For me, the music from Kontrust works really well. Especially their Time To Tango album. This song (Bomba) makes me laugh. Give their music a chance.   What might work well is La Brass Banda. Great music. Just take a listen to the song Natalie.

Trentemøller - Moan (track 12 from 'The Last Resort' album)   This song really shines with my Fischer Audio FA-003, amped by a tube-rolled X-Can v3. It's sort of an eardrum massage.

I have some questions regarding the FA-003: a. Did anyone try the (unmodified/modified) FA-003 with a MF X-Can v3 (stock/6N1P-EB tubes)? If so, what are your impressions? b. Especially @LFF: I know that mastering with headphones is a bit of a no-no but I sometimes have to do it (partially)...

I'm with jmmtn4aj here. I experienced something similar when I had my cordless phone (not cell phone) to close to my X-Can. I would try to move the X-Can and listen if the noise changes. With the cordless phone out of the way my X-Can v3 is dead-quiet.

Quote: Originally Posted by nickchen Wouldn't recommend the DT770 (see my sig). On the long run, approx. 70% of its possessors get discontent with its lacking mids and its slowish booombass. Always significant that most DT770 fanboys have their counter somewhere between 1 and 250. AT...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jaska It will be interesting to see where this thread leads. At this point, I think it has something to do with the 990's bass being "superior" in a lot of ways to the 770's. Well, I'm not talking about the quality of the bass but the DT-770 definately...

I've owned my beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro (80 Ohm) for almost 5 months now. The bass on these cans was exactly what I was looking for. For me, it was very involving. I also own a pair of DT-990 Pro (250 Ohm) which I like. I guess you could say that I'm a beyer-fan. Now having said all this, the...

Quote: Originally Posted by mADmAN the 990 Pros is said to have recessed midrange... even more so than the 990 '05. so id suggest sticking with the '05. Could be, but I like mine and so could someone else. They sound fine with my X-Can V3 anyway. The mids are fine for my taste...

How about DT-990 Pro instead of the DT-990 2005? The Pro is a fair amount cheaper then the 2005 version.

Thank you all for you suggestions. I just closed a deal with a fellow Head-fier for an Emu 0404 PCI card.

Quote: Originally Posted by swduncan By the way, another possible weak link is the interconnect - I'm using the one that came with the Airhead. Could be. And although I think that cables can make a difference, I doubt that it will change that much. I see interconnect-tweaks as...

First of all: why do you feel the need to upgrade?

Quote: Originally Posted by hoosterw Concrete, a little bigger (lenght width) in size then the speaker and then the speaker on spikes on the concrete. That should do it. Rgds Hans. And this is very serious meant! No joke! X2 (look at my post...

Quote: Originally Posted by mrarroyo How about: http://www.trendsaudio.com/EN/Produc...Audio_desc.htm Well, since it is no longer available in The Netherlands by it's distributor (reason: http://www.crafty.nl/nieuws/TrendsAudio.php) it probably will be a lot more expensive with...

Quote: Originally Posted by joe_cool A USB-to-SPDIF converter can be had for $30 USD on eBay (auction 220090915081). Limited to 44-48kHz but you wanted cheap. Thanks joe_cool. To be honest, I had seen that one but I was hoping there would be a similar priced soundcard around...