gongkia2000

i had previously used the e4c, and yes i must say its a pretty spectacular set of earphones, but not just worth its price

Weird Al parodies always work for me

people stare at me like im nuts when they see me with my UM1. They must be thinking, why is this idiot wearing his earphones upside down?

Sorry for interrupting.

 

Does this Crossroads amp work for the Grado headphones as well?

i am sure it does work for all headphones with a 3.5mm jack, even so you can use a mini jack converter

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scanfiend, you sure it's HP1? or was it an I?

 

Yeah. go and give all the portable amps a try.. seems like the Audiophile's corner @ VRZ doesn't give u too much options to ask around eh? I would recommend that you stretch your budget abit and give the GoVibe V5 a try.

 

Maybe they'll clear up the treble abit, anyone who has tried it?

I know scanfiend uses the GoVibe with his UM2s.. sound signature maybe around there too!

 

Cheers!

Enjoy your stay @ SgHeadphones!

The audiophiles in vr are still budding audiophiles

Hi there gongkia2000 Were you the young gentleman I saw yesterday?

 

Depending on your source (Ipod 5gen?), the UM1 can be easily driven without an amp. Some people cannot tell the difference between amped and un-amped, so your mileage may vary. So you might want to audition some to see if it makes a difference to your ears before plonking down the cash Having said that, some folks in headfi.org said that the UM1 really benefits from amping

 

For less than $100, you can give the Crossroads HP1 a try. It's a great little amp for driving low-impedance 'phones and has great battery life. Jaben carries them, but I think they're out of stock. They run about $85. Wilson mentioned that updated Crossroads will be coming, so you might want to wait a bit

Yes I guess I was the young kid you saw

thanks a lot for the advice, will head down to jaben to audition it

Hey guys, im new here, just got a UM1 and custom earmould imprints from Jaben, superbbbb service

Well though the audio quality pretty much thrashes my previous earphones, I am still looking at improving it with an amp. My budget is around $100, what is the most popular amongst sgheadphones members?

Thanks

GK2K