Before you answer my question let me say what I have and use: * DAC: Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/products/hifi-and-home-cinema/dacmagic-plus * AMP: Erzetich Audio Perfidus http://www.erzetich-audio.com/perfidus_class-a_audiophile_headphone_amplifier *...

As I have new Nokia 6120 with 2GB MiniSD card I'd like to get the best headphones possible for it while still being able to answer calls without dealing with the mobile itself... So, which Nokia stereo headphones have best SQ? (Here I wasn't able to find any thread related to Nokia...

I've bought an interesting device called "Prestigio Multimedia Portable Player MPP-301" which has digital coaxial (S/PDIF) audio OUTPUT (cable looks like mini-jack), so, I'd like to ask you which amps (especially portable ones, but not only) have digital coaxial (S/PDIF) audio INPUT?? Here is...

If anyone is so kind to tell me what are the current choices of portable hard disk players with line-out over 20GB I'd appreciate it a lot. Thanks!

I have M-Audio Transit which has optical line-out... I am thinking to buy an amp which can receive optical signal, for lower budget, can someone give me a list of amps to consider? Is Flute a good candidate? (See http://aoselectronics.com/flute.html) I'd use this combo to listen via PC...

Hi all! I've finally got Shure tri-flanges for my Westone UM2. I was using comply long and short tips for few months now, at beginning I preferred the long ones, but after weeks I find out best fit, and since then short ones work best for me. With these Shure tri-flanges I have a problem...

I am buying headphones for my best friend... Do Sennheiser 580 still have best Price/SQ ratio? (up to $200) What other headphones you recommend in this price range?

There are many choices for tips to fit UM2 & E5c/E3c, which just confuses me on what to try first, here is the list: €15/$18 UM1 FOAM TIPS (3 pairs) Two types: normal & longer comply tips from: http://www.pjbox.co.uk/Westone-UM2.htm €12/$15 E1c/E3c/E5c Ultra-Soft Flex Sleeves (5 pairs)...

Original thread is at http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1302170, but it has a pool thus it cannot be made sticky. I am re-posting it here so if moderators think this is useful enough they can now make it sticky... In short, main idea behind this list is to see alternatives for...

So, anyone knows any European online shops to buy UM2 tips? I also wonder where to get Shure triflangers and Ety's tips?

Anyone knows PreSonus FireBox ($400) ??? Web site: http://www.presonus.com/firebox.html Check all specs on their web site (at the bottom of page). Note Headphone out with 150mW/Ch -- that seems a lot -- opinions? Specs in short: Firewire for computers, 24bits/96kHz, SNR 107dB – DAC 110dB...

UPDATE #1: Added audio device “Tascam US-122” (suggested by Acid_lt), added some of the important specs for each audio device. UPDATE #2: Added audio device “TerraTec Aureon 7.1 FireWire” (by lini), and “Xitel Pro HiFi-Link” (by emphatic) as an option to go with AOS Flute. Added Yamaha's...

I listen a lot to the music at work (currently using MX500 at work, HD600 at home), but at work I have these sources: Notebook (Acer-Centrino), FSC LOOX 720 (VGA PocketPC) & Frontier Labs NEX ia (CF MP3 player) – btw, got this MP3 player cause Xin praized it as one of MP3 players which sounds...

I got MX 500 and they fit my ears just fine and stay-in well, but they don't work for my bro, are there any other portable headphones, which sounds similarly good to MX 500 and which you put em in in some different way? By th way, he think PX 200 or just too big for him, when he goes biking...

I was disappointed by the reviews of portable CD/MP3 players, so I rather decided to buy a memory (compact flash) based MP3 player to use on the move (NEX ia). Now I am searching for something I could use at home for listening to my normal audio CD's and CD's with MP3 on them. Would be...

Anyone tried both Sennheiser PX 200 vs MX 500? How would you compare them? Mostly for sound quality, but also for comfort etc. And how would you compare these two to HD 600? (Not as competition, but if they are good enough to listen to when you take HD 600 as reference. You know what I...

A nice way to make sound better is using external amp with DAC (e.g. Sostenuto-1 DAC). For two reasons, first, external DAC is way better than internal one of portable players and second, with using optical line-out (e.g .with iRiver 550 CD player) you skip ONE A/D and ONE D/A conversion...

Sony made all of that (as seen in title). Looks great! (See its site.) Anyone heard this beast? Well, imagine how many MP3's or even WAVE songs can you have on DVD media.... Are there any other portable CD-DVD-MP3 players on the market? Sony for $250 is a bit expensive - compared to...

Hi! After researching this great forums for a week I made a list of amps I think are best up to $600. List is sorted by sound quality: 1) Sostenuto-1 Hi-Fi Portable DAC ($450) 2) Gilmore Dynamic Headphone amp v2 ($550, $400 kit) 3) "Maxed" Meta42 ($250?) 4) HeadRoom Little - Premium...

I saw this amp for notebook: Sound Blaster MP3+. Anyone tried it, any good? My notebook has one of those SiS sound cards, poor output, so I'd like to improve its sound. This seems cheap solution (Extigy costs twice more and it's much bigger.)... I also wonder if this product is a stand alone...

Anyone here has Sony D-NE711, or heard it? In my country this is top CD-MP3 player I can buy, any others I need to import (like iRiver 550, Sony D-NE1, Dioneer 400 etc.). I wonder if its sound quality is any good, without amp & with it (like meta42), compared to better players... Update...

I've just decided to buy an amp for portable CD-MP3 player, when I remembered I saw somewhere that portable CD-MP3 players do not send MP3 audio signal to line-out, just normal CD audio? True?! (Due to copyrights.) Are all portable CD-MP3 players like this? If so I guess I have to buy...

I'd like to use Sennheiser HD 600 at home, or when on vacation, along with portable CD-MP3 player (iRiver 550). As "usc goose" kindly recommended I'd need to buy a portable amp, like Meta45… I notice there are three portable amps for $100: 1) Headsave Transit (META45) 2) XIN Super Mini...

Hi all! I am no technical person, so I apologize in advance for any stupid questions I might make... I have Sennheiser HD 600. Now I am deciding to buy a MP3 player. I wonder if there is any portable player which can run my 300 Ohm Sennheiser... Or is it a must for me to buy a portable amp...