Posts by gsilver

Quote: Originally Posted by H20Fidelity  Buy Sony XB500 and a ZO amplifier. I garutentee to you - you won't hear a damn thing around you. Not really the point of why I'm buying them. It's to block out distractions so...

Bump. As for IEMs, I have some Shure SE535s, which have a fairly thin stem, but I still can't really use them for long periods of time, even with Olive and Comply tips (which I do prefer out of the various ones that I've tried). They...

Budget: up to $400 used Main concerns: blocking sudden sharp noises; active noise cancelling is not very important, because the only constant noise is a fairly benign air conditioner, but there's lots of talking, coughing, typing,...

Quote:Originally Posted by TheGrumpyOldMan  Not endorsing Amazon as such, but for example if you want cheap &...

Hi. I'm looking for a replacement cable for my LCD-2. The main problem that I have is that the connector of the stock cable sticks out too far for my current PC case. Something that's at least an inch shorter at the termination point, as...

I mainly use CDs because I don't want to fiddle around with menus when I want to just listen to music :)

Dollar for dollar, the point of diminishing return is well under $100. I've got a number of headphones, ranging from the M-50 to the LCD-2, and while the improvement between the two is IMO, huge, the price difference is also around 10x....

Well, if it's a crappy CD player, it might scratch the disks. But if that's the case, you probably need a new CD player, anyway.

I've got a Droid 2, which I would not recommend as a source. The internal electronics aren't that great, so it adds a fair amount of noise to the signal.

I've got tinnitus, too. My ears are particularly sensitive, and even things like heating and cooling make it worse. While I've avoided loud music (I generally listen in the 50-60db range), between an air show my parents took me to as a...