Hey guys, I'm looking for a company near or around Leeds in the UK that will re-wire my AKG K550 headphones since I accidentally ran over the jack with my hoover and broke them. I was initally worried about the lack of a detachable cable- I knew it would bite me in the arse eventually. So I was...

I have some AKG K550 which I've been running straight from my onboard sound, which sounds okay but I'm looking for an decent DAC upgrade albeit a little cheap. <£100. What performs well with the K550? I typically listen to deep house/electronica and I was having a look at the fiio e10. :)

Quote:   Lol- Most games as far as I'm aware don't support hyperthreading and that's the main difference between an i5 and i7. You literally won't notice *any* performance boost from an i7 from an i5. Overclocked i5-2500k are pretty much still the best bang for buck when it comes to...

I'm quite surprised this got serious responses. I honestly thought this was a troll thread at first.

Quote:   Does the Xonar have decent linux drivers? (Yes, I am one of *those* guys...)     I think will check out HMV maybe friday, hopefully I might be able to listen before I make any purchases. Will probably see what richersounds has to offer too.

Hey head-fiers I'm starting University soon and I want to buy a little present for myself. I'm fairly new to the headphone game, though I've had some experience with IEMs. (Owned Shure & Klipsch in the past.)   I'm looking for a pair of closed headphones (staying in dorms), I've been...

I have the clears.

Got my M6s yesterday to replace my E2Cs and liking them a lot. However, I have one concern. The right earpiece always crackles whilst I'm adjusting them, it's kind of annoying and the left one doesn't do it, is this normal? It's loud and I can hear it crinkle when changing the tips, it doesn't...

Amazon.co.uk doesn't have them listed. Amazon.com however does, for £12 but delivery from the US makes it £22 and chances are if I order it now I won't even get it this month. Advancedheadphones.co.uk never has it in stock either and the official meelec site has stupidly long or expensive...

The M6s are surprisingly cheap, but what's the detail like compared to say the A151s if anyone knows? I'm considering them, but the low price is kind of worrying. I have a tendency to overthink things, sorry :P

I'm looking at some Meelec A151s, will they be as detailed as the Shures?

Looking to replace my Shure E2C IEMs; they're on their way out as the plastic is fraying and exposing the copper wiring inside - which is starting to split because of that. I'm by no means an audiophile. I picked them up about 4 years ago because they were on Amazon for a cheap price, (£34 as...