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Best Headphone + Amp Combo for $600 or Less? started by comperic2003 (4/27/11 at 7:29pm) 1 2	$2000 could deliver ALOT of personal audio knowledge. For... 6/22/11 at 1:04am by NewMACAdress	22	1,087
Does tube-rolling actually make a difference in sound? started by DrDustCell (6/19/11 at 7:35pm) 1 2	That does not take into account the limits of hearing, which... 6/21/11 at 9:08pm by nikongod	18	617
All of you 3K cable "pros" started by Tomusic (6/12/11 at 7:06am)	The only time I spend extra is maybe if the cable has a... 6/21/11 at 4:58am by Shike	5	383
Hissing on sensitive IEMs from different sources(DAPs, AMPs) started by High_Q (6/19/11 at 7:34am)	Yeah please make use of the ignore feature and effectively... 6/19/11 at 12:13pm by xnor	13	391
The Null Testing Thread started by Prog Rock Man (5/9/11 at 6:16am)	The explanation is quite simple. If you just substract an... 6/19/11 at 10:32am by xnor	9	356
How is hissed caused on IEMs? started by High_Q (6/12/11 at 10:59am) 1 2	Jude? Is that you? No. Didn't think so. Not "your"... 6/18/11 at 12:21pm by Tyll Hertsens	16	797
Amp/Preamp/DAC Help started by auhafezi (6/16/11 at 2:05pm)	The Burson is a combination DAC/Amp there are many such... 6/17/11 at 3:20pm by nick_charles	4	224
CDs gone all frosty looking started by Raymate (6/5/11 at 3:41pm)	Must not use cryogenic freezer on CDs! Cables only, guys. 6/17/11 at 9:49am by xnor	13	501
What type of listener are you in terms of volume output? started by Tronz (6/11/11 at 7:57pm)	Medium volume, a tendency to stay away from high volume to... 6/17/11 at 12:17am by TheGomdoRi	9	271
Quality vs. physical hardware started by K2e2vin (6/16/11 at 3:00pm)	(no title) 6/16/11 at 3:48pm by nick_charles	2	143
Don't get why "Audiophile" RCA Cable would improve sound quality started by I3eyond (6/7/11 at 2:11pm) 1 2 3 4 5	subscribed (yay fraudulent advertising bashing) 6/15/11 at 6:20am by svyr	70	2,584
What is the reason behind the stress on 'ssssss' started by matbhuvi (5/19/11 at 12:18pm) 1 2	So the spike caused by sinegen @ 7.5K for me is not... 6/14/11 at 4:24am by matbhuvi	15	745
Partial proof that IEM burn-in works. Yes, scientific frequency response charts included! started by 3602 (6/2/11 at 2:42pm) 1 2	Two brand new IEMs of the same model are going to have some... 6/13/11 at 8:40am by knubbe	15	1,041
How come certain recordings sound better on full size than IEMs? started by High_Q (6/12/11 at 11:09am)	As stated: Please elaborate. IEMs will always be more "in... 6/12/11 at 12:29pm by sgrossklass	2	115
Better audio codec YAMAHA or WOLFSON started by ofnep (4/20/11 at 6:54pm)	The Yamaha spec is not a datasheet. It is a product brief.... 6/10/11 at 11:37am by dvw	7	930
MST3K on sound science started by anetode (6/9/11 at 5:30pm)	i got a good chuckle out of that. thanks 6/9/11 at 7:02pm by Br777	2	174
How much does it cost to build a good hi-fi system? started by Shark_Jump (2/6/10 at 12:23am) 1 2 3	qacoustics 1020 speakers = £110 Rotel RA930AX amp = £60 Aune... 6/8/11 at 4:32am by astroid	41	3,081
I have an engineering challenge- need to prove the benefit of headphone amps/etc. started by iceshark (6/1/11 at 5:49pm) 1 2 3	Ah.. ok. Lol. 6/6/11 at 5:41pm by iceshark	44	1,326
Need help finding a thread on burn-in started by keanex (6/2/11 at 5:20pm)	Nope and IIRC it disproved a perceivable difference in audio. 6/3/11 at 2:37pm by keanex	2	157
Cable discussion continued (split from USB cable thread) started by Hennyo (5/24/11 at 11:14pm) 1 2 3…8	I have a brace of Psychology degrees so I'll take this... 6/2/11 at 3:47pm by nick_charles	117	2,609
? on computer interface with external DACs. started by Happy Camper (4/23/11 at 12:03pm)	Time and one conversion. 5/31/11 at 6:54pm by Happy Camper	2	231
How do different people hear differently. started by yliu (3/25/11 at 9:56am) 1 2	Thanks JadeEast for the previous link. I was just going to... 5/30/11 at 6:33am by shamu144	18	745
NuForce uDAC-2 Listening Challenge started by nwavguy (3/5/11 at 5:44pm) 1 2 3 4 5	Fiddlesticks! He devotes several sections to the 'fatal... 5/29/11 at 6:55am by xnor	61	7,724
Converting MP3 to Flac good or bad idea? started by aurabullet (5/1/11 at 10:20pm) 1 2 3…6	My goal is to reduce the noice, clipping, pops in my 128kbps... 5/26/11 at 11:29am by matbhuvi	76	2,961
Audio component chain question started by b0ck3n (5/22/11 at 7:50pm) 1 2	The main purpose of an audio amplifier is to amplify the... 5/25/11 at 4:37am by xnor	20	618
