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Thanks. I've heard OF empire brass, but never heard them. will look out for them. I think my favourite is the trombone. I love the richness of the tone.

Hi! How can I get my hands on the Original headphone amp and how much would I have to pay? You can PM me if you don't want to reveal it online. Thanks. Chris.

I'm curious. The company has gone bankrupt, but resufaced under a new name. Would the stuff under the old label be "cleared" at lower prices or because it's such a good brand, current stuff will get "raised" prices due to it's rarity or collectability?

Not trumpet nor sax. not really jazz. More like classical brass bands. I just bought a couple of the Canadian Brass (they do an AMAZING version of Amazing Grace which is to die for). Only found 3 of them in Borders. Canadian Brass Looking for more. I also have the soundtrack to "Brassed Off" which is damn good too IMO. Brassed Off Any other recommendations?

Update : I think my ears have been run-in to the sound. The cable is still uncomfortable, but I've gotten used to the discomfort. The isolation is still too good to live without. The sound seems better now, but I'm not sure if it's my wanting them to sound better (ie ears burn in) or that the buds have really burnt in. The upper and mid veil is still there, though it's less obvious. The bass is still rocking, and not just "boom boom" bass, but serious double bass instrumentation from jazz tracks. I'm going to live with them, till they break down, then it's the ER4s for me(hopefully the latest incarnation) I've "forgotten" how much I've paid for these, and the heartache has gone away. I'm very happy with them for day to day travelling, and it's definitely made my bus rides alot more bearable. Now, I wonder if I should an amp for this. Chris ps. Guess what, the mx500s which I thought I had "lost" have been "found" they were hidden deep within my work bag, and they only appeared when I bought a new bag and was transferring the contents.

Just read in another forum that Electrocompaniet is no more. the company went bust over a legal dispute that they lost. http://www.zerogain.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5853 Those of you who have the CD players better hold on to them. damn, that was going to be my upgrade for my CDP. been dreaming of owning one for some time now. *sigh*

Guess what. sgheadphones@gmail.com is already taken. BY ME muahahahaha!

I sitting right now in my office, with my E2s plugged into my discman listening to THIS. Beth Gibbons - Out of Season. Those of you who don't know her, she's the amazing voice behind Portishead. This album is not as triphop as the usual portishead style. In fact, I don't think there is a genre label for the music in this album. Awesome vocals, and an excellant recording.

hey! how did you know? oh well, actually, I had set aside enough money for the ER4s, but then, I really couldn't see myself paying $500 for buds. Cos most of my time is spent primarily on my speaker system at home. REGRET? hell yeah! big time. oh well... *shrug* guess I'll live with the E2s till I "lose" them. I wonder if etymotics will come out with the ER4i model? I mean the ER4s are way old.

guess what. my friend (who I introduced the ER6s) just called and he told me that he lost his ER6s and bought the ER6Is, LAST WEEK, which means a couple of days AFTER I bought the E2s. AND the dope faced liar in hungbros actually stood there and told me, "ER6i won't be coming in till NEXT MONTH". JUST f*ckING GREAT! I bet he jsut wanted to clear his stock of the E2. GREAT! JUST GREAT!!! And my non-audiophile friend who has tin ears... he loved the ER6s btw, tells me that the ER6Is are soooo much better. better sound, better bass. heaps better bass. and only cos $255. "Hundred dollars more than the old model" That's what the hung brother told me. MY ASS! I am soooo pissed off. See if I ever go to that shop again. b*stard just wanted to clear stock, and I was suckered in, cos I was so desperate for phones. Should've known better when the fella was trying to hardsell the E2. aaarrrrrgggggghhhhhhh. Why didn't I buy from Todd and have a 30day return. now I'm stuck. Pissed!

Anyone watching GITS : SAC 2nd gig yet? Just got my hands on 1-12, bloody cliffhanger in 12, can't wait to get 13 now. The new anime from IG productions is not bad too, Otoshi something... friend passed me the first 4 episodes. pre-samurai era in japan.

yup, I love the over the ear design for the cable. except the cable is too heavy, so when I shift my head, it tends to pull the buds out of my ear. I've tried tightening and loosening the clear plastic straw thingy to no avail. I tried over the ear, infront as well, but it's really uncomfortable with the E2 cable. Maybe if the cable were longer to the joint, or less unflexible. So now, I'm resigned to setting the buds in place, and keeping my head still. And I've also picked up the habit of reaching behind and pulling up the cable to loosen it, alot like how girls do with their pony tails. VERY IRRITATING(the cable, not the girls) I'm almost on the verge on giving up listening to the earbuds now. it is too frustrating, and the tradeoff for the sound and isolation is getting less and less worth it. I probably wouldn't mind so much if the E2s sounded ALOT better. REALLY wish I had gotten the E1s when I had the chance. The E1s have a much better cable. Chris

