Posts by n19htmare

I think he's spot on for the cabling lie. Can a multi-thousand dollar cable really sound that much better (or any different at all) from a well shielded good old regular copper one?    Placebo can be and usually always...

Thanks everyone for suggestions. The HE400 is not out of my price range...I'm really intrigued, reading that thread over right now..    Wondering if I should Pre-Order now or wait (and if the price is really gonna jump...

Paul Van Dky - For An Angel   Senn HD-580   PVD's best work in my opinion.

I've been using my Sennheiser HD-580 for about 5 years now. I've replaced the pads recently and just want to try something new plus one of the drivers is going out, it's starting to buzz (I've tried multiple sources). I love the sound...

I'm having a really hard time deciding between this and the ZERO dac/amp.   As far as I can tell, the tube in the maverick has nothing to do with the headphones amp.... so grrr what to do!

A while back I built myself a Mini^3. Great little amp and I like it.   I've been thinking about getting a DAC lately to use with my laptop and possibly even my desktop which currently has a modified X-fi Xtreme...

Just got my pair in from JR.   I'm current using Sennheiser HD-580. This set is not a replacement but just a backup plus it was cheap.   First thing I noticed when i put em on was comfort level. I'm way too...

I measure the temp on the back of the card, right behind the x-fi chip with my fluke52 and it registered at 48C.That is very warm. Could it cause long term effect if you cover the back and that heat has no where to go? BTW the Senn....

Put in the LM4562 OpAmp and shorted the assumed coupling caps. There is definitely a difference from the OPAMP change. The majority of the change comes from the OPAmp, i have not installed my black gate yet but I don't think it will...