I have a Teac Ai-301DA. It is great for my Elac B5's, but I find the headphone amplifier lacking in power. I only have audio Technica m50's, but plan on upgrading later to higher impedance headphones. I'm looking for a headphone Amp that can work with the Teacs DAC. The Unit has two RCA line...

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the room is 12x14 i think. This will prob be used for mostly near field usage although i would not mind the sub being able to fill larger rooms. I love Bass, but i also enjoy classical as well. 50% games, 50% music. Hip-hop, new age classical, classical, jazz.   thanks  

Any good recommendations for a powered sub under 300 other than the ones i mentioned?

I've looked on the internet and through head-fi but cant seem to get a solid answer.   I'm looking for a sub to pair with my mackie mr5s but not sure if i need a powered subwoofer or not. My price range is up to 300$   The subwoofers that people seem to recommend are:   BIC america...

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I Want to get a Sub that will work with mackies mr5s budget is 250. i dont know what is a good one or what type of sub i need.   Thanks.

Wooot Got it. I tried what you said with the Direct Monitor on Main and turned it up all the way but it didnt work the first time. Then i tried it using the AISO plug in for win amp and configured it and its working now.   Thanks for the Help alot Yoga!!! Sounds GOOOOD

Got it all set up properly but still no sound through optical only, Im using Winamp media player. Do i need something called AISO?

Quote: Hmmmm yea i wont be doing any recording just playback... but when only the optical is in i get no sound and the computer doesnt even recognize the emu 0404 is there.  

Can i Use only the optical connection for the speakers to work or do i need the usb also ?

Quote: so optical goes in the OUT for both devices ? or One side in and the other out?    

I have an Emu 0404 usb and whenever the usb is hooked up to any of the usb ports on the computer i get a hummming noise through the speakers. My speakers are Mackie mr5's   I tried using s/PDIF from my auzentech x-fi forte to my 0404 but that doesnt change anything. Do i have to use the usb...

I have some Mackie Mr5's That in my opinion sound better than the KrK rokit 5's. I suggest going to your local guitar center or audio shop and testing out the displayed speakers. Thats the only way to really get a feel for what you like. I listened to the KrK's, Mackies, HS50ms, and picked the...

I was just wondering but can either of these soundcards do a 2.1 or 5.1 setup using all balanced connections? 2.1 is fine I/m just curious if the Focisrite can do 5.1 if i ever decide to get a 5.1 setup.   I have a x-fi forte and was wondering if i can use x-fi forte SPDIF Out-->Emu 0404...

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Quote: I can get some sound out of them but it is overpowered extremely by humming. I tried also testing them seperately but it's the same for both.   I beggining to think i have the wrong cable.  

Quote: I have two of these cables:   Tried plugging the 3.5mm into the green and the white RCA into the speaker. all i get is humming. also tried plugging the 3.5mm into the head phone jack and i am also getting humming only.   It's a 2.0 setup atm as i dont have my sub yet and...

Im plugging the 3.5mm jack of the above mentioned .5 FT Audio "Y" Splitter Cable - 3.5mm Male to Dual RCA Males  into the io break out cable that is for the x-fi forte with 3.5mm jacks (tried all of them). I am then procceding to plug the end of the RCA into the mackie mr5's. The cable im using...

Got my Mackie's today and want a temporary solution to plug them into my auzentech x-fi forte. I tried using a A Y adapter like this and plugged in the white rca like this: http://www.computercablestore.com/5_FT_Audio_Y_Splitter_Cab_PID458.aspx    I plugged them in and all i got was pretty...

Quote: What do you mean by "thru-put" Any other subs comparable to the ones mentioned above in the same price range ? Also can the Emu 404 do 5.1 sound if i want to upgrade in the future?  

Quote: Have any good recommendations for such a sub?

Quote: Ahhh thanks for clearing that up. So basically in order to hear any sound from speakers or recording you need some kind of ADC oor DAC?   I was looking at the Emu 4040 because many people recommend them around the internet but it only has two balanced TRS outputs.. How would I...

So basically I bought a pair of Mackie Mr5's and I will be adding a subwoofer later down the road. Also have some Ath-m50's that are great :D I'm kinda new to most of the audio world and the soundcard I have now is the Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1   I want to get an  audio interface thats an...

Quote: just put my pleather ones back on, the sound changed dramatically for me. It's much clearer with more detail. I guess it's related to the mesh of the pads. I think I'm gonna stay with the pleather for the winter when sweat doesn't annoy me as much, and switch back to velour once it...