Quote: Originally Posted by wolfen68 RS-1's sound pretty good with most quality amps, however I like both SR71's with the RS-1. The SR71 is very natural and open, while the SR71a is a little more upfront with more bass.....both great depending on your preference. Other RS-1 combo's...

I have a basic cable that I found in my drawer for this but I am wondering if a better cable will enhance the sound quality? The cable I have works but I dont know where it is from, etc. I listen to GRAD Rs1 and headroom micro amp. Sounds good,but just wondering if the cable can be a weak link...

Currently I have a Headroom Micro amp that I use with my GRADOs.I got this a few years ago as a beginner. Just wondering about any other better sounding portable amps out there that pairs well with my GRADOS, no price limit. I listen to alot of different music but mostly jazz, classical, vocals...

Quote: Originally Posted by infinitesymphony For the most part, a manufacturer's stated frequency response is not a good indication of quality, since most will just use the blanket '20 Hz to 22.05 kHz or higher' measurement, which covers the frequencies available in music recorded at a...

what are you using them for?

I have the Headroom case: http://www.headphone.com/products/sy...dphone-bag.php

Quote: Originally Posted by infinitesymphony Small satellite speakers generally don't require much amplification. Why not use the AVR-1609's built-in amp? A little off-topic, but you may want to reconsider Orb Audio's satellite speakers; their stated frequency response is not good...

Just bumping this up, any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Like the subject says, I am looking for a midrange decent amp for my Denon AVR 1609 receiver solely for home audio, not theater. I don't want to be cheap about it but I don't want to overspend given the mediocrity of my receiver, and given my small house and small living room where the system...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lazarus Short Unless you need it to go under a carpet or invisibly up a wall, why bother? Laz The reason I came across this is becasue I am looking for a home audio solution and the challenge for me is that I do not have anywhere to run wires - no...

Anyone know the quality and power capability of this flat foil type of speaker wire? Flat Speaker Wire - hide the speaker wire without putting holes in the wall: 21st Century Goods

Check out Hed Kandi out of th eUK They have alot of house, much of it with disco backdrop, I love this stuff. You can hear samples of all tracks too.

Great rig! I have a set of a few good components and have always wondered if the cables make a noticeable difference. How much difference did they make for you?

I might be out of it but is there any online store where you can download entire CDs but in lossless formats? The biggest store I used to spend hours in (TOWER) no longer exists and I hate ordering online and having to wait for CDs to be shipped.

I dont know if this qualifies specifically as electronica but try Metro Station and Medic Droid. for Trance I would definitely get some DJ Doboy although I wouldn't know where to find it in any lossless format, only found it using a certain software that rhymes with the word "RhymeTire"...

Quote: Originally Posted by Aimless1 I also recomend 49/50 volume which is remarkably close to line out. Ditto on EQ and Jet Effects. I think you'll be happy with the result. Aimless, what do you mean remarkably close to line out?

So does everyone agree, no jeteffects incuding MachBass and BBE?

Quote: Originally Posted by robojack Check to make sure your D2 is set-up correctly. Volume should be at 49/50, and there should be NO Jeteffects on, and finally EQ should be at normal (0/0/0/0/0). I have my D2 set like this, and when coupled with my Predator amp, it sounds nearly...

Quote: Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule There's nothing "missing," per se, but more like there's something "wrong." You're pairing up home headphones with a semi-home DAC through a portable source. Essentially, because of that setup, you're ultimately limiting yourself from hearing...

I have a COWON D2 with all FLAC files loaded on it. I use Grado Rs1 cans and a Headroom Micro Amp. Is there anything else I can do to get the optimum sound quality from this setup? When I listen to these files there's just "something" missing. I use an interconnect that I had laying around from...

Quote: Originally Posted by Envoy of Light faichiu, It should still play it better than MP3. Did you follow a guide to rip with EAC, FiNoobie? If you didn't(and even if you did), I suggest you look at this excellent guide: jiGGafellz' Step-by-Step Guide to Secure CD Ripping w/Exact...

Quote: Originally Posted by HipHopScribe Maybe there is a decoding issue with FLAC and the latest firmware. Also, what earphones are you using and what program did you use to rip the MP3s? HipHop, I use Grado Rs1s with a portable amp and the Mp3s were either downloaded or ripped...

Ratdog, great questions as I was in the same boat. I recently took the plunge and got a set of good cans and an amp. I have a DAP with thousands of MP3s and as monolith pointed out, 128 sounds bad no matter amped or not, but when I get into tracks with 192+ bitrate I can hear big differences...

Quote: Originally Posted by krmathis Can you hear the same audible difference when you play back the stream using your computer? Cause this sort of don't make sense... I haven't listened from the computer to compare, I'll try later.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jelle Schrijver No Idea. You are using Windows, right? Maybe it is a driver problem inside windows... Yes, windows.