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Very few player on the market can match the Ipod shuffle's internal amp if you ask me.

Go for Shure E2C. Mylar XB is super bassy.

I think the real reason why it's cheaper is because they don't have to pay for shop rental fees. They just need to pay for a domain and hosting which is so much cheaper. And because they have a lot more customers, they can reap from economy of scale.

Hi, Just want to say i won't be reading or replying in this thread anymore. But before i leave, i just want to summarize the events and put some closing thoughts. Summary of the events: On the 3 November, I was reading natty135's thread on Jaben.net whereby he was saying that his Super.fi's socket was loose, after changing back from the Westone cables. For those who are not aware, there's been a practice of "modding" super.fis by replacing the stock cables with westone's. There are two methods to go about doing this. 1. Trim the westone's pin so they will fit in nicely. 2. Jam the pins in, which will make the socket permanently bigger, and in a way, damaged. From my own experience, and from other's, the people at Jaben have used method 2. Again, it may not be done this way all the time, as i cannot confirm. Back to the thread, after reading natty's post, I immediately suspected that Jaben has used method 2 on his super.fi, as a result, when he use back the stock cables, it feels loose. So i posted this in response: and went on to read the other threads. When i got back, i couldn't find my reply. Puzzled, i reposted thinking my internet was giving problems. I refreshed the page, and my nickname changed to guest. I went back to the previous threads i posted in, and lo and behold, they all showed "guest" in place of my nickname. That was when i realised, i was being deleted!. I refreshed the page again, and now i'm seeing my previous posts being deleted. Thread after thread, my posts were deleted. Frankly, It was done with such speed and efficiency, it reminded me of George Orwell's 1984. Exasperated, i went to headphonehaven and posted my account of this incident. Again, i went to read after stuff, came back, refreshed, "page not found"! Totally, exasperated, i immediately suspected ahdui of deleting my thread and fired off a nasty pm to him, accusing him of being in cahoots with Jaben. Then i proceeded to sgheadphones to post my thread, hoping that my thread will not be deleted again. However, little did i know, ahdui only moved my thread to another section. Realising my folly after reading his pm, i quickly sent him an apology. I have to say that ahdui has been most kind in dealing with my accusations. Infact, i also have to give him special mention for being rational and partial. While i have been flamed countless times, i feel that sgheadphones and headphonehaven are one of the more sensible and mature forums i have visited. I sincerely thank all the forumites for their constructive comments, be it against me or with me. I think at the end of the day, i'm glad my threads did not end up in pointless flamewars. As for Jaben.net, Wilson has decided to question my credibility and accusing me of hiding behind nicknames and alias, and using "questionable methods" to compete with him. All i can say is that, nicknames are nicknames. They are meant to hide identity on the net. Moreover, i have only one nickname, torxxx, the rest, dcarter, delano carter, delano adam carter, they are my name. =) It's funny how some accuse you of using alias, when it's really your name. By the way, i am a chinese. Just a chinese with ang moh name. Ask my parents why! Regarding competing with him using "questionable methods", i have nothing to say. Simply to put it, i do not compete with him through my mass orders. The most important aim in my mass orders, is to split the exorbitant shipping costs for everyone including myself. I do not add "handling cost" or whatsoever, in order to profit from those who order from me. Another reason is because i have an underused amazon prime subscription (which gives me free 2 day expedite shipping on all orders), which i hope to make full use of by helping others order. In closing, I just want to say that I do not have anything against Wilson or Jaben. I do not hate them, and i certainly do not have anything to gain by putting them down. Infact, I'd go on to say that Jaben has a great reputation, and this isolated incident should no way be used to judge them. I just want to let people know that it's better to trim and change the cables yourself, and Jaben.net has tried to cover up this particular incident. So that's the whole story as i see it. Feel free to post your own. =) D. carter

I think most people change to westone course of higher impedance, but since the customs one already have very high impedance, there's no point in changing to any other cables. Yes, totally, out of topic, but just thought i'd point it out. =)

Again, i never said there is a SF5pro that is damaged. I suggested it could be damaged. The SF5pro does not belong to me, but to the threadstarter, and i am merely suggesting the reasons why it is loose. The thread which i posted in, does not belong to me. I was simply helping out the threadstarter, natty135, in suggesting reasons why his socket is loose when using the original cables. Here is his post: Edit: I am not bickering with you, really, i hope you don't see it that way. You posted a statement, and i posted my reply to it. It's just how a normal discussion goes if you ask me. I am not targetting you or flaming you in particular.

