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[This review was originally posted in 2003 on Head-Fi. Darth nut is a psychoacoustician and his review is considered to be the most epic headphone review ever written. While the detail he goes into psycho acoustics and "headstage" are too overwhelming for most people I believe his write-up would...
People regularly ask about where to buy CD quality or hi-res downloads (legitimately!) so here is a list of sites I know of. Please post a comment if there are any I've missed. Note that they must have music available in a lossless or high-res format available.
2019: Please note that MQA is NOT...
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Not satisfied with your Sennheiser 449 ?
Read this, Sennheiser 449 mod, boost your headphone - The best mod, granted!
Hello folks, its been a couple months since ive done this mod. Last year i bought the sennheiser 449 over the internet without giving it a try. I thought.. well its...
There are presently two reviews of the Schiit Mjolnir available. I am sure more will follow, but until then, this wiki may serve as a resource for people trying to get an idea about this product
Reviews:
1) Schiit Mjolnir Review by Purrin HERE
2) Schiit Mjolnir vs Bryston...
How to use mp3tag to edit and properly tag your music files (Particularly FLAC and mp3 files).
Using mp3 tag to properly clean and edit your tags for both DX100 and Hisound Products (keep in mind this can apply to many other DAPs in general):
The directions below are in large part...
This is a compendium of K1000 knowledge that was sitting unused in the catacombs of head-fi. It was originally posted by krmathis and I thought I'd ressurect it here for everyone's benefit.
Original thread here. Main posts follow:
Here you find information, links to reviews...
As there are so many repeat questions in the DX100 thread, yet the thread is growing at an amazing rate, burying the answers, this F.A.Q. on the DX100 has been created.
Firmware:
The latest firmware is available from iBasso.com here v1.4.2 (ZIP compressed file).
Previous...
The DIY forum sees a lot of the same questions repeated frequently. This article is meant to consolidate and table some of the information people can use.
(You can edit this article or PM me with recommendations, corrections, suggestions, or questions. Just keep in mind that I'm a...
((This post will constantly be in a work in progress, the headphone world is constantly changing with new competitors and my goal is to keep this up to date with as much detail as possible. This will be no easy goal and I'm asking your help to correct any information, or add any as needed! A PM...
Here is to be collected links to the most instructive posts on how to modify the Fostex T50RP, mostly from this thread: Just listened to some Fostex T50RPs today... WOW!
http://www.head-fi.org/t/452404/just-listened-to-some-fostex-t50rps-today-wow
This is not for "Thunderpants" - only...
I've spent the better part of two nights going back and forth between these two headphones. Just my personal thoughts made from the notes that I took...two cents as they say....likely worth that.
As a bit of a backdrop, here are my thoughts on the differences between the R1 and R2 LCD-2s...
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With the death of the massive LCD-2 thread, I thought maybe a wiki was a little more appropriate:
So I’ve had an evening with both my LCD-2 revisions and here are a few thoughts...
Ergonomics/Aesthetics
Upon first glance it is very easy to dismiss these two as “identical twins”, but upon...
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So why did I create this thread? I recently mustered the guts to open up my HD438s to do some modifying, so yes I'm fairly new to modifying. I suppose this guide could help other newbies too. The methods in this thread have been covered in several other threads, but there was no thread dedicated...
This Article discusses the differences between the various Grado pads available, as well as some of the more popular tweaks of these pads.
There are 5 main off-the-shelf pads for the Grado's/Alessandro's headphones:
S-cush "Comfie" Pads L-Cush "Bowl" Pads "Flat" Pads Sennheiser...
This Wiki page will provide links and other pertinent info for all the Grado/Alessandro mods discussed in the SR60-Mod, the SR60 Mod II and the Post Your Grado Mods threads.
The Grado/Alessandro prestige series headphones are open, entry to mid-level headphones popular especially for Rock...
Introduction There are several reasons why you might need to open up your Grados. Maybe someone pulled on the cable too hard and something came loose inside, and now it needs to be re-soldered. Maybe you want to totally replace the cable with a longer/shorter/more-spendy cable. Or maybe you are...
If you've just bought a Mac but don't know how to get started, here is a very quick guide to essential settings for ripping CDs and changing the system audio output.
Setting up iTunes for CD ripping:
Open up iTunes. Go into the Preferences (in the iTunes menu). In the Import Settings...
