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  1. moonshake

    Closed cans upgrade

    Hi there,     I´ve been away from headphone / hifi community for some time and was experiencing some gear adquisition syndrome during these days. Usually using K271 with velour pads with good results as a help tool when I can´t use my studio monitors for mixing (also use K701 for sub bass...
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    Old 3 way speakers vs. new 2 way bookshelf

    Hey there, Been thinking about an upgrading of my JBL TLX500 speakers I bought these more than ten years ago, they´re plugged to a 100W Sony STR-DE325 receiver and they´ve been working fine as a stereo system for music and movies in a 18 sq meter room. I was looking for some front ported...
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    Looking for Canamp upgrade

    Hey there, Been thinking to upgrade my good old Heed Canamp to power K701 and K271s cans. Two options I´m looking at the moment are the Schiit Lyr and the Burson HA 160. The think is that I need an amp with passthrough out (like the Heed) to feed my stationary Sony amplifier. The Burson...
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    Dual RCA interconnects shielding question

    Hi there,   I´m about to make some interconnects for my amp and DAC using some Mogami 2534 cable and wanted to ask you guys a detail about the shielding. The Mogami 2534 has 4 cables and 1 shielding foil. By shielding the source end, do I have to sold the foil of the cable to one of the...
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    Audio-gd NFB-3 96k or 192k ?

    I´am currently looking for an external DAC to be connected via coax/optical to a Xonar D2. It will be paired with a Heed Canamp and AKG cans (K701, K271). The NFB3 looks really great but I don´t know which version to get. Read somewhere that Kingwa recommended the 192 version for warmer...
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    Sound Card upgrade or adding an external DAC

    Hey there, I´m actually happy with my rig, witch is Xonar D2 - Heed Canamp - K271 and K701 but I want to know what would it be a common sense upgrade. Was thinking about changing the D2 for a Xonar Essence ST or connecting the D2 via coax to an external DAC and then to the Heed. The main...
  7. moonshake

    Upgrading a classic Canamp - K701 combo. Recommendations?

    Hey there,   Been on vacations (with lots of free time to burn), and one of the things it came to my mind was what could be a good next step if I decide to upgrade my HP audio rig. Actually using a Xonar D2 as DAC - really like how the Burr Brown opamps convert 0´s and 1´s to golden sweet...
  8. moonshake

    Zune software - kernel streaming

    Hey there... I wonder if someone can tell me how to get rid of Directsh*t output in Zune software. I really like the interface and it´d be amazing if there´s a way to bypass the windows mixer. Is there any way to implement kernel streaming or asio in Zune software?
  9. moonshake

    K271 custom cable, wiring, components, etc

    Hey there, I´m thinking about making my own custom cable for my AKG K271S This will be my first attempt to solder a few wires, so please go easy on me About the wiring, please correct me if I´m wrong: - quoted from a 2003 itza2mer´s thread - AKG 271's mini-XLR cable, if you look at it...
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    Best match for K271 - 200€ ?

    Hey there, Been reading a lot of posts about amping K271´s but it seems it´s hard to find a perfect sinnergy amp for these cans. I´m using PC - Xonar D2 as source and I really like the mellow sound of Xonar opamps. The thing is, sometimes, it lacks of volume and the cans beg for a little...
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    Xonar D2 ASIO issue

    Hey there, I´ve bought a new rig and after a fresh Xp Sp3 install and Xonar D2 drivers, I can´t find the ASIO plug-in in any audio app ( Winamp, Foobar2000, etc.) I´ve tryed placing the cmasiop.dll in Winamp plug-in folder but nothing happens. The same dll is in the located at the system32...
  12. moonshake

    Desktop amp for AKG K271s, need advice

    Hi, I´ve been reading the forums from this great community since long time ago and finally decided to register in order to open - another - K271 amp seek The source is a PC - Xonar D2 and I use the hardware mainly for music listening, mixing / mastering and gaming. I´m looking for a budget...
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