Hi Adhoc, Where's Sing Music? Chris OOPS. nevermind, I went to search the yellowpages. 98. Sing Music Pte Ltd 304 Orchard Rd #02-75 Lucky Plaza Tel : 6235 8960 Category : Compact Disc-Whsle & Mfrs

audionoob, The SR60s sound better, no comparison. But no isolation. the SR60s are "home" headphones, not for on the go. Actually, I would say the SR60s are like the E2s with better mids and treble. bpribadi, The E2s sound good for certain kinds of music. If you like jazz and acoustic sets, it sounds muddy and veiled. If you like rock it's not that bad. If you like hiphop, it's perfect. The bass is always there, but for cleaner recordings (like jazz) the mids and treble sound "far away", read my recording studio analogy. For music with heavier mixes and more instruments its not that obvious. It's not that different music makes it sound good or bad, just that different genres of music bring out different qualities in the buds. Certain music definitely show the weaknesses of these buds, and certain music shows the strengths. Also, the environment makes a difference too. Sitting in a bus with lots of distractions, the veiled treble doesn't seem so obvious, but when you sit down and listen in a quiet setting, all it's weaknesses pop up. Chris

I've had the E2s for the last 8 days. I've left them running in non-stop connected to my little sony radio receiver since purchase. My system : Home : Marantz CD17 MK II KI, NAD C370, DynaudioAcoustics BM6P, REL QUAKE, Nordost Blue heaven cabling, Belden 83802 TNT-TTS DIY power cords. Portable : Sony D-EJ915 discman, Sony SRF-S53 receiver. Headphones owned : Grado SR-60(home), AKG K55(PC), Sennheiser MX500(portable) My Musc : 900+ CDs and counting, encompassing all english language genres EXCEPT country and trance/dance. As you can see from my profile, I'm more of a speaker guy than a headphone guy, my history of headphone ownage being low budget models that suit my basic needs. My Priority is my speaker system rather than my headphone system. Background : I've been living with my mx500s for the last 3 years plugged directly into my discman or my receiver. I've had 3 pairs of them, and I recently lost the third pair. I contemplated buying a forth pair, but after going through hell (taking a bus to and from work everyday), I decided that I should get my hands on these new-fangled in-ear buds that I've been reading on this forum, that would block out the noise on the bus. I decided on the $250 budget, and spent several weeks reading up on the E1C and the ER6. Finally, I came to the conculsion that I would get the E1C instead of the ER6, as I would prefer a slightly more pronouced bass for portable use since I would be listening to the radio and mostly rock/hiphop on my travels. Well, as you all know by now, neither was on sale when I finally went to purchase them and have bought the E2C instea. First impressions : On the first day listening to the E2s, they were a decidedly marked improvement over anything I owned (though I think the SR60s still take the win overall) for portable usage. Excellant noise insulation, clarity and focus that I've never heard from the mx500s. Taking that first bus ride home from SLS with them plugged into my ear was a heavenly experience. Practically everything was blocked out, and I felt a surreal experience. Almost like I was walking in my own movie soundtrack, with my discman playing my very own theme song. Like the scene from "Ghost in the Shell" when major kusanagi was walking along the streets, and all you could hear is the soundtrack from Kenji Kawaii. Awesome. Current impressions : Having lived with the E2s for the last week. I have garnered the following impression of the earphones. Please note that these are MY impressions, and I am not comparing them to my other headphones. Plus : Good isolation. I get a very good seal with the foamies, and nothing bothers me on the bus rides anymore. Excellant Bass. Very deep, crisp bass. Suprisingly not boomy. The lower registers of this earphone is fantastic. I can hear the individual plucks, the resonance of a double bass as compared to an electric bass. Lovely Stuff. Comfort. The foamies are very comfortable, and I barely feel them anyone. Over the ear wiring. I liked this alot. wiring it over the ears... but... I did not like the cable behind the head, see below. Minus : Horrible cable. The cable is very nice and thick, it would be a great cable for the ER6s where you don't have to put it behind your ear and head. It is a HORRIBLE cable for the E2 design. It is too thick and unwieldy and very uncomfortable. It gets in the way of everything, and you can feel the cable straining against your head when you move. I've got so frustrated with the cable that I almost actually wanted to pull it out of the socket. Behind the ear. What were they thinking? Yes, it's great for monitoring earphones when you have a wireless receiver hooked behind your back onstage. But what about every-man? The 1.2m cable is too short to write through the clothes, but too long to leave hanging exposed. Mids and Treble. While definitely sounding better than my mx500s, there is a veil to it when compared to my speakers. The sound is accurate, but the muffled. The analogy that I can make is that you're in a studio, the bassist is in the engineering room with you, but the rest of the band is in the sound room, behind the glass. It's not so obvious when I play rock or hiphop on the bus, but when I'm in the office or at home with Jazz or classical tracks, it's painfully obvious. Not really a minus, but not a plus. Accuracy. Listening to Bobby Mc and Yoyoma's Hush, it was really hard to tell that it was actually a person making those noises. The cello that yoyoma was playing was very believeable, but the sounds from Bobby M were not. The mx500s were more accurate. Summary : It's a great portable earbud. top marks for isolation. negative marks for price vs sound. exteme negative marks for the cable. I paid $170 for them from Hung Bros, and I feel severly ripped off. I think the highest I would actually pay for them would be $100, and even that would be a difficult decision. On one hand, I like the sound (FOR TRAVELLING) and isolation, on the other hand, listening critically to them suck. These are playphones, they remind me alot of those mini-compos I used to buy before discovering hi-fi. If you are seriously considering these, I'd say STOP, think first. What are you going to use them for. If you have $200 to spare, and are exclusively using them for travelling, AND you have a home system, go ahead. If you are thinking of getting these as your ALL-time headphones, for home, work and play, I'd say DON'T. Consider something else. For the same money, you could get SR80s, or ATH40s for home, with money left over for mx500s for portablility. I definitely regret shelling out the money for these. I should have made the impulse buy of the E1cs instead (I saw them, but HAD to do research before purchase... silly me). Am I going to sell them away? No, not really, I'll use them on the bus ride to and from work. I'll use them in the office. I'll stick to my speaker system at home. The cable and the price were the biggest turnoffs for me. My friend once said "Why do people settle for the someone they can learn to live with, rather than look for someone they can't live without". In this case, I'm going to settle for the E2Cs and learn to live with it. This will exclusively be my travel earphones, and I'll prepare the music accordingly. Chris

