One more driver on the road

YAY ! ! !
I finally passed my driving test ! ! !
Third attempt, lol.
For those who know me, I'm a pretty lousy driver, as my instructor will put it, my arga-ration techniques is damn bad, lol.
It was a close shave, because I strike kerb during vertical parking, haha.
But anyhow, I passed ! ! !

So, as i have promised myself, as celebration of my newly acquired license, i went on to
1. Mod the cable of my Triple-Fi 10 to Westone ES2 cable
2. Buy the new Sony NWZ-W252

I've been wanting to change the cable of my TF10 for some time already. The stock cable it came with is simply lousy, spoils every 4 months or so no matter how well you take care of it.
So after lunch, I went to Jaben and got it done (Jaben is located at The Adelphi #04-16)
The cable itself is S$70, and worksmanship is S$5.
Basically the differences in sound are:
1. Clearer/Sharper Treble
2. Somewhat wider soundstage due to the treble
3. Punchier bass
More importantly, the ES2 is alot studier, and it doesn't have the kind of memory effect which causes the 'curls' to stay due to the winding of cable due storage. And it definitely feels (and is) more durable.
here are some pics:




After getting the cables done, I dropped by my workplace @funan to say hi to the guys. To the think of it, seems kinda dumb to visit your workplace on your off day, lol.

Next i went to Sim Lim Square to get my NWZ-W252. For those of you who are Sony's fan (like myself), you would know that Sony's product is kinda pricey, and the price doesn't drop. However, this shop at SLS third level sells Sony stuff slightly cheaper than other shops. I got my W252 for S$119 instead of the RRP of S$129. SLS is not exactly a safe place to shop because of the many fraud cases, you just have to be experienced enough to know which shop is trustworthy.

Anyways, the W252 is great, very lightweight, comfortable fit, with pretty decent sound quality.
Here's a few pictures of the W252: