[Gofre]

(Original post by Dez)
You're probably sick and tired of people badgering you for audio recommendations by now, but here's another.

Do you have any suggestions for canal earphones in the £50-100 range? Trick is, they need to have an asymmetric cord (like the CX 300s), meeting at the shoulder and not the chest. I absolutely can't stand the latter, cables get tangled too easily and there's nothing to stop them falling to the floor if I take them out of my ears briefly. Seems most IEMs have a Y-shaped cord nowadays, which is really quite annoying.

Haha no worries, gives me an excuse to lurk moar on audiophile sites Not aware of any myself aside from the CX300s (I'd assumed this was exclusive to the i300s which have the iPhone mic to make them more like a headset), but I'll have a scout around and get back to you (:

[SMed]

(Original post by Gofre)

I got some Fostex PM0.5 Active Studio Monitors. For reference, that's a 23" (Dell) monitor and the speakers stand about 30cm tall. It sounds incredible.

Still have things to sort out on my desk before I take a full workspace shot.

[Mad Vlad]

(Original post by mangoh)
LOL

says it all

I don't have £2200 to spare.

[SMed]

(Original post by mangoh)
WOW NICE!

A couple of questions though

1) Does the bass become irritating, like does it shake the whole desk?

2) I see you have the Microsoft Sidewinder X4 keyboard, I have it too I was wondering is it possible to turn of anti-ghosting as when I am typing I sometimes hit the wrong key. Previously on keyboards that don't support it I was fine.

1) This is only my first day with this setup and I haven't had time to really go through my library yet. But saying that, I'm not really a basshead anyway so I don't think it will be a problem. I have a very sturdy commercial desk so it's not too bad. I also have the speakers (and that shelf with everything supporting it) on blu-tack which helps isolate it. The only thing that really rattles was the metal filing cabinet which I've moved to the other side of the study.

2) I have no idea, I've never had this problem.

[Ape Gone Insane]

[Gofre]

(Original post by SMed)


I got some Fostex PM0.5 Active Studio Monitors. For reference, that's a 23" (Dell) monitor and the speakers stand about 30cm tall. It sounds incredible.
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Very nice choice on the Fostex! I'm on the verge of being tempted away from the Hifiman HE-300s again, now I'm contemplating getting a set of Fostex T50RP to try my hand at modding (They're very popular for doing so apparently) and a set of entry level custom IEMs. Decisions, decisions!

[Gofre]

(Original post by Dez)
You're probably sick and tired of people badgering you for audio recommendations by now, but here's another.

Do you have any suggestions for canal earphones in the £50-100 range? Trick is, they need to have an asymmetric cord (like the CX 300s), meeting at the shoulder and not the chest. I absolutely can't stand the latter, cables get tangled too easily and there's nothing to stop them falling to the floor if I take them out of my ears briefly. Seems most IEMs have a Y-shaped cord nowadays, which is really quite annoying.

Right I've had a nose around, and from what I can tell "j-cords" are a dying breed unfortunately. The only company I can find that make decent quality ones are a German one called Xears, who don't appear to have any UK based retailers or say on their website which of their headphones have them :\ Aside from that I found a couple of Sony, one I can't find any retailers at all for and the other costs over £250.

Your best bet could be to contact Xears, and enquire into which of their current line have the desired cord and how to make an international purchase. If they provide you with a list just google "Xears XXXXXX head fi" and you'll get all manner of reviews pop up. Then you can compare their critical reception to price point and go from there.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help!

[SMed]

For newbies browsing audiophile classifieds:

If you recognise the manufacturer, it will probably be fairly cheap.
If you've never heard of them, prices start at £2000 per individual component, and rise sharply.

[Dez]

(Original post by Gofre)
Right I've had a nose around, and from what I can tell "j-cords" are a dying breed unfortunately. The only company I can find that make decent quality ones are a German one called Xears, who don't appear to have any UK based retailers or say on their website which of their headphones have them :\ Aside from that I found a couple of Sony, one I can't find any retailers at all for and the other costs over £250.

