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I actually haven't came across any need for GST when i ship anything in. My condolences.

I think adhoc has already made the discovery several years back. Do a search.

M-audio transit has a proven track record in audiophile applications. It is not the best in providing digital out as the best usually comes with a higher price. Besides, using a laptop limits the choices available. I myself use primarily a computer for my tunes. PCI digital out ->dac -> amp.

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I would choose 3) if you seriously want good sound out of it.

Actually I'm thinking of another SGH meet. What do you guys think?

I have a pair of mint Etymotics 4P that I want to trade for a Westone UM1 with some topup. Only UM1 and no other IEMs please. Or selling for S$265.

I wonder if Todd would ship to a Vpost USA account?

try removing and plugging in the card and connectors?

amazing pic blues. Is this a panoramic picture?? How did you manage to piece them up together? next time send me the full version ok?

Stax 303 = Low level listening cans Stax SR-X = Normal level and rock cans Etymotics 4 = portable cum noise blocking cans Grado HF1 = Waiting to be sold cans Beyerdynamic 931 = Wanting-to-be-sold-but-probably-cannot-fetch-a-good-price-cans Sennheiser mx500 = falling into pieces cans

nope they are only available from Germany or european countries in limited amounts I think. Toddthevinyljunkie used to carry them but I guess they ran out of them already. So the only way to get them is via pre-owned.

what's MDT?

The volume is lower with this plugin. You need to turn it up a little or else it will sound veiled.

If you like the sound, it is suitable for anything... Giving it a try at Kingsley will be better than reading thousands of posts about this matter.

Well... Ethereal to a person can be diffuse sounding to another. Stax cannot really manage as much bass as some dynamics so if you are a basshead, then go for the dynamics. Why don you give them a try?

Well I have 2 pairs of stax headphones now and they don't sound like one another. Dynamics don't sound similar either... The only thing I can say about electrostatics are they seem more effortless than dynamics. Effortless and ethereal.

Don't know anything about armature drivers though... Well it depends on your taste and whether you can get them cheap or not. Electrostatics are cheaper from Japan.

http://www.stax.co.jp/ENG/HOW-ESP.html

Well most phones on the market now are dynamics. If you walk into a shop and see headphones, 99.9% of the time they are dynamics. Electrostatics only appear when you look for them. Dynamics work using the conventional magnetic cones to push air and thus producing sound. The magnets only 'push' the diaphragms. Plugs are the normal 1/4 or 1/8 inch type. Can be connected or adapted to anything as long as there's a single ended output with volume control. Electrostatics do not use the conventional plugs. I think most of them have 5 to 6 pins. The reason is because 2 pins on each channel are used for 2 electrodes. In between the electrodes is the diaphragm. Only 1-2 microns thick, the mylar diaphragm needs to be biased to gain a positive charge. The bias voltage (230 - 580V depending on age and manufacturer) is provided for by 1 or 2 pins. The electrodes are postive and negative so when a signal is applied, one electrode will push and the other will pull. So it is "push pull". Due to the need for a bias voltage and signal for both electrodes, they require a special amp also known as energisers or drivers. The most common manufacturer of electrostatic headphones is Stax. Sennheiser also had 2 models, Koss several and a few other small companies. BTW there are differences between electrostatics and electrets. Electrets uses a permanently biased diaphragm that may lose charge over time.

The shop is actually known as KEC. I guess nobody bothers to know the full name to KEC just like DHL.

Between ck7,hje70 and ep630, which would you prefer?

Nicest guy on SGHeadphones! Happy birthday!

LHS do offer crimping and soldering if you buy the raw materials from them.

try getting a belden 1695a or 1694a with canare RCAP connectors. you can get it from LHS. If you are willing to wait, I have a 1m pair that i may be selling.