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Will adding a mixer to my setup make things worse?
I am getting a Allen & Heath ZEDi10FX Mixer to use with my new aquired Volca Keys / Bass / Beats Synthezisers. My current set up for listening to music is PC to a Dragonfly DAC to my NAD c372 Stereo amp or Neco SoundLabs headphone amp (I switch them depending on the situation). I am thinking...- wavid
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Extension, Splitter and volume control
Hello, im looking for a way to hook 2 pairs of headphones to my HTPC for watching movies at night with my girlfriend. The PC is 2m away so i was thinking either: a 2m stereo extension cable to the PCs Xonar DGX for Dolby headphone OR a 2m usb extension and have my Dragonfly DAC on our...- wavid
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Left Phono quiet
I just bought a Rega Planar 3 with a RB300 tone arm and the guy said he replaced the connectors with his own but there are a few threads of wire that have broken off and are not soldered to the pin on the left connector . Is it possible that this could affect the volume of the signal? The left...- wavid
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DIY cables in the UK
Hello, first of all i am soon to start making cables and recabling my headphones. I have been advised to have a look at Redco which have good prices and stock Mogami/Canare cables with decent shipping costs but im worried about any custom fees when arriving at the UK To avoid any risk of...- wavid
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My current stereo/headphone setup
Hello, i just built my computer and decided to use my old NAD c372 hooked up to the motherboard soundcard (z77 Extreme 4) using B&W 601 speakers or Grado 225/Sen HD280/TB P11 headphones (depending on the situation). I was wondering how i can improve the sound from this setup? I know i could...- wavid
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jds labs cmoy?
Hello im going to be making my first cmoy after failing to finnish few years ago.... my dad bought the parts from poland and some of them were wrong and thepcb confused me because it already had paths (different to tutorial) i posted a thread here a few years ago but also this one had abit...- wavid
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Aunts visiting from US
Hey guys my aunts to visit me here in the UK so i figured it would be a good chance to get some things that are cheaper in the US so she can bring it in... I know Grados are nearly half the price but i already have Grado sr60/sr225 and dont need any more headphones for the moment so maybe some...- wavid
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Philips SBCHP460
Hey anyone know if these are any good for the price? they are on sale on ebay uk for £13 + free postage(just search them in ebay)...(they are £53 from £73 at amazon) thinking of getting them for my girlfriend..or can i get better ones for the price?- wavid
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Sennheiser 280 upgrade to Audio Tec w1000
Hey guys im thinking of upgrading from my 280s to the ath-w1000... will i hear much difference in quality? i think i can get them for about £200 second hand (1 year use) but id rather ask before i spend money this big- wavid
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Amp for Sennhesier 280
Im in the process of building a cmoy for my 280s...but i got stuck a few months ago and havent touched it since...i have different board that the tutorial says to use so im having a difficult time putting things in the right place (i finished the battery part..just cant do the amp part) so for...- wavid
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upgrade from Sennheiser HD280 to pxc 350???
NEVERMIND...hes not selling them anymore hey guys...im thinking of upgrading my sennheiser HD280 for a pair of pxc 350s....my friend is willing to sell them to me for £45(73$) and then maybe il sell my 280s or keep for studio work will i hear a big difference with the 350s? are they good...- wavid
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new mp3 player for my HD280s
i am going to buy a new mp3 player...my budget is under 70 pounds if posible.....size preferable 8gb or more ive looked around the forums and ive seen the names Cowon and sandisk crop up alot.... should i buy 1 of those?... its going to be used only for music...i have my psp for videos on...- wavid
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E-mu 0404
i picked up a really cheap internal E-mu 0404 soundcard a few days ago...30 pounds with shipping (but atm cant really use it so its disabled)... i have some 5.1 DELL MMS 5650 speakers that i cant plug into the soundcard.. and ther are no headphone ports so i dont know how to plug my HD280s...- wavid
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recomended new cd player (urgent plz)
hi guys i just broke my cd player and im going on holiday very soon and need to buy a new one... thers a few on ebay...but i dont know which the best one is could some1 pick out the best one for me plz sony cd player, Consumer Electronics, Vehicle Parts Accessories, Video Games items at low...- wavid
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cmoy help...differnt board
Hey guys i just bought some components for my first cmoy...my dad bought them when he was in poland so some parts are differnt than the parts on the cmoy site.... 1 problem is the protoboard... i cant fit everything onto it like it fits on the tutorial here are some parts + board in...- wavid
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cmoy help please
Hey guys i just bought some components for my first cmoy...my dad bought them when he was in poland so some parts are differnt than the parts on the cmoy site.... 1 problem is the protoboard... i cant fit everything onto it like it fits on the tutorial here are some parts + board in...- wavid
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audionoob has 200 to spend
ok so recently i got a pair of sennheiser hd280s for a gift and my dad and i are about to build a cmoy in a few hours or so....so this is what i have when it comes to equipment when i first heard my 280s on my friends ipod i was fairly impressed but knew i could get more from them...i havent...- wavid
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Sennheiser 280s + ?
Hey, just got a pair of HD280s as a replacement to my dogs eating my old sony v700s lol...havent had hedphones for about a year now so dont remmber if they were better or not...anyway i just got the 280s and im pretty happy with them apart from the bass...i heard it will get better the more they...- wavid
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