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Pics as promised guys Pic of the E500: http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2213/dsc00075sa4.jpg Pic of the underside of the left earphone: http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/7866/dsc00076ee7.jpg Front of the PTH unit, the switch is a slider type, and a green light comes on when the unit is active. Slide the switch back to turn it off: http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/3882/dsc00080es1.jpg The mic is seperate from the PTH unit itself, connected by a wire to the PTH unit, you can see it here: http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/4829/dsc00083qt4.jpg The back of the PTH unit...to avoid pulling the E500s out of your ears with it's weight, it is meant to be clipped to your pocket. This way it doesnt tug on your earphones in your ears: http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/4998/dsc00081sq7.jpg

I personally think the cable length is GREAT! Its just the right length to reach my mp3 player in my pocket....i suppose it could be longer if used at home but it is meant for portable use afterall, they are IEMs and not full size cans....plus its a lot easier to make a cable longer (extension cable) than shorter (cutting/soldering) heh heh I think i'll be home this whole weekend so i'll try to get some pics up for you guys

The PTH unit is completely detachable and can be left at home.I personally think its an ok idea and works reasonably well, but i leave it at home. my brother is currently using it with his e4c. btw its a lot smaller and definitely much lighter than it looks in real life

My source is basically my 'rockboxed' Iriver H140 with my cd collection ripped to flac lossless. I used to own a Xin SuperMacro V3 to amp my PS-1 but sold it last year and have been running it ampless all the way until i sold it. The E500s are also straight out of my H140 Happy National Day!

sorry guys! I sold my PS-1s some time back...to some dude in the US....as for demoing the E500s..well under ordinary circumstances i would be happy to oblige...except work now is hell and i just cant find the time! My advice is wait a couple of weeks for SE to bring them in and demo for yourselves...IMO if you're in the market for an IEM there is no better option I paid exactly 399USD (499 RRP - $100) for the E500s. There were plenty of shipping options but i chose the safest (and one of the most costly) options, the fedex route. Not cheap, but at least i dont have to worry about losing the package. Miraculously, i did not get taxed either (still scratching my head as to how it got thru). Not sure where the 395 price came from, maybe it was an earlier offer? I'm definitely not going to squabble over $4 USD. IMO they are worth much more than the price they command. I am PERSONALLY (this may not apply to all) very happy with these, more so than with my PS-1s. With the E500s i actually reached the level of 'hearing things i never heard before' level (something i havent really experienced in a while) even though i used to own PS-1s! Although there are some kinds of music where the PS-1 is just unstoppable, there were also songs which made me want to rip them off because of the (grado-esque) horribly imbalanced (albeit fun) frequency response. The E500 NEVER offends, and yet somehow manages to offer a detail level even the PS-1 can't match. As with anything in audio, there are tradeoffs, primarily being the lack of grado excitement with some vocals, and definitely with string/brass instruments which no headphone i have heard has ever been able to match. But with respect to the E500's strengths over the PS-1s, I attribute this primarily to the even frequency response from low to mid to high and the wonderful isolation. And i havent even begun to mention the fact that the E500 has a very comparable soundstage, MUCH better comfort, and a non-existent 'mess-your-hair-up' factor!!! Plus the biggest puller, the fact it's less than 1/3 the price of a PS-1! Ordinarily i would never even bother to try to compare an IEM with a full size headphone, much less one like the PS-1 (all the IEMs i have owned and heard up till now, Shure E4c, Shure E2, Westone UM1, UM2, Ety ER-4P are all rubbish compared to a PS-1 IMO), and kudos seriously goes to Shure for setting a standard no one thought an IEM could actually achieve. But seriously guys, listen to them yourselves and hear it for yourself before you commit!

hi guys! I guess i am first to own the e500s in singapore.....got my pair last friday. I use my pda to surf on weekdays which makes typing difficult so i will have to be brief! but here are my impressions: i preordered the e500s from TTVJ and he delivered direct to me. the only reason this happened is if u read the head-fi discussion, shure honoured all international pre-orders before the 'ban' on international shipments was publicly known. if u order now i don't think they will send overseas since the date has long lapsed but u can try. i paid 399usd +40usd fedex shipping for them. so abt 660sgd all up. Sonic impressions: these are the best IEMs yet. They have more layered/accurate bass than my old grado ps-1s which amazes me no end. amazing clarity and resolution throughout. overall sound much like shure e4c except on steroids...hugely improved bass, much greater treble extension, higher detail levels by far. my ps-1s had a moderately better midrange, better treble extension, and sounds much better with string/brass instruments. With everything else, such as bass quality/quantity, frequency balance, clarity, detail retrieval, the e500s win. Of course no IEM i've heard comes close. the only thing was that i remember my old um2 had 'subwoofer in your ears' kind of bass. the e500 is not so powerful. but sh*t, its still hits like crazy, and sounds 5 times better doing it. just preliminary impressions here, hope it helps

Hi razer so its you who smsed me, sorry to disappoint dude, but probably the only pair of PS-1s to come to Singapore will probably be leaving shortly for the USA where they were first made. Nonetheless good luck with your search, i'm sure you'll be able to come across another pair somewhere if you hang around long enough!

This is a copy of my for-sale thread in head-fi. I never knew there was such a large group of headphone enthusiasts in Singapore as well. I bought these headphones last year when i was living in Australia and brought them back with me when I left. I would much prefer a local buyer because of the trouble it saves me. If anyone is interested in these, please give me a call at 81980075. Serious buyers only please! Original head-fi post follows: "It is with great sadness that I have to post this, but here goes I currently have a Grado PS-1 (serial number #21) which i would like to sell. It comes in the original pizza box and included as well is the Grado 1/4 inch to 3.5mm minijack, and a pair of TTVJ Flat pads so you can play around with what suits your tastes best.The stock bowl pads are nice and soft, basically worn in pretty nicely. In typical Grado build quality (sic) the little black end caps which can be found on the ends of the adjustment bar have fallen off without me noticing and I've lost them but anyone could easily get them replaced for a small fee at any Grado dealer I think. They were bought around August last year and have an estimated 300-500 hours of use. Other than the abovementioned missing shaft caps, the headphones are in perfect condition, including especially the cups which are completely flawless and unblemished in any way. The lettering is 100% intact. I am selling this because ridiculous work commitments and the impracticality of an open headphone in a shared bedroom just make it impossible for me to get any decent listening time out of them. My current job doesn't pay very well either, and my financial situation has left me with no choice but to part with something I never thought i'd get rid of. Sigh. You are all most welcome to visit my feedback thread to see that I'm trustworthy, and pics of the headphones in question can also be found in the Sydney, Australia meetup thread here: http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=137555. I am currently unable to take a pic of the headphones since my phone camera is completely buggered but they don't look much different from what you see there apart from the missing shaft caps. Please note that I am now residing in Singapore and the headphones will be sent from Singapore at the buyer's method of choice, and at his cost. International buyers are of course welcome. Please PM me with offers or queries and I'll be happy to help. I'm trying to get as much as I can for these, so I might take a while to decide whom to sell to as I'd like to collect as many offers as I can (offers I can't refuse are most welcome though ). Ideally I do plan to ship them out within 1 week at MOST if the response is good and the buyer is prompt. I apologise in advance if i take a while to get back to you as I really don't come online very often at all nowadays as I am so damn busy but i promise to reply as soon as I can. I'll post any updates in this thread. Thanks a lot! " I have been getting a lot of offers of 1500USD for these from international buyers but no one has gone one-higher so i cant make a sale. First one to offer 2500SGD gets the headphones. Thanks and have a nice weekend! Kevin