I am interested in this topic. I have been dabbling in BT for the last year, and it has been a series of disappointments. For example, the Avantree DG60 can transmit aptx/HD, but it will only work if the bitstream is resampled to 48 khz. I can stream LDAC from either my Galaxy Tab A or or...

Hey zeplin, quite correct on my mistype. I was exhausted last night, but I wanted to get an update done before I take off to visit my family. The Philips is an excellent choice. I really like the upsampling feature. I prefer the sound of my Sony S9000 for SACDs, but I have found damned few...

I agree with wmcmanus, he really is a nut You seem like a great candidate for a nearfield system. There has been a screaming deal out there on the Emu ps12/pm5 package for about $600. If you can still find it, it would be very tough to beat. Biamped satellites away from the walls plus a...

(Another typical gerG-rant) A warning about cheap/stock ear-buds and headphones, with some basic headphone info tossed in at random. We do love our music. In my experience we want full immersion, with the entire audio spectrum wrapped around our minds. The problem is that most stock...

I thought of another tube source. You know those elastic exercise bands, basically rubber tubing with handles on each end? They are on sale right now all over the place. I haven't tried cutting one up, but I think it will work fine. The real issue is, which color sounds best? gerG

I had both, but not at the same time. Of the two, I much preferred the CD3000. The SA5000 had an edgy, echoey sound that I really could not stand. It was nothing close to what I would call linear, analytical, or accurate. On the plus side I really liked the headband. fwiw I still have the...

I have been using iems in the gym for many years. I started with the Ety ER4S. Those got displaced by the Sure E3c for the over the ear fit. SQ was not as good, but adding a series resistor brought up the treble. Those have since been displaced by my modified Sure E4c. They fit my ears better...

My new HP laptop has optical out, but it locks at 48 khz, which means that it is probably resampling. Bummer. I suspect that this is a common issue with the optical output on Windows laptops. I also suspect that the Macbook may not have this bad habit. Can anybody confirm a clean 44.1 khz...

As a DAC I like it so far (haven't listened long enough to offer details). As a headphone amp, well, I will be adding an external headpnone amp. As a preamp, it has problems. The volume control is not so good on mine. Below 25% the imbalance is severe enough to make it unuseable. I bought mine...

Quote: Originally Posted by Meyvn Airport Express (Toslink) - Zhaolu 2.0 (XLR out) - two separate unbalanced amps (RCA in) running one channel each. Balanced? Yes? No? If no, why not? I vote yes, assuming that the XLR outputs from the DAC are balanced. I don't know why they...

heymaceo, you don't by chance play sax do you? Just checking I would be very careful about trying this with the T-amps. They may not react well to bridged operation. Running in this mode will also double current delivered, so the min driveable impedance is doubled, or you risk smoking the...

Yeah, I still haven't figured out why they built in the ear poker. I do know that surprises happen late in the design schedule sometimes, and compromises have to happen. It doesn't seem to bother most people. Check to be sure that the inner cover is down all the way. Kind of cheesy, but a...

Welllll crud. I would have suggested 3/8" tubing, but as you mentioned, the pads don't have much stretch in the skirt area. I will take a look inside them tomorrow and see if there is any more distance to be had. gerG

Guess #1: make sure there is not a cell phone anywhere near the gear. Very common problem. Guess #2: make sure no power cables or computer cables are near the gear or audio cables. Guess #3: your neighbor is a ham radio operator. Guess #4: check headphone earcups for large spiders...

Heck no I didn't file down the triangle, but I did fix the problem. The mod is simple, reversible, and described here: Phatpad! In this case I used a 10" length of 1/4" OD tubing. There was a thread discussing this specific mod, but I am too lazy to track it down at the moment. The...

I had them for awhile. The comfort was awful for me. I would put them on, and they would keep re-adjusting themselves. I fixed that problem by locking the headband in place. That fix plus the softer earpads made them very comfortable. Here is a thread with some of that discussion...

I will take the blind test, but I get to use one of my picky DACs that won't sync with a long plastic cable. I have tried explaining to it that it is only light pulses and it should make no difference, but it knows the difference. I suspect that it has no buffer capability, so it can't correct...

Jeez, my luck that I browse head-fi right after you dug this thread out of the dumpster. I started looking into what was wrong with my technique. One big problem was that I was using a free-field mic for headphone measurements. Another issue was separating cavity effects from the headphone...

First cut at volume 2. Needs some work, but I was anxious to get the info up. I will post the full res version of the intro photo next weekend. It came out pretty good, considering. PDF file requires Acrobat reader. Have fun. cuter review gerG edit: a link to the first review. It...

Ah, a happy ending. Now people can quit accusing you of having a screw loose I don't mind the cable so much as that danged snaggy plug. Going to the Sen plugs made the cans feel a pound lighter (I exagerate) and I don't have to tip my head to clear my shoulder with the plug. gerG

Oops, sorry about that. It is a stock HD600 cable. There have to be scads of them around. It is a completely reversible plug-in swap on the headphone side. Slight modification of the cable was necessary. gerG

The screw is usually included. However, the plug is so tight that the screw is not really needed. Further, the stock cord sucks (imho). Try this instead: http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=154643 gerG

Wow, there are still MP2100 fans around? That little beast was amazing. At a time when the Palm 4 was the rage and their owners were being programmed to use grafitti, I was cranking notes into the 2100 as fast as I could write. I eventually gave up when I needed more functionallity...

More options: This unit reclocks: http://www.gracedesign.com/products/m904/m904.htm If you want to get more serious about the speakers and do the D/A downstream of the digital crossover, I really like this solution: http://www.dbxpro.com/4800/4800.htm Just add a word clock to keep...