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Help me find a CD player for my mother?
Ye, today she mentioned to me she wants a new cd player. think her budget is £300 but think she will go to £500 ish for a really nice looking one. She wants an all in one system, no seperate speakers, just the built in ones. doesnt need ipod dock or anything like that. Just a decent...- james0195
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- cd-player cd-sacd-players tivoli-audio
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Where can i get custom shure 530s remoulded within the UK?
thanks :)- james0195
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- cables shure shure-se530-sound-isolating-earphones shure-se530pth-sound-isolating-earphones-with-push-to-hear-control
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Anyone been to the dixons at terminal 4 heathrow?
going on holiday 2mo yay anyway anyone been to the dixons there yet? do they stock any decent headphones, i know dixons used to stock akg k701 cheers- james0195
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CSG straight USB DAC = item of interest? any owners?
"Crystal Sound Group straight HIGH-PERFORMANCE USB DAC based on PCM2702. Comparable to DACs costing upwards of $400-1000 USD! This DAC can NOT be used with headphones directly! This DAC is meant to be a source for headphone amplifiers, receivers and power amplifiers. Giving you the...- james0195
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- usb-audio dacs
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Decent ipod dock?
couldnt find much with the search any ideas? the alo audio wooden one looks awesome, thanks- james0195
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- ipod-iphone-android-dap-dock-cables cambridge-audio
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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IS there any way an xbox 360 can play via a laptop/pc?
never really thought about it until now, but im off to uni & well i dont wanna take a tv. so yeah just thinking is there anyway? probably a stupid question but thought id ask ; EDIT: solved my own problem :P need a tv tuner and plug into that, anyone recommend a decent one?- james0195
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Get an amp/dac for grado sr225 or order the HF-2s?
budget for amp/dac is like £175. or i could sell my sr225s & wood when they arrive. buy the HF2s & get a cheaper amp/dac for £50 so yeah wooded grado sr225 with £175 amp/dac or hf2 with £50 amp/dac thanks thanks :P also recommend me an amp/dac :P- james0195
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- grado-head-fi-series-hf-2-headphones grado-sr225i-headphones
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Where can you get iems reshelled into customs within the UK?
IEMS and i do not mix well, they hurt my ears after a while so i end up taking my hd25s everywhere which is fine :P but id like some iems i can use. Iv seen the custom sleeves on hifiheadphones. Few questions, which iems do these fit & how do i go about getting them? or is there...- james0195
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- sennheiser-ie-8-in-ear-headphones custom-in-ear-monitors
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Anyone tried the Neco soundlab mosfet w/ Grados?
Been doing some research and the mosfet is often listed as a good desktop amp for the money (within the uk). And iv seen it mentioned being paired with Grados. So basically im getting a new ipod & gunna sell my ibasso d2 to buy possibly the mosfest or a grado orinentated amp, and then...- james0195
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- grado desktop-amps
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Exactly how much of a hit on battery life is lossless on a portable player?
basically gunna take apple up on the macbook + £130 off an ipod offer before i go to uni. Currently i have about 1/3 of my music as lossless (not much since my hard drive broke and i lost a lot of music a year back) So im slowly building it up with CDs borrowed from friends etc. ...- james0195
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- portable-source-components
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How do you tell which housing is left/right with Grados?
i took the fork/headband off, meant to put a little sticker or something on one but had to go out quickly, when i got back i had forgotten, silly i know. So yeah which housing is which? cheers its the sr225 if that helps- james0195
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- grado-sr225i-headphones headphones over-ear
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Is the Wolfson WM8740 an adequate DAC?
Ok i know the ibasso d2 isnt the best amp in the world. But i need portable stuff becuase im going to uni and dont want loads of heavy units/ Say i were to upgrade to a tube amp or something to use at home, will the ibasso d2 be ok as a DAC. also quick , probably stupid question...- james0195
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- dacs
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- Forum: Computer Audio
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problem solved
i thought they were real, but just had a bit of doubt put into my head anyone know how i can tell if these are real? thanks- james0195
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shure olive foamies & audio technica ck9s advice required
recieved my ck9s, i disagree with all the bad reviews i like them, though i agree the bass is a bit lacking after reading a few forums apparently the foamies help, anyone agree? also where can i get these in the uk, i dont want to buy the wrong ones. amp wise - using ibasso d2...- james0195
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- audio-technica-ath-ck90pro shure
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bit worried about something i bought on ebay?
audio technica ck9 for an ex display model apparently the user doesnt have any feedback for any other headphones (just cables) has other listings (cables) and speakers feedback is like 491 am i being paranoid, after i had previously boguht a fake of something *though i got...- james0195
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- audio-technica-ath-ck90pro
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real quick question about mini usb to usb cable for d2
basically people believe cables help improve sound quality (me included) e.g interconnects etc etc. basically when using an ibasso d2 or other usb dac/amp via imac can i get a better quality cable that will help? (mini usb to usb?) no offence to ibasso (love the d2) but the mini usb...- james0195
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help required : connecting ibasso d2 to imac :)
cant seem to get it to work:/ any help would be appreciated thanks- james0195
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improving quality of my files?
ripped from cd or downloaded from itunes mainly how can i improve the sound quality of these? new to all this, read loads fo threads but got confused, sorry any advice thanks?- james0195
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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YOGA HA-02 > anyone heard of these?
yeah thanks- james0195
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- headphone-amplifiers portable-amps
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Ibasso rangeVs VCAN + VDAC? opinions?
Need to play from my mac (hence would like dac) but also as a portable amp occasionally (when i far to walk/bus journeys/holidays/loing car trips etc) but not for just walking to work, as it isnt far enough :D also anything similar to this? UK prices (new and shipped) VCAN = £60...- james0195
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- ibasso ibasso-d10-cobra ibasso-d2-viper ibasso-d4-mamba
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Anyone with experience with superfi.co.uk?
they sell the music fidelity portable amp and a uk stockist cannot find another uk seller, anyone bought from superfi? thanks- james0195
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Differences in the ibasso range?
Which is the best to use as a portable amp via LOD & then as a dac/amp from my mac to headphones & if i wanted to mac>ibasso as DAC>amp>phones am i correct in saying the d2 does this? thanks- james0195
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- headphone-amplifiers ibasso ibasso-d2-boa ibasso-d2-viper ibasso-d4-mamba portable-amps
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Mac to headphones - how to improve sound quality?
Got pa2v2 on the way for use with my ipod + sennheiser hd25-1 iis but if im at home and want to listen from my mac (through the 25's), what could i do? e.g. a dac or dac/amp duo such as ibasso d2? music type = well everything, jazz, rap, rock (sorry no specific genre) budget = as...- james0195
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Decent amp to source cables? advice please
Source = Ipod touch 8GB & Imac Amp = Pa2v2 (will upgrade in a few months when iv sorted out university financing for next year) Phones = Sennheiser hd25-1 ii wondering if theres a better quality cable for connecting these? One mac to amp & one ipod to amp to ensure i get the...- james0195
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- Forum: Cables, Power, Tweaks, Speakers, Accessories (DBT-Free Forum)
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PA2V2 for use with HD25's
been doing some research on portable amps, this one seems interesting Emailed Gary, seems like a very nice chap, said no problem shipping to the UK But before i buy one, does anyone know how well they pair with the Sennheiser hd25-1 ii's for portable & home use from Ipod & Mac...- james0195
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- sennheiser-hd-25-studio-monitor-headphones headphone-amplifiers portable-amps sennheiser-hd-25-1-ii-professional-headphone electric-avenues-pa2v2 sennheiser-hd25spii-sennheiser-hd25-sp-studio-monitor-headphone
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps