[shotgunshane]

We're approximately 1/3 of the way there.  $455.

 

[Gilly87]

Woo!

 

[Poimandres]

Very nice so far assuming that there is still only 17 contributors that makes the average donation 26.76.

 

[shotgunshane]

Bump for hitting $500!

 

[DaBomb77766]

Awesome!  Do you have any idea how long it'd take for him to get them once this goes through?  Of course it'd probably take him quite awhile to review it, I'd like for him to take his time.
 
Actually...where can you even buy these right now anyway?
 
Also, I probably should have said this first, but a big thank you to Joker for his thread!!

 

[shotgunshane]

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Awesome!  Do you have any idea how long it'd take for him to get them once this goes through?  Of course it'd probably take him quite awhile to review it, I'd like for him to take his time.
 
Actually...where can you even buy these right now anyway?
 
Also, I probably should have said this first, but a big thank you to Joker for his thread!!

You can buy them from JR.com.

 

[KimChee]

Great thread I will be donating soon

 

[kiteki]

 
Aw, it's a shame there is no voting here on which IEM to buy, like last time when there was a vote which decided on the UM Miracle?
 
There's lots of IEM's/CIEM's out there.

 

[DaBomb77766]

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Aw, it's a shame there is no voting here on which IEM to buy, like last time when there was a vote which decided on the UM Miracle?
 
There's lots of IEM's/CIEM's out there.

But to my knowledge this is probably the only other $1000+ universal IEM he hasn't reviewed yet (the other being the FA-BA-SS), so that makes it unique!  There are just way too many CIEMs for him to review...getting a pair of those isn't quite as simple as getting a universal.

 

[kiteki]

 
I'm pretty sure he's reviewed the Final Bass and it costs less than $1000+, last time I checked $999 at acessoryjack hehe. ;]
 
There is the new "FitEar TO GO! MH334" which is above $1000 IIRC, and there are universal alternatives to these CIEM's http://www.head-fi.org/t/577039/every-top-end-product-of-every-headphone-and-iem-brand-currently-in-existence-forever-current-list
 
So, I'd say there's still a few universals above $1000, in that perspective.
 
Edit:  I know the K3003 is a suitable model and thank you to ljokerl, just offering some alternative input. =]

 

[ostewart]

another big thank you Joker from a poor student, who is entering the world of reviewing.

Sorry i cant donate, i still need to pay off the superlux HD668B...

Kind regards
Oscar

 

[bizkit]

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Attention Head-Fi! 
 
I know that most, if not all of you reading this, have used Joker as a reference, sounding board and portable guru to ask our many IEM/headphone questions, on the quest for our own personal holy grail.  Mike, or Joker to the masses, has spent countless hours and dollars to create one of the finest pieces of work I have ever seen in the audio world.  His multi-review threads serve as a baseline and reference for members and lurkers alike.  In case you’ve been hiding under a rock here are links to his massive threads:
 
Multi IEM Review: http://www.head-fi.org/t/478568/multi-iem-review-223-iems-compared-dunu-dn-17-crater-dn-18-hawkeye-added-02-22-12
 
Portable Headphone Review: http://www.head-fi.org/t/433318/shootout-98-portable-headphones-reviewed-sony-mdr-pq2-and-philips-oneill-sho9560-added-01-02-12
 
So some of the regulars around here decided it was time to do something nice for Mike, again!  In order to express our gratitude, for his continued and unending work on these threads, we’ve decided to raise money in order to get him the new hybrid AKG K3003 universal.  For those of you unfamiliar with this universal, it goes for approximately $1,300.  I’m going to be organizing the collection of the money and purchasing the K3003 for Mike.  Here is a link to the K3003:
 
http://www.jr.com/akg-acoustics/pe/AKG_K3003I/
 
For your reference, we’ve done this before and raised money to purchase him a Unique Melody Miracle custom a little over a year ago.  Here are the threads related to that effort:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/532670/we-got-ljokerl-a-um-miracle#post_7182933
http://www.head-fi.org/t/531704/please-vote-um-miracle-jh13-es5-or-ue-capitol-for-ljokerl
 
The next post contains the rules for submitting donations and how you can win a Sennheiser IE80.  If you are not a registered member, please do register to participate.
 
List of members who donated (Donators will be listed by Head-Fi name, self-chosen nickname or anonymous)
1.    shotgunshane
2.    James444
3.    k3oxkjo
4.    tstarn06
5.    vaed
6.    deadguy99
7.    Poimandres
8.    -y0-
9.    whitefroded
10.  anonymous
11.  Anaxilus
12.  swbf2cheater
13.  Punslayer
14.  kckc
15.  gilly87
16.  jupiterknight
17.  DaBomb77766
18.  rawrster
19.  esanthosh
20.  monoglycer
21.  rroseperry

 I'll donate my K3003i's after the review tour is finished.  I may be able to sweet talk AKG into exchanging them for a new set for him.

 

[Poimandres]

True enough universals are much easier to purchase than ciem's. If this ends up being a vote and/or a ciem I would love to see Joker review the Heir Audio 8a's.

Where do we stand now Shotgun donation wise?

 

[shotgunshane]

We are currently at $540.

 

[shotgunshane]

I have a new update for the first post.  Please see below:
 
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**UPDATE** Due to a couple new developments, Mike is going to get plenty of time with an AKG K3003 in the near future, so in replacement of the AKG, we are looking to get him the soon to be released FitEar To Go MH334 universal. 

The FitEar To Go MH334 is a universal version of the FitEar flagship custom.  It has been completely redesigned from the ground up to become a universal fit IEM with some interesting new, never done before features.  The MSRP is approximately the same as the AKG's.  There are a couple of new threads with very preliminary information and can be found here:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/597534/suyama-universal-fitear-to-go-334#post_8170621
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/597146/fitear-to-go-mh334-suyamas-flagship-custom-made-universal
 
As you can see from my previous post to this one, we are nearly half way to the stated goal in only a couple of days of donations!