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Anywhere that sells Cardas Quadeutectic Solder? How different is it from normal solders? Audible difference?

Where can I buy unassembled ipod dock connectors and cables (high quality pure copper/jena cryo/silver/mundorf etc) and Switchcraft jacks to make ipod LODs? Anyone has the number of Homegrown Audio also?

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Price drop! Up for good sound!

Up for a wonderful amp! Enjoy your music like never before! Price is negotiable!

Definitely the Futuresonics Atrio! Get it from Slowth! http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/sh...ghlight=slowth

Price is negotiable! Up for a great amp at a great price!

Hi all I have a mSeed Spirit amp for sale at 190 SGD (slightly negotiable). This is the original version that is made in the USA. Not the current one produced by Crossroads and sold by Jaben. Condition is 9/10 due to some very minor jack scratches on the plastic cover near the jacks. Hardly noticeable. No oxidised parts, volume knob is as smooth as day 1. Will provide 2 9volt batteries with the set. You will get the amp with its pouch and the charging back panel with everything that came with the amp initially. No adaptor as it did not come with the amp initially. Please PM or SMS me at 9 1 7 7 5 1 1 4 for this amp. This amp produces an EXTREMELY musical and lush sound, with strong bass and sweet mids and ringing trebles. Goes VERY well with the Livewires, Futuresonics Atrio and Westone UM1 which i currently own. This amp is getting little playtime of late as i have bought a Tomahawk. Good price for an awesome amp! Pictures are on the mSeed Labs website (link given below). For more information on the mSeed Spirit amp, please refer to: mSeed Labs Website Taken from Skylab's Review of 37 Portable Headphone Amplifiers from head-fi.org > mSeed Labs Spirit Info: Spirit AMP Portable Headphone Amplifier with Blackgate and Class A Biasing I was leant a Spirit amp from MSeed labs by the manufacturer. See the above link for a full description, but this is a serious portable amp – Black Gate caps, JFET op amps biased into class A. I think the “plug in” board for use with an AC adapter is a little odd, but at least there is a way to use an AC adapter. No charging circuit though, which is a small bummer. Build Quality: A-: It’s got a nice black anodized Hammond metal case. Jacks are very solid. No turn on thump at all. Fairly quiet -the amp exhibits very little noise at all. Treble: A-: Treble is smooth, detailed, and uncolored. It was bright at first, but after break in for 200 hours it wasn’t. Excellent treble. Midrange: B+: Open and enjoyable. Nice and neutral. Not lush or rich, but not thin. The very best amps are better, but the mids are enjoyable - not a liability. Bass: B+: Great definition and depth. Not super-punchy and not the meatiest bass around, but very tight. Great pace and rhythm to the bass. Neutrality: A-: Superbly neutral; only detraction is the ever so slightly lean bass. But this is NOT a colored sounding amp, as so many portable amps under $200 seem to be. Soundstaging: B+: good depth, decent width. Good image specificity. Again, not the best ever, but not a liability. Transparency: A-: Above average transparency. Excellent performance here. The Spirit is a VERY good amp, and for the money it’s outstanding. I really liked it - I was very impressed. It ranks in the upper tier of amps, and it represents good value. If it were in sexy case it could sell for $300, but let’s not tell mSeed that . Link to Skylab's Reviews on head-fi.org

The EBs are indeed bass monsters. The Atrio is kinda like a graceful dancer. Bass is present and sweet. EBs bass was too raw and overpowering for me.

From trying and owning numerous IEMs, and using them onstage and for listening, i'd say to go with the Futuresonics Atrio.

are they selling at 430? I called stereo just on friday and they quoted 459! hmmm

439? I think it's 459 at stereo =) so 390 is a pretty good deal if u ask me. I'm about to order the first few sets!

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Thank you for all your kind words. Well, from my experience, the nickel plating tends to oxidise faster. Gold takes a much longer time to wear off. Plus, i have never see professional In Ear Monitors with nickel plugs before. Only gold, no less.