Your best bet could be to contact Xears, and enquire into which of their current line have the desired cord and how to make an international purchase. If they provide you with a list just google "Xears XXXXXX head fi" and you'll get all manner of reviews pop up. Then you can compare their critical reception to price point and go from there.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help!

Ah well, thanks for spending time looking around anyway. Xears line-up is somewhat reminiscent to Beats and Marley in terms of style I notice, not sure if that's a good thing or not. It also looks like they don't do returns, which could make for a rather expensive mistake if the earphones turn out to be no good.

Guess I may be stuck with the CX300s for now. What is it with Y-cords anyway?

[Wednesday Bass]

(Original post by SMed)


I got some Fostex PM0.5 Active Studio Monitors. For reference, that's a 23" (Dell) monitor and the speakers stand about 30cm tall. It sounds incredible.

Still have things to sort out on my desk before I take a full workspace shot.

I second this image:

[SMed]

(Original post by Wednesday Bass)
I second this image:

[Chrosson]

You know you spend too much time on the internet when you start automatically rephrasing sentences you read into memes.

[Gofre]

(Original post by Dez)
Ah well, thanks for spending time looking around anyway. Xears line-up is somewhat reminiscent to Beats and Marley in terms of style I notice, not sure if that's a good thing or not. It also looks like they don't do returns, which could make for a rather expensive mistake if the earphones turn out to be no good.

Guess I may be stuck with the CX300s for now. What is it with Y-cords anyway?

They do quite well in the reviews I've read, but yeah it does sound like a lot of hassle :\

[Gofre]

Hmm, Intel have just put up a 120GB SSD for preorder on their Amazon store for £109, which is significantly cheaper than their previous offerings from what I can gather. With any luck other manufacturers will respond by making their options which Intel have just undercut even more affordable, if there's a 100GB+ SSD for under £100 I'll find it very difficult to resist purchasing!

[SMed]

(Original post by Gofre)
Hmm, Intel have just put up a 120GB SSD for preorder on their Amazon store for £109, which is significantly cheaper than their previous offerings from what I can gather. With any luck other manufacturers will respond by making their options which Intel have just undercut even more affordable, if there's a 100GB+ SSD for under £100 I'll find it very difficult to resist purchasing!

Get it. The intel ones are supposed to be very good, but very expensive. The intel 120GB SSD was something like £180 or so a few weeks ago. If this is the same model, that's a drastic drop in price. Even the cheaper makes of 120GB SSDs are going from around that price.

Wait, do you have a link? It's showing over £150 for me on Amazon.

[Gofre]

(Original post by SMed)
Get it. The intel ones are supposed to be very good, but very expensive. The intel 120GB SSD was something like £180 or so a few weeks ago. If this is the same model, that's a drastic drop in price. Even the cheaper makes of 120GB SSDs are going from around that price.

Wait, do you have a link? It's showing over £150 for me on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Series...3390074&sr=8-1
Out next week, my student loan is getting stretched very thin!

[Mad Vlad]

(Original post by Ape Gone Insane)

Oh Google... you troll me so...

[Mad Vlad]

All this audiophilia stuff is making me go

I'm like... my £5 headphones make sounds... happy days!

[f1mad]

(Original post by Mad Vlad)
Oh Google... you troll me so...

You seen the one with the "fiber bar" yet?

[Gofre]

(Original post by Mad Vlad)
All this audiophilia stuff is making me go

I'm like... my £5 headphones make sounds... happy days!

Pfft, peasant

Although I am slightly jealous. My girlfriend tried showing a song on her iPod and I found the combination of youtube ripped tracks and crappy earbuds borderline uncomfortable. While I definitely enjoy music a lot more now, but I almost miss being able to use basic stuff and not have any issues. 'tis an expensive hobby