Thanks, but are there any headphones other than the Beyerdynamics that have a nominal impedance of 600 ohms? Google search seems to suggest that they are about the only ones, but I might be wrong.     Regards CK

Hi,   Doing some research here.    Many products claim to support "600 ohm headphones", so I tried to find out what these are. Doing a search on Google and here reveals only the Beyerdynamics headphones. Are there any other headphones that has a 600 ohm impedance? I checked the Sennheiser HD...

Quote: Originally Posted by Illah Are there any? I may get one from work and I would like a decent analog out. I don't want to deal with DACs right now. Thanks, --Illah You can give this a try: PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Notebook Regards CK

In terms of battery life, I read two reviews which tested the battery life to be around 26hrs. Pretty amazing. Regards CK

Bought a pair of K501s used for a pretty nice price (~US$88). Really loved it's naturalness, extremely good midrange and large soundstage. The lack of bass didn't bother me at all, though I was previously listening via a pair of HD600s which I had on loan. And despite what some people say it...

Quote: Originally Posted by utdeep I dealt with a lot of portable speakers when I was in the Peace Corps and only had battery power. I think the best sounding one is probably the PAL radios but they're a little large and heavy. After that, the Creative travelsound speakers are actually...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gummy I heard the AKG K501 is the best for classicals. I second that. Regards CK

Thanks for the write up Welly. I just bought the redbook version of this CD (I don't have a SACD player, and no point buying SACD to play just the redbook ) and it's indeed excellent in terms of both Hahn's performance as well as the recording. Regards CK

Quote: Originally posted by Orpheus um, ckng, actually that's the opposite of what i said. pin 2 is supposed to be left and pin 3 is supposed to be right. on your headphone plug, 1/4" or mini, the tip IS left, and the ring IS right. that's for sure. so, if your tip is connected...

Probed mine with a multimeter: Pin 1 : Ground Pin 2 : Ring/Right Pin 3 : Tip/Left So Orpheus is right. Regards CK

Quote: Originally posted by kelesh kernel streaming is not one of the output options that I see in foobar 2000's output settings. I see Null Output, Directsound, and waveout. Any ideas? I have only installed creative's drivers and foobar 2000. Do I need to install anything else...

Quote: Originally posted by Jeffreybar i totally agree...nothing is more uncool than something that *everybody* has/likes/whatever. rejoice in your ihp's cool differentness. remember that 1984-style macintosh ad? Talking about that, the 20th anniversary version of that ad has been...

Oh yes, like SovKiller, would really appreciate if anyone can provide some insight on how to use those test CDs to evaluate system performance, etc. Thanks again. Regards CK

Thanks to all for the replies. I am more of a classical person, so I had tested with a couple of Reference Recordings HDCDs, a regular EMI classical CD and a couple of music tracks on the RR Test & Burn-In CD. Probably let the thing burn in a bit before I try again, but the posts more or less...

Hi, Sorry if this has been posted, stuff like that can be hard to search for. Are the sound differences between Op-Amps supposed to be very subtle? I swapped the OPA2132P in my META42 with 2 x OPA637 and couldn't hear much differences (if any). Is it my ears? I am using AKG 271S for...

1 META42 (complete) 1 MINT (missing 3.5mm input/output jacks, switch) That's all, probably going to start on a PPA soon. Regards CK

I have the 5th and 6th on a separate CD, performance is indeed pretty good. But the period instrument sounds do take some time getting used to. Regards CK

On my Audigy Platinum connected to Cambridge Soundworks MicroWorks, I set everything to max, then adjust the desired volume from the speakers' volume knob. I find this gives me the best sound. Regards CK

Quote: Originally posted by fractus2 I've been listening to the Rodriguez' recording and it's some beautiful playing. I still can't get used to hearing people cough though during the performance. Don't they pass out lozenges? It's a worldwide phenomenon. You hear them in...

I have the Agerich/Philips for some time now, and it is indeed brilliant. The Tchaikovsky Concerto on the same CD is very good as well. I have the Ashkenazy set adhoc mentioned as well, and it's pretty good too. I saw Ashkenazy live when he was here in Singapore (though he played the Mozart...

Quote: Originally posted by Luvya For me, I don't touch those greatest whatever hits album in the store. To me, those are of no value. Just a compilation of single song from albums...that really doesn't interest me too much. However, perlman is a really amazing violinist, I really enjoy...

Quote: Originally posted by tammx heh, actually, that was Hiker Oops, quoted the wrong person. It is Hiker alright. Regards CK

Quote: Originally posted by imperator Mine goes down about halfway. Just give it a firm, though not rough, yank - it's better for the integrity of the phone that way than jiggling it. That worked, thanks!! Like tammx mentioned, it is indeed harder to remove for the first time, but...

Thanks guys, I'll try again. By the way, my release button doesn't go all the way down, is that normal? Regards CK

Hi, Is there a formula to calculate the inner-loop gain of a multiloop amp like the META42, PPA etc? I did a search here and the closest I can find is this thread: http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showt...nner+loop+gain which is not very conclusive on the way to calculate the inner-loop...