Impressions and comparisons: Pioneer Monitor 10; AKG K240 DF; Pioneer Monitor 10R; Philips N6330; Sony DR 6A; Sony MDR CD900 ST; Beyerdynamic DT48E.   As the title suggests this work is devoted to summarize impressions and to compare the headphones based on these impressions. Everything...

The reason for this thread is very simple, an observation.   While working out some things with my set up which consists of the CDX593 + SRC2496 (24/96, dither enabled) + Monitor 10R for now I read something very interesting about a little setting on the SRC2496 called "Emphasis". Behringer...

Recently I made gamble purchase on a Sennheiser HD265 Linear out of curiosity...   With my CD's it sounds good but lacking something, especially compared to my benchmark headphone the AKG K240 DF, transparency might be the word.    But as curious as I am why not try vinyl? I liked the DF...

Recently I purchased the Behringer and hooked it up to my first CD-player, the CD690.   All you need is a male XLR to female RCA or male XLR to male RCA cable.    Set up: CD + CD690 + SRC 2496 (in 96/24) + Modified HD428.  At the moment I have this Behringer for the second day, testing...

First, check the newspapers. Cameron apologized for 'Sunday Bloody Sunday.'   Second, for this particular news I had to revisit the track on Youtube because it is one bloody good track.   Third, I dislike politics because good or bad, political matters are polarizing. That does not mean...

Howdy, (Skip this part and read the update please.) one of the things I really enjoy when time is available is discovering new music. Lately I have taken some steps in the direction of Metal and Progressive Rock. Metal: 'Kill'em All' by Metallica. 'Reign In Blood' by Slayer...

Howdy, in my recreational hunt for headphones and audio gear (Head-Fi bug/upgraditis) I found the old Micro Seiki MX-1 plus MP-1 set. Link: Marktplaats.nl > Micro Seiki topmodel - Audio, Tv en Foto - Koptelefoons en Headsets Would it be worth fixing up, otherwise I should skip it. If...

This 'blog' is an extension to "Evolution of Stuff" for it's becoming a bit chaotic to read, all that audio gear. As the title suggests this extension 'blog' is devoted to headphones, yeah. Everything in these notes is subjective. I use various set ups: 1. Philips CD690 + Sansui AU-217 I -->...

The Pioneer Monitor 10 (1978) versus the Pioneer Monitor 10R (2004) + The Sony MDR V6 Impression by Deep Funk As with my previous comparative impression I rely on my knowledge, ears and experience. If you want to know why I added my old V6-es to this comparative impression, well lately I...

The Creative Aurvana Live! versus the Sennheiser HD428 Impression by Deep Funk I regard this work as an impression rather than a review for my knowledge of sound and the theory of sound aren’t very familiar to me. I rely on my experience and ears. Out of the box? Aurvana Live!: it’s...

Howdy, recently I purchased a Sansa Clip Plus 8gb with FM radio. Why, the software on my trusty Nokia for transferring music annoys me. Once the music files are on the phone the software just changes the track listing of the albums for no good reason. I had to buy the Sansa. I received the...

Hello, as for this thread I'm curious. There are many brands of headphones but some are better known yet reviews and additional information and user comments are hard to find. Philips Their latest offerings fascinate me because the design is pleasant to behold and the specification...

Howdy, I've been on the look out for a while. A Sony S728/9, Sansa Clip or a D2 as long as it's not an Ipod and the software isn't trying to invade your PC. Now in the Netherlands what you want isn't always there. The internet is helpful but even then your choices are still limited...

Mediamonkey works fine. The library doesn't seem to have the artist-album setting like WMP11 which worked rather pleasant. The lack of information on the albums I want to rip is sometimes surprising, Black Holes & Revelation by Muse wasn't recognized. I don't really mind, but it makes ripping...

Lately I've come to the discovery that my Creative Aurvana Live has a bass problem. I'm used to a MDR V6 so I'll need bass. I don't know why, but I prefer full size headphones. Some options I might consider: 1. Sennheiser HD201, very tempting for their SQ/price ratio! 2. Sennheiser HD4**...

I tried Foobar2000. It is supposed to be very good. So I took a CD and let it play and I quite liked it. Everything has a more functionality and looks quite simple. I checked out the menus and tried to work out 'what does what.' After that I tried ripping a CD. It just didn't work. I...

Yesterday I gave EAC a try. I usually ripped music with WMP11. Usually it went without problems and the WMAs really gave good sound for listening to music. Things changed. WMP11 has some annoyances which make it absolute garbage and don't justify its existance on any PC-system. VLC is now my...

Hi, I have been WMP11 for quite a while now and it quite annoyed me with weird delays, skipping tracks and even altering tracklists from CD's while the tracks themselves stayed in place. It is very slow when a full scan from Kaspersky is running and only seems to work well with movies. For...

It is weird. Of my entire music collection one track just will not play its entire length. It is only 6:11 minutes long and I have some weird and wonderful tracks that are at least 8 minutes. I ripped the track like all the other music on WMP 11. Even in VLC mediaplayer it just will not play...

Hi, I'm still not in possession of an Ipod because most people have them. I prefer the Sony's and will buy one if possible. What I want to know: There are imitation mp3-players of cheap brands that offer basically the same essential functions as 'official brand' mp3-players and are...

Hi, in my hunt for my new set of headphones I came across de Pioneer Monitor 10, the Pioneer SE-305 and the Sony DR-S5. I'd really like to know if some of these 'vintage headphones' are still useable and if so any good for laptops and mp3-players. These oldies are well priced and have...