Has anyone here had experience with both the M-Audio Transit and the M-Audio Audiophile USB? I'm talking strictly in terms of sound quality and not differences in features. For all I know, they may use similar or even identical op amps and chips. I'm trying to decide between the two, and am...

I've read no official word about platform support, but if NetMD is any indication, it seems to me that all of the upload features of Hi-MD will be100% useless unless you are on the latest Windows OS release. The two platforms I am on - Mac OS X and Linux - will be incompatible, undoubtedly...

I've been experimenting and comparing compression results from LAME mp3, Ogg Vorbis and AAC mp4. I'd be curious to get other's opinions on the merits and drawbacks of each of these formats. Thus far I have to admit that I am most impressed with AAC via Quick Time Pro 6.1 (which does indeed...

Here's yet another reason to take a wait and see approach to hi-rez, as the format and standards issue becomes even more confusing. According to this article, the DVD-A consortium has approved a firewire interface standard: http://www.audiorevolution.com/news/...firewire.shtml This will be...

I've been trying to create a true hi-fi portable (or nearly so) set-up. I don't mean a compromised Walkman-type system, but rather an audiophile-quality listening environment. I've been looking into various things and came across these Marantz Professional (PSD-220/230) CD players...

Well I am pleased with the sound of the Ety ER-4P that I received today, but I am having an impossible time achieving any sort of seal that will last more than a few minutes. That was fine for the tests I ran earlier (for a few minutes each), but now that I am trying to do some serious...

My Ety Saga continues (kind of long) ... First things first. My Ety ER-4P's arrived this afternoon. All in all, 24 hours between placing the web order and me plugging these phones in. Amazing. I had read a few negative comments at this forum concerning HeadRoom's service, but I have to say I...

Well, I did it! I just ordered the Etymotic ER-4P from Headroom. I'm not posting this to brag (I'll wait until they arrive to do that!), I'm posting this to thank everyone here for answering all of my questions. (I was going back and forth with 4S-or-4P with adapter cable confusion.) Also...

Great forum! As you can see, this is my very first post here. I've decided to buy some Ety's, and I was all set to get the 4S and the Total Airhead amp, but it turns out that I have a little less to spend than I originally planned for. That leaves me with two choices: either wait a while...