Hi all, I've recently bought an Audio-gd Compass, but due to some circumstances I haven't been able to test it until now. I am running Windows 7. I connected the Compass to a USB port on the back of my computer and it found it just fine and installed it just fine. I have my home theater...

Hi guys, I've been doing a bit of research on DAC/amps lately but I am having a hard time finding out which reasonably priced dac+amps feature a way to use only the DAC or only the amp. I want to connect a portable dac/amp to both my laptop at work (using usb dac/amp) and also my computer at...

Guys, I was working out as per usual when the right bud suddently switched off, but not completely. I suspect I managed to get some sweat into it, but I can still hear sound from it, the volume is just very low. Did I just break my right bud, or is there a way to fix this? I checked that it...

I've used my trusty Marantz cd-63mk2 Signature as a source in my various stereos and now as a source for my headphone set-up, and recently it has really started to behave a bit irregular by skipping alot. It suddently hits me that I bought this thing 6 years ago and I never ever cleaned it...

For anyone listening to (and loving) these two bands should really check out the new album by Daylight Dies called Dismantling Devotion. I picked up this baby today and boy does it ever rock! It's like they took Opeth and Katatonia into a blender, turned it on, let it churn for a while, and out...

For anyone listening to (and loving) these two bands should really check out the new album by Daylight Dies called Dismantling Devotion. I picked up this baby today and boy does it ever rock! It's like they took Opeth and Katatonia into a blender, turned it on, let it sit there for a while, and...

For anyone listening to (and loving) these two bands should really check out the new album by Daylight Dies called Dismantling Devotion. I picked up this baby today and boy does it ever rock! It's like they took Opeth and Katatonia into a blender, turned it on, let it sit there for a while, and...

For anyone listening to (and loving) these two bands should really check out the new album by Daylight Dies called Dismantling Devotion. I picked up this baby today and boy does it ever rock! It's like they took Opeth and Katatonia into a blender, turned it on, let it sit there for a while, and...

For anyone listening to (and loving) these two bands should really check out the new album by Daylight Dies called Dismantling Devotion. I picked up this baby today and boy does it ever rock! It's like they took Opeth and Katatonia into a blender, turned it on, let it sit there for a while, and...

For anyone listening to (and loving) these two bands should really check out the new album by Daylight Dies called Dismantling Devotion. I picked up this baby today and boy does it ever rock! It's like they took Opeth and Katatonia into a blender, turned it on, let it sit there for a while, and...

For anyone listening to (and loving) these two bands should really check out the new album by [b]Daylight Dies[b] called Dismantling Devotion. I picked up this baby today and boy does it ever rock! It's like they took Opeth and Katatonia into a blender, turned it on, let it sit there for a...

.. this is the last headamp I will ever need to buy, short of upgrading to another Singlepower amp. It just arrived, so I present to you, the Singlepower MPX3-SLAM (with Black gate cathodes and Jensen PIO as further upgrades): I'm the worst photographer in the world, but what the hell! The...

I put them on my head and uh.. right out of the box I swear I could hear more detail from these than my HF-1's. What the hell? Is this just placebo effect from being excited about (yet) another pair of cool headphones, or are there anyone else who feel the same way? For some reason I can...

I'm curious of hearing what headphones my fellow sound engineers use (if any here). The choice is usually between the Beyer DT770M or the AKG K271 studio headphones. I've preferred the 770 due to it's great isolation (I don't work in a studio, I am a sound engineer for a concert venue) but I am...

What the hell did I do? How could you let me do this? After about a month of sending emails back and forth with Mikhail at Singlepower I decided I wanted to buy a tube amp. Initially I thought a PPX3 would be fine for my tastes, but of course that didn't last very long, oh no sir. I ended...

I recently rewatched the entire West Wing season 2 and in the season closer, at the very end of the episode, they play Brothers In Arms (I won't reveal what happens for those who have not yet seen my favourite television series). Anyway, it got me thinking. I've never been much of a fan of...

Guys, I was wondering if anyone got any experience with these speakers? For those who haven't, they are a three-way speaker with built-in amps for the bass-elements. The measurements are 2 8" basses, a 7" mid and a Nautilus-based 1" treble-element (if I remember correctly). They've received...

Guys, This post actually won't be about headphone amps, so I hope you don't turn your back on me. It's about my Denon avr-2105, which is a 7 channel home cinema amp and it's used for exactly that purpose. However, just an hour ago, it said thanks and goodbye for the second time in only a...

I have a question I hope someone can answer. The pins on american adapters are different than european ones. Why is this? And also, I have searched a little around but I can't find a converter for american type pins so that I can get an american adapter to work in europe (and it's a universal...

I just listened to my first Sennheiser for the first time. I've been a Beyer fan for a year or two before I decided to check out the Grado sound and getting a HF-1. I really like both sound signatures and I listen to all my headphones frequently. Today I was at the local hi fi shop getting...

Hey guys. Just a quick question about cables. I'll be getting my Gilmore Lite and PSU in about 3 weeks and I need some new IC's from the source (the Marantz CD player in my sig) to the Gilmore. Any recommendations on cables? I currently have some cheap Audioquest IC's which I'd like to throw...

I currently have the Beyer DT990 and have placed the order for the Grado HF-1's (yay!). I currently just have an integrated Marantz pm-66se signature amp and was thinking of getting a dedicated amp. However, what I am wondering is if there is an amp that can convey both sound signatures well...

Hello everyone. I've been to the Cardas website and noticed he had a section for modding the DT770/880/990 with certain new cables. I'm a newbie when it comes to this, but I got some money to burn. I was wondering what would be the best cable upgrade for my new DT990? Is it even necessary...

Hello all Today I bought myself the older version of the Beyerdynamic DT990 after reading the excellent comparison thread in the Headphones forum. I had first planned to just use my Denon AVS-2105 cinema receiver for the music source (it takes its music source from my Audigy card in my...