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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1000 on: April 23, 2015, 09:57:59 PM »
with my CIEM reshells of UM3X sounding a bit muddy / unclear, especially after desktop listening to HE-560,
and InEarZ CIEM reshells of Heir Audio 4.AiS recently borked, and no clue if InEarZ will ever respond to my email-

the question:
starting to plan ahead towards new CIEMs at RMAF, hopefully with the new digital ear scan by UE.
budget can't be stretched to UERM, so is UE5 worth the $600 coin?

other alternatives ?
thanks mateys!
 
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1001 on: April 23, 2015, 10:13:07 PM »
If you want clarity and precision, I believe the UE4 is the one for you. That's like the intermediary between the DBA02/B2 and UERM.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1002 on: April 23, 2015, 10:25:01 PM »
thanks for the fast recommendation, UE4 even cheaper than UE5 is a nice wallet bonus!

this one's for you!
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1003 on: April 24, 2015, 09:57:58 PM »
Has anyone compared a well received USB cable (obscenely expensive naturally) to an ordinary cheapie (think Belkin) + shortblock? Belkin gold has always been good enough for me, but I'd like to know just how full of shit people are vis a vis USB cables.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1004 on: April 24, 2015, 10:09:13 PM »
Quote from: ericfarrell85 on April 24, 2015, 09:57:58 PM
Has anyone compared a well received USB cable (obscenely expensive naturally) to an ordinary cheapie (think Belkin) + shortblock? Belkin gold has always been good enough for me, but I'd like to know just how full of shit people are vis a vis USB cables.

IME, it's just like anything else. Cost isn't going to tell you anything. I've heard good, great and bad at all pricepoints including $x000 to free. You really need to be specific with makes and models and methodology to be constructive.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1005 on: April 25, 2015, 12:33:55 AM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on April 24, 2015, 10:09:13 PM
IME, it's just like anything else. Cost isn't going to tell you anything. I've heard good, great and bad at all pricepoints including $x000 to free. You really need to be specific with makes and models and methodology to be constructive.

Fair enough Anax. Can you suggest a few specific makes and models that you liked. Also, have you heard a shortblock? Any thoughts? I have a couple of Aqvox units, which I like, but couldn't tell you with certainty how much of an impact they have.

I may have reached that point in this odyssey where the setups are complete and so start to fuck around with things like USB cables. For what reason and to what ends I cannot say yet.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1006 on: April 25, 2015, 05:10:47 AM »
I've got this really nice looking Audioquest cable... except I can't use it because the fraking thing is so stiff and in the wrong orientation that I can't plug it in without putting severe strain on the usb jack.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1007 on: April 25, 2015, 05:20:04 AM »
I've been using an AQ cinnamon for awhile after I did my own shootout with cheaper and lots more expensive cables. That said I don't think you'll go wrong with Belkin as I don't recall it sounding bad. Some of the others I compared, both more expensive and cheaper did sound worse than your typical free USB cable. Not dissimilar with my other cable experiences.

I believe the Cable Co. has a trial program on cables you might want to try and see what's what for yourself.

www.thecableco.com/content.aspx?iid=5777
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1008 on: April 27, 2015, 01:45:43 AM »
The adapter that crapped out on me at Axpona was my Ety adapter. I'm guessing it's not a cheap piece of junk. I just tried it at home with several cables and now I barely get any volume and a lot of distortion. This is all of a sudden: it was fine a few days ago.

Is it normal for these things to break after a couple of years? What do you think happened inside it?

Beyond that, what should I replace it with? Who makes good quality adapters?
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1009 on: April 27, 2015, 04:00:13 AM »
Claritas: is that the impedance adaptor you're talking about? I'm looking for one to use on flights, like the UE one (except I don't have a UE earphone on hand that it'd come with)
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