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    Review by 'Sxperm' on item 'Superlux HD-668 B'

    This headphone could give you an excellent sound stage without high- piercing treble and thin bass with one condition - you need a dedicated amp for this one to shine. Although this headphone stated about 56 ohms for each side, 112 in total and should be easy to drive with just any setting...
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    Sennheiser HD 558 Replacement

    - Budget $300 - $400 - Use it with PC sound card (Asus Essence STX with headphone amp) - I'm not sure Sennheiser HD 558 is open or close but I would prefer that similar one. - No. I do love sound and stage provided by Sennheiser. However if you have any recommendation of another brand /...
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    Sennheiser HD 558 Replacement

    I bought this one years ago and very satisfied with it. However it's just broke beyond repair and now I could not find this one in every local shops here anymore due to outdated model. Could you please suggest the best replacement for it? Thank you
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    Ultrasone HF-580 vs Audio-Technica AD-900 for gaming, which one is better?

    I am currently own Sennheiser HD558 and looking for a worthwhile upgrade for gaming and movie purpose through PC.  My set-up are Asus Essence STX + Maverick A1.  I went back to local shop asking for testing on Audio-Technica AD-900 but they recommend Ultrasone HF-580 over.  My questions are  ...
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    About Sennheiser build quality

    I bought HD558 from local hi-fi shop about a year and five months ago.  I have taken good care with them since I love their sound quality and heard about their poor build quality before but never expected to see it myself.  It was started when the Sennheiser logo in both left and right side...
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    Is this upgrade good enough?

    I am using X-fi XtremeMusic (SB0460) for gaming mainly purpose and Essence STX for music.  I am looking for a good upgrade choice for my X-fi and thinking if Recon 3D Fatality may be a good purchase.  I want more details and dimension while playing game and heard that X-fi Fatality series has...
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    Question about Dolby Headphone in Essence STX and how it works with headphone

    I just purchased Asus Xonar Essence STX to use with my Sennheiser HD598 and Maverick A1 headphone amplifier. However I am confusing with a basic setting in STX and Dolby Headphone   I have read in Dolby.com itself about their DH technology and it said this technology has been designed to...
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    Quest for Holy Grail of gaming sound!

    Quote: Same question here.  I know that external DAC is a great enhancement for music under 2.0 / 2.1 channels.  However my doubt is about gaming - will it make those movies and games better in 2.0 / 2.1 channel?  I am currently using external headphone amplifier (Maverick A1) between...
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    KEF C-1 VS Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 - Please give me your opinions

    Quote: Thank you for your suggestion.  However they need at least 30w of amplifier to drive them out while Maverick A1 has only 20w at 8 ohms.  Is it still a good choice?  
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    KEF C-1 VS Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 - Please give me your opinions

    I am currently looking for a pair of bookshelf speaker to run with my headphone amplifier - Maverick A1.  My considering choices are KEF C-1 and Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 since my amplifier is just a small one with 20w at 8 ohms and 40w at 4 ohms.   Which one do you think is better? :) Please...
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    Maverick Audio TubeMagic A1 (Hybrid Amp) - Discussion and Review Thread

    I just got Maverick A1 delivered and got what I ordered, with Raytheon 6AK5 tube upgraded of course.  It took around 2 days since I ordered on March 23 and got them on 25.  The package is protective enough, brought them in best possible condition.  I was very exciting and forgot to took a photo...
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    Philips SHP8900 and X-Fi XtremeMusic - Do I really need a headphone amplifier?

    Quote: Thank you very much and again for your helpful reply.  This forum should have some point available to be given to you and I will give you all I have. :)
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    Philips SHP8900 and X-Fi XtremeMusic - Do I really need a headphone amplifier?

    Another question - Will these headphone amplifiers will also make gaming / movie sounds better? Or just a music.  My connection will be XtremeMusic --> Headphone Amplifier (via Mini to RCA cable) --> Headphone  
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    Philips SHP8900 and X-Fi XtremeMusic - Do I really need a headphone amplifier?

    Quote: Thank you for your suggestion on headphone but it has been burned for around 80+ hours only.  I think I should give them more time like 200 hours before judge them, thus I would prefer to add a headphone amplifier to remedy the problem instead of changing the headphone for now...
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    Philips SHP8900 and X-Fi XtremeMusic - Do I really need a headphone amplifier?

    Quote: Thanks again. :)  I just looked and found Dark Voice 336SE is the closest available model I could find in my local store.  I may have to look somewhere else a far to see if I could find Dark Voice 337.   Do they have a big different between each other?  
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