Hey Mackie, If you like Cello and Metallica... try this group. Apocalyptica. They are a cello quartet that play metallica and speed metal covers. You'd be amazed at what they can do with the cello. Apocalyptica Jacqueline du Pre is quite good too, with her husband on the piano. I got a couple of her albums. Think she's passed on though. The YoyoMa bach suites is damn good (I bought the original box set, not the rerelease). They had a TV special on it, but I couldn't find the DVD. It is one of my favourites. this one. yoyoma

no, no, the ER6i is the new stock that is coming, but he doesn't know when, and the ER6s are sold out.

So, I finally got around to getting my earbuds. Popped down to SLS, intent on getting the E1s, I saw them at the shop on the first floor, and I finally got the $235 required. Guess what, my typical luck, it was sold out! damnit. I knew I spent too long on research. fudge. Oh well, guess I have to settle for the ER6s then, oops, sold out too, and the new stock is the ER6i. juz great. it's either the E2 or E3 E3 was out of my budget, and for the price increase, I didn't find any reviews to convince me that I should pay so much. well, I ended up buying the E2s. running them in now. but the bus ride home was blissful, finally, the noisymobile was blocked out, chattering monkeys could not be heard, and it felt surreal, like I was a walking soundtrack, with my personal theme song. taking a bus has never been more pleasurable. Review coming up when in 2 weeks.

yes, you're welcome, you're welcome

The wallpaper section is alot nicer than the gallery.

Found this site online. it's a fetish site. guess what kind of fetish... pictures of girls using headphones. go here headph0ne Phetish btw... You're welcome PS. it's relatively SFW

7500, I go buy 4D.

Back from gramaphone and listening to it now. Thanks for the recommendation! Good stuff! did you buy the DVD or CD?

yup, there's dixie chicks, they also play on "water is wide" trust me, when you hear that version by sarah M, Jewel and dixie chicks, you'd think you died and went to heaven. I bought the CDs from gramaphone as well, 4 CDs, Vol 1. 2CDs, Vol 2. 1CD, Vol 3. 1CD. DVD has performances from the first VOL (original tour)

cheh! I thought it was a site to teach aspiring cookclerkdrivers on how to go awol.