Quote: I'll have to keep an eye on bestbuy's sales then. Thanks for that info. At least the Lepai/Dayton speakers on Amazon are eligible for amazon prime so I can order last minute and still get them delivered on time    I understand that using a Lepai would limit the options he had for...

Quote: Definitely. I just got to talking to him about it and decided we'd discuss further... then I found out that he could add a Dayton Sub-1000 later on down the road if he really wanted and that pretty much sealed the deal.   Also got back in touch with brother #2 and found out taht...

Quote: Thanks! This is the type of recommendation I was really hoping for.   That said, on one hand I think he would really like it. On the other hand I wonder if he, as a more typical consumer, would be more interested in a more bass heavy system like the logitechs... but we'll see...

Thanks. Guess I'll shop around a bit more for the promedias then. But if I do go through Amazon I'll def buy new.    It would end up being $120-$130 for used promedias (after shipping) or $150 for new (free shipping) - I'd def pay the extra $20 for the peace of mind for knowing I got new...

So I was chatting with my brother earlier and he mentioned that he might like a pair of speakers for his computer for Xmas. Not wanting to get him something super cheap, I went ahead and contacted a 2nd brother to see if he wanted to combine our gifts and buy the kid a decent set of speakers...

Quote: I just know over the past day or two I've read some people complaining of the headphones just sounding terrible in general (some of which were apparently fixed by just disassembling/reassembling), some complaining of too much bass, harsh highs, etc. Or as hokxj mentioned in his post...

So I've read who knows how many pages out of this thread (tried to read most of the recent posts) but I'm still a bit fuzzy on a few things. First of all it sounds like the FA-011s shipped late last year into early this year were part of a 'bad batch'. Can anyone confirm whether or not this has...

Quote: Thanks again. Will keep an eye on the ads.   Is there any difference in sound/quality between the red wood and natural wood FA-011s?   And sorry for asking tons of questions but I also noticed that GD Audiobass has an FA-011 & HA-02 headphone+amp bundle for $350 which made me...

Quote: Where the hell do you buy them (in the US)?!?   I read a review on them, thought they sounded (and looked!) pretty damn good based on the review, but then searched google for a retailer and found myself SOL based on a quick search.   Granted when I searched I was in the...

Quote: 99.9% of the time I don't care what something looks like even out in public but sometimes the aesthetics of a certain item just bug me... the 598s happen to be one of those things.    And while I'll be wearing them during use I'll still have to look at them when they are not in...

Quote: Thanks for the recommendation! One question though... do those come in any color scheme other than "burl wood accents"?  I checked both newegg and amazon for a quick reference and both only have that one color.   I'm usually not picky about the color of items that will only be...

I'm the market for a set of open can headphones to upgrade my Sennheiser HD280-Pros. These phones will be powered with a Xonar DG sound card, so (theoretically) I am limited to anything with an impedance of ~150ohm or lower, at least without an outside amp.   I've done quite a bit of reading...

Hi all, new here and hopefully this issue hasn't been beat into the ground, but I haven't found too much on the subject. (edit - Apologies for the long winded first post!)   Long story short - I'm in the market for a sound card in order to move away from using my on board sound...