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Anyone open up a Philips CitiScape Downtown HP?
Dog chewed through the cord of my gf's new pair, kicker is he chewed it right where the cord goes into the headphone cup(maybe 1/4inch - 1/2inch of visible cord left) Took a quick look over to see how to take them apart so i could re-solder a new cord but it looks like the pads are permanently...- jonny564
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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adjust properties for playback device
Bought a fiio e10 + hifiman re-400 for a budget work setup. I noticed this with my desktop dac but never though about it, but under playback devices --> dac --> properties --> advanced theres options to change the format from 2 channel 16bit to 2 channel 24bit 96000hz. Does changing this...- jonny564
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Any one with experience with the U-turn audio turn table
Been looking in to getting a cheap vinyl setup, I like how basic it is and the price point is nice but hows the sound?- jonny564
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Tablets that "plug n play" with USB dacs?
Been out of the loop for a while and i have been wanting to run a semi-portable setup with a small dac/amp hooked up to a tablet. I know earlier in the year and the end of 2012 there were a lot of issues with being able to run a setup like this. Are there any recommended tablets out there that...- jonny564
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light room treatment for Bookshelf sized monitors?
Looking to give speakers a try and wanted to start out with a small bedroom setup. (around 10x12ft) would room treatment have any benefit from running such a small speaker setup like the audioengine P4 or A5's? nothing crazy just a panel per wall. maybe a diffuser if i can get one for a good deal.- jonny564
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- Forum: Cables, Power, Tweaks, Speakers, Accessories (DBT-Free Forum)
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Strongest True Portable Amp+Dac
Looking to go into the portable from my current desktop setup. I tried doing some searching but alot of the information is somewhat old and i know a few new options have been released since last year. Looking for an amp+dac for iems but would like something strong enough to use at home as well...- jonny564
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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Climbing + Portable dac+amp setup protection
Looking to get a decent portable setup, mostly for work but i would like to take it climbing with me. Any climbers out there have any solutions? Thought about using a second chalk bag and throwing it in there but would prefer something that isnt going to be swinging around/accidentally get...- jonny564
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Need Help! Looking for Gamertags and the reasoning behind them
Hello Headfi Gamers! had an idea to compile a list of GT's and the reasoning behind them to use for an Info graphic spread sheet. Not completely sure yet on how it will be setup but it will have graphs and statistics and whatnot. Similar to something like...- jonny564
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dog whistle like noise from dac?(static?)
Randomly i will get a feint high pitched sound coming out of my headphones that slowly gets quieter and quieter until it goes away. Almost sounds like a cartoon bomb falling(minus the explosion) it happens alot with youtube and mog after pausing or turning down the volume on a video or song...- jonny564
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Quick Question On matching ohms with headphones/amps
Purchasing a he-500 soon and its listed as 38ohms. I was planning on getting a project sunrise II for it, but after i recently checked the website where its sold they have a "bigger brother" version. I would rather go with the more powerful amp since the he-500's are great at scaling. ...- jonny564
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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hd600 possible damage? Film between driver and ears
Took apart my headphones today to clean them out and i noticed the film on one of the ears is punctured on one end, and the top part of it has come loose. I havent been able to notice any sound difference in between the two sides. Could this be a problem in the future?- jonny564
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- sennheiser-hd-600
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Schiit Bifrost Echo normal?
Just recieved my Bifrost in the mail today. Pc-Bifrost-Asgard-hd600, Bifrost to pc via toslink. I am noticing some echo coming from music but i am experiencing massive echo in voice programs(skype/ventrilo) to the point where the voices are so drawn out its barely understandable. Sounds like...- jonny564
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Any New DIY Dac options for a novice DIY'er? $100-$350
Going to be building a Project Sunrise II amp for a pair of HE-500's i soon hope to own. I have been back and forth between pre-assembled dacs around the price range and am looking at a schiit bifrost. Since im going to be building a Sunrise II i figured why not look into the diy options as...- jonny564
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Looking to Tighten Up my PC setup. Dac and Cable question
Setup HD600's --->Schiit Asgard ----> Udac2 ------->PC I have had this setup for about a year now, and am looking to upgrade my source. Anyone with experience in the two would a Schiit Bitfrost be a worthwhile upgrade over the udac2? I have heard decent reviews for the udac...- jonny564
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- monoprice schiit-audio-bifrost-dac
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Dac to amp through headphone jack.
For some reason the left side of my headphones go extremely quiet when i hook them up to my new asgard from rca to rca, i was able to fix the problem by using the mini to rca cable that came with it. Will i get the same SQ running it like this as i would hooking the udac to the amp through rca...- jonny564
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AKG 701/702 for casual listeners?
I had my mind set on a pair after reading tons of reviews and information, but it also seems like alot of people love them for actual music mixing. I would only be listening to them for fun, before the akg's i was thinking about going 650's but i have also read that they really shine...- jonny564
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- akg-k-702-headphones akg-k701-studio-headphones headphones over-ear sennheiser-hd-580 sennheiser-hd-600
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Udac-2 sample rate/bit depth question.
Just got my Udac a few days ago due to horrible laptop sound card. Is there any reason not to set it to 2 channel, 24bit, 96000Hz(highest setting) as opposed to the defualt 2 channel, 16bit, 44100Hz?- jonny564
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