I retract my previous comment, I didnt realize that the 80i's were now shipping with the comfy pads (the standard 80's i believe had bowl pads). Whatever one you get, pick up some bowl pads-I paid $15 for mine at my local shop, and really open up the sound.

I'd say go for the 80i. I've had my 60's for a long time, and I recently upgraded the pads to the 80's and it lets through much more sound, while being much more comfortable than my quarter modded 60 pads (do a search here). The stock 60's pads sound muffled in comparison. Listen to both phones...

Thanks for this OP, definitely a huge improvement, as others have noted

Hey guys, just wanted to thank you guys for the easy to follow mods & tips   I was getting bored with my SR-60's (~4 yrs old now) and the air flow mods and dynamat in the enclosure certainly transformed these phones into a giant killer! Looking to eventually recable for a slightly longer...

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sounds like you're overloading the actual circuit. Try unplugging some high power loads that are on the circuit (even in other rooms) that was my solution, since i had 3 pc's, 2 tv's, and a receiver on one circuit, and when my sister turned on her hair dryer (same circuit), it cut out the stereo...

everything you'd expect a high end product to do: have a lower noise floor, increased dynamics, soundstage, clarity, and a much more realistic presentation

  Quote:   bring them into the room a couple more feet  

Quote: Originally Posted by Head_case Turntable ----> Yes! Receiver ----> Wot's that? A radio tuner? Phono pre-amp ---> Yes! Soundcard ---> Wot's that? I'm half way there, huh?!!! What would a soundcard with analogue inputs look like? This seems like a lot of...

give us a price range...you'll need a DAC with multiple inputs if you plan on hooking it up to your xbox, ps3, and computer

definitely upgrade your dac & amp you can spend all you want upgrading your headphones, but if your source/amp isn't up to par, you wont be satisfied

I think he means to fill the whole barrel with glue and you'll have a few seconds to center it

can I get one for the music hall dac25.2? thanks!

Ill attest for the uDAC's excellent sound quality-great bang for the buck!

Quote: Originally Posted by theHof i've posted in a couple other threads but I think this is the most relevant one. I'm soon upgrading my turntable rig to be played primarily through cans. And looking at tables, i'm considering the Rega Planar 3 for my table. However at the same price I...

OP, since your micro DAC has a USB input, try using that. I found a pretty big difference from optical out of my sound card to straight USB

FWIW I had choppiness problems with WASAPI/Foobar that completely went away when i lowered the buffer to <750ms (from 1500). YMMV as I'm on win7

Definately check out Nuforce Udac- VERY small and surprisingly excellent SQ-USB powered too! has a very capable headphone amp and line outputs as well-just what you're looking for. Amazon has them directly from Nuforce for $99

Start from the software end-what media player do you use? Try foobar2000 with the WASAPI plugin (buffer length <750ms) (or ASIO plugin) and compare results Your onboard optical might be littered with jitter causing poor results as well

Yes you are correct in that the receiver is acting as the DAC, even when DD live is selected (it's enabling the receiver's option). EAX won't be enabled unless the DAC supports this. You'll still get great sound without EAX, though

Also, if you havent already, do a few searches on setting up your music player. If you are on an XP setup, you'll get a free great improvement by setting up kernel streaming or ASIO streaming.

the record out is essentially a passthrough, yes. Just put your input in anything BUT the tape input and it will be able to output through the tape out If you're sending a digital signal to your receiver, you're bypassing the Prelude's internal DAC. See how you like it with a 1/8" jack to RCA...

since you're using your receiver as a preamp, just make all the connections into the receiver, and pipe your headphone amp through the record out/tape monitor. You'll also only need one DAC (and use only one output of your card as well) Also, your receiver's DAC is likely inferior to a...

A phono preamp is absolutely necessary. It provides the necessary 40db gain for line level inputs, as well as RIAA equilization. Do a couple searches on the net if you want to read into it deeper

yes, it is "safe" to connect headphones to a reciever, but its not going to sound as good as a dedicated amp will im not sure what you mean by the "wammmm sound" and "57/90", but no, it doesnt sound normal