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How much of what you see affects what you hear? started by Redcarmoose (7/30/11 at 5:39am)	I understand where you are getting at. There is a huge... 7/30/11 at 7:42pm by SpaceTimeMorph	6	168
Improving sound stage of full sized cans started by ffdpmaggot (6/15/11 at 2:35pm) 1 2 3	Where's your source for that? What AES papers cover the... 7/28/11 at 10:13pm by BlackbeardBen	44	1,561
Why aren't dual-mono airline-style connections the standard? started by Reticuli2 (7/27/11 at 11:07pm)	Were the airline dual-mono connections designed that way for... 7/28/11 at 6:12pm by danroche	3	176
A crazy thought: do flat, monitor style transducers tend to produce "unpleasant", harsh effect... started by jack black (7/28/11 at 11:30am)	Only if the music itself is harsh and unpleasant. 7/28/11 at 3:54pm by TMRaven	3	121
Song sounds fine, vocals really low. started by sapguar (7/26/11 at 8:20pm)	Gotta stick with my ipod =( 7/27/11 at 1:33pm by sapguar	6	150
Ban 'I hear a difference between X therefore the difference is caused by X' from Sound Science. started by Prog Rock Man (7/18/11 at 4:40am) 1 2 3 4 5	Though usually I wouldn't do it, I'm going to make a public... 7/27/11 at 5:01am by Currawong	70	2,315
what is grain??????? started by redwarrior191 (7/22/11 at 8:44am) 1 2	Maybe. Don't those rounded off square waves indicate poor... 7/26/11 at 10:32pm by maverickronin	17	711
400kbps Nero AAC. As good as .flac for half the space? started by Brando (6/21/11 at 11:43am)	On an advanced codec like Nero AAC, the jump from ~250 to... 7/26/11 at 12:46pm by anetode	2	435
Question about Harmonic Distortion started by Chromako (7/17/11 at 1:13pm)	Quote:X2, I loved those too. 7/26/11 at 2:23am by b0ck3n	14	396
Audiophile Terms for Dummies started by darthkir (7/20/11 at 9:15pm)	I don't think there is a useful, universally-agreed upon... 7/25/11 at 8:41pm by Eric_C	10	587
Why do OpAmps sound different? started by user02 (6/25/11 at 11:02am) 1 2 3…10	I'm closing this, as it a: was started by a banned member,... 7/25/11 at 5:35pm by Currawong	142	5,079
Are you living proof that Millions don't know how to hear them selves think started by ib1dance (7/11/11 at 11:16am)	So lets get on with the point of life shall we IMO There is... 7/25/11 at 2:08pm by ib1dance	10	481
SACD and HDCD are marketing gimmicks? started by akart (12/13/10 at 2:50am) 1 2 3…6	In my opinion as a professional reviewer of academic papers,... 7/25/11 at 12:51pm by nick_charles	79	5,561
Are "balanced headphones" not really balanced? started by tuahogary (5/6/11 at 5:57am)	Your explanation actually makes a lot of sense. Easy to... 7/25/11 at 11:40am by tuahogary	6	694
Modern Recordings (Loudness) damage headphones/speakers? started by mibutenma (7/23/11 at 7:39pm)	The problem isn't the peaks hitting "0 digital... 7/23/11 at 7:52pm by LFF	1	142
Does It Really Sound The Same? started by upstateguy (6/30/11 at 10:36pm) 1 2 3…17	My pleasure. 7/22/11 at 5:19pm by upstateguy	248	6,952
Grado vs Sennheiser Charts (help interpreting) started by koolkat (7/20/11 at 1:06pm)	I pmed one of the head-fi forumers regarding amping my HD438.... 7/22/11 at 8:13am by koolkat	4	366
How much further can I turn up my volume? started by Parall3l (7/19/11 at 10:43pm)	Damage to my ears, I'm sure the ipod is capable of producing... 7/21/11 at 7:46pm by Parall3l	4	248
Do Expensive Cables make a difference or is it just Snakeoil....... started by cybertec69 (7/8/11 at 5:16pm) 1 2 3…8	Off-topic: So I'm looking at this video this SnazzyIphoneguy... 7/21/11 at 8:24am by koolkat	105	4,093
What causes this (amp related)? started by Shike (7/14/11 at 6:04pm) 1 2 3…12	I'm going to close this thread since productive discussion... 7/21/11 at 2:05am by kwkarth	177	11,355
A few questions about Music quality (SACD/FLAC/CD) started by DaggothReborn (7/20/11 at 1:00pm)	Alright. That pretty much answers my questions. So I don't... 7/20/11 at 1:34pm by DaggothReborn	2	236
Public AAC Listening Test @ 96 kbps (July 2011) started by xnor (7/20/11 at 7:44am)	Hey guys, anyone interested in AAC encoders should check... 7/20/11 at 7:44am by xnor	0	309
Cable Burn-In: A Census on Head-Fi! started by oddity (4/3/11 at 7:01pm) 1 2 3	After skimming through the madness and blatant cable... 7/19/11 at 11:53am by skeptic	38	2,969
Books - Headphones? started by koolkat (7/15/11 at 8:39am)	Oh, I don't usually quote on other forums unless it's a busy... 7/19/11 at 8:47am by koolkat	6	178
Holophonic Sound started by digiman (7/15/11 at 1:41pm) 1 2	Haha this clip is very cool, cheers 7/19/11 at 6:54am by ryanc23	15	470
FLAC=mp3=beter battery life? started by Great Sound (7/17/11 at 7:19am)	But the 'moving more data' part uses more power than... 7/18/11 at 5:47pm by chinesekiwi	2	273
