Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication. If it sounds good, then the equipment is utter crap.

I enjoy the Vibez quite a bit. I would describe it's sound as warm and musical, as opposed to say the ipod touch which is colder and more sterile. The Vibez does however exhibit quite a bit of graininess that I've found the usage of a lossless format (.flac) is not worthwhile given its existing...

I have no experience with the Zero amp/dac; however the Aria will complement the Senn 580s nicely - nicely balanced tonally with a wide presentation but slightly leaner bass depending on your preferences. Bass quality is good though.

Quote: Originally Posted by kejar31 I have put in an order for some new K701 pads and will see what that does. Congrats on the new set of cans. I really like my 501s too. I have the K701 pads and it does alter the phones quite a bit. My ears are sensitive to highs and the 701...

Thanks for the write-up. What are those things attached to the top of the tubes in the last picture and what do they do? The overall cosmetics aren't bad, except for the power switch which comes across as a little bit "cheap" looking for something so expensive.

As someone with a modestly small classical collection (~150 cds), I found it a nice purchase especially at 5.99 as it reminded me of the names of a few pieces that I know I have sitting around somewhere. Sometimes when I purchase a classical cd, I buy it for a specific piece on there and usually...

I have heard some of his individual Beethoven Symphony recordings before but not enough to really compare them to the only cycle I own which is the Zinman/Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich. I understand that he has made numerous recordings of the Beethoven on different labels. From my reading, it seems...

I ordered this from Amazon a few days ago. I'm eagerly anticipating it's arrival. Does anyone else have it? Which (do you think) are the highlight / your favorite performances? A complete list of works can be found here.

Spain's defense on paper looks amazing, but it was far from it during the match. Sergio Ramos messed up a few times giving the ball away in his own half and Puyol looked frustrated and over-worked. I think Spain (and Portugal) have shown they have some serious vulnerabilities in the back...

I've had the 840c now for a year (before it became fotm i guess) and I'm extremely satisfied with it. I use it not only for redbook but I'm also outputting spdif from my computer via a behringer uca202 which feeds the dac inputs on the 840c. My current amp is a RSA HR-2. It added a nice touch of...

The UCA202 is a nice little feature-packed device. When plugging it into a Windows xp machine, a generic usb audio driver automatically installs and Windows sets the UCA202 as the primary sound device. This is the driver I'm using for general purpose pc sound output directly to powered pc...

Well I might take some slack for this in this particular thread, but I equate 'Enter Sandman' with the end of Metallica - the Metallica of my youth that I enjoyed so much week-in week-out playing (on instruments) with my friends in the basement. Sadly, the earlier albums don't all share the same...

Quote: Originally Posted by jayehs I heard sr40's are terrible They aren't terrible. They sound a lot like the S60 except that they have a higher frequency rolloff on the bass. The build quality on the other hand leaves a lot to be desired. I owned a pair and kept them in...

If you're just getting into it, a good place to start is the Champion's League. You'll get to see the best of the best play here as it's Europe's highest level club tournament. Some UEFA Champion's League matches can be seen in the US on ESPN2. Tomorrow (Wed 11/7/07) at 2:30p est is...

I read the same thing on some other forum with specific brands of cdr's and maybe the burner itself mattered but I don't recall exactly. Anyway, I tested this with my own ears on my system out of boredom one evening. I ripped the original with eac with accurate rip and wrote the cdr on a...