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 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...

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...

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?

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...

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...