Recent content by rumatt
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Fit identical to UM-1's, but cheaper?
Quote: Interesting. Are the tips similar to that of the UM-1 / UM-2? Do you know if they'll fit the exact same tips? No right?- rumatt
- Post #5
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Fit identical to UM-1's, but cheaper?
My girlfriend loves her Westone UM-1's, but she destroyed her first pair by wearing them at the gym. Can anyone recommend a set of in-ear headphones that fits the same (uses the same ear pieces) but is cheaper? She doesn't really care about sound quality but wants the fit and sound isolation...- rumatt
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Jitter Test: Can you hear it? (downloadable samples)
If you click on the link to the original jitter test, the first reply is Steve N who pretty much trashes them. Hahaha. The rest of the replies seem to be spam? This idea is pretty cool, but the details of how it's done determine whether it's a useful exercise.- rumatt
- Post #8
- Forum: Computer Audio
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Corona to Head-Fi: 'DROP DEAD' - Corona Declares War Against Us All
Quote: Originally Posted by snejk Still, on a real hot day after working in the garden I prefer an icecold Corona to a Belgian beer. +1 Well, except that I don't work in a garden.- rumatt
- Post #11
- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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If a K1000 runs off of speaker outputs, why not any headphones?
Quote: Originally Posted by ericj Oh god, you people "you people" ??? A tad condescending, eh? Quote: actually believe that more gain necessarily means more noise? It's not a function of the amps gain, but the speakers efficiency. The noise output of the amp is...- rumatt
- Post #9
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Is FLAC worth it..?
Quote: Originally Posted by Aman FLAC is scientifically not worth the hard disk space, if your only goal in encoding to this format is to listen. I don't know whether I can hear the difference between FLAC and 320K MP3. And at 10 cents of HD space per CD, I couldn't care less... -
Is FLAC worth it..?
Quote: Originally Posted by Solan 1 CD: 250MB in FLAC 1 HD @ 500GB: $150 Price per CD: 7.5 cents. CDs that are not worth 7.5 cents to store are not worth listening to. Agreed 100%. Except wait for a deal on the 500GB drive and you'll get it for $100. Then buy two, so... -
I don't know what bad headphones sound like anymore!!!
Quote: I don't know what bad headphones sound like anymore!!! I can loan you my HD-650's if you like.- rumatt
- Post #26
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Post the last thing you bought. Oh fun!
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- Post #2,702
- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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Backing Up Music Files
Quote: Originally Posted by feverfive I have 2 external harddrives I use for backup purposes; externals HD's are so cheap these days, it's not easy for me to understand how people who spend thousands on audio equipment won't spend a couple hundred for external HD's... +1...- rumatt
- Post #11
- Forum: Computer Audio
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How to split 500 for max pleasure ?
Quote: How to split 500 for max pleasure ? Hookers and cocaine. But seriously... I'd second the vote for buying used. Monitor the classified here and wait for a good deal.- rumatt
- Post #15
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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hd 650s are awesome
I'm going to have to give my 650's one more shot based on their reputation here. Every time listen to them I end up going back to my k701's and being much happier. The bass is much better in the 650's and I wish the k701 was better in this regard, but for everything else I prefer the k701s...- rumatt
- Post #14
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)