Cables, the role of hype and the missing link. started by Prog Rock Man (5/31/11 at 9:21am) 1 2 3…19	To clarify, I had to copy and paste a quote made by Albedo,... 7/17/11 at 4:01am by Prog Rock Man	283	7,484
The science behind amping, can someone explain? started by keanex (7/10/11 at 6:09pm)	How did I miss that? Oh well. You didn't mention the Senns... 7/14/11 at 12:29pm by maverickronin	11	401
Experiencing channel imbalance started by mcmalden (7/12/11 at 9:48am)	As I look at the results now I think I can conclude that all... 7/14/11 at 3:23am by mcmalden	13	291
I thought I had it right? started by sleepless64 (6/18/11 at 7:05am) 1 2 3	A new CD6003 for 300 euros is not bad indeed among others. It... 7/13/11 at 11:57pm by Deep Funk	36	831
An experiment and a puzzled in Head Fi (Sorry,My english is Bad) started by dreamyplanets (6/25/11 at 10:46pm)	The difference between theory and reality is your own ears.... 7/9/11 at 11:17am by bigshot	9	404
Why is headphone impedance spec taken at 1KHz? started by user02 (6/26/11 at 8:28pm)	Well, I wouldn't put it like that. Sure, you can say that for... 7/9/11 at 3:00am by xnor	14	377
How can I work out the actual differences between my iPhone 4 and 2011 Macbook Pro started by xkfow (7/8/11 at 8:18pm)	One thing to pay attention to while blind testing is that... 7/8/11 at 10:28pm by cjl	4	172
Why do people argue over who uses a EQ and who doesn't? started by Tronz (6/26/11 at 9:13pm)	EQing out weak bass often result in abject failure, a lot of... 7/6/11 at 10:37pm by khaos974	10	378
Are all "line out"s the same? started by David58117 (7/5/11 at 12:17am)	A line out doesn't bypass all the internals, it bypasses the... 7/5/11 at 10:35am by Willakan	1	179
BInaural Recordings - Any listening suggestions?? started by Syan25 (7/3/11 at 4:21am)	Cool - thanks for these! 7/4/11 at 3:00am by Syan25	4	288
Answer for n-fect re: mp3 bitrate started by bigshot (7/3/11 at 11:53am)	Very much so, as I said few and far between ;) For those... 7/3/11 at 7:04pm by Shike	6	169
Homemade headphone frequency response started by Jebbhd (6/22/11 at 6:54am)	This is an example of how the full graph should look like... 7/3/11 at 1:05pm by DrDustCell	8	372
All DAC's sound the same. started by bisayaboi (6/26/11 at 12:02pm) 1 2 3…25	If that's all it was sure, but realize you're going to be... 7/3/11 at 5:37am by Shike	372	13,258
Convert album of songs grouped in single file .ape to ALAC? started by bowei006 (6/10/11 at 7:47pm)	This one here works fine for me, for both FLAC and APE. 7/2/11 at 3:13pm by Quote	10	280
what does the electrical current coming out of an amplifier for a sine wave look like? started by ffdpmaggot (6/23/11 at 4:38pm) 1 2	Quote:Shade-tree engineering, as it were, is not an easy... 7/2/11 at 11:31am by Justinicus	15	337
iTunes Plus, 256 kbps, AAC, FLAC, Questions, Questions, Questions... started by Austin Morrow (6/12/11 at 3:02pm)	Yes, as I said: "not that much worse." so, yes it STILL gets... 7/1/11 at 3:39am by Koolpep	14	812
Can you demagnetize a headphone driver? Koss Portapro problem started by LizardKing1 (6/29/11 at 4:45pm)	Off I go then. Thank you, I'll post my results when I have... 6/30/11 at 3:29am by LizardKing1	3	246
Assessing Baseline for good/accurate sound reproduction started by Sonic Defender (6/26/11 at 7:02pm)	Comparison to live performance doesn't help, but using... 6/27/11 at 2:01pm by bigshot	4	147
Using Two DACs? started by keanex (6/17/11 at 11:20am) 1 2 3	Simple signal theory, adding random noise from n devices... 6/26/11 at 8:39pm by khaos974	41	1,069
Volume of Headphones started by Quote (6/15/11 at 7:01pm)	What is important is the SPL at your eardrums, which is the... 6/26/11 at 7:59pm by khaos974	8	359
Would magnetically damped electrostat/dynamic hybrid cans have potential? started by ffdpmaggot (6/24/11 at 7:36pm)	I'll PM you if your interested, I just don't want to leave... 6/25/11 at 9:19am by ffdpmaggot	2	204
10 Biggest Lies in Audio (accidental repost - sorry!) started by temporaryname (1/19/11 at 8:32am) 1 2 3 4	Good computer audio equipment filters these noises, which are... 6/24/11 at 9:53am by anetode	59	5,360
Dynamic drivers and ? two different types of bass!? started by NewMACAdress (6/22/11 at 9:48am)	I have a decent home theater and yes i want good soundstage... 6/23/11 at 7:05pm by NewMACAdress	9	242
Is there a difference in presence of bass between an ortho and a dynamic hp?(revised) started by NewMACAdress (6/22/11 at 1:33am)	So there is a diaphram that can move airwaves by forcing an... 6/23/11 at 4:04pm by NewMACAdress	6	236

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