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    Passive Bookshelves For Desk System Under $400

    I would definitely think about the KEF Q100 or Q300. They are available at accessories4less at very substantial savings. I owned floorstanders from the Q series, the Q700s, briefly, which were wonderful except that they produced too much bass in my room. I've been thinking about the Q100 or...
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    Sennheiser HD 598 Impressions Thread

    Anyone know of a speaker system that has a tonal balance similar to the 598s? Thanks. -Bob
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    Portable amp/DAC that takes digital output of an iPod??

    Thanks very much, folks. I appreciate the information. -Bob  
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    Portable amp/DAC that takes digital output of an iPod??

    I've been searching, but perhaps my newbie's limited understanding is preventing me from finding an understandable answer.   I'm wondering if there is a portable headphone amp with internal DAC that will accept the digital output of an iPod (a 160GB Classic, in my case) and processes the...
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    Sennheiser HD 480II

    Quote:   Wow, that's the last thing I would ever associate the 598 with. To me, they sound a bit rolled off, if anything. Are you sure they weren't defective in some way? In any case, I hope you're happy with what you've got.   -Bob
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    Sennheiser HD 598 Impressions Thread

    Quote:   Check out the video on Sennheiser's HD598 page. (Follow the link below and click on the "Description" tag.) At about 1:50, it shows how the pads can be removed. I tried pulling mine off the same way, but I got a lot more resistance than the video seems to show, but I stopped. If...
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    Sennheiser HD 598 Impressions Thread

    I just got my HD 598s yesterday after years of almost never using headphones. What a revelation!   I’ve been a registered lurker here for a few years, but never really spent much time listening to or even thinking about headphones. I listen almost exclusively to classical music, and my idea...
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