Looking for a reasonably priced (preferably less than £200) Valve (tube) headphone amplifier that'll work well with my Duet and my Grado SR325i's and SR80's. I'd like something very 'real' sounding, with loads of detail. Pretty much want it to sound natural. If it could be used as a preamp for...

One of them is really quiet with absolutely no bass and extremely undefined... Sounds like a tweeter underwater. It's not the cable, definitely the IEM. Shall I contact UE? Any ideas on what's wrong with it? hasn't been in any unusual situations i don't think - worked fine the other day!

Not sure if this is the right thread, but when I bounce my mixes to Apple Lossless (or any other format) in Logic, they are noticeably louder when played back in iTunes, than they are when played back in Logic. Why is this? I've checked that 'sound check', 'enhancer' etc. are all off in iTunes...

Hi there, I'm in the market for some active studio monitors around the £300 mark, these will be used for general listening (when I can't use headphones for anti-social reasons), and for real studio monitoring and production work (I'm a Sound Engineering and Production student). So far I've been...

Basically i don't see any benefits - the PC can archive and organize all your digital music in one unit and a great DAC is MUCH cheaper than a great CDP. Why do CD players still exist?

I've borrowed my friend's HD595. I sort of like it. It's a nice comfy phone (first circumaural i've tried), with very deep bass, and a pretty neutral response. Also there is a soundstage! Best thing about this headphone IMO (I'm used to Grados). What i don't like about it is how the pads press...

I'm guessing it's not a good idea, but I always want to put on my phones after i get out the shower and simply can't wait for my hair to dry and end up just trying my best not to get any moisture in there. Has anyone ever had a bad experience using their phones with wet hair? is there anything...

Anyone know any good bands that focus on this kind of music? Just love those old 8-bit sounds! I've been listening to a few random bands I've found lurking on the net, all of whom seem to have made only one or two songs in this style http://www.goldenshower.gs/mp3/GS_Vi...uterSystem.mp3 I...

I just went for a jog with my Super.Fi 5 pros in, and now I've got earache in both ears. It's not been long since I cleaned my tips. How often should you clean them? (the manual says every time you use them - fat chance!) I'm hoping the earache is just because it's cold outside. Has anybody...

I arrived at head-fi at the beginning of the year with a new pair of Grado SR80s that quickly submerged me in the world of hi-fi audio. Since then I've acquired a few bits of kit hoping to expand upon the great sound I've been getting with my trusty SR80's. One thing I have done recently is got...

So... Signals in cables flow through free electrons right? so at first glance it would make perfect sense to make a thicker cable with as little oxygenation as possible to maximize the quality of the signal. But when the actual jacks are probably made of a far inferior metal (I'm not sure...

Since you can plug iPod into ur Mac/PC via USB and then play songs off it using the computer, there must be a digital out pin on the dock. Why is there not dock to mini USB cables so that we can plug our iPods into external DACs instead of just amps.

I read somewhere ages ago that it's not good for your headphones to have music playing through them if there's nothing in front of the drivers, and that they can be damaged this way. Is it true? i feel like a fool pausing my music every time i take off my headphones to scratch my ear or...

I've heard it's best to have your iTunes volume on full. If i do that my Duet's LED array lights up right into the red zone... What shall I do?

Hi, I've been thinking about getting some Super.fi 5 pros... But i have a dilemma as no 'earbuds' have ever stayed in my ears, and I've never tried and IEMs before, always opting for full size headphones. I realize though, that IEMs are designed to go deeper into the ear canal, so perhaps they...

I only arrived here a month or two ago I think. I came here after my girlfriend got me some SR80s for Christmas, I was astounded; I'd never heard anything anywhere near the quality of these headphones. I was hooked from the start - So hooked I immediately started looking for an amp. I stumbled...

Is this normal? The Macbook's headphone out into the graham slee voyager into my SR80s sounds quite a bit clearer and more defined than iPod line out to the voyager to the SR80s. I'd have thought the line-out signal would sound better in theory?

I just ripped a Muddy Waters CD in iTunes in Apple's Lossless format, and all the tracks are around 260kbps... with most CDs they're up at around 800-1100kbps, what's the deal guys?

I see a few of you have put woodies on your prestige series grados. It's a good look, and I'd like to try it sometime, and see the effect on my trusty old SR80s (once my 325i's arrive). Where are you all getting them from!? I can't find anyone that sells them alone. ALO sells pre-modded...

I just got it - I'm VERY impressed with an immediate improvement in sound from using the headphone out of the iPod. However, I'm a bit disappointed with how little the thing bends. i.e. I can't put the iPod on top of the amp and plug it in that way (for portable use). Would it damage the cable...

Basically all I'd like to know is; Would I benefit from upping my audio output's format from 44100 Hz to 96000 Hz? Thanks

On some tracks I hear clipping. It's consistent in that it's always in the same place in the same songs. It is always the same volume though - have the volume RIGHT down, and you can hear it clear as day, but turn the volume up and it's right down underneath the music. I get this with and...

Well I've heard that I'm getting bit-perfect audio from my MacBook with all of its volume controls on full. Would there be any point in shelling out a couple of hundred quid on an outboard digital to analog convertor. TBH I'm very happy with my current setup of macbook -> graham slee voyager ->...

So what do you think? I don't really want to spend over £150, and it's got to have a digital input that my Macbook has a digital output for. ATM I'm thinking Firestone Audio FUBAR II. There's also the Zero and the Beresford to consider though... Feel free to hit me with any other options that...

Hi guys, I'm looking for a well made iPod Dock -> 3.5mm cable that is available in the UK so that i can connect an iPod to an iBasso D1 on the go. Pretty easy one for ya I expect, but I'm having a hard time finding a well-made looking one. Thanks.