Sorry to make this dumb thread but I couldn't find a thread or site with verified information on this. When I browse the senn website I cannot find an alu HD-25 or amperior(I know the amperior is discontinued for sure btw) Has the aluminium HD-25 been discontinued officially? Sorry for...

Am I the only one (or one of the few) who believes on board sound straight from the motherboard is absolutely fine? Heck its even really good if you ask me! Is there any reason a external sound card /DAC/amp would be necessary with an easy to drive headphone (there's ALOT of them around I...

Hello fellow head-fi-ers! I got lended a AKG K501 to solder a new plug on it,but i also noniced the right channel being a bou 5-7% softer than the left. Any possible causses/remedies for this? I am pretty shure i connected it right(Channels are right and earth is connected to earth.) Can...

Hello again head-fiers! Can anyone help me identify what this is for sure?Its my new room having some wierd reverb like response.It's like the sound is repeating itself a few times after i clap. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45341964/Room%20accoustic.WAV EDIT:Is this "flutter"by any chance too?

I've often wonderen about all these driver designs n' shapes.do these affect/influence sound at all? For some reason i absolutely HATE the "hollow" shape (top on in the oh so fine paint picture) and the design that camebridge n'  B&W use.Why cant manufactures specify why they use the drivers...

Is it standard that i prefer to remove the grilll of my speakers(warfedale  diamond9.0)? It really helps removing that "speaker"and the sounds are more lifelike istead of comming out of a speaker. Am i Mad?I thought these grills arent suppose to affect SQ at all. Also when i use the 3.5...

Well do they?(like in with a portable amp and a decent source of course) I can imagine it being helpfull for 40mm> drivers in full size headphones being they are harder to drive. Thanks

Hello there i had i quik question that i couln't find elsewhere When i connect my x-fi2 to my aux in on my integrated amp,do you have to put the mp-3 players volume low or high,or do u hav to ajust the volume on the amp itself? I've hear different stories on this so plz enlighten me

hello there again. I'm going to London on a vacation with the bus,dont't worry ive taken the nessesary steps(upgraded from a 4Gb philips gogear spark to a creative x-fi2 with 24Gb) But since on my last trip my battery died halfway (when playing FLAC files)Will converting my FLAC files to...

Hello there I have a philips gogear spark SA2943/02 and i was wonderingwhat fullsound actually does,because im very impressed on the performance on lower end earbuds.Does it actually amp the sound?because the battery goes empy way faster using this preset.It really does wonders on lower end...

While I was "satisfied" with my onboard audio on my foxconn motherboard(I didt use it for serioud listening anyway,the fans blow too hard)The foxconn BIOS stopped workimg for no reason,being recomended buying a gigabyte mobo(bought the G41m_combo thingy mobo) I thought...can't wait how much the...

Is it true that every brand has its own unique sound signiature?Like that Grado's are "bright"sennheisers are "laid back" and ety's are very eehhm "analyctical". I find this true on the most senn's i have(tried),but is it also true for Other brands or do the future more diverse sound...

Itm my birstday 24 april and i am sure what to get,a sennheiser HD 518 But do i need to have something like a portable amp for this or can i run it from pretty much any MP3 player/PC?  

Hello there head-fi-ers this is my first post.well here it goes.   I want to purchase a soundcard but have absolutely no idea where to start(internal,external,brand,model,price,etc) I use my Creative inspire t-10 speakers(need replacement for that too),Sennheiser MX880  and my Creative...