Singapura

As an EB owner I'm happy to see that the little monsters are getting more appreciated. The thing I noted though is that the reviewer states that the EB's has a dynamic driver for highs vs the Pro fully balanced armature. The packaging of the EB's states that the EB have a balanced armature but says nothing about a dynamic driver.

Anything by Weird Al Yankovic but especially "Ebay" and "Party at the lepper colony"

Live Killers is my favourite live album. The bass riffs are stunning and the voice of Bruce d*ckinson is really dramatic.

Nah, that's a myth. Nowadays us out of town guys have local contracts but still have to pay premium prices for hospital care and housing. Not that I'm complaining, I still earn enough to get by and food is cheap here...

Nah, HD650! I sold the MS-1's to raise cash (not all Westerners are walking bags of money you know)

I would go for the dock to jack solution. It's a bit less flexible when it comes to using your amp with othher sources but the quality (especially when moving) will be better.

My MS-1's are now on their way to The Phillipines but I used them with a LDM+ amp. Very nice sound

You're just too late, I sold mine yesterday . If you want to buy you can go to Jaben (4th floor Adelphi) or Stereo. The price is SGD 175,00. I didn't have an adapter with it.

I'm sitting in my chair on the 22nd floor of One Raffles Quay and suddenly the building is rocking Turns out to be an earthquake in Indonesia. 3 shocks up till now but we're holding out

Hi chiatlard! Hope your enjoying your UM-1's ! . The best thing you can do is experiment with the volume with different kinds of music. It depends very much on the bitrate, the recording volume etc. That's why I like my iPod dockadapter. I don't have to worry about the volume of the iPod and a much get better connection. Velcro alone didn't work for me so I'm still using the old elastic band to keep the combo together, covered up with a broad velcro band (from IKEA) for stability. I wish someone came up with a custom bag though

LOL, I like the bit about the "cotton with a thread sewn to it". My wife uses those too, although not for her ears

Bought these from another SGHeadphones member. He bought them 1,5 months ago. I used them with the long foamies for about 1 hour. Everything is brandnew and complete. I'll stick with my UE Super.fi 5 EB's for the extra bass but they are brilliant in mid and high and tighter in the bass compartment then the EB's . I'll throw in a Crossroads 2 amp and standard interlink for total of SOLD. Willing to consider trade in of CK9 or good upgrade for my LDM+.

This guy http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/...dson-176373.php seems happy with the combo. I would always audition first though because it's a very subjective experience.

Rameish.

Again, I agree with you that price may never be a deciding factor when buying audio equipment (or wine or cars for that matter ) I think we mean the same but express it differently.

Your point of view is that of a music lover looking for the best way to enjoy his music.

My point of view is that of a tech-lover who enjoys music. Music is very important to me but it's the equipment itself and the discussions connected to it that are a major fix.

If I audition a headphone for my iPod, I would use MP3's on purpose because that's what I listen to on the go. If I needed a headphone for my home system I would use CD's or FLAC files because that's what I listen to at home.

This is the reason why I use UE Super.fi EB's for my MP3's and I'm still looking for a pair of good cans for my homesystem (any suggestions?).

Your last sentence says it all: be satisfied with what you have and don't look or listen to much to what your neighbour has.

Very good advice Rameish. I agree to a point but I have a few personal remarks:

The first thing to do when you are in this hobby is to stop hunting for the best bargains and then try and build a system based on that.

A lot of the fun is in the hunt, not in the catch. This may differ from person to person but I dread the day that I have to conclude that my system is perfect and doesn't need any upgrading. Sure it costs more money but what hobby doesn't?

By mearly switching the headphone (with the amp and source unchanged) you cant come to a conclusion.

When auditioning a new headphone, interconnect, source or any other part in the audiochain it is most important that you listen to upgrades that fit what you already have. If you don't, you'll find yourself switching multiple parts in your system at once, which can give quite a strain on the old wallet. So switching a headphone/cable/amp/source alone does give you a conclusion: it sounds, better, worse or the same with the system you own at that moment.

When auditioning upgrades I try to keep the rest of the audiochain as consistent as possible, otherwise there's no point in comparing. For instance when I bought my interlink (Ultimate Link Affinity) I used my LDM+, even though Stereo has much better amps, which they would let me use. The cable I bought might not neccesarily sound as good with any other combination than my iPod, LDM+ and UE Superfi.5 EB.

I also use the same set of tunes, each time I try out a new IEM, amp, headphone or whatever. IMHO you CAN use MP3's, if that's what you are listening to normally. What's the point of buying a system that only sounds good with flaw- and lossless audio? Sometimes it's good to have a pair of forgiving IEM's so you will only hear the music and not the errors in the recording. I even went as far as listening to my iPod with lots of noise outside, to see if I would still enjoy the music while on the MRT or bus.

My point is that you're not buying the best system available in the market unless you're a multi-millionaire. You're buying the best system available to you for the money you want to pay for it. There will always be better components and more money to spend but isn't that the fun of it?

The best rules of all:

Trust your ears.

Listen to music and not to other people.

Buy only components that increase your enjoyment of the music you like at a pricelevel that you can afford.

Be happy with what you have (at least for a while )

YGPM

Singapura, welcome and I know you are new here. Plese read classified rules. A member is allowed to ask for any price he/she wants. If you wish to negotiate, please do this via PM.

1. More time to rest.

 

2. More money to spend.

Ehm, I think I will make the second part of your wish come true if my first wish comes true.

1. More money to spend on headphones

2. A mini Singapura on the way

3. Finishing my MBA

My first CNY is a fact! Happy and prosperous Year of the Pig everyone. May the audio gods shine on your IEM's and headphones at all times!

The Little Dot Micro Plus is nice. It is very inexpensive.

IEMs by themselves are really rare. Altec Lanseng (correct spelling?) IEMs are rarer, due to the fact that you can't buy them off the shelve.

 

Of course, though, the UE10s are even rarer...

What do you mean "can't buy off the shelve". Stereo has them and there is a shop in Funan (I forgot the name but it's the second one to the right from the escalator) let me even try them with an amp. Didn't like them much though.

YGPM

I know, there are a lot of very cool people here. I think if I ever go back to Holland I would get a culture shock too.

I bought the Sennheiser CX300 a few months back. I didn't like them on my iPod but they're brilliant on my PSP.