I know is a very simple question, but I forgot this: If you don't have a line output in your player, what volume level you must set to feed the headamp? Some people 100% is zero attenuation, direct output. Other people say that is clipping and distortion. Is there an ideal level?

By the way, is there a DirectX equivalent to the VST Bridge?

Dear Friend, I tried your special foobar with my beloved KSC35s and was in ecstasy for a while, it was hard even to change tracks because I don't wanted to miss a millisecond of listening. I just adjusted the level of the whole thing increasing the level only in the stereo convolver. I like to...

phonatic, can you describe the sound and make quality and the features of the 225? Is the only semi-vintage player I have found here in Venezuela (so, please, help me) Quote: Originally Posted by phonatic My 3G iPod in a quick bake-off with other portables/laptops I have owned...

Thanks, insomniac. I'm looking for a good sounding, powerful ouput affordable player here in my country. I'll be using it with my beloved KSC-35s. By the way, what about this: D-225CR Don't scare for the price, is about US$50

Someone is selling this downhere in Venezuela: They say is a D-M805 Is that a decent vintage player? Thanks for your help.

Quote: Originally Posted by grkn I use the high rez mode using the output next to the optical out, I'm using winme, so I'm using 24bit 44,100hz, wich seems to work fine? Or is that wrong 24 bit 44.1 kHz does´t sound like hi-rez. You need to increase both bits AND the sampling...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr.PD The only problem I have with cassettes is that they wear out. I have a couple that are totally unplayable. Either the machine stops because of tension, or they spin and squeal. I haven't listened to a tape in a long time. I should whip out my old...

Quote: Originally Posted by aerius Depends on the bitrate of the MP3. I have Cooledit on my computer so I can see the frequency range of all my music. Up to 192k or so the MP3 encoder chops off everything over ~16kHz except for when the crash cymbals get whacked, and at 256k the cut-off...

Quote: Originally Posted by breez Of course it is that way when talking about cassettes! But when the subject is a digital compression method, the used lowpass filter is such an evil and destroys every bit of musicality there ever was! nooo! I would love to go to Finland and make...

Quote: Originally Posted by Beagle I agree. If you want to lose half the musical information, go MP3. If you want all of the music, with a little more noise and a little less convenience, go cassette. All the music? Actually, the frequency range of cassettes could be shorter than...

Quote: Originally Posted by jpr703 It won't affect the sound at all and it might be useful to have if you ever use a player that displays the artist or song title. Now seriously, CD-Text is great for Test CDs, you don´t need to distract looking in the booklet the track description...

Oh, more memories! Here in Venezuela in the 70s - 80s to have a Pioneer KP9000 deck in your car was the summit of luxury You said: "I have a KP9000" and everybody went like "WOW!!!!"

MX500 are too big for me white latin male, 5'10'', so I'm pretty shure will hurt your mother ears. Go for the Aiwas in my signature, they're more comfortable and sound great. Maybe size is not the problem but the shape of the thing...

Some pictures come with calibration features. I just remember Monsters, Inc and Bad Company (Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock). Those things are OK for a good, easy and fast calibration. And you get a cool movie to check your job!

Quote: Originally Posted by Lisa For a moment there I thought Music Fanatic was back.. That's a creepy post though since he hasn't been here for a while either. Anyway, no-one missed Sacriste? Where did he go? I was doing a search of my name in the forum and found this jewel...

We have tallked a lot about sonics so I post only other kind of annoyances: KS35s - The pads gets broken easily, you need to change it frequently HD495s - Too open, late at night you can here all the highs coming out of them from the other room MX500 - Hurt my ears, doesn't seal well...

Actually, Cd-TEXT is known to eliminate the last veil, open up the sound, deepen the low bottom, make the stage wider and improve your imaging, but allways try to use capital letters or you can get inverse results....

Quote: Originally Posted by gloco A well recorded analog cassette beats the pants off of any well encoded mp3. Oh, I remember myself cleaning and demagnetizing the heads, adjusting the azimuth and the rec level to make my great sounding mixes in HQ Hi-Bias Hi Priced tapes (using...

Let’s forget Vinyl vs. CD Vs. SACD vs. DVD-A vs. Live Performance vs having the entire New York Philharmonic in your room. Let’s talk about the most convenient and used formats of the last ¿40 years?. I think it's unfair to compare CD sound to MP3s because of second generation degradation. But...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sugano-san Bloody hell! That eejit can't even spell "hear, hear!" correctly. Are we supposed to take this seriously? Yes, he needs to take an English course "hear" in Venezuela

I feel myself a head-fier, so I found this in Hydrogenaudio Forum and think I had to share it with you: Is head-fi.org an "expert" site? I glanced through a review of the new HD-650s and I came across the same old audiophile-crap about how you need some expensive headphone amp and fancy wire...

Quote: Originally Posted by null Yeah, but unless you have platinum-ears they are quite fine for a portable solution. Totally agree. Well encoded MP3s (even at 128) are just fine for car stereo, portable and boomboxes (say light purposes), not for inspired ultra analytical...

The Aiwas in my signature (don't remember the model #)

What about better music? I'm not willing to pay 50 cents for 96 bits 1024kHz of perfectly recorded and mastered crap music (whatever that means to you). Let's go back to the days of less marketing and more artistry... See RIAA list of the bestselling albums and artist of all time and 80% is from...