Well done to Seb Vettel.Finally gets the monkey off his back (red bull reliability). Truth is, he should have 75 points by now considering his qualifying positions.Well done to him though,and well done to Red Bull for their first 1-2 finish, well deserved. Great drive by Hamilton today.Ripped...

Ok , after months of "research", i've narrowed my choice for a SS amp down to the Eddie Current ECSS, and the Heed Canamp. Truth be told, i;m still open to the possibilty of going with a tube amp (possibly an entry level Woo). Of the two SS`amps, which gives me the most options in terms of...

could someone please explain ( in layman's terms) the importance of the power supply in tubes amps.I have heard it's one of the most important components fro tube amps. I am confused as to what power we are referring to, are we talking about the power coming from the outlet ( in that case would...

Please help a newb out.Ever since i got dt48e, i've noticed that after prolonged listening or at moderately high volumes, the sound distorts in the right earpiece.My initial thought was that it might have to do with the low impedance of the headphones (25ohms) not matching the impedance range of...

Basically, i'd like to know what happens if a low impedance headphone, say 25ohms is connected to an amp that has a LOWEST recommended impedance that exceeds that ( eg 30 ohms).Does that mean that the headphone will likely distort at moderate volumes? I ask because my 25ohm beyer dt48e have...

Does anybody have insight on wether AKG have any new flagships planned.I find it odd that they have been relatively silent, while their rivals have been busy walking all over them with new high end models (hd800, d5000, d7000 etc).Surely they can do better than give us a recycled 701 and brand...

hi guys ,maybe someone can help me here.I currently have an emu 0404 usb that i have running through foobar.I've been running asio in order to get bit perfect playback,and have had no problems getting asio to work.However i recently decided to satisfy my curiosity, and try the much talked about...

Does anyone know if the rumors of a new flagship ipod classic are true.I have read (from another blog) that apple may release a new version towards the end of the year with even more capacity than the current 160gb.Has anyone heard this or is it just another loose rumor.

let me get str8 to the point.As i continue to learn more about high end/high grade audio,i find i rely heavily on the advice and opinions of more advanced audiophiles on this site.therfore if a hundred of you tell me that a product is good,i'm inclined to consider it.One brand that has been held...

does anyone know if there is an alternative to the 160gb ipod classic?I'm totally fed up with mine and all the glitches (random pausing,slow scrolling etc).is there anything available that can offer me the same capacity without breaking the bank ($500 max).my only requirement is that it would...

I know this problem has been reported before,but it seemed like nobody had a fix at the time.Does anyone know how to keep foobar 2000 from losing your ASIO settings once the pc is turned off/rebooted.I know it only takes a few clicks of the mouse to get it back,but it would be nice to not have...

newb question:sorry for the rookie question,but i need help on this.Can anyone tell me what cable would i need to connect the TRS inputs on 0404 usb, to my headphone amp.there are so many different variations out there and i'm not sure what i'm supposed to be looking for.is there a cable that...

I'm currently in the market for a new dac.I really dont know much about the internal chips of DAC and which ones are better than others.What i would like to know is, which of these two DACs would offer the best preformance based on their parts.Or if anyone could recommend the best choices...

I know the e-mu 0404usb has been discussed extensively on this forum,but i have not found a post that has adressed my one concern about it.I have been thinking of upgrading my soundcard ,and based on the positive reviews, the 0404 is at the top of my list.However, i am concerned that it may be...

Let me keep this short.I recently read a detailed review of a certain solid state amp.The author described how his amp had steadily improved, from the time he got it,to about the 300 hour mark of use.I guess what confuses me, is that i dont understand what would change within the amp (solid...

let me keep this short.I recently read a detailed review of a certain solid state amp.The author described how his amp had steadily improved, from the time he got it,to about the 300 hour mark of use.I guess what confuses me, is that i dont understand what would change within the amp (solid...

please forgive me for this "rookie" question, but i need help understanding something.What are the effects of upsampling from 44.1khz to 48khz?are there any benefits?is it recommended?Are all audio cd's recorded at 44.1 thanx

help pleeez!!!!!I currently have a headroom micro dac which is connected to both a soundblaster live external sound card, and to my little dot mkv amp.I have not been too impressed by the output of the soundcard, so i was told i should improve my "source" and get an emu 0404 as a replacement for...