Hello, I am looking for a pair of portable headphones. Currently I own the DT880 and I love them, I prefer brighter and analytical sound. I want headphones that I can use while travelling and doing some sport so they should isolate sound very well and they should press against my head...

Hello,   my 540A has a strange problem. I noticed a low buzz or humm in my headphones, completely unrelated to volume. The strange thing is that it is gone when I rotate the balance to the right, but it persists if it's set to a middle or to the left. Where should i look for the problem...

From what I've seen in my Cambridge Audio 540A amplifier, all Cambridge Audio products are built like this... no redundant circuits, no excessive interference. Very good design indeed.

I've thought about it and I found two major problems with a DAC (I am going to buy it in the future, but right now it's not a priority). The DVD player is very slow and it makes noise, which is easily audible through (almost) open DT880s. It has a HDD which produces noise as well. But the main...

Hello,   I am getting into the audio world fairly quickly and I fell in love with sound. Currently, i own DT880s/250 and CA 540A-B apmlifier. The only weak link (at my level) in my chain is the CD player. I use a cheap DVD player made by LG and that's clearly not enough. For over a week, I...

Quote:   I am sorry, I thought it serves for all recommendations. I will try to post it properly.

Hello again. I am still trying to figure out what source I should choose. I have Beyerdynamic DT880/250 and Cambridge Audio 540A-B amplifier. I am looking for a good cheap CD player with integrated DAC. I would be happy if it could be sub 100$ mark, but feel free to suggest anything up to 300$...

Quote:   I meant there are tons of DACs reviews, but very little on the CD player front. I could hook it into the E17 through SPDIF. I am also looking at one used CA Azure 540A so that might be better (coaxial/optical).

I am quite surprised by the lack of information about sources. I am interested in a entry-level CD player, preferably with a remote control. I am looking at Onkyo or Cambridge Audio players, but even the cheapest models seem a bit expensive for me. I am looking for something to replace a laptop...

    Beyerdynamics do that, not sure about the others.

Is there a good entry-level source? Something that would play CDs better than a laptop. I have E17 and DT880. I suppose a good source might be the best thing to upgrade now. DT880 are great and I believe Alpen works very well. I would like a player with coaxial inputs (to plug my old turntable...

Thank you very much sir for your opinion. The "feel" of the vinyl disc are superior, but CDs are really more "easy to use". I think I'll go with them, but I'll keep the turntable as it's very valuable now.

Personally, i would say vinyls sound slightly better in my DT880s, even though my source is a 30 years old player and it goes through E17 amp. I use computer audio a lot, that's true. I could "rip" vinyls into FLAC files as well, but I don't think it's a good idea due to many factors. Any other...

I would like to start to rebuild my small music collection and expand it. I am just 19 so I haven't managed to gather much, but I have a question - what will be better? Vinyls or CDs? Since it's a collection, long-term usability is my main concern. Vinyls are also slightly more expensive. What...

Quote:   I can't tell you exactly what to choose, but here is my experience with HD 429. It's a good set of headphones, they don't need amping, but I reckon they need a bit of equalization (it's up to you really). I am a rock/metal listener as well and if you raise the bass and treble...

Trying to decide what headphones to buy. I am reading loads of stuff, but I think every opinion matters (and people at HeadFi know a lot).   Current setup: Laptop Asus K53U as a source, then Fiio E17 Alpen (USB 24bit/96kHz) as a DAC/amp and Sennheiser HD429. What I want: I am looking for...

Quote:   Is it usually better to play a CD on a cheap laptop or a cheap CD player? I will try to plug it into a CD player and I'll try to find a 20-bit Mozart recording among my CDs. The difference is there, but it's not so apparent as I expected it to be.   EDIT: I've just tried...

Thank yo ufor a valuable opinion. I know that it would be better to buy new headphones for the money, but the thing is that I owned HD 202 II before. When I plugged HD 429s, I expected a big improvement since 429s cost much more. The difference is not that big and whats more, if I set...

Hello, I am quite new to audio. I am currently running a cheap Asus laptop and Sennheiser HD 429. I don't think the laptop's output quality is high, but I have nothing to compare it to. I am thinking about buying a DAC/amp combo, probably E17 or E10. Is there any way to tell how much the DAC/amp...