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Aluminium HD-25/Amprior discontinued?
Sorry to make this dumb thread but I couldn't find a thread or site with verified information on this. When I browse the senn website I cannot find an alu HD-25 or amperior(I know the amperior is discontinued for sure btw) Has the aluminium HD-25 been discontinued officially? Sorry for...- Great Sound
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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On board sound love
Am I the only one (or one of the few) who believes on board sound straight from the motherboard is absolutely fine? Heck its even really good if you ask me! Is there any reason a external sound card /DAC/amp would be necessary with an easy to drive headphone (there's ALOT of them around I...- Great Sound
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- Forum: Sound Science
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Your most hated audiophile-related misconceptions?
By far overpriced cables. http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2008/11/most-expensive-speaker-cable-world-audioquest-audiophile/ ^ like that one- Great Sound
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Headphone 3.5mm bits eventually get scratches?
They should nickle? Chrome? plate all plugs like this one,last longer,doesnt corrode and doesnt look cheezy. Pffffff gold conectors- Great Sound
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Skullcandy Skullcrushers---REAL Subwoofers???
I had a discussion with a classmate one day saying those REALLY had subwoofers in them. I told him that that would be highly unliky seeing as you would need 1)Alot more power. 2)The need for a crossover design. 3)And an extra super large driver,and there just isnt enought space for it...- Great Sound
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30 years of CDs
Thanks for keeping track of this interesting fact. After 30 years it might be time for a better standard than redbook for higher sample rates and stuff. First CD i ever bought was I think the Man-Machine from Kraftwerk after falling in love an LP version my brother bought a few weeks...- Great Sound
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- Forum: Sound Science
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Beats in general are overrated and overpriced, and half the people don't even know who makes them.
Quote: Just like there are too many "Is burn in real?!!11","Looking for BASS heaphones" threads,but you get used to it But having a million"Beats are overated" doesnt really add anyingthing of value to the forums I agree.- Great Sound
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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AKG K501 Refurbish
Hello fellow head-fi-ers! I got lended a AKG K501 to solder a new plug on it,but i also noniced the right channel being a bou 5-7% softer than the left. Any possible causses/remedies for this? I am pretty shure i connected it right(Channels are right and earth is connected to earth.) Can...- Great Sound
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Petition to AKG to add removable cable to the K551 or next version.
Should be a solid idea for their DJ and hi-fi phones. I vote yes!- Great Sound
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Can anyone rec
Hello again head-fiers! Can anyone help me identify what this is for sure?Its my new room having some wierd reverb like response.It's like the sound is repeating itself a few times after i clap. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45341964/Room%20accoustic.WAV EDIT:Is this "flutter"by any chance too?- Great Sound
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Getting "called-out" for not wearing the Beats
http://memebase.com/2012/02/24/internet-memes-oh-nice-phones-bro/comment-page-1/#comment-676972 Hooray i was first! Anyway on my school having beats is the pinnacle of sound. . .yeah right. And IF I show some friends something else they are like "Just like the beats headphones"(like any...- Great Sound
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Wharfedale Diamond 9.1's + Amp or Cambridge Audio SLA25's? Or Alternative?
Can't say more then:Amp takes more,space but allows alot of differens speakers to be used. My diamond9.0 and my Cambridge audio topaz am5 sound wonderfull. Got the AM5 for 120£ and the speakers for only 40£. -
Keyboard-Fi
Using a no-nonsense Microsoft 600(wired) Keyboard Effortless typing,quiet,Had its fair share of "accidents"(Milk,soda etc) And still typing smooth and quiet!I love this thing to death! And only for about 15 euro- Great Sound
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- Forum: Gear-Fi: Non-Audio Gear and Gadgets
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Sennheiser HD 518 ,,
Hey there, i own the HD518 and they are absolutely awesome,Clear detailed have a sense of space,the x-fi titanium will power these good. They go Really deep and vocals are good in movies too.Mind you that these DO NOT block sound and they also leak alot of it. But other than that you will be...- Great Sound
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To grill or not to grill.
Quote: You are a braver man than me. Last night a bottle of soda fll of my desk and splashed on EVERYTING,exept my amp+diamond 9.0's These drivers will never see tha daylight again(meaning im too paranoid too remove them now)