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Ah ha! Thanks! Now I can forget about the HD580/600s haha.

Yeah, it is damn lame to me. Well, there is such people everywhere, perhaps just more here in SG. Lol. It is even more ridiculous to employ people to give out FREE newspaper. What is this place coming to.

HEY! GREAT Where can you meet? Preferably in the central!

Yeah, they are practical the same, HD580+HD600 grills = HD600. You can still find them used on head-fi, pretty cheap. Way cheaper than a used HD600 here, but thats due to the overpriced local cans anyway How does your HD600 perform with Hip-Hop/Rap music?

bluetin japan I meant btw. Anyway, Can someone comment on the HD580? I am actually thinking of that due to its much lower price...

ablaze, where are you? BUMP! EDIT: I was referring to the main topic in this thread!

It sells for ~S$400 from bluetin.com

Ah, thanks for your review on it. Seems like a great IEM overall....but with its upfront mids, its not for me. Alright, C700!

Wow, you actually have 2 Ck2III? Seems like I made the correct decision on it Or are you going balanced with 2 board? You sound almost like a pro builder to me, with your inventory...hahaha!

IMO Jaben aren't cheap at all, since you're from canada. I am sure you can get better deals there or US. Getting Jap brands here will be cheaper though.

This might be a little off topic... Hey heady, it seems like you have a Ck2III too. How would you comment on it?

Oh man, I still cant decide I was thinking of the iM716 and then mod it.. But after reading this thread on Head-fi, it just got me more confused C700 Thread Anyway, can someone comment on the Mids on the C700 and iM716? Mids as in vocals I would say. I prefer "sitting in the middle rows, instead of the fronts". Not very nice to listen to alternative/rock with the vocals "shouting" in your face...

Hoho. From China and from digi01? Batter pray hard.. you know what I mean.. Lol.

Thanks for everyone's advise! I am no good at describing and using audiophile terms but I managed to figure out what the difference between Ex71 and Marshmallows. Haha. I realized it is the forward sounding mids which Marshmallows have, that I don't like (like the Grados') With the Ex71, the vocals are farther back by like a few rows, ah ha! Thats for me. Instead of the Marshmallow which makes it feel the whole spectrum of high/mids/lows are all played in your face. (Please correct me if I am saying it wrongly!) Well, so I think neutral mids are probably the best for me. Th Atrios are kind of off budget and quite similar to the C700 too, so I am not really considering them. Thanks for suggesting anyway! Have anyone heard both iM716 and C700? I don't think SE has the C700 for audition, do they?? Yep, I will be going down for audition but I like to do some homework first To me, its quite hard to audition and do some critical listening outside with the noise around

Senns CX? If their bass sound anything like the Sony EX71 or Marshmallows that I own, they would be no no. Ex71s are way too boomy neither was I really pleased with the sound of the Marshmallows (even after the kramer mod). The Marshmallows sounds fine when I am outdoors but when I use them indoors, their sound signature just don't suit me. In this case, other than the boomy bass from Ex71, I actually prefer the sound signature of it to the Marshmallows. Anyway, I listen to alternative, rock, hip-hop rap on the IEMs.

Thats what I was afraid of - too little bass for ER6i. Other than that, it look pretty good and nice extras. Haha. Thats quite a plus for me, I don't fancy paying close to $200 and get just the earphone while others has extras.. Denons pretty much does not have any of extras.. Okay... Its between iM716 and C700 now. Anyone has first hand experience with the Denons?

Hey! What do you guys think about these IEMs? I have round everything up all to these few phones. Sound: AL: ER4 sound a like? Denon: I have read some people actually prefer these to UE Super.fi 5 Pro (probably of the fit)! ER6i: Too little bass? I prefer a musical sounding IEM rather than a flat, analytical sounding like Westone um1 I have a portable amp, so basically any kind of IEM can be used. Any other recommendations is welcomed!! Thanks in advance!

mouz, if you are still using the same thermal compound, I suspect it could be shorting the pins. My 2cents. Well, I was a newbie and did not really bother about removing the flux before turning it on. It still worked fine and continued to work. Haha. Guess I am lucky or something. The flux is gone now of course. iewgnail, I am using a MAHA 230mAh 9.6V battery, same as mouz ( thanks to mouz for telling me the price ) I had to file away ~0.5mm of plastic in order to fit that in though. Anyone had noises with pots before???

Hey. Has anyone heard noises when you turn your pot slowly? Its like some "brushing" noise. I suspect my pot is kinda "spoiled". Or could it be a cold joint? I hope thats the case

Hey iewgnail, I don't mind getting a few but any idea is it going to be hard soldering the wires on?

Yeah, I am looking for one too. Done or not doesnt matter. Just dont want to get ripped off for one tiny little dock. lol

Oh no no! I dipped the probes into the compound too (mine was a analog MM), it should not read anything! If it reads 0ohms means it is conducting! Changing the op-amp when everything is on the PCB is very frustrating. I almost felt like throwing the whole PCB away. Its my first DIY you see The thing is to be VERY careful and not rush through things. My mistake was so stupid probably no one else will make it, unless you are rushing to get it all cased up

Conducting thermal compound is going to kill, you should get the non-conducting ones.

Thanks for the recommendations! loop_ I took your advise and got a Philips speakers that included a integrated amp. It can be powered without it too but seems like driving the speakers with a headphone amp is not practical after all, the high load can probably stress the op-amp too much. BOOM, gone. Haha.

Ah, Thanks 1bit. I should be receiving the 470uF Panasonic FMs soon Their lead time was supposed to be 16-18 weeks wth What do you guys think about the Multicomp resistors as stated on AMB's website? In terms of quailty. They are the ones under AMB's Farnell order codes. The knob is kind of square. Diameter X Height = 12mm x 12mm Haha.