Hello, it would be great if some of you could post your recommendations for the following setting. Thank you. unalterable and already bought: headphone: hd600 source: (HQ) mp3-files (no audio-/mp3-CDs) to be bought, searching for recommendations for these (main question is: how do...

Thank you! The idea of having all the music on HD on a silent laptop sound more appealing to me than fumbling around with CDs. So I think I will go that way and hence have moved to the appropriate forum... thx, http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showt...357#post836357

So unless someone would definitely dissuade me from doing so, I would like to ask you for recommendations for a laptop + X + hd600 , X<$1100 setup. Sorry for my way through the forums here, I'm in the process of making up my mind... This is the continuation of...

Thanks for the answers so far. Let me explain the idea behind the setup. I already own that very small (<1kg) laptop, and don't have any audio equipment at all, nor a normal PC. I figure having the entire music collection in one place on harddisk is very handy (plus backup). Hence I...

Thanks for your help. I'm more informed now, sorry for havin stolen your time. But still, please help a newbie... :-) My question would be, is there a clear winner in terms of sound quality: *.wav -> sharp 10" subnotebook -> usb soundcard (which?) with digital out -> benchmark dac-1 (or...

Hello, I'm very new to this and the last days I have spent ~5 hours reading in this forum. And I am very confused. Extremely confused. I don't have the time to spend hours and hours forming my own opinion. I wonder whether the forum people here could agree (agree :-) ) on a couple of...

Thank you all. It will be a tough job if one wants to test an er6, er4s/p, e3 and an e2... and in europe... and with the option to send them back (using payed-for foams etc that will be discarded afterwards of course), and testing a variety of sleeves/foams/etc. combinations. Oh dear. :-/...

Hi, let's assume sound quality is not deciding, and I am to choose between (a) medium-sized sealed phones (such as the senn hd-25 or 25 sp) and (b) in-ear phones (with or without custom made fitting parts), what differences exist in respect to (1) disturbing others, and (2)...