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JH Audio JH 13 Pro: Earphones Actually Worth $1100

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nutbastard
10/27/09

In reply to JH Audio JH 13 Pro: Earphones Actually Worth $1100
"Steve says they're worth $1100, not just because they're hand-built and designed Jerry Harvey, who founded Ultimate Ears, but because you'll get 10 years of use out of them"

in my experience, all headphones of $25+ quality all end up dying from severed cords, not from bad drivers or build quality issues. #jhaudiojh13pro
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sxs3200
10/27/09

@nutbastard: The cords on these are replaceable, good thing because yes, you'll be replacing them regularly. #jhaudiojh13pro
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nutbastard
10/27/09

@sxs3200:

they SAY that, but i'm having trouble finding any info on such a replacement. from the image, everything appears to be hard soldered. i'd be interested to know what replacing the cable on these things actually entails. #jhaudiojh13pro
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sxs3200
10/27/09

@nutbastard: I've got a pair of Ultimate ears customs right now and have gone through 3 cables in 2 years. The JHAudio IEM's use the same plug/cable, they ARE user replaceable and it's quite simple to do yourself :). Just grab the monitor in one hand, grab the plastic plug on the cable on the other, pull straight out firmly/gently. They install the same way. Takes under a minute to swap cables on them. #jhaudiojh13pro
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nutbastard
10/27/09

@sxs3200:

thanks, good to know. #jhaudiojh13pro
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Lizard_King
10/27/09

@nutbastard: The custom earbuds I got from [www.bigearinc.com] have an aramid (kevlar) strand weaved into the headphone cord. They demonstrated the headphone cord supporting a 70lb weight at the motorcycle show where I got fitted. No problems yet, and I'm hard on earphones. #jhaudiojh13pro
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njdevil
10/27/09

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People who think you need to spend huge amounts of money to enjoy music have missed the point of music.

Would you appreciate the Mona Lisa more if you examined it under a microscope?

Remember the Shawshank Redemption, when Andy played that music through the PA system? If the PA system cost $80,000, would it have moved the prisoners any more? #jhaudiojh13pro
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ab3
10/27/09

@njdevil: it depends on what music you''re listening to, listening to britney spears on$1100 probably would do nothing to make her music more enjoyable but for some music there are some slight nuisances that can only be heard and appreciated with high fidelity headphones, whether $1100 headphones are really needed is another question but spending a little bit more on music does show someones appreciation for it. #jhaudiojh13pro
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günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
10/27/09

@ab3: i had to read what you said three times because i read 'nuances' the first two... but no, you are correct.. there are slight nuisances that can only be heard on very high quality audio equipment as well... though they tend to make one upset about having said equipment and liking "those types" of music.... #jhaudiojh13pro
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ab3
10/28/09

@günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi: whoops I was kinda in a rush and i just spell checked with firefox and I must not have been paying attention... haha #jhaudiojh13pro
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jbl429
10/27/09

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great. spend $1100, then plug it into your iPod/iPhone which has compressed audio anyway, and you're wasting $1070. #jhaudiojh13pro
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lostarchitect
10/27/09

@jbl429: Speak for yourself. Some of us use lossless codecs. #jhaudiojh13pro
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QuarterToTomorrow
10/27/09

@jbl429: Or into my RockBox-hacked 1G nano, which has FLAC support. :D #jhaudiojh13pro
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sxs3200
10/27/09

@jbl429: I ordered my JH13's last week and are waiting for them. So I can use them on my iPod with Apple Lossless (And RaySamuels Shadow amp). Does that mean I didn't waste $1070 on them?

That said, listening to an ipod using the stock earbuds is a waste of the price of an ipod :) #jhaudiojh13pro
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nutbastard
10/27/09

@QuarterToTomorrow:

FLAC on a 1g nano? so that's what, 4GB tops? and "Audio sources encoded to FLAC are typically reduced to 50–60% of their original size." so about 350mb per CD, so you can fit, what, 12 albums on there?

you're at the FAR end of the spectrum, miles away from those who whine about the touch having 'only' 64gb. #jhaudiojh13pro
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Evan, How Dare you Sir!
10/27/09

@lostarchitect: Sure, but you're losing some sound quality in the device itself. The iPod Touch isn't really renown for passing on picture perfect sound. #jhaudiojh13pro
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lostarchitect
10/27/09

@Evan, How Dare you Sir!: True, it would be interesting to do an experiment to determine when that limitation begins. But then, I'm sure it's different over different devices. Mine is an Ipod Classic 160GB. #jhaudiojh13pro
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Dave Clarke
10/27/09

@lostarchitect: Yes, lossless with the crappy op-amp apple uses ... #jhaudiojh13pro
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ripfire
10/27/09

@Dave Clarke: Not just op-amp; you might want to look into the DAC also. #jhaudiojh13pro
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QuarterToTomorrow
10/27/09

@nutbastard: Yeah... it's 2GB. But that's not the point, dammit! Besides, I only have 6 or so CDs I care about enough to rip to FLAC.

P.s. it used to be 4GB, but after a recovery mode/full restore it became 2GB. Go figure.

P.p.s. It's not my main PMP, that's a 16GB iTouch. #jhaudiojh13pro
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farcedude
10/27/09

In reply to JH Audio JH 13 Pro: Earphones Actually Worth $1100
For $1100, I'd expect something like a wireless implant, so you never have to worry about ear buds. But that's me. #jhaudiojh13pro
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