Why all HDMI cables are the same... from cnet news started by upstateguy (4/27/11 at 11:21am) 1 2	MONSTER CABLES ARE EATING OUR MONEY?!?! 5/25/11 at 1:20am by beebopsoundbass	24	1,347
flac started by gazeds (5/24/11 at 5:49am)	To put it another way, the only ways one (working) lossless... 5/24/11 at 7:41am by danroche	3	282
samples to test my ear started by -sandro- (5/19/11 at 3:30pm)	I tried AAC nero 1.5.4 -q 0.55 but I'm using a "crappy" hp +... 5/20/11 at 12:31pm by -sandro-	4	255
Superhuman hearing possible, experiments suggest! started by Negakinu (5/18/11 at 12:34am)	Interesting, but am not sure if I'd actually want... 5/19/11 at 10:45pm by Uncle Erik	6	454
How does soundstage work? started by YTCrazyTieGuy (5/8/11 at 5:52pm) 1 2	I keep saying his review should be a prerequisite read before... 5/18/11 at 2:11pm by revolink24	16	1,292
DBT: Why the stigma? started by Nightslayer (5/16/11 at 6:50am) 1 2 3 4 5	Have considered the Matrix myself, as well as the Little Dot... 5/18/11 at 12:45pm by WrxSTI	61	2,287
Can someone explain to me something...? started by vision20 (5/15/11 at 10:55pm)	I was just looking for something like this the other day,... 5/17/11 at 11:08pm by TeeJayGreen	5	363
Foobar - Low or High buffer, what is better for sound quality? started by aurabullet (5/3/11 at 5:35pm)	It all sounds the same to me, I would just leave it at the... 5/16/11 at 2:07pm by Satellite_6	4	1,017
Anyone heard of MYEARS? started by wink (5/15/11 at 6:53pm)	Just tried the demo of it and, while it works doesn't differ... 5/15/11 at 10:56pm by Shike	1	157
Hearing Aide BA's vs. Earphone BA's started by Tronz (5/15/11 at 7:47am)	I know that the frequencies of earphone BA's try to cover as... 5/15/11 at 7:47am by Tronz	0	95
Analog "versus" Digital recording and playback started by xabu (11/13/10 at 4:34am) 1 2 3 4 5	An ABX test of Ivor Tiefenbrun, founder of Linn, who were... 5/13/11 at 10:23am by Prog Rock Man	60	3,036
Sound level meter settings started by olor1n (5/11/11 at 7:44am)	80dB with C weighted measurements are equivalent to about... 5/12/11 at 5:49am by olor1n	4	246
Interconnect Impact on Electrical Waveform Lab with Results started by myinitialsaredac (10/2/08 at 5:42pm) 1 2 3…8	I mostly agree with you Nick. Right on! 5/11/11 at 10:05am by kwkarth	113	8,223
Frequency Response Question. Sony player says Frequency Response : 20 - 20,000Hz (When playing... started by coolaneasy (5/9/11 at 12:09pm)	okay. those r the specs on my portable amp that i purchased.... 5/10/11 at 10:19am by coolaneasy	8	424
Solid State Vibration Isolation: Utter Tripe? started by oddity (3/13/11 at 9:59pm) 1 2	m,.you'd hope they'd put an actual dampening material... ... 5/9/11 at 12:03am by svyr	16	975
Balanced Armatures don't move air, right? started by Tronz (5/8/11 at 7:05am)	Thanks a lot ClieOS. Outstanding work... 5/8/11 at 7:46am by Tronz	2	315
Could a pair of headphones be deisgned like this to completely eliminate harmonic response... started by ffdpmaggot (5/1/11 at 9:32am) 1 2	See... if you ping a speaker, and it has a penchant to ring,... 5/7/11 at 7:27pm by Tyll Hertsens	28	966
Archive of HeadRoom Measurements started by inarc (10/28/10 at 3:47pm)	Reorganized archive and removed a few duplicates (only if... 5/7/11 at 8:43am by inarc	10	952
DT880 600ohm BS started by Catharsis (8/12/10 at 1:06pm) 1 2 3…23	Exactly. I'm not talking about the Beyers since I have... 5/6/11 at 9:29pm by Anaxilus	342	25,311
BMR Drivers started by Hutch (5/4/11 at 6:11am)	Hi Guys, I came accross these when looking into enclosure... 5/4/11 at 6:11am by Hutch	0	212
Bit depth started by naike (4/27/11 at 10:07am) 1 2 3	The theorem is not imperfect in practice, it's real world... 5/4/11 at 5:17am by D. Lundberg	41	1,392
My cable test enterprise started by nick_charles (1/24/09 at 2:14pm) 1 2 3…30	During a routine end of semester cleaning I found some of my... 5/3/11 at 8:28am by nick_charles	436	29,943
Do RCA Adapters degrade sound going from dac to amp? started by aurabullet (5/2/11 at 9:10pm)	thanks so much for the reply, now I don't have concerns 5/2/11 at 9:45pm by aurabullet	2	198
AAC vs OGG vs WMA (at lower bitrates) started by yepimonfire (4/25/11 at 9:06pm)	What hardwear supports what is becoming less important as... 5/2/11 at 10:11am by Prog Rock Man	8	621
Static electricity... In my shorts. started by Mdraluck23 (4/30/11 at 5:28pm)	Well, I don't insist per se, but they're part of the... 5/1/11 at 12:18pm by Mdraluck23	7	309

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