Fresh from the year 1982. PRO/4X Stereo Headphones Dual element stereo headphones combine rare earth moving coil element with piezoelectric element in each earcup to provide a 10-40,000 Hz frequency range. Closed design headphones weigh only 10 oz. come with coiled cord; labeled left/right...

Unfortunately I never owned or auditioned one. But I post ads that I find when reading vintage magazines. From HiFi Stereo 1989: DM90 Headphones Features oversized 40 -mm drivers: samarium -cobalt magnets: I6 -micron polymer and copper -clad aluminum voice coils; gold-plated mini plug...

Well, I do think there is a difference. I am also a believer that audio and video can be related. Look this: I was using Windows 7 Ultimate and for security reason I upgrade to 10 Pro (for free) using the microsoft link that still works. I use Black Hole Sun video clip as one of my reference for...

Except for the speed and noiseless feature I was not so sure my samsung SSD rendered audio-video content optimally and although I know many will argue these are just storing and reading digital informations and that there is no possible difference (OK I can take note of this viewpoint) lately I...

I did not want to believe it because I wanted to stick with the fact that sound effects would potentially introduce more distortion in the music, but if I uncheck the box and leave everything uncheck (speakers properties - Enhancements) the sound quality improves, to my ears at least, which I...

I thought I was in computer audio section sorry for that.

I would like Youtube to take exclusive control of Windows mixer. I have the application exclusive mode enabled but I am not sure this work with Youtube, correct me if I am wrong. How to bypass this mixer and watch any web content without Windows doing any resampling? Thanks for help!

One of my last inexpensive sound improvement was to install a ferrite choke on the SATA power cable where I think there was more chance of noise, and the sound quality has skyrocketed to my full satisfaction. I post a picture of the inside of the tower below : I installed a second one and...

I wonder if science have provided an answer. But since I swapped back to my VGA (old blue cable) I find the picture and colors to be quite amazing. I know it's analog signal but heck, does everything connected with a digital signal cable messes everything up with noises or what? Another strange...

I have my holy grail DAP a Samsung Galaxy player 4.2 (discontinued) and I found strange that with a brand new battery the sound is different, somewhat harsher, while with the other battery the sound is smoother. I have read, not sure if this applies here, that it needs to go thru 2 full cycles...

When my Samsung Galaxy player 4.2 finally exploded, I have put it aside and moved on to different sources, but just decided it was time to check inside. It was such a good music player, I really loved it ! A Wolfson WM1811AE Dac chip. Fantastic for songs, videos and audio books. Voices were...

I am leaning toward transparency. You read many topics and when it comes to defining what is neutral people quickly become confused, right. Analog sounding, Vinyl-like sound, theater-like experience, neutral... no one really know what we are talking about. I believe transparency is when you move...

It's always a bit funny to post new threads about what some would consider unworthy to even touch barehand, without at least wearing anti-audiophile gloves to prevent the spread of a low-fi infection. But this is not low-fi at all. It is on the higher end of mid-fi. Sounds very good. A little...

I am looking to buy a kit tool to open a Fiio player and change the battery. It's a Fiio x5 gen3. I would like to buy from North America. Right now I only found a battery on Aliexpress.com. Not sure where to find a kit tool.

It been a while I am watching the trade/sale category and it is hard to find a DT1990. The DT1990 pre-owned price is also extremely solid, close to its brand new price. On the other hand, you have headphones that are more often available for sale, some of them for half their brand new value. I...

Hi, I have a Lyr 2 with some good tubes. Although it is the element of my chain that I would not mind letting as it is, I am curious about upgrading. I have test so many headphones now I think it is time to try another amp. Simple question: Does the Lyr 2 with holy grails is superior soundwise...

If there are such headphones... Apparently the NAD VISO HP50 has that sort of tuning. Not even sure to understand what it means, but here it is : a thread about headphones tuned with a room feel. Discuss.

This could be interesting. I found the Monster by Lady Gaga to have very smooth response: Fidelio S1 Fidelio S2 Fidelio L1 Sennheiser HD600 HD6XX has a more smooth raw response according to the innerfidelity graph

boomy bass, small soundstage, warm but articulated highs. And rich sound. No need for big power. Just to drive low impedence headphones. Any suggestions?

I took aluminium paper from the kitchen and I "shielded" from the outside about 30 feet of cable with it. The sound is better and one other person has confirm that it now sounds better. Every power cables have now aluminium paper around it; my psu. my rooter, my modem and DAC + 12 feet of...

I don't know why but when I move my cheap ethernet cables it increases the sound quality, very significantly, by 40% I would say. That much. Can upgrading those cables improve SQ? I already upgraded my RCA, USB and power cables. The PBJ from kimber kable gave me the most noticeable improvement...

Hi, I need an aftermarket Ac power cable for both my lyr 2 and my Bifrost. Please guys can you help me find what I need. Maximum $200 for each cable. Thanks.

Might as well include the GEN 5 discussion in this thread to fully compare those new products from Schiit.

Hi, My problem with my sound quality is inconsistency. It is playing faster or slower and there is some distortion affecting the transparency, dynamics and rhythm. The sound changes all the time. Recently I have opened my PC case and realised some parts, likely capacitors/inducors, are...

Hi, So here I have a question relative to this: when everything is shut down and disconnected, I plug my amplifier schiit lyr 2 to the power outlet I power it and I crank the volume to the maximum (with my headphones). Dead silent, even with the RCA cable (if I move that RCA cable close to a...