Here's just a simple review of the Livewires that I collected from Jaben last Friday. Thus far, it has gone through about 20 hours of music (recorded) and about 6 hours of stage monitoring use (live). Hope it helps some of you with your decision. Just in case some of you are new here, this is a follow-up post to Mystery Sub $500 Custom Molded IEM at Jaben. Premise Some background here, I have listed below, the IEMS that I have owned and used the following both for personal audio listening and for stage monitoring for the past 5 years. I have also included brief thoughts about each, so as to facilitate the brief comparison later. My music is played unamped, through an iPod 3G, a iPod Nano 1G, a iPod Shuffle 1G, and an iPod Shuffle 2G. Stage monitoring is through the Aviom and the Shure PSM700 personal monitoring system. 1. Shure E2 (Hated it.) 2. Shure E1 (Fabulous. My favorite single driver till the E4 came along.) 3. Shure E3 (Hated it.) 4. Shure E5 (Hated the cable, couldn't appreciate the sound) 5. Shure E4 (Fabulous. My favorite single driver. Period.) 6. Westone UM1 (Bang for the buck. Close to the E4 sound for less than half the price. Liked this too.) 7. Westone UM2 (Superb for relaxed listening. Extremely musical and engaging. Loved this while i had it, but missed the details i heard with the E1, E4 and UM1.) 8. Earpeace Livewires (My favourite so far.) Build 4/5 Earpieces I have seen (physically, not through reviews) and felt the Westone ES2, and the UE10Pro before. Both are similar to the Livewires as they are all made of acrylic. This is unlike the Sensaphonics 2X-S which is made of soft silicon. Having seen the two other IEMs made of acrylic, i would say that the build of the Livewires is quite comparable to them. The surface is smooth and there were no bumps or indents in the surface. Feels 'solid' in my hands, feels lighter than my UM2+Widex Custom molds. They do have limited color choices, and the faceplate has to be either black or brown. And they don't do glitter in your earpieces. I originally wanted mine in either 1. Fully transparent red, 2. Fully transparent black with gold glitter OR 3. Fully transparent with silver glitter. But alas, i was give the order form with a measly few color options and no glitter. This might not be a problem to all, but the aesthetics do matter to me personally. Check out the Livewires website for the full color options if you're thinking of getting a set, or just email Uncle Wilson for an order form. To differentiate the right earpiece from the left, there is a blue dot on the left earpiece to identify it, the other earpiece, will then obviously be the right one. The dot can be seen in the photo above. Cable The cable seems to be of high quality, looks extremely similar to the ones found on the Etymotic ER4 series and the Westone UM1 and UM2. Microphonics (when worn over the ear, that's the only way i use them) is virtually non-existant, comparable to the UM2 (which i used for the longest time before i went to the Livewires). The 3.5mm audio jack, sadly, came in chrome rather than gold. The publicity photos and review photos i've seen and read about the Livewires show them in gold, so i was a little perturbed and disappointed when i saw that the sets that were sent to Jaben were in chrome. I would think a custom IEM aimed at performing musicians on stage would definitely have the jack in gold for durability purposes as the chrome jacks tend to oxidise and spoil much faster. The cables are replaceable, just pop them out and put the new ones back in. To differentiate the cable for the right side and the left side (for those who are anal about the panning issues like me), the Livewire cable has a small red heatshrink (check out the photo above to see what i mean) on the cable that goes to the right earpiece. The cable connector is unlike the standard 2-prong connector that can be found on Westone and UE IEMs. This one on the Livewires, according to the website, is a coaxial connector (think SCV cable point) that can rotate 360degrees instead of being in 1 fixed position. The Livewires website puts this as being an advantage for people who like to dangle their cable forward rather than hang it over their ears. I personally think the gold connector is a little huge and it is not very aesthetically pleasing. The photos above show the connector on the cable, and the connector on the earpiece. The cables also come with a memory wire (seen in the photo above). This is short and works well, even with my Oakleys. This is completely unlike the one on the Shure E5 which is long and unwieldy. I like this feature a lot! Keeps the cables over my ears with them threatening to fall off. Fit I guess another major issue about custom IEMs is the fit. I had my impressions taken by Uncle Wilson from Jaben Networks. The Liveswires fit really well. The first time i inserted them i felt a little strange and sore. It was probably due to the fact that the Livewires was made of acrylic. After a day of using it, i must say that it no longer feels strange or sore. I guess it just takes a little getting used to. Its extremely comfortable, and the isolation is better than custom sleeves on your universal IEMs. Sound The sound from this is really good. The soundstage of the Livewires is much wider than the Westone UM2. Music sounds bigger and more enjoyable. There is more 'air' in the sound. The music is not as 'in-your-face' as the UM2, now, the music is as though the musicians took a couple of steps backwards, adding more space between you and them, and between themselves, thus details are more noticeable too. The main difference between these and the UM2 is the details. The UM2 is an excellent IEM, enjoyable bass, and music just seems to melt into you when you listen, but as some has noticed, the details in the highs are missing from the UM2, but for me, that is exactly what contributes to the lush sound signature of the UM2. The Livewires, possess that detail in the high end. Now the acoustic guitars, acoustic piano and vocals suddenly have that sparkle again. And you can hear the 'air' when they resonate. The bass is deep, but controlled and not overpowering. The mids are present, but not as forward as the UM2. I listen mainly to Rock, Jazz, Funk, Fusion, some Pop, acoustic music, and Indie. In my opinion, the Livewires is an all rounder, it has made my enjoy my varied choice of music so much more in the past few days, and it has also made my stage monitoring experience a whole lot more enjoyable due to the isolation and the wider soundstage. Accessories 0/5 The Livewires came with ZERO accessories (discounting the ziplock bag and Uncle's namecard). This is the most disappointing part of the Livewires. For such a low price, I was not expecting much. But I thought the least the company could do, is to provide a decent hardcase to protect the Livewires and a 1/4 inch adaptor (for some monitoring systems). The Livewires, were afterall, designed for stage monitoring. Also, I'm not too anal about this, but I was promised some Livewires souvenirs from the webmaster (apparently the co-founder of Livewires) when i had some email correspondance with them with regards to my order, but i never received them. Turnover Time 2/5 I placed my order with Jaben on the 5th May. It arrived last Friday 22nd June. The Livewires website promises a 10day turnover time. Adding a week before and after for freight would add up to 24 days, and to give it some allowance, it would take a month (30days) for the Livewires to reach me. However, it took slightly over 1.5 months to reach me. There have been others who are complaining about the turnover time as well on Head-fi. But i think it'll get better once they start sorting out their process for mass production as it is a new company and i think they are swamped with orders for such a 'bang for the buck' product. Verdict I would say that at this price, for this sound quality and build, NOTHING COMES CLOSE to the Livewires. At this price, this product is EXCELLENT. In my opinion, it beats any universal single/dual/triple driver IEM hands down based on the fabulous sound and the fact that its a custom IEM, no universal can fit better and sound as good (even with custom sleeves). I took an open mouth impression (mouth open throughout the entire process, had to try really hard to keep my saliva in..haha). The Livewires fit perfectly with no breakage in seal when i open my mouth wide.

