Headphones used will be HD650, El-8, and Sr60e, so I would like adjustable gain and a neutral sound signature. I am expecting most of my use to be via USB input, but optical would be a nice option. Additionally, having a line out that I can send to my speaker amplifier would be nice as well. I...

My latest setup has my Musical Fidelity X-Dac connected to my PC over S/PDIF, and has been working fine. Yesterday when I powered up my headphone amp (the DAC is always on from the included wall-wart power supply), I heard a moderately loud buzz/hum with distorted audio, similar to whenever a...

Many years ago, at a head-fi meet far far away...   I left with the impression that- Grado sr60 were sufficiently different and awesome from most of the show Sony Qualia / mdr-sa5000 were super comfortable, and almost sounded different enough from what I had to justify the price My...

I started with an Onkyo HT-R550 htiab setup, moved to an HT-R360 plus those original speakers. I'm looking to upgrade my home theater, which is not normally used for music, probably 65/35 games/movies. Newegg has a sale on the Polk Monitor60 towers (with matching center), which seem well...

I've been out of the loop for a while and am looking for help upgrading at least my desktop HTPC sound card. Right now I'm thinking a soundcard with solid optical out would be most beneficial to my setup. I'd like it to be able to send at least 5.1 to my receiver for movies/games, and have the...

I've searched the forums quite a bit but can't find a consensus on this one. What is a good replacement power supply?

Can anyone confirm that the Behringer UCA202 is bit-perfect? I read one member's post which said that Behringer claimed it was, but I'd like to see if anyone has confirmed this. It would be the cheapest USB option at $30

Here is what I have right now, used for gaming/movies/casual listening: Onkyo HTS800 system: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-g8dl4fl...=detailed_info HT-R550 Receiver (basically a TX-SR505) Front/Center Speakers: 5.00" OMF Diaphragm Cone x 2 Woofers, 1.00" Balanced-Dome Tweeters, 130 Watts...

Does anyone have recommendations for some smaller groups for instrumental Classical and Jazz? I'd like to be able to more closely focus on individual instruments than I can with a lot of the music I currently listen to. Duets, trios, and things similar might work well here. As far as...

Has anyone been watching the price of the HD650? Around the holiday season, it was $300 at numerous stores. However, I was checking today and the cheapest seemed to be $325. Does anyone have any insight into when the price will drop again?

My friend would like me to buy a pair of headphones for when he is mowing the lawn. He doesn't like things in his ears, so they must be circum/supra-aural - no canalphones. They will be connected directly to his iPod, and never with an amp. Cost isn't too much of a problem, but lets say under...

Sweetwater is just down the road a couple of miles from me, and I have been in a couple times to check their stuff out. Before, I was just looking at synths, but the guy I was working with strongly suggested a controller. They did not have any that interested me set up, but offered to if I had...

I am looking to buy a new car probably within in the next week. I have been looking at several used and new models since December, and these are the two I have decided on: 2006 Mazda 3i Touring - http://research.cars.com/go/crp/summ...6&modelid=7491...

Anyone here enjoy them? I decided to check out their website because their main man Kevin Moore was the orignial keyboardist for Dream Theater and I really like his writing and playing. I haven't ordered the CD's yet, but on the website there are streams of each CD. The CDs are very different...

Picked this up as soon as possible today. BestBuy doesn't give it the $9.99 new release price though I havn't listened to the entire album yet but it is a little dissapointing when compared to their past works. I am still excited and hopeful though: the title track is last and is 24 minutes...

Does anyone know of any parts that have been done for the piano portion of Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance or Train of Thought? Right now we are writing out the piano part to In The Name of God and it is taking quite a while

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Read before voting Alright, so I have been looking around for a 5gb player to use in addition to my second generation 20gb iPod. Here are the factors that are important to me: 1) Size and weight. It has to be small. Walk around with it in my pocket without noticing kind of small. 2)...

Are there any better deals that can be found in Europe (specifically Paris, Stuttgart, and all of Switzerland) than in the United States? Thanks edit: I am looking at any electronics, especially headphones, mp3 players, and cameras

My new SACD player is on the way, so I am looking for some good SACDs to see what it can do. Right now I have John Coltrane - Blue Train, Pink Floyd - DSOTM, and Beethoven;s no.9 by Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoiker. Hybrids are preferred, but if it is an excellant CD it is fine if it is...

Lately, when I have been listening to my music and thinking about spending money, I have been bothered by the fact that it just does not sound real. I do not think I could ever confuse a recording with live playing. The question is, is it possible? Is the problem in my equipment or in the actual...

How much does it cost to get a begginners set up for records? If I tell you the model of the player I have can you tell me if it is any good or not? I think the only problem with it is the needle. And can you tell the condition of records from pictures?

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What sounds better at that pricepoint, a new DAC or new CDP? The cd player would be a Nad C541i. Not sure of the DAC, but buying a prebuilt DIY one is also an option. I assume a DAC would be better for the money because it has less parts. Is there a difference between coaxial and optical...

I am thinking about switching from keeping everything backed up as wavs to flacs. I just ripped one disc, and it saved about 25% space. Is this normal? I am using EAC, set up as this guide says, using the command line "-8 -T "title=%t" -T "artist=%a" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T...