Quote:   I've tried it with my Beyerdynamic DT880s 600 Ohm, but I get some crackling. The jack is a bit loose, unfortunately. If I jiggle it around, the crackling gets worse.   The headphone jack is plenty loud though. On 25%, it's already feeling pretty loud on the dt880, so plenty...

Hey guys, not sure where to put this, so I put it in here. If this is the wrong place, please let me know!   Anyways, I found an old JVC RX-401 receiver in my house. I don't know too much about it, but I do know that it was purchased in the second half of the 80s. Perhaps '87 or '88. I tried...

what kind of music do you listen to?

well, if you have a nice quarter inch plug, that'll be a lot stronger than a mini-jack connector :)   you could look into re-terminating the cable instead of switching out the whole cable again, if you want to only spend about $5

Hey guys, I'm considering re-terminating some of my portable headphones, since their stock plastics are starting to wear down a bit.   Looking through the Ultimate DIY 3.5mm jack thread, it seems that almost all of them there are pretty big. Does anyone know of some smaller ones that would...

audio technica a700? They're usually pretty cheap

I'm looking for a good microphone, preferably a type of clip-on one that I can leave on the cable of my headphones and forget about. Do you guys have any suggestions? Thanks!

I used to have 5.1 speakers. However, I settled with a 2.0 system ever since I went to college. However, a good 2 piece or 3 piece set sounds better than a 5.1 system of similar pricing, I found (at least for music). For movies and games though, having the extra speakers is fun

JW do you have a list of the components in your computer? If you're on stock cooling for your cpu and gpu, exchanging those for aftermarket ones allows you to run your fans at a lower speed, reducing noise. There's almost no way that your computer needs 8 fans to keep from overheating...