Honestly, this is not bad publicity for me, but for Jaben.

If you see Wilson's post, what he has pointed out is: 1. I post under many alias, e.g. Adam, Delano Carter, DC, Dcarter, Torxxx. But the truth is, my name is Delano Adam Carter. And my nick name is torxxx. These are not aliases, these are my name! 2. I have contacted CrossRoads to ask for samples. Okay, I admit i was a cheapo. 3. I have emailed Jaben, and ask why amazon.com can sell cheaper. He said he chooses distributor, based on many factors, other than just lowest price. I accepted and never replied/bugged him again. 4. I have a MO thread in HWZ which helps ppl get stuff cheaper than Jaben. But i'm sure everyone knows the point of MO is not to profit, but to share shipping costs. I am not a direct competitor!! 5. He did not address why my comment was deleted. Instead, he challenges you to "Search through all the threads in the forum and draw your own conclusions.". 6. He did not acknowledge my positive contribution to his forum before this post. Again, i do not like to go into such confrontational situation with people. I am merely highlighting that Jaben deleted my post. I'm quite surprise this matter has blown out of proportion, because it was never my intention. I also see that Jaben is quite unhappy over this line in my signature, which says, "Earphones definitely cheaper than Jaben's special price!". I will be removing it out of goodwill, as i see no point in aggravating anyone, who does not believe in a capitalistic free economy, further . Lastly, i wish to know what questionable methods i have used, as claimed by Wilson in his statement, "but it must be at the expense of hard work and not questionable methods".

Please don't drag unrelated issues into the thread. If you have something against me, pm me. Actually. I'm not the one who has the issue. I managed to stop them before they stuffed it in without trimming. The thread, which i posted in, was started by another person, and i merely wanted to point out the reason his cable is loose. Also, it isn't loose when you insert a westone cable, but if you try to use back the original cable, it will be loose. I'm not trying to spam. It's just a MO thread. I read the rules and regulation and there is no mention that i cannot have WTS/WTB/WTT/MO thread links in my signature. However, as i'm quite new to this forum, if there are any unstated rules which prohibits me from doing so, i'll edit it out in a jiffy.

If you ask me, it's like what Japan has done, cover up their past mistake by removing all records of it ever happening.

Firstly, let me tell you all that if you want to get ES cables for your super.fi, becareful if you get it at jaben! Reason is because Jaben may not bother to help you trim it down, they simply stuff it into the interconnects. What happens is that the plugs are permanently damaged. I cannot vouch that this is what happens everytime, but at least when i wanted to do mine there, this is what they wanted to do for me. That's not all. A user was complaining on Jaben forum that his cables are loose after switching back to the old superfi cables, and i wanted to let him know the possible reason. This is what i posted. This is the thread i posted in. And after a while, when i went back to check for response, my post and my account was deleted! Infact, all my previous posts and contribution to the forum were deleted!!!! I feel that Jaben provides good service, but if they made a mistake, they should not try and cover up in this way. My impression of them went down the drain and i will never buy anything from them again. Just want to let you guys know. I'm not saying they are bad, but it's up to you to judge.

Go audition it before buying. Then you won't make mistakes.

Do yourself a favour. Don't buy Crossroads. If you like bass, go for Shure E2c. Er6is and Super.fi 3 have lesser bass.

USD399 is definitely the recommended retail price. I've been in business long enough to know that recommended retail price is way higher than the price retailers pay.

Can help you get a brand new one at 160. Look here.