I agree with ev13, return them if you don't like them.   Burn in won't make you like headphones that you don't already like.  However, i would still give it a few days of listen.  Normally, for myself if I've been listening to the same crappy headphones for a long time, switching to a new...

10 years ago, I asked my dad why the cables behind the audio equipment were all oily and greasy.  He said it was normal.   Now I know he had a set of oil-infused (I think audioquest) interconnects back there.     Yes they leak over time...

When SQ is somewhat of a lower priority, is there anything under $50 that excel in these areas?   I have smaller ear canals so I have a hard time finding iem's that I can get a decent fit and seal on.  

Why do a lot of you have your monitors up so high?  As far as comfort/ergonomics goes, the ideal position should be with the top of the monitor @ around eye-level.  Having a monitor up that high imho quite literally seems like a pain in the neck.

Quote: The impedance of your hd650/hd800 has a nominal impedance of ~300ohms whereas sillyhoney's dynamic headphones(listed in sig) are about ~10-20x lower (meaning the rolloff frequency is about 4 octaves higher).   I think the bass rolloff sillyhoney is experiencing is a lot...

Quote:   Before I say anything else, I completely agree with you, though I'd prefer the term 'heavily influence' rather than 'leads to'.     Its not entirely a "IF".  There have been DBT tests that suggested no audible difference in the 'sonic signature' of different power amps.  ...

Quote: I can consistently hear a difference between 2 of my diy amps for example, but if I still consistently heard that difference after it was revealed to me that someone switched out the internals from the enclosure, I would be willing to admit that the difference I heard could have...

Some of what he has to say holds a lot of truth, but I'm still trying to figure out if he misunderstood uncle erick's post, or if he's just posting a random rant.       I think he was directing the post at uncle erick, but in my eyes, the same things he said holds even more true for most...

Thanks.  I've tried the one on the realtek site before with no success, but it seems there is a new version out. I'm on summer break right now without my desktop, but I'll try it when I get back home.  

^   I don't understand your post, or how it relates to what you quoted.   edit correction - I do understand the words you are saying, but not in the context of what you replied to.

    Quote:   Sometimes, the results come out to 60/40.. sometimes 40/60.  All in all, it averages out to 50%   Also, phrases like "what a day and night difference!!!", doesn't really lend itself to your 10% theory.

  Quote:   You absolutely gotta be kidding me... this is elementary-school logic..   You're chance from randomly guessing STARTS at 50%, whereas in your example, the rate starts at 0%.   A better analogy would be such -  "in your situation, the chances of your kid being born...

Quote: dude, you gotta chill

Quote:   How am I controlling you(or trying to)? You criticized us and said that cable believers try to control everybody and won't let people enjoy cables. I said that was wrong.   What if I said cable believers are delusional and try to spread their cable-fanaticism at each...

Quote: Yes, I did read your post, and I did respond to what you said, in the context of what you responded to.   The "need by the anti-cable guys to control others" is what you're dellusioned into thinking after having read so many cable-arguments, when in fact there is no converting...

  Quote:   Beeman.. take a closer look.   http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/500815/review-of-k-works-products http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/427613/review-cardas-twinlink-power-cord-on-dna-sonett http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/499138/interconnect-cables...

don't be silly.  microwave cables are hard-wired in.   Just sell it and move on.

Quote: You're my new favorite person   edit - I spoke too soon.. you quickly made it to the bottom of my list

Quote: Absolutely.  No problem at all.   I confess, I've even spent money before making the insides of my PC look nice.     The debate only begins when the "sound of the power cord" gets involved.  

Say that you come across some new music.  You're much more likely to talk about and rave about it if you loved it.  If you come across music you didn't think much of, its just that - you won't think much about it, and you probably won't remember or talk about it unless you found it to be...

Quote: I'm using a ip35-e which uses a Realtek ALC888 chipset.  I have found a couple drivers online, but none of them have actually worked.   Thanks, I'll see what I can find from the xonar line

Those seem to be very reasonably priced, but I'm sorry to say that the release of audiophile usb cables and employment of ridiculous audiofool marketing claims have made me lose trust&confidence in your products.. which is a shame as I was really interested in some of your desktop products

I've looked all over for win7x64 drivers on my motherboard card without any luck.   I'm not too concerned with the analog portion of the soundcard, as long as it works without noticeable problems, supports at least 5.1 channels, and has a half-decent a/d conversion.  Sometimes, I'll want to...

Quote:   You got it all wrong.  Some believers like you will say that cables make a difference in what you hear, but most cable-believers will insist that cables makes a difference in the actual sound that your headphone reproduces. Make note the difference.   Few nonbelievers argue...

zoom in. it's on the rear, under the aux input.