I was wondering if this is possible? I open cans are great when you want to hear what's going on around you, but it would be nice if there was the option to flip a switch, and turn off the background noise. With good mic placement, would it be possible to achieve something similar to the...

EDIT: Thread title should be: Is the stock HD-650 cable really that bad? I'm using the stock HD-650 cable right now and it seems good... I've also re-terminated a 2nd HD-650 cable for balanced use, by just changing the plug... Now, I'm tempted to mod this cable further by just using the...

This is weird... After I shut my amp down, my headphones (HD580) go from completely silent to emitting a low level buzzing sound... It sounds like 50Hz. Is this bad for the headphones at all? Would it be best to umplug them from the amp, or even leave the amp on?

Is it possible to use a slider pot instead of a knob pot as an in line volume control? I'm planning on using a 60mm 10k log slider - or would linear be better? Also, I can only find sliders that have a power rating of 0.2W - is it me or is that really low? Would it be able to handle line...

Farnell are out, and I've looked at a few other places, and I only want a few metres, not a 100m reel! I'd rather get it in the UK if I can...

I'm using my M-audio delta 44 right now, and it is working quite well, but I was wondering if upgrading to an E-mu 0404 USB and the M-audio audiophile 192 would give much better quality? The specs seem very good on these two cards... Anyone know of anymore soundcard which have good a DAC and...

I was looking around for some sort of balanced DAC, and couldn't really find anything under $500. I don't really have that sort of money spare, so I was wondering if getting the EMU 0404 would give good results when using the balanced outputs. Here's the specs I pulled from the EMU...

Inspired after seeing the dual balanced cmoy amp thread, and finally wrapping my head around how balanced headphones actually work (this site really helped: http://www.headphone.com/products/fa...vs-unbalanced/ ), I think I may have a go at running my HD-580 in a balanced set up (once I get all...

Would it be easy or would it be better to build a different DAC altogether? I ask as my iRiver h140 has digital out, and it would be nice to try an external DAC with it.

I couldn't find a thread about modding these headphones, so I thought I'd start one. Mods I'm aware of: 1) Replace cable with one from a HD-650 - better sound quality as the HD650 cable is copper instead of steel. 2) Replace earpads with velour ones. Increased comfort, reduced sound...

I'm sort of tempted to get some Grado SR-60's, but they seem to be double the price here compared to the US. The cheapest I could find them was for £60, while on some US sites they can be had for less than $60, which is around £30! I was wondering is anyone has used a postal forwarding...

I'm using an m-audio delta 44, and it seems to have a nice sound. How can I find how it stack up against things like the emu 0404 usb for example?

I have an m-audio quattro USB, which supports 24/96, and also an m-audio delta44 which is PCI and had a breakout box, and also supports 24/96. Which would give the best sound quality when used as a source?

It's this one here: http://www.penguinamp.com/Accessorie...-85cm::39.html I've searched and found quite a lot of people using the same DAC chip ( PCM2704 ) in DIY projects. Does anyone have one at all? What do you think of it. I was just wondering what the quality is like, and will it work...

I'm looking to upgrade some HD580's, and was wondering if anyone in the UK knows the easiest way of getting hold of them? I've searched e-bay, but can only find cables. I know quite a few people in the USA can get them directly from sennheiser, does anyone know if it is the same case in the...

They seem to be ideal, as they generate 3.7v per cell, which is over 3 times more than the 1.2v of Ni-Mh. So you could have 4 x rcr123's giving you 14.4v, and each cell is around 35mm long and 16mm fat (which isn't much more than a 14mm fat AA battery). This would be ideal for portable...

I'm looking around here, and I'm seeing a lot of people are using USB DAC's. I guess the SP/DIF DAC would have to be externally powered, while the USB DAC could be powered from the USB port. I was wondering if there are many DAC's around that can use SP/DIF outputs from my soundcard, as my...

Hi all, 1st post and all. I've been looking to get some of these, and I can pick up the hd600's for quite a bit less than the hd650's. Is there much different in sound quality between these two models?