Quote: Originally posted by Nik And now, wait just some days, and I'll tell you my impressions about a head to head comparison between my combo and the Omega System! Now this will be worth hearing about.

Davey, that's interesting stuff. Thanks for posting it. It's really too bad about how modern pop recordings are engineered. Maybe someone should start a pressure campaign to have it changed. If the information on clipping was widely available and easy to understand (e.g. if there was a way of...

Quote: Originally posted by DanG I'm not a big fan of Princeton Review in general. Their test-prep material is close to the worst on the market because it tries to teach people how to do well on tests without really knowing the subject material. Do you mean this is bad because it...

Quote: Originally posted by fewtch P.S. It's worth noting that there are also external "sound cards" which aren't located inside the PC and thus are away from the EMI inside a computer -- also, they're usually powered separately and so a cleaner power source can be provided. Can...

Quote: Originally Posted by maarek99 Audigy 2 zs has hiss? Maybe you had left some inputs on. Do you mean as in input volumes off the recording section of the sounds control panel? I have plenty of these on right now on the X-Fi.

Sisenor, if you go through with it ... it would be interesting to hear about it later.

Quote: Originally Posted by Razoramus the x-fi platinum has a mediocre amp same as the audigy2 cards, the x-fi elite pro would be much better My experience was completely different. I owned both sound cards and used the same headphones (V7506) and tracks to test them. The...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sleestack French/Asian cuisine...LesPinasse at the St. Regis in NYC. They went classic French in the late 90s but prior to that, their food was French/Asian. Extremely stuffy place to eat, but simply the best food I've ever had. I went back in 2000 after it...

Razoramus, thanks for your reply. I realize I misposted in my original post...I actually have the Audigy 2 ZS (not Audigy), as well as the X-fi. Both are the 'Platinum' and I'm using the front panel headphone jack. Same mp3s on both. I can only reiterate what I heard: The X-fi DOES kill the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Razoramus But it doesn't kill the Audigy2 series as they share the same DACs and opamps. Only the X-Fi Elite Pro has superior components. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but with headphones isn't it better to get the M-Audio Revolution 5.1 for it's better...

I've simply gotta add this to this thread: The heaphone out on the X-Fi Platinum simply *kills* the headphone out on the Audigy. I'm not really sure whether this is because of the actual headphone amplification, or because of the soundcard + DAC etc, but the difference is really remarkable...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jahn Well that's the general feeling out there, that we judge based on feelings and subjective approaches, unlike other speaker-related forums that use more objective benchmarks to gauge performance. ...well those guys must not spend much time on...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jahn there's no doubt that when the situation calls for Bass Insanity, the DT770 can step up! That's why the DT770s will be my next gaming/DVD cans!

I'm thinking of really cutting out all the crap and moving to dry shaving with a straight razor (not a safety, a real 4-inch blade that comes with a strop, etc.). No need for any brushes, creams, gels, cartridges, etc.

None of you guys has yet told him what the best coffee really is. The thing to do is to get her some of this stuff, let her brew and savour it, then tell her what it really is; the taste will win her over in the long run, even though she might be a little taken aback when she first finds...