Well, certified or not, i have made impressions at Jaben for both custom sleeves (for my UM2) and the impressions for the Livewires and they both came out really well.

As mentioned, the price is sub $500 SGD (in simple English, it means it's less than 500 SGD). =) For exact pricing and details, you can go down to Jaben and have a chat with Uncle Wilson. Impressions were done at Jaben itself as well. One stop solution for all your problems. Haha. Well, no offence to anyone but i thought the one-side-red-one-side-blue idea was kinda cheesy. So i opted to have both sides in red. They do have other color options though. There are colored dots on each of the ear pieces to tell you which is left and which is right. =)

Just wanted to share about something I've just collect my set from Jaben Networks yesterday. Thanks Uncle Wilson! My first impressions of these [sub $500, dual driver, made in USA, custom IEM]? These things are definitely not worth the money you pay. BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE IT COSTS SO MUCH MORE! Haha. My take on it? If you're considering spending money on a UM2, or anything above that, you should just get this. There's no doubt that this sounds better, and fits better (than any most universal IEMs in this price range). Will post a short review in the next week or so after i've had some ear time with it. =) So in the meantime, just a few teaser pics.

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I have an extremely well taken care of Westone UM2 for sale. Condition is good, 9/10. It is just slightly over a year old as the warranty expired in April 07. It will come with full original accessories (2 short comply tips, 2 long comply tips, 1 wax loop, 1 case, 1 box). It will also come with 1 set of the new Shure black foams (mediums), 1 set of Shure triple flanges, 1 set of Shure soft grey flex sleeves (medium). ALL THE SLEEVES ARE BRAND NEW AND UNUSED as i've been using custom molds. Price is $330, slightly negotiable. Please do not offer unreasonable prices. Please SMS me at 9 1 7 7 5 1 1 4 for a quick, painless, happy deal. The quicker you deal, the better price you get. =)

You can PM Qsilver on this forum. He DIYS ipod line outs and i haven't had any problems with the lineout and cables he has made for me. Great guy to talk to too! Tell him i recommended you. Probably cheaper that most in the market. =)

anyone? i'd like to know about this as well.

Thanks for the prompt reply! I've read that already while doing a search for the d-jays on the forums. Was wondering if anyone else who ordered and used it has anything to say about it. =)