Quote: Originally Posted by saint.panda btw, where did you read that the Hd 497 has relatively-seen lots of bass? I guess I exaggerated. No one said the 497 has a lot of bass. But most reviews said it had at least some bass. Through my office system, there is nothing.

Based on the reviews here, I bought a pair of Sennheiser HD497 headphones. I was disappointed. I couldn't figure out what people were talking about. Everyone talked about the bass output of the 497. But I heard no bass at all. I was all set to return the headphones. But I decided to try them out...

I have the Rio SP90. It has a line out. I must say that I am getting to be more and more disappointed in it. Not the sound quality (I listen in too loud of an environment for the quality to be that much of an issue). But in the performance. I've had the player for about 5 months now. It takes a...

I am thinking of getting a Mac because of its better movie and image handling capabilities. If I do get a Mac, I might as well get an IPOD as well. I realize that, in the Windows world, Exact Audio copy is widely regarded as the standard for extracting digital audio from CDs. What good DAE...

Quote: Originally posted by bass man gusmahler, what do you mean? like audio hiss or cant play mp3 well? I guess I mean it can't play mp3 well. It is hard to describe. It's not just audio hiss, there is something else in the background, on the unit I had, that didn't occur...

Quote: Originally posted by sohcahtoa A Few days later I was in Target and decided to check to see if they carried any cd mp3 players. To my surprise, they carried several, albeit phillips, koss, memorex and audiophase, but since I was boycotting rio, this suited me fine. I then...

I was thinking about a solid-state MP3 player to play occassionally. My portable CD/MP3 player would still be my main player.) Since my digital camera takes compact flash, it would be preferable if the player takes the same kind of memory. (E.g., the Rio line seems to use a different type of...

On Tuesday, I bought the RioVolt SP250 as a possible replacement for my SP90. I previously posted some initial thoughts in a thread on the Iriver 2. Some more additions: * The unit is much more skip resistant than the SP90. When walking, I would often have to stop after just inserting a disc...

Thanks for the post. If I am not mistaken, the Iriver 2 is roughly equivalent to the Rio Volt SP250. I just bought an SP250 to possibly replace my SP90. Here are some initial impressions: * The remote with the Sp250 doesn't have an LCD. Not a fatal flaw, but kind of annoying. * The backlit...

Quote: Originally posted by edog The pleather case case is actually pretty nice and sturdy, and it does have an extremely strong belt clip. You won't find another case that's so snug and has clear plastic window for the LCD, as well as markings that indicate where all the buttons are...

Quote: Originally posted by gusmahler I am thinking of returning the SP90 and getting the Sp250. Sure it is $60 more (at best Buy), but for that extra cost, I get a carrying case and a rechargeable battery. Those alone would cost $40. Plus I get a tuner and a remote. Seems like much...

Quote: Originally posted by tracylynn gusmahler, did u got the memorex 8505 with the "suffix a".. just wondering? and gusmahler, what headphone do u use? I actually don't remember what the model number was. It was orange and came with a carrying case and a set of...

I had a Memorex $80 CD MP3 player from Target. I hated it. There was so much distortion when playing MP3 files, it was almost unlistenable. I returned it and got a SP90. Much better sound. No distortion when playing MP3 files. I hate the display, though, and it eats batteries quickly. I...

Quote: Originally posted by RichardAldrich BTW no offense to the Theil guy he is on the right track. Go ahead and laugh at the downfall of speakers if you want..... but the scary thing is that The Computer Gaming industry takes in more money than the Music industry- and Gamers buys...

I've never heard binaural recordings. Are there any good sources for such recordings? Any recommended recordings in particular? Thanks

I'm wondering how many of you out here have compared your headphones to a set of quality speakers. What have you concluded? I have a decent set of loudspeakers (Vandersteen 2Ce) and I'm wondering how a good set of headphones would compare. I realize that there are somethings that...

I'm just wondering what is considered the best brand for carrying CDs around. I am getting quite a collection of burned CD-Rs and I would like to know what is the best way to store them and also what is the best way to carry around discs for listening when you are out and about. I have a CD...

Hot on the heels of the what is your system thread, comes this thread. When and where do you use your system? Is it so you don't disturb your roomates? for working out? for studying? for travel? Others? Do you use it instead of buying a home system?

Quote: Originally posted by Nezer Why not just hit pause if you know you're coming back to it? That is fine if it is a short period of time. But what about when you listen to music in the morning, go to work, then come back home in the evening. You don't want your CD player on...

I wish home CD players had a resume option. I remember once a friend of mine was playing a song for me. I said, "that's a cool song. is that a new album?" No, it turned out to be track 15 of a CD I let him borrow. Everytime I had put the CD on, I played from the beginning, so I never got a...

Quote: Originally posted by edog The SP90 has no firmware upgradability and no remote. [. . .] The SP250 has a nicer remote (standard one has no LCD though), better signal-to-noise ratio, much more powerful headphone amp, and a much more informative and cooler LCD screen. It also...

How well do the Koss KSC-35 handle being worn during exercise? I've heard differing opinions on the suitability of those phones while exercising and I thought I'd get some opinions. Do they fall off easy? Are they comfortable? I had a Plantronics headset for use with cell phones that included...

Quote: Originally posted by meithkiller I have the Rio Volt as well as the Porta Pros, and I think you will be happy with them. The Rio Volt is one of the best MP3/CD players currently available (I did a lot of research before I bought it) and the PortaPros are probably the best and...

I am new to the forum and I thought I'd make some general comments about why I am here. I listen to music all the time. I followed high-end audio for a while and have a decent system at home. I had never really considered a portable system before, but several things have happened that have...