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Huh? Amazon does not ship to Singapore? Does it apply only to electronic goods / accessories? I have ordered books from them before.....

It's all in volume economics. The more you make, the lesser the product will cost. This is pretty much a niche product, so it will definitely cost more. As to whether it's worth that amount of money, I can't say....I have seen one, but have not heard one before

I thought news of the Wi-Fi access and the fibre optic network was published by the Straits Times and its supplement, Digital Times a few months ago. All part of the IT masterplan by the Gahmen Can you say gigabit access baby?! In fact, it was discussed in dslreports.com before degenerating into the usual Ang Moh criticism of the political system here

yeah, the price difference is weird. However, once you add in the "shipping charges", it all about the same

I think a bit of common sense and personal hygeine goes a long way. If you have any form of ear injury, don't wear IEM's. Listen to your music at sensible volumes. Also, keep the tips of the IEM's clean. Some guys wash the tips with hydrogen peroxide, but it seems too much work for me I just bought some alcohol swabs from Guardian Pharmacy. Nice, clean and convenient in packet form. Just give your hard tips a wipe down once in a while and you're set.

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er....it's in the same building actually 3rd floor, the shop is Music By Design

Well, as they taught in my Economics class all those years ago, increasing the number of drivers, ceteris paribus, should improve the quality of sound. Having said that, how many drivers is enough? As it is, the housing for the dual driver UM2 is significantly larger than the single driver UM1. The 3 driver E500's housing is plenty big. Unless they reduce the transducers, pretty soon, we'll all be wearing K1000's on our heads

The hiss should disappear when music is playing.....you only hear the hiss between tracks, anyway. If it bothers you, you could plug in a resistor between the source and the headphone. I believe they sell them in DIY electronic shops....but beware, it's going to change the way the headphone sounds.

Unless your DAC comes with an integrated headphone amp (some do), you will need a headphone amp for your headphones. Usually it's just another RCA->RCA connection.

Hmm...food for thought: http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/9662/ Another one falls to the iPod juggernaut

Yeah, I saw those on sale in Centrepoint Gramaphone. It's not SACD, though

Well, since it's a pure DAC with no volume controls or whatever, you can just place it out of sight behind your PC or something Joking aside, the Fubar II really sounded damned good. I got it at a good price too. Makes me wonder how those high priced DAC's sound like - are they really worth the extra dough?

I believe the terms are used interchangeably. However, I tend to view IEM's as being deeper insertion compared to canals - the ETY's, the Westone ES series, the UM series with the custom molds, etc. They really go deep into your ear canal.

The DAC will replace the sound-card if you plug that into your PC. Rather than let the sound card / chip do the D/A conversion, the digital signal will be routed to the external DAC. I am using a Fubar II linked to my PC via a USB2 cable. It's then RCA to Xenos REP or RCA to my nEar speakers. All I can say that there was an audible difference (for the better) for music generated via the FuBar II. And I'm using an Audigy card on my PC

Firstly, props to [Top-Gun] for the loan of his Judy Collins CD - Judy Collins sings Leonard Cohen. You guys should check out Judy - voice is like liquid amber, smooth as silk Her voice resembles Cai Qin - who also has an awesome voice. The trouble with Cai Qin's songs is that the instrumental backing is terrible - really distracting

What do you mean they suddenly sounded veiled? Let's eliminate some possiblilities before you start on amping 1. Check the EQ settings to see if they've been modified. 2. Check to see if the sound tube is clogged....you know, ear-wax and stuff 3. Check your seal - canal / IEM phones sound can vary significantly depending on how it's situated in the ear.

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hmm....you did not really mention your budget. I am now using the iAudio X5L. It's a 30gb player with a 35 hr (quoted) battery life. In practice, it averages about a week and a half between recharges (2hrs a day - I use it to commute to work). SQ is very good....provided you lay off the pre-built EQ settings and use the BBE settings to tweak your sound.

The last list price on the web was USD700, so ostensibly it should be around SGD1,100, based on current exchange rates. But considering the fact that this is already discontinued, it should be worth considerably more. Start somewhere north of SGD2,500 It really needs a beefy headphone amp to make it truly shine though

Click on the link contained in the phrase My Drivers, and it will lead to a download page. You can't miss the download button there

Hey there leroyishere Haven't heard or seen the phrase leroywashere for years now. Used to be real popular as graffiti or carved into trees I have tried and owned a fair number of canal / IEM phones - and they all exhibit microphonics to varying degrees. Some people get used to it, but I cannot The UM1 / UM2 are the only IEM's I have tried so far that have little to zero microphonics. The wires are very soft and simply drapes over the ear. The "memory wire" of the UE's are quite stiff (but bendable), and I have read that some people who wear spectacles have some problems with the cable. The D-jays are very new canal ear-phones. I don't think many people own them yet, but there is a thread on it in headfi I think. Best is to go down to Stereo Electronics to audition for yourself.

The cups of the PX200 do not cover the whole ear, so the supposedly "isolation" is iffy at best. Add to that the sound is inferior to the PX100 and it costs MORE EXPENSIVE to boot, makes it a poor value, IMO. I own both the PX100 and PX200 And yes, the PX100 is a very bassy & "dark" can, but the bass of UM1 is tighter and better defined, so to some it may sound a little lean compared to the PX100.

Hmm....no wires over the ear? Why do you not want that? Wearing wires over the ear is one of the most effective ways to reduce microphonics, which is the annonying echo you get in your ears i.e. sound of your breathing, the brush of the wire against your clothing etc which gets amplified by the wires into your headset. Microphonics is the bane of canal phones and IEM's If your budget is less than $150, you might have to temper your expectations a bit. In earphones, you generally get what you pay for - i.e. the higher the price, the better the 'phone. I know that budget is sometimes a concern, but try to buy as much an earphone you can afford, for it can save you a bundle in upgrading in future For about $150 to $200+, the best bang-for-the-buck IEM would be the Westone UM1. It offers decent sound & bass, along with good isolation. For about the same price, you can get the Ultimate Ears Superfi 3. I find that both offer similar sound, so try them both and see which you prefer

I think this has been mentioned before, but I think it bears repeating: Don't fall into hype and buy any earphones without auditioning it first. Unless you're talking about throwaway cheapies. I don't know about you, but anything over $100 is a lot of money People's impressions and comments should just give you an indication. Music interpretation is so inherently subjective that any description is essentially useless. For example, what is "sweet midrange", or "bloated bass" or "musical", if you don't have a basis of reference? Some guys may swear by the sound of a particular brand or model of a headphone, but you may not necessarily like it A very simple example: Some folks in sgheadphones really like the UE's. I auditioned them, but did not really care for their sound. But it's just me - I claim to speak for nobody else