I just tried Unified Xonar drivers and I'm WOW! Selected the "lowest DPC" option while installing. Sound is so much more natural and just flows. I have never been satisfied with Xonar STX setup till now.  I'm using these to power my D7000.    [ Disclaimer: Please note difference in...

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I would be interested too.

Return it and get HD580.

for $25 more you could get HD580 which's in different leauge altogether. It does require a powerful source though.

Just got my HD580! How much breakin time is required with these? Even right out of the box it blows off HD280 big time. Cables look pretty cheap and low quality though...might need to upgrade heh.

There's huge difference between 320kbps mp3 and Flac/CD ....you guys need to get better gear or something..I dont have like really good setup...just some Rti line polk speakers ...a good amp and 1212m stock...and I can tell the difference really well. I do enjoy listening to 320 kbps as well...

Better or not I cant say...but the sound is definately different..its not just in my head....me and my bro both can tell the difference....and I have also had few other rare people tell me the same on web. Maybe its some driver issue or whatever...just sharing my opinion.

This is so weird but new version of foobar sounds much better than old version and I got rid of soundstage problem. Shouldnt foobar sound the same irrespective of versions...like bit perfect output? I use ASIO output @ 1212m sound card. Btw, I agree ...use the ASIO available with your...

I find patchmix confusing. Can anyone please tell me what settings I need to use for bypassing every filters and stuff..completely clean output? #1 for spidif and #2 for analog. Also, I've been trying to search...for the mod to bypass caps to improve SQ. Can anyone please point me to...

I've no idea what those settings do...I'll try both the settings now...can you please tell me what those settings are supposed to do...new to emu/patchmix. I use monster cables for everything. Polk Audio tower speakers Rti100 with PSW404 subwoofer...and a very nice amplifier custom...

OK....what the heck.... I played some songs where I know for sure singer has what you calll thick voice...but they sound thin with 1212....I'm playing my FLAC collection...what can I do to make it sound with more authority?

1212 has better details and positioning etc...no doubt...theres a marked difference..but this soundstage thing is driving me a little crazy. Quote: Originally Posted by boodi ...and did you find the 1212m better then the audiophile ?

I havent play games yet. I'll let you know once I'm there....listening to all kinds of music atm. Quote: Originally Posted by Mr.Sneis Curious, are you gaming with the 1212m? I'm runing 0404 (headphones) + x-fi (spdif speakers) setup for music + games.

Just want to add, it is not as tiny as x-fi though...that card sucked imho.

M-audio firewire audiophile ( External box ) Another positive point for 1212m is you can easily enjoy to it @ low volume too....not as easy with M-audio. But M-audio puts you into theatre....is there any way I can make 1212m not so tiny sounding compared to m-audio or is this the nature of...

I just got my 1212m like a few days ago and had audiophile firewire since a long time...upon hooking it up to my mid-fi ( supposedly hifi ) system including nice tower speakers, an amplifier and preamp. I noticed that 1212m does sound having more fidelity and more neutral ( maybe?) but...

As usual ...too many different opinions..cant make a choice. I guess we all need to order both of 'em listen to it and return 1 of them.

LOL I know. I really wanted to go senn route though. AKG definately looks nice but cant find a place nearby to test it. Also, 280 pro goes all the way to 8hz ( by specs) ...should be able to hit atleast 16hz in real world. -3db .. wish it was really as good as specs. Any other choices guys?

Thanks guys. I'm not really comfortable with canalphones. Also, I heard HD280 pro could be had really cheap used. Any of you guys know about what prices those go around? I saw a guy talking about $30 on forum is that normal pricing? I almost pulled the trigger for $99 at amazon a...

Well I have already tried searching a little bit and doing more so as I type this... As of now HD280 pro sounds like what I should get but some people told me it is way behind HD555 or HD595. As I mentioned in my first post I've a budget of a couple hundreds. $100 - $200 or maybe a bit more...

I'm sorry I messed up. I've created another thread. How can I go about closing this one or something?

Which is the best headphone without disturbing others..budget being a couple hundreds or so? I like neutral sound with good bass midrange highs and everything . Accurate reproduction ..big soundstage and what not.

Thats what I was wondering. Which is the best closed headphone for a few hundreds? ( neutral flat sound )

Hey guys.. I need some advice. I need a closed headphone which I can use everywhere without getting bad looks..you know what I mean. Also, I have to buy from amazon at reasonable price or a used cheap as I have credit at amazon and not much cash in hands atm. I would save for HD650 and...