Anyone tried this? Just for fun I loaded foobar 2000 with an equalizer and dropped everything +20dB that was above 110hz, and then smoothly tapered from 0dB at 55hz and below to 8db at about 70hz and 16db at 110hz.... I've been in cars with subs, this sounds the same, just heads-only. Shakes...

Hey all, I decided to start building a killer CD collection - I'm starting virtually from scratch. I budgeted $250 this month to purchase really great recordings of great music of any category. I need everyone's help as I am running into problems finding recordings mastered at a level that's...

I'll make it short and sweet. I own HD650s with cardas cable, HD800... Headroom Maxed Out Home w/reference module + stepped attenuator... and the micro DAC. Switching to a dedicated DAC made by Headroom brings my HD800s to life... and also I notice great improvement with HD650s as well. Much...

Hey all, Just thought I'd post a quick review / update on my Headroom situation. First off, I'd like to thank Headroom for their helpfulness - I had received a couple of DACs with bad power supplies - and everything was straightened out within moments. I live about 3 miles from their shop, so...

Hey everyone, I bought a headroom Micro DAC because I'm definitely bound to my computer as a source and really need to upgrade that... but it was dead on arrival, no power. I then stopped by and received a replacement. Again, no power. I'll keep trying to get a working product... will...

How are things, guys? It's been years..... My 650s are still kickin', and I'm still using that MOH(R) I bought years ago from HeadRoom. Upgraded my source though to a decent external firewire card from M-Audio. Saving for a good CD player though..... Thanks to everyone on head-fi who...

Instead of a long-winded review, I'll say this much: this is hands-down the best headphone I've ever listened to. Period. I haven't posted here in a long time mostly due to college, work (lessons, symphony, computer tech), and excessive entertainment (skiing). However, I thought that posting...

This review is going to be short and to the point, mostly because I didn't have an extensive amount of time to review the product. I went with my friends to a local audio store with my headphone/amp setup and a couple of CDs. I thought they might have a really awesome player to demo. When we...

April 3rd, 2004. Today Alexander Markov performed Concerto No. 1 in D major by Paganini. Accompanying him was the Bozeman symphony. This has got to be the best live performance I've ever heard before in terms of the level of virtuosity reached by the soloist. There is no comparison (for...

Any of you who know hardcore gamers know that they spend a lot of over-the-top cash on interesting, often times weird decorations for their case that involve glowing lights, glowing fans, flashing strobe lights, uv-sensitive paints, and the like. These decorations are collectively termed...

My system: SOURCE - RME 96/8 PAD, analog out INTERCONNECT - Dimarzio M-path AMP - Headroom Maxed Out Home Reference + stepped attenuator HEADPHONE - HD650 + cardas 10' cable I finally received the Stereophile Editor's Choice CD in the mail after 3 months of waiting. I have heard many of...

I finally got around to ripping waltz for debby into flac and listening to it wow, that's all I can really say at this point. Dynamics are great, but most of all the piano tone is near-perfect. Highs are really good and detailed, bottom end is super-articulate, one of the strong points of...

I recently performed a controlled experiment with my audio rig. I was at a LAN party, and four or five hardcore gamers who liked "phat bass," "bumpin'," and enjoyed the rap culture thoroughly happened to be at it. I downloaded a couple of bass test songs such as "techno bass," "woofer wrecker,"...

I'm browsing the Stereophile catalog, and basically every CD is quite appealing to me (both in terms of the genre of music and performers - they even have a recording of Zucherman!). I am going to empty my wallet on their test discs and various other boxed sets and recordings, buying as much...

This card is just too grainy, almost as bad as my old turtle beach soundcard. It has better imaging, detail, and soundstage, but any way to fix the graininess? It's making my head explode I'm using 32-bit @ 96,000khz through foobar2000 playing .flac. Cheers, Geek

I have been rather harsh about digital sources as of late. I went on a crusade after hearing how powerful an analog system is, how incredibly liquid and accurate the soundstage is even with headphones, and how liquid smooth the sound is. This last issue is what I want help with. I have...

Finally got this RME thing working. It's playing my music collection right now at 16/44.1, so no special upsampling or anything. This is the way digital sources should be made. This sucker sounds almost as good as the meridians I've heard: lively, dynamic, and very good up top with incredible...

I received the RME 96/8 PAD and installed it properly in my computer as per the company's directions. However, when attempting to install drivers, even the most recent ones off of the website (which are supposed to be the Digi 96/8 drivers for 2000/XP), I receive a hardware installation...

I have a cosmic w/reference modules, a pdcp, and some ER-4S on loan from Headroom (thanks, guys!). We're travelling to my Grandmother's funeral, there and back by plane. Should I take the setup on the plane, or am I risking immediate confiscation because the thing (with giant red battery...

I'm listening right now to the Etymyotic ER-4S headphone through the headroom cosmic w/reference module, A/Bing directly with the HD650s. Using battery power. Various music. I'll post a more detailed review later. Basically, the story goes like this: My grandmother passed away yesterday...

I am about to convert my entire CD collection to FLAC. I need to know how to do it with as high a quality result as possible. Since I am relatively new to using this and other formats, I am wondering what more experienced computer audio people do in order to preserve what was on the original...

I am considering purchasing this sound card as a reasonable comprimise between my painfully tight college budget and the screaming demands for a better source coming from my HD650/cardas/MOH(R) combo. Good choice? Cheers, Geek

I am currently listening to a recording of Itzhak Perlman playing Bach's Six Sonatas and Partitas for unacommpanied violin. I am comparing the sound of Partita No. 2 to two references: 1. What I sound like playing Partita No. 2 in a beautiful recital hall. 2. What someone else sounds like...

Is there any way to squelch or ignore certain members, so as to not see their posts or to block private messages, or both? I seem to be too clumsy to figure out how to do it, if such an option does exist in the first place. Thanks for the help in advance. Cheers, Geek

I proclaim myself to be a Geek, but I know little about the best sounding PC audio setups. I want the best-sounding setup for my PC that money can buy up to $400 or $500. I already have HD650s, the cardas cable, a maxed out home w/reference modules, and some dimarzio m-path RCA cables as well...