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Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium HD + K702 Bass Distortion started by nam3less (3/9/13 at 1:00pm)	^ EQ the same frequencies as crystallizer. You'll find that... Today at 6:44 am by nam3less	10	302
Xonar Essene STX EQ doesn't work over 48KHz Sampling Rate ? started by HyroProto (Today at 2:21 am)	This is a limitation of the Xonar- page 42 of the manual says... Today at 6:27 am by thrand1	1	18
Sonic Satori - HRT Levels the Field with the MicroStreamer started by mikemercer (1/23/13 at 10:34am) 1 2 3…7	Liked! Hope I save enough juice for a pair of 3s this Xmas!... Today at 6:06 am by breadvan	96	6,277
soundcard with sennheiser momentum started by ethomas (Yesterday at 9:51 am)	If u needed surround for gaming i would think a PCI/PCIe card... Today at 6:02 am by trog	1	20
Korg ds-dac-10 USB 1-bit DSD DAC started by HiFiGuy528 (10/21/12 at 6:22am) 1 2 3	Tried my HE500 and it's not too bad. Certainly not as good... Today at 5:56 am by pekingduck	33	3,871
The Nameless Guide To PC Gaming Audio (with binaural headphone surround sound) started by NamelessPFG (1/28/12 at 3:04pm) 1 2 3…103	Do you think that the X-fi USB is worth it? or would you... Today at 5:37 am by junrin	1,536	97,164
NEWS: Meridian Releases The Explorer Pocket-Sized USB DAC started by jude (2/11/13 at 8:05am) 1 2 3…56	I've used USB charging boards from ebay to charge rechargeable... Today at 5:18 am by keabler	839	85,274
Pictures of your computer rigs! Post them here! started by noremedy (1/5/09 at 1:11pm) 1 2 3…549	I received my Sub-1 2 weekends ago. Wow. That is all. Today at 4:34 am by 8chvinyl	8,230	2,273,849
ReplayGain Question started by Thunderbolt (Yesterday at 2:18 pm)	I am doing this for the albums already. I am just wondering... Today at 4:29 am by Thunderbolt	3	32
DAC / amp Dilemma started by zvuqniki (Today at 1:22 am)	You can get a device with a decent DAC, headphone amp, and... Today at 3:34 am by ProtegeManiac	1	37
Where to get Swans M10 in France started by bertrandbc (Today at 2:56 am)	Hi all, I'm looking for HiVi Swans M10. I used to own set... Today at 2:56 am by bertrandbc	0	13
Audio-gd NFB-5/5.2 users: share your experiences started by PleasantSounds (8/7/12 at 12:25am) 1 2 3 4 5	This is absolutely true! I have observed the exact same... Today at 2:51 am by citadel	70	2,955
How to get rid of distortion? started by Cryphakon (Yesterday at 5:25 pm)	I agree with honkytime but what you could try as your... Today at 2:41 am by duncan1	2	23
Redirecting Audio Source started by andron87 (5/19/13 at 9:40am)	Or just get Audacity and do the downmixing to mono. It's free,... Today at 1:59 am by zvuqniki	2	28
Best Gaming Headphones under 200 (xbox 360) started by Wooze (11/25/12 at 1:21pm)	Hi there. Have you checked out our Sennheiser U... Today at 1:25 am by Lars Nielsen	5	747
The Xonar Essence STX Q/A, tweaking, impressions thread started by Telix (4/28/09 at 12:42pm) 1 2 3…293	You were very very fortunate Yesterday at 11:09 pm by germanium	4,384	500,787
Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes started by Currawong (2/14/11 at 10:25pm) 1 2 3…125	Fidelia update: I'm getting hooked on the FHX processor! For... Yesterday at 9:58 pm by solserenade	1,861	216,971
All FLAC Converters Same Quality? started by Ghaunty22 (Yesterday at 3:48 am)	If you check the examples at... Yesterday at 8:47 pm by julian67	3	75
New to "Serious" Audio. DACS+AMPS / Sound Cards + Amps + I Don't Know what I'm Looking For... started by testface (Yesterday at 10:59 am)	No. But you can use a music player that has EQ which adjusts... Yesterday at 7:56 pm by cel4145	6	104
ASUS Xonar Essence STU started by Limniscate (4/25/13 at 10:54pm) 1 2	The 10 ohm OI has been listed on STU spec, and I already did a... Yesterday at 6:56 pm by ClieOS	18	1,725
USB and computer impurities impacting it's ability to be "audiophile" worthy? started by Happy Camper (5/15/13 at 10:30am) 1 2	Well, when I built my PC the 7970 had only been out for about... Yesterday at 6:41 pm by JWahl	16	342
foobar2000 Question started by StratocasterMan (5/19/13 at 4:47pm)	Thank you very much! That answers my question. I didn't... Yesterday at 2:40 pm by StratocasterMan	6	96
Cheapest "pure" USB DAC solution? started by fits (11/21/12 at 10:21pm) 1 2	My wife STOLE my ELE. Makes the music from her MacBook sound... Yesterday at 1:38 pm by shockdoc	15	7,844
Review of the Yellowtec PUC-2 Lite, Various Hiface Devices, and Audiophilleo 2 started by Audioexcels (Yesterday at 1:31 pm)	I first want to thank SCMS (http://www.scms.com) for the... Yesterday at 1:31 pm by Audioexcels	0	17
M2Tech HiFace 2? started by ROBSCIX (3/15/12 at 7:08pm) 1 2 3…26	You need to clean out the old drivers properly. Install the... Yesterday at 11:56 am by Andrew_WOT	384	43,186
