Quote: Originally Posted by JaZZ But please (!) don't give up to trust yourself, your ears! It would be a poor world if nobody would believe in his own capabilities, his own senses.[/i] I never for a moment stopped trusting my own ears. If I thought my hearing was poor, I wouldn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by es2mac Is ABX testing the only way? I mean, is there any measurements of sorts? btw ProtoCat, I AM on my third pair of stock cables for my HD600. one time a sennheiser t-shirt came with it ABXing would suit the needs of those who claim 'you need...

I'm rather stunned to see people here take actual objectivity a bit more seriously around these parts -- even if some people on both sides of the arguement haven't exactly done the best job of supporting themselves. I'd like to think there's merit to both sides of the arguement, based on...

I have been suggesting the Sony MDR-V6/7506es for a while after owning a pair (now on my second one). They're perfect for a starter pair that won't kill you in price. I've been exploring other headphones such as the Audio Technica ATH-M40fs and soon the Ultrasone HFI-650 (maybe the 700s) and...

I've actually given this some thought. Right now the only ones I plan on are: - Sennheiser HD-650s - Sony MDR-CD3000s - Ultrasone HFI-650s and a new pair of Sony MDR-7506es. Though I'd likely want to upgrade my source to a C555ES (hopefully the last CD changer I will ever need) and...

Quote: Originally posted by stuartr Right now I am reading "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and it is just right. A wonderfully well-written and astoundingly odd fairy-tale like novel. I am 250 pages into it and I only started it last week. I am a slow reader, so...

There have been some wasted weekends of mine where I never really took off my HD-600s well into 15-20 hour stretches. I imagine the HD-580s are pretty much exactly the same in that regard. You just forget they're on and they meld with you. I've never had a heat issue, though I have worn out the...

I don't own a large collection of headphones and I honestly do not have an awful lot of experience, however, seeing as I didn't see an awful lot of information regarding these phones, I thought I'd post a little something. I've been meaning to pick up a pair of Sony MDR-CD3000s for some time...

I really couldn't pick one, I appologize. I mostly only listen to electronic music, and not nessicarily one facet or genre. My three fave groups are really Autechre, Cocteau Twins and Swans so I suppose if I could only have one of any of these, it'd be an Autechre disc I can't decide on...

I'm going to steer pretty clear of the OS conversation, with a brief mention of being partial to OpenBSD, 2k/XP and formerly BeOS. I believe all OSes have their drawbacks. That being said, I'll also dodge evangelizing players. Some crash more than others, but I've had all I've used crash at some...

Quote: Originally posted by Stephonovich Nope, I've never tested AAC. I might do so tonight if I'm so inclined. I have nothing better to do. But also, AAC is pretty much a propietary format, isn't it? It's owned pretty much by the same companies that own MP3 with the addition of...

Quote: Originally posted by evil-zen if you are looking for the best in sound quality with no need for compatibility, try out mpc. at --standard, most tracks are around 192kbps region. Yes. Seconded. Musepack/MPC is probably the most transparent and impressive format I've ever...

My old roommate one day went on a quest to find the absolute worst set of headphones and CD player he could find at the lowest possible price. To my absolute horror, he succeeeded... He came back after spending $22 with these giant, ugly vise-grip looking pair of headphones with a metallic...

Quote: Originally posted by Dusty Chalk Merzbow, Merzbox I actually almost bought that thing. I still intend to at one point.. Anyway, three discs I like to use for auditioning are: Autechre - LP5 Dead Can Dance - Into the Labyrinth October Project - Self-Titled I'm not...

L`Arc~en~Ciel - RAY (SACD Import) **** ESP - Menasha Red Light District Cocteau Twins - Treasure (Remaster) Ikebana - Merzbow's Amlux Rebuilt, Reused and Recycled and hopefully the last copy I will ever need to buy of: The KLF - The White Room

I seriously suggest trying to find the SCD-CE775 if you can. It's discontinued, but some stores might have one lying around if you're lucky. It's pretty much an exact duplicate of the much more expensive SCD-C222ES SACD deck, except its power supply isn't as beefy and I think it uses slightly...

After doing a search on the forum for some info, I found some promise here and there but didn't come back with what I was looking for exactly. So, I decided it'd be great to unlurk and post this inquiry! Anyways, my problem is that bascially the HD-600s I own sustain a heavy ammount of use in...

While listening to Kate Bush's Hounds of Love today, it recently occured to me to check and see if there was any sign or hope of it on SACD. Within minutes of being disappointed, I surfed over here and while browsing the forum's here, I encountered Markl's thread on musical crushes and behold...

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The only other program than EAC I'd ever reccommend is CDex which supports the CDparanoia libraries ported from *nix that can be enabled in the options menu. CDparanoia's methods are similar in reguards to EAC, so if EAC and your system don't get along (I've encountered a system that didn't)...

It'd have to be a mix and it'd have to be a bad one at that. Mixing stuff by Whitehouse (www.mp3.com/whitehouse) and Grey Wolves (somewhere else online) to: 1. Ween - Push the Little Daisies 2. Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast 3. Britney Spears - Baby Hit Me One More Time 4. Ween -...

Quote: Originally posted by DarkAngel What is the best Coil album? Do not currently have any Coil or Current 93. That's really a loaded question due to how much shifting they do in their style. I'd suggest checking out 'Horse Rotorvator' for the early period, 'Love's Secret Domain'...

In order of nice to *not*-nice/angst: Cocteau Twins - Aikea-Guinea Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence October Project - Always Vangelis - Rachel's Song Dead Leaves Rising - Every Day Is Like Winter The Sisters of Mercy - Marian The Cure - Plainsong The Smiths - Asleep...

My favorite DiJ album is still 'But What Ends When the Symbols Shatter?', however 'Rose Clouds of Holocaust' and 'The Cathedral of Tears' are also worth owning as well. I'm really hoping DiJ comes up with something up to par with those others, as I'm afraid it's turning into how I view Current93...

I'm really with Dead Voices on Air with the whole BoC craze this year when they did a track recently called 'Bored of Canada'. Short of BoC's 'Maxima' album which is really one I still will listen to even now, I've been rather let down with their other releases. I think Autechre held my interest...