What do you have to do in order to reduce (or eliminate) the distortion that occurs on sibilance like 's's, and high hats/cymbals? Is it just a dirty record or do I need to fix something on my table? Also it seems the left channel is louder than the right, what causes that?

Has anyone seen/used the new drivers, version 5.00b, Feb. 22 2006? Check the new "Audio Deck": First thing I noticed was that using the Windows volume control (on the system tray) finally increases both left & right (in 2-channel hi-sample rate)! You'll get a kick out of the...

I recently started looking only for a quieter CPU fan but then I read some product descriptions and thought that I should just upgrade my mobo. I don't need much. ALL I'm looking for is a motherboard. Not upgrading any memory, drives, etc...just CPU & mobo. Minimum requirements are: -...

How long did it take for you to get your go-vibe amp (after sending payment)? Just wondering. I know he's in Canada and understand that can delay things, but how long have you guys had to wait (and where are you located)?

I had it working at one point, trying to use the AV710 with high-sample rate analog mode. Then I installed a SBLive so that I could connect my musical keyboard to do some sequencing (in Windows XP, dual boot with Redhat 9) with Propellerheads Reason. But it seemed the SBLive only worked if I...

What do you listen for? I seemed to be limited in my criteria in selection of headphones to just how deep(I'm talkin' 30-20hz deep) & clean the "bass" is, and how high the treble can get up to. I know there's things like soundstange & others but to me it's hard to define "soundstage" when you're...

How much different do you think the HD-580s are as compared to the HD-280s? I've had my HD-280s for a while now & just received my HD-580s today. No burn-in. I just popped them on and hooked them up (foobar2k->av-710->radioshack chord->pocket amp 2->headphones). All I can say is that there's...

Can anyone do smooth jazz better? If you've never heard Paul Hardcastle, I highly recommend him. Anyone else know/like him? P.S. This is the "smooth jazz", '90s Paul Hardcastle, not the Electronic/Dance '80s Paul Hardcastle. Yeah, same person, but switched his styles up...significantly.

I don't know if I'm doing this right: I have the Sennheiser HD-280s. Based on the frequency response graph on this page, do the below EQ settings seem to match (in order to make them seem flat)? Does it work like this: If the graph shows a frequency less than 0dB, that means I need to boost...

That's the main genre I listen to. Most of it from the '70s. However, what are some albums in this genre which you feel have pretty good or audiophile qualities? For example, an album that's like, "You can't enjoy this album without some audiophile equipment". It's just hard for me to determine...

My mom's a music teacher & just has a small, generic RadioShack, 61-key (I think) electric keyboard. She commonly complains about there not being enough keys to play pieces that utilize the whole range of the piano. So, my brother and I are putting our money together to buy her a full-sized...

...what's so wrong with them? It seems everyone downplays Radioshack.

AV-710 using digital out. Going into an external DAC (I don't know of any though; they all seem to be more than $100). The DAC has a headphone amp. Headphones HD-280. Vs. AV-710 using onboard Wolfson DAC. Going to a PA2 headphone amp. Headphones HD-280. So I guess my real question is...

Anyone know of any decent power supply units whose fans are pretty quiet? There is something really wrong with my computer, there's an audible buzz that is usually fixed with a couple of taps on the case of the computer....I'm attributing it to the PSU cause with the case off, the hard drive &...

We all know the av710 is really used for the Wolfson DAC or it's optical out. But in terms of recording, how does it measure up?

Can anyone help me understand the different controls listed for the av710 in the asound.state linked in this thread (points to vandemar or something). At the moment I'm only using it for the 2-channel high-sample rate mode using the Wolfson DAC....but how can I verify that that's what mode...

Which setup would I achieve a better sound on? And, if there is a difference, is it significant? Current: AV710 (wolfson DAC) -> Klipsche ProMedia 2.1 (amplified) Speakers - Yeah, I'm probably killing the sound by using the internal amp of the speakers Future: AV710 (wolfson OR dig. out &...

I'm always on a quest to find the difference between hi-fi and regular-fi excluding the price difference, which to me is the only REAL difference a fellow noob wannabe audiophile can see. First it's 320kbs is better than 192kbs. To me: can't tell. Then it's CD quality is better than 320kbs...

What makes a wire good, be it power, signal, or speaker? What's the difference and is it worth it/noticable? How do you "listen" for a good wire? I'm just confused on how some people say wire A sounds like "this" & wire B sounds like "that"... Help a noob out!

Table: AT-PL120 Cartridge/headshell = supplied one (ATP-2) First problem is this: I finally received the Shure Tracking force gauge, and I find out it only goes up to 3.0 grams. The cartridge with the table has a range of 3.0 -> 5.0 grams. So my first question is this: can I configure...

I'm searching but I guess I'm not using the right keywords. Everything that comes up is about buying some sort of equipment(table, stylus, cartridge) and/or DJ'ing. I still don't even know what these things do in the whole turn-table system. I just want to know what it takes to set up a...

Basically I'm looking for something like this: You post 2 mp3 versions of 1 song, but encoded at bitrate A and at bitrate B. I'm supposed to tell you the differences between them. I guess it's just an A-B test. I can tell the difference between a 128kbs and a 192kbs mp3, but 192kbs compared...

I recently acquired a lot of vinyl records from my Grandmother. However, I have no turn table. What turn table should I buy? I really am not trying to piece together a system since this will be my first jump into the vinyl game. Maybe later on when I feel that there's more to vinyl than what...

I originally thought it was electrical engineering because I wanted to work with electronics. Then someone told me, what I was interested in was Electronics Engineering. And now, I'm starting to think, maybe it's Computer Engineering too. But I'm trying to get into electronics + sound...

I'm lost at how to tackle this problem. I'm basically trying to turn my bedroom into my listening room (and still be my bedroom too!). All the furniture I have already is a clothes dresser, a computer desk, and my bed (TV too if you call it furniture). Don't have anything on the walls. I live...