Need Head-Fi's Computer Audio Crew to help me with a decision. Impulsively bought BX5a D2s... started by rfvijn (5/19/13 at 3:40pm)	I appreciate the suggestion, and as much as I trust... Yesterday at 11:53 am by rfvijn	2	40
Creative Sound Blaster new série Z started by Migou67 (8/16/12 at 6:17am) 1 2 3…40	Got the card finally after having waited since March 8th when... Yesterday at 11:39 am by RPGWiZaRD	595	36,710
Poll: KRK Rockit 8 vs Alesis M1 MK2 started by SinentEntity (Yesterday at 10:48 am)	Hi all looking for a some what decent pair of studio monitors... Yesterday at 10:48 am by SinentEntity	0	13
Need help using computer to act as speaker/amplifier for turntable. started by Vort3xMedia (Yesterday at 10:22 am)	Hello all, I am looking into using my computer as the... Yesterday at 10:22 am by Vort3xMedia	0	20
J River sounds Much more Dynamic Than Foobar? started by peck1234 (5/13/13 at 12:21pm)	In fact, foobar have a better SQ than j-river on my setup.... Yesterday at 8:32 am by pompon	1	158
Looking to move away from my Z5500s started by fusedpro (5/17/13 at 6:27am)	I'm running the Ascend Acoustics CBM-170 SEs with my desktop... Yesterday at 8:29 am by cel4145	3	74
Paradgim Shift Vs. Auidoengine 5+ started by TKalina82 (5/18/13 at 6:47pm)	The Emotiva Airmotivs are very good powered monitors for the... Yesterday at 8:25 am by cel4145	3	82
xonar essence stx along with headphones and speakers started by gfmate123 (5/19/13 at 6:03pm)	The STX has a good DAC and headphone amp with RCA line out.... Yesterday at 8:23 am by cel4145	1	36
Audio-GD NFB-11.32 (Delivery & Impression Thread)!!! started by HeatFan12 (8/25/12 at 7:20pm) 1 2 3…41	Yea the update failed on me too, so in the end I in up... Yesterday at 5:40 am by genclaymore	604	62,545
Are there DACs that aren't USB? started by jrm27 (5/17/13 at 8:13am)	The Schiit BiFrost has both SPD/IF and Coax input, and the... Yesterday at 5:17 am by Avincent52	7	202
My weird PC setup using studio monitors and a z906 sub. Explanation and a question. started by cenumis (5/17/13 at 8:21pm)	Yeah it came across my mind to do that but I don't really... 5/19/13 at 9:27pm by cenumis	2	62
Looking to buy some speakers started by Fidex47 (5/18/13 at 12:41pm)	I can't comment specifically on the sound quality as I've... 5/19/13 at 7:11pm by ProtegeManiac	7	132
My 570 doesn't output 5.1 LPCM over HDMI anymore started by pmc64 (5/19/13 at 10:57am)	It doesn't output 5.1 it only outputs stereo. 5/19/13 at 4:49pm by pmc64	2	26
BitPerfect (was: Audirvana Alternatives) started by agentsim (5/10/11 at 10:08am) 1 2 3…47	There is a problem with iTunes 11.0.3 (well, I should say we... 5/19/13 at 2:11pm by BitPerf Support	695	68,613
Some creative soundcards incompatible with SSDs? And what should I get now? started by ropeadope (5/9/13 at 3:14am)	The only logical way to find out where the problem lies is to... 5/19/13 at 1:11pm by duncan1	12	182
Any Opinions On The Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD started by Michael92 (5/14/13 at 12:29pm)	Lol I was really tired when I typed that, I meant the X-Fi HD. 5/19/13 at 3:00am by KetchupNinja	5	123
AudioQuest Dragonfly Review : Affordable, Outstanding, Tiny DAC / Amp started by jude (7/5/12 at 3:16pm) 1 2 3…79	I hope your bad audio journey is finally over. 5/18/13 at 6:07pm by RUMAY408	1,181	150,314
Having a constant buzz/beep noise going through my headphones started by Lamonte (5/17/13 at 10:18am)	Last time I had a beep noise I couldn't get rid of it was the... 5/18/13 at 5:53pm by Logistics	3	48
Asus Essence One Headphone Amp/DAC (CeBIT 2011) started by g-san (3/3/11 at 2:21pm) 1 2 3…142	As much as I hate to admit it, I'm pretty sure I buy audio... 5/18/13 at 5:31pm by Quaintative	2,126	219,572
What to get with headphones and which ones to get (Pc 360 or the hd 598) started by briansun1 (5/17/13 at 10:30am)	The asus xonar essence stx is a great internal pcie soundcard... 5/18/13 at 4:05pm by foreign	2	66
Emergency help with Xonar Essence one Amp/Dac started by Musashi1 (5/18/13 at 3:35pm)	Hello Head-fi community, I am a new member to this forum and... 5/18/13 at 3:35pm by Musashi1	0	23
Using Fiio E17 as DAC/soundcard -> ADAM A3Xs? started by Pott (5/15/13 at 2:22am)	Bump... that much of a stupid question? :) 5/18/13 at 3:14pm by Pott	1	85
Recommend passive speakers (<$500/pair) started by mambo12 (5/17/13 at 2:33pm)	I run Ascend Acoustics CBM-170 SEs in my desktop setup with HK... 5/18/13 at 1:18pm by cel4145	5	97
Is there a good iPhone/IOS FLAC player? started by m2man (12/19/12 at 10:21am)	Capriccio doesn't sound as good. Try Accudio. Instructions are... 5/18/13 at 11:07am by jjshin23	2	1,147
Clementine vs Songbird (vs iTunes) started by pancakeplease (12/10/11 at 2:46am)	I LITERALLY just noticed the exact same SQ difference... 5/18/13 at 10:44am by Mr Strongg	4	3,600