So, sorry to ask a question that's probably been asked and answered a zillion times on here, but: My AP192 card is apparently dead. Made sure the driver was current, ran through all the software and hardware troubleshooting, and now M-Audio's suggesting I sent it in for testing and...

My daily portable setup consists of an iPod and a Sennheiser PX100. Simple enough.. but over the course of the day, the iPod shifts around in my pocket a bit, and sometimes the cable gets flexed pretty severely.. enough that after a while I get recurring audio problems (dropped channels and...

Merry Xmas to me I'm upgrading from a Sennheiser HD-280. I wanted something with a similar tonal balance, only "better"; as much as I liked the Senns, I felt that they lacked a certain energy, and that occasionally the music had a certain dynamism that the phones implied, but could not...

For a while now I've been toying with the idea of a headphone upgrade.. but, to what headphone? I've been using a Sennheiser HD280 for a while now, and I'm more or less happy with its tone.. but it occasionally produces an irritating gritty noise with certain upper-mids (I don't know if this is...

I dunno how long it'll last, but Amazon had this card for $129.00 early this morning, and it looks like the deal is still going. They normally run $179+.

So I've got a Mac and I'm thinking of upgrading the sound, and it seems the M-Audio cards are the way to go. (PCI, because I'd rather not give up USB or Firewire jacks.) But, I don't need a lot of features, and I'd rather not spend a lot of money if I can help it, so I'm just looking for good...

So I'll be going to Vegas for a little while to visit a friend, and it occurred to me that as it's a much bigger city than the one I'm in now, it might be possible to squeeze in some headphone auditions. Soooo... Any Head-Fiers in Vegas who can tell me if there's any place to check out good...

So I've got a 280 Pro and I'm quite fond of it, however sometimes I get the impression that it's struggling a little to present my music, so I'm curious whether there's a viable upgrade out there for me. Specifically, a replacement would need to be comfortable, with a closed design (for...

I have a friend who wants to hook up some headphones directly to the audio out on his PS2 and Gamecube. I reasoned that the signal probably isn't very strong, since the consoles don't have built-in amps or anything, and that the best thing to do would be to connect them through a headphone amp...

I've tried the usual shopping comparison sites, dealnews, etc. but haven't been able to find a good price on a shipped Sennheiser 280 Pro from any online dealer that's anywhere close to reputable. Anyone out there run across any good deals lately?

The plastic parts on the headband that hold the lower part of the band (which in turn hold the cups) are cracking and splitting open. Love the phones, but this simply won't do. Good thing they're still under warranty. The rest of you with 280s might want to be careful not to stretch the cups...

As much as I love my headphones, sometimes I just feel like listening to speakers in the background, so I have the audio out on my computer running to the mic on my cheap old boombox to play mp3s through it. Problem is, between the signal coming out of the computer and the built-in mic preamp...

So I've been trying to get a feel for the differences between headphone amps, why one is better than another and so forth.. but most of the information I can find is either of the extremely basic "omg teh amp will give ur headphone more powar + maek everythng better! lol" variety or else...

My initial impressions: Clamping force not crushingly painful, but a bit tight, seems like it might give me a headache after extended use. The headband/padding tends to push into the top of my head a bit; hopefully this is something I'll get used to. The cups are completely circumaural for...

Okay, I'm looking for some new headphones. They need to be... - under $100 - closed - neutral. I may use them as monitors, and even when I don't, I would rather hear the music as it is. - comfortable. Particularly, my right ear REALLY starts to hurt after it's been bent backward against my...

I've got a friend who's looking for a tolerable set of closed cans for listening to mp3s at home without bugging her family. She's thinking of spending about $20, and I don't think I could sell her on something much more than $30 (so no, the V6 is not an option). Can you guys recommend...