Well, the title says it all. My dac started making these sounds whether I use Wasapi or direct output in foobar. The same is true for video playback through VLC. I am on a W7 64-bit machine. Can I resolve this? How? What is it? How can I tell if my dac is broken? I have no dac to compare it to...

Well, Mediamonkey drove me over the edge; I just wanted to see if anyone is with me on this one. So I sold my Cowon D2 and bridged the time until my iaudio 7 arrived with an ipod nano 3g a friend gave me. Turns out I somewhat missed the ipod interface / ipod pairing with itunes (once had a 5G...

Hola, I can't stand the RE2s any longer: they are just too boring, too slow (check Moloko's "Time is Now" with them - pfff), too bah! overall. After reading all the recommendations in the past, I had decided they would be a good value. That may be true, but they are definitely not what I am...

Hello everyone, I am somewhat undecided atm: I want to upgrade my system which consists of - quite simply - my laptop (Foobar2000 + ASIO) connected via Hotusb1 to either my stereo or my headpphones. Would the Pro-Ject USB Box Pro-Ject Audio Systems mean an iprovement over my current setup or...

Well, the title says it all. I have the Head-Direct RE2 and they sound good (enough) out of the Cowon D2; however, I am somehow missing the fun. The sound is plain/cold/metallic. Is there an IEM that makes up for the analytical signature of the D2, i.e. is a good match with the D2? I did a...

Here's my "trouble/annoyance/what have you": So I am on my way to the customs office today to pick up a purchase made here and decided that I'd use my PK3s instead of my usual RE2s on the bike. And, wouldn't you know it, they don't isolate at all=no music to speak of (to listen to, rather)...

Hello everyone, after reading long and hard (and yeah, after using the search function) I decided to get the RE2s. Of course, initially I was overwhelmed; over the course of time, however, it seems they leave me wanting. The bass is lacking and, overall, they are not very "fun" sounding. In...

So, I am very much into Medeski, Martin and Wood, EST, Tribal Tech (of course Scott Henderson's solo stuff, too) and Soil & Pimp Sessions: now I want to know more of the same. Can you help me? Anything that is equally rocking, weird, loud (or whatever you wanna call it) is welcome; but please no...

Hey, I'd like some recommendations on either of these amps/dacs. I am seriously considering them to boost the sound of my laptop and to have a nice portable amp. Has anyone tried both of them? How do they compare to the Corda Move? Does the crossfeed make that much of a difference? I read...

Here's my personal "drama": I got into headphones while I was visiting my parents. I just wanted to listen to good sounding music, but unfortunately I was without a stereo to satisfy this desire; so I decided to get some headphones. Now, several headphones and two amps later, I have settled...

Have and love AKG K500s (K701s on the way - hopefully), which I use for Jazz and Classical. I have tried supraaural phones and I know they are definitely not for me (glasses plus soft ears, I suppose). That is one thing, the other is the reported coloration in the Grado sound: "coloration"...

Has anyone tried this? Sometimes I wished I didn't have turn up my music cause some people around me just can't shut up. Who has tried this? Does it alter the sound? If so, how? Does it change the amount of leakage? Does it feel more like a close can? Thx

Recently, I came across a thread by notorious Patrick82. He said that the Valhalla cable (along with his other components) he used made him see the "truth in music". That's when I started asking myself: how closely do you really listen do music, do you consume IT, or do you let it consume YOU...

G'day, my K500 pads are worn down and I want to replace them either with K601 or K701 pads. Both would cost about the same (the K701 dealer ships for free, the K601 dealer adds enough to put them on par.). - Did anyone ever compare these two? My K530 pads (new name for 301 xtra) made them sound...

Hola, I have searched this forum excessively, but I couldn't find an answer (not even a hint) to my question. At the moment, I have and love the K500s. However, I NEEED more bass - for some kinds of music, at least (though I wouldn't call myself a basshead). Now, as a complement for the K500...