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    Bluetooth high end IEMs?

    So is the lack of response indicator of a lack of products in this range?  Maybe it will take a few more years...   I have two reasons for moving to bluetooth.  One, that cords are a PITA when walking around and phones are just too big to have a rigid plug protruding out further.  Secondly...
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    Bluetooth high end IEMs?

    I am looking for a high end bluetooth IEM, but am struggling to find a pair with high marks on audio quality.  In the higher end market, I have run across a lot of Jabra and Jaybird models, as well as some recent introductions by Denon, JBL, and Klipsch.  However, when they mention audio quality...
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    Bluetooth/Portable speaker recommendations

    My new apartment has bunch of rooftop amenities like a pool, bocce court, grill, yoga studio, etc.  They are great, but working out, hanging in the pool, and BBQing without music are a disappointment.  Surprisingly there are never many/any people up there so I do not feel bad broadcasting my...
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    High pitched hissing out of one speaker conundrum

    I have done some more trouble shooting.  I have unplugged all fans, all extra hard drives, DVD drive, removed every PCI/PCI-E card except 1 graphics card, cycled through every RAM configuration (3 sticks, 6 slots) and unplugged every non essential USB device.  I have 2 graphics cards in my...
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    High pitched hissing out of one speaker conundrum

    I have a pair of Adam A7x hooked up to my computer's Asus Xonar STX with RCA cables.  Out of one speaker's tweeter, I am getting a high pitched noise, even with no input signal.  It is particularly odd because the other speaker does not do this, even when I switch the RCA L/R cables.  I then...
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    Media PC Build, silent, passive

    I am almost always on my main workstation while listening to music and, needless to say, its a beast with 7 fans and 6 hard drives whirling and buzzing about.  I am thinking of building a dedicated media PC to play ripped blurays and my music library so I can listen in piece when not working.  I...
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    Commuter IEMs

    I have beem using Etymotic Research ER4S for the past 4 years and have been very hAppy with the sound and isolation. So mush so that I would never consider getting on a flight without them. Unfortunately after about 50 flights this past year I finally managed to take them out for a minute and...
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    HD600 buzzing/crackling on old recordings

    I just got a pair of HD600 for Christmas and have been thoroughly enjoying them, except for one little thing.  I have been noticing a tinny buzzy/crackly sound in my left ear.  I only notice it during quiet technical sections of old (1960's and earlier) recordings.  I have been listening to...
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    dac options

    I am starting the research for my upcoming build before I head off to college. In terms of audio, there are no cut and dry performance charts like there are for everything else, so here I am. I listen to music mostly though headphones, but I still want to retain the ability to output to a...
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    Classical Music

    I am in a similar situation and currently torn between the er4(p/s) and the triple fi. While the er4(p/s) seems to get fairly consistent overall praise as the classical iem of choice, the triple fi is regarded as no slouch either. I use flac fed by my computer or cowon d2. Either way, my...
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    Foobar Playback Settings

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    Foobar Playback Settings

    Is it possible to have Foobar do a Shuffle (tracks) playback of only certain genres or other category without making different play lists for each one? For example, if I want to play everything except jazz, or if I only wanted to play party friendly music genres. Thanks
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    Cue files in Foobar

    How do you embed the cue? There seems to be some software that use can use, but I am not having much luck. Not all of my collection is done this way, so I cannot just say to ignore every flac.
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    Why is sound quality subjective?

    The discussion is not one of which subjectively "sounds better", but how close are the physical quantities to those of the original. Accuracy can be measured, "better" cannot. I think that high end recording studios would have to assume that the listener would have the ideal listening...
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    Cue files in Foobar

    I have some of my cds ripped to a single audio file and a cue sheet to make file organization easier; however, in Foobar, I now see the files determined by the cue and the large album file which I do not want to see. How do I set it up so that if there is a cue file, the source file does not...
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