i just bought a new ipod to replace my old one, and they appear to be the same model and everything but the sound difference between the two is hugeeeee.   my old one had a big sound stage and all sounded right.  within 20 seconds of this new one, i knew something was wrong.  everything was...

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So I've been noticing that, for exactly the same album, a lot of lossless is more heavily compressed than MP3. Top: mp3 / Bottom: lossless cd rip     Can anyone clue me in what's going on here?  Is it likely the mp3 was a pre-mastered version, or from a different country's release or...

I did utfse but all the sites listed are crazy expensive.   I'm wondering where people would advise the best place to buy CHEAP CDs is.  If they carry rare stuff too that's awesome.  So far I've used eBay, and today I'm trying discogs.com.   Thank you!

Hi everyone, I'm just curious if anyone knows the difference between "&" and "with" when it comes to artist titles in albums.  Like one album will be "Artist A with Artist B", while another album will say "Artist C & Artist D".  Some even say "Artist E & Artist F with Artist G".  I'm assuming...

Hi guys and girls, I was hoping someone might know a program that can batch edit ID3 tags.  I've tried mp3tag and ITE, but neither of them have the function I need.  I need a find and replace function like found in word document programs.  If anyone knows, can they let me know...  Thanks!

Hello all, I'm after a bit of assistance.   I have an album that is too quiet.  I have to double my volume when any track comes on.  I'm wondering how I can normalize the album as a whole, but keep the differences in volume between tracks the same.  There are some filler tracks that would be...

I love my DT-250's, but I'm getting a bit bored of them.  I thought I might try out something a bit more lively.  I've tried Sennheiser and I find their sound like somebody switched on the Rock equaliser.  Quite hollow in the mids.  I've tried ATH-M50 and they sound amazing but on poor...

sup all   i've got a pair of dt-250 80ohm beyer's and was wondering if they'd benefit from a fiio amp.  for $50 i'd expect a fair improvement in audio quality. when i'm at home i use an asus essence stx.  it sounds pretty darn good - good value purchase. would i get good value out of a...

Ok so I've tried googling my question but to no avail.   My question is does the volume levels at various stages in the signal path make a difference to the final sound quality?  For example, you could have:   Sound Card 10% > iTunes 10% > Headphones 60% Sound Card 50% > iTunes 100% >...