl version.

 

[Gee Simpson]

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Well how you like your HA-S500 with that new clip? 

Unfortunately I'm encountering problems with it. I keep getting the 'refreshing media' message when my sd card is loaded into the player but then the zip just shuts down halfway through the process.
 
EDIT - Fixed! 

 I read a suggested fix online and it worked. Phew!
 
It's 5.30am here now though so off to my bed but I'll update tomorrow. The ATH leathers have been fitted too.