So guys, let me thank you all once again for all the useful info you passed, it has really helped out clearing my thoughts a bit.   After thinking and browsing many threads here and elsewhere, I am still wondering if anyone could tell me how good or bad the Apogee Duet 2 would really...

It is in certain parts of the songs BUT it's not ALWAYS the same part. Meaning that if I play the same file over and over the same part won't necessarily have that cracking/distortion issue, which is why I was concerned about the headphones (or the cable?) being the problem.   But yes, I...

Thanks for all the answers guys, you really helped me out understanding the issue.   My only actual concern left is some "cracking" noise I hear while listening to a few FLAC tracks that I have. I don't hear those same noises on the same song every time so I am starting to fear these...

I guess it was naive of me to buy these, but I think the guy who sold them to me was also very unclear. I did tell him my music came trough a laptop.   I'm not sure they'll take them back since I have been using them for 2 days and hygiene issues may be related. But to be honest I am...

Ok,   last question I promise!   So if I buy and external DAC + Amp I won't need anything like an external soundcard? If for other reasons I needed to buy an external soundcard line an apogee duet, would that work well with these headphones too?

Hey,   thanks again.   So I shouldn't even worry for the distortions I ear every now and then?   For instance I played Thunderstruck by ACDC at a decent volume (not too high!) and I heard distortion at the beginning of the song   I thought it might have been the file itself, so I...

Hey, thanks for your reply man   I was browsing the forum and yes, I realised I needed more equipment.   But what I expecting in terms of results was:   average headphones + macbook pro = decent results great headphones + macbook pro = good results great headphones + amp =...

Hi everyone,   this is my first post so I'll hope this is the right section - and that this is a good place to ask this! :)     So... I'm a hardcore music listener (meaning I listen to music for at least 8 hours per day) but when it comes to the technical side I'm very ignorant.  ...