So I have some albums in 24 bit, 96 KHz in my collection. My thought is that encoding down to 500 Kbs OGG from this might be better than 16/44 FLAC or CD quality. But I'm not a pro enough to trust my judgement. Any opinions?

I'll keep this short. I love the sound of the Sony MH1. (I have a short converter to make it work like a MH1C.) But I HATE HATE HATE the comfort and design. However, I think the Jlab Epic has 100% of the sound, same EQ, quality of tightness, deep subbass and impact, and clarity, but 10x the...

I thought I was buying a Sony MDR-XB21EX earphone off Ebay for $6.18 shipped free from China to USA, but it was actually a "Headroom" brand MDR-XB21EX, which just happens to look identical except for logo. So this is not a "fake" per se, it is a true "clone". The packaging no where says Sony...

  Although this is my first post, I've read thousands of posts here before I decided to add something. For those who do or don't listen to lots of extreme metal, you might not know what to look for, so maybe this will help, in case you want to have your ears properly assaulted...