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    Can you guys help me help my friend?

    Does he WANT other headphones? Some people actually like bad sound.
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    The new Cowon J3 has micro sdhc slot (from audible pdf)

    I love Cowon (currently have the D2 and have had it for years) but I wish for something of truly high-capacity. I would gladly pay for a new player if Cowon started playing in the realm of the hi-cap iPods and such. Lossless audio takes up some room. Maybe SDXC will be the answer... Love the...
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    What were your first headphones?

    A broken half-pair of some horrible supra-aural Sony headphones I found in a soccer field as a small child. I was fascinated.
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    How many of you have ever been to a classical concert?

    I heard a quite a bit of quality live classical music growing up. I would be surprised if the feel of the actual unamped voices and instruments of a live performance could be reproduced by any kind of equipment. VERY impressive.
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    On amazon right now. help me pull the trigger!

    Quote: Originally Posted by Ridleyguy The USB/DAC would bypass it. You can also order a USB/Sendstation, or equivalent for your iPod (as I am doing) to bypass the iPod's headphone jack, feed it to your DAC, and it should be as good or better than your computer. Hold up, are you...
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    Pico DAC distortion - please help

    Quote: Originally Posted by qusp hyeah I cant see an issue in floating the ground on a device that is designed to be run on batteries. in fact many audio enthusiasts do it with their home gear as a tweak anyway. also, do not use 96khz, the pico does not accept 96khz (that is why it...
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    Pico DAC distortion - please help

    Quote: Originally Posted by GreatDane You can send the Pico to me to test...I miss having one. But seriously, when I had a noise problem with my Pico, I believe it was Justin who suggested using a cheater plug. I was previously using a Meier Porta Corda (portable amp/USB DAC) and I...
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    Pico DAC distortion - please help

    Update: Back to being horrible, with pops, hissing and actual blank-outs in the sound. After playing for a while (not just being turned on, but actually playing music) some of the distortion goes away, oddly. I feel stupid because I realize I should have posted this in "computer audio"...
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    what player do you guys use on your PC?

    Primarily Media Player Classic, JetAudio and then a hodgepodge of others including Foobar, MediaMonkey, iTunes, WMP, Winamp etc. etc.
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    Pico DAC distortion - please help

    Quote: Originally Posted by GreatDane Do you have another computer to test the Pico with? With my laptop PC I needed to use a cheater plug for the power supply. This eliminates the ground. Your description may not match what my noise problem was. Just tried it with my desktop...
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    Pico DAC distortion - please help

    Hey guys, A couple hours ago I received my Pico amp/DAC in the mail. I plugged the DAC in and started listening to AKG K702s through Media Player Classic. All filters disabled and playing uncompressed audio FLACs. At first there was an intermittent hissing in one ear and then the other. Now...
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    The key to better audio is a hair cut.

    Quote: Originally Posted by sainttoad Best of all, the blades in my clippers are cryo-treated, so they sound totally *amazing*. Those clippers had better be made with 99.9999% pure material or you might as well not get a haircut at all. I, for one, would rather go without. Too...
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    Open -vs- Closed Cans???

    Let me just start this by saying I am not an expert. I just made this decision recently myself, though, so I thought some of my input might be useful to you. I moved to open 'phones from various IEMS due to the fact that people say that open-styled headphones create less distortion, have a...
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    The most ideal headphones for voices?

    Quote: Originally Posted by kool bubba ice There are better choices for neutrality.. Pioneer 10/DT48/240DF, etc.. Yes, I wanted open 'phones this time around and those Pioneers... Well, I plan to pick them up eventually. The fact that they are from 1978 and still solid make them...
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    My New Album, Rabbit Dream

    This album is a real trip on my 702s. Probably will be purchasing the physical CD once I get an amp.
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    The most ideal headphones for voices?

    I am new to this level of audiophilia (been working my way up to this gradually for a long time), but I am a long-time lover of vocals and (almost) all genres of music in general, and my k702s are beautifully clear. Dave Matthews acoustic and other live performances, Gregorian Chant, St...
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    High capacity player that plays FLAC

    Quote: Originally Posted by sashava It is a fact,that ZenXfi2 is problematic;nobody mentioned here venerable Cowon A3?It is available with 80G hdd(1.8 inch) and has great SQ,not only it plays flac,but it can record line-in in flac!80G today is not much;however - Toshiba has released...
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    a new pair of headphones- please help

    Quote: Originally Posted by g5tar Sounds good. What amp are you running out of? Actually I have not yet purchased an amp/dac. I am running the 'phones directly from my laptop (HP Pavilion dv7-1129wm which is an "entertainment laptop" and I cannot for the life of me find out what...
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    a new pair of headphones- please help

    Just got a pair of 702s as my first full-sized headphone of this caliber. Previously I have had various Etymotic and Ultimate Ears (non-custom) IEMS. I listen to all kinds of music, and wanted the purest, most true to the recording sound (least boost possible) I could find in my price-range (ie...
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    Poisoning the Next Generation

    Girlfriend. Look forward to letting my family sample the new 702s. They will be a little easier to use for this activity than the IEMs I have had in the past.
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    Headphone Sightings 2

    I can't wait to use my K702s in public. Those will be easy to spot. I saw some lower-end Sennheisers (EH-150s) last week at school, and I see whatever the newest flavor of the Bose line is when I am on a plane. They seem to be the default for people who want more expensive 'phones. After...
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