Hi everyone I am looking for a new IEM for traveling, commuting and open office environment. I tried Bosse and Sonys different ANC headphones after reading good reviews but was turned off by the SQ which I found to lack detail and precision and they had way too much bass. This turned my...

Hi   A few months ago I bought a Meridian 506 since I can't afford to buy all the records on vinyl. Now when I'm used to it my the sound from my TT sounds flat and unengaging. I believe the TT is a grundig, got it from my dad. RIA: cambride 640p, HP amp x-can v8.   Is there a easy way to...

I've just got my Meridian 506 with a 1m QED Qunex 2 RCA cable.   I compared the QED cable with my old ones with my TT and I'm confused. The QED cable should be many times better, at least price wise.   To begin the QED removes a veil and the sound is more clear. But at the same time it...

Hi   I've started to think about what I shall be looking for when buying gear. At the moment I use my dads old TT, Cambridge 640p and a x-can V8.   In the relatively near future I'm going to buy my first speaker setup, amp, speakers, new TT ...   I'm starting with the TT since I...

A couple of years ago I started to collect vinyls and I've mostly bought older releases. Recently I've been loiking at some albums that only excist on CD. That got me thinking about how todays music is recorded. Since a convertion from analog to digital or the otherway probably decreases the...

Hi   I'm having some problems with hissing from the right channel with my x-can.   I just opened it and checked the tubes. If you look at it from the front the tube on the right had silvery pins and the one on the left looked a little oxidized. I tried to scrape the tips clear but it...

A while ago I almost bought a new pair of phones but I didn't find the right ones.   Now I've been thinking it might be better to upgrade the source. A better source will aslo improve sound with speakers. What would give me the most sound/$? What i use today is: Grundig...

Hi   A friend of mine asked me for advice on headphones for shooting video and editing. She will be using the camera as source, a canon something ..   she wants good sound (easy) and good looks(not so easy). She liked the K601 - I said open.   recomended hd25 and som e akg's but...

When to try out some headphones last week. I was almost sure the HD650 would be the pick after reading about them. But after a good listen to the HD650, K701, SR325 and ultrasone pro 750 I believe. The HD650 was to bass heavy for my liking and didn't have as wide a soundstage as I was...

Hi Listened to Beatles Sgt. pepper for the first time today with my new amp and I think it sounded worse. Better SQ but the improvement made it sound weird. There were no body, low-fi so to say. Is this typical beatles or just my record? Are the remasters like ordinary records?

Hi My friend asked me for some advice for a pair of speakers. The source will be his ipod and probably a laptop in the near future. No amp or such. He likes the grado sound, has a pair of SR125, and likes the size and design of bose, fist sized speakers. I told him not to go for bose...

Hi I'm thinking about getting a pair of HD650 and have been looking around for an amp to pair them with. The system I have is a grundig ps2600 (turntable)->cambridge audio 640P-> MS1/TF10 and probably the HD650s Will also us it from my ipod and macbook. If price doesnt matter which...

Hi I'm in need of a new external HD/NAS. I'm looking for something cheap(max ~$200), as fast as possible(USB or ethernet), 1TB. I'll plug it in to my airport extreme, hopefully I will be able to stream 1080p but I've almost given that up. Been lookng at the WD Mybook essential edition...

Hi Since my TFs broke and I'm not sure what will happen with them I've started to think about a replacement pair. The things i like: Bass and treble is excellent, soundstage I would like something that has a little more forwarded mids. I've tried the SE530s for a very short session...

Hi I was just going to try some foam tips on my tf10(IE-40) and the front part where the tips are sitting broke of. The were bought around 1.5 years ago so probably no warranty Can I glue them back together? What should I do? It almost makes me weep.. Please help me

Hi I hope there are some of you, alike me, craves for new music from time to time. My way of finding new music has been magazines, papers and the internet. I must say it's not that easy all the time, this is why I'm starting this thread. If you have found a new artist/album/song or any form...

I've got a lot of Zeppelin albums in flac from vinyl. My problem is that I can't convert them to apple lossless since they are 24-bit instead of 16-bit. I'm using dbPoweramp to convert the music. What do I need to do to get the files to 16-bit apple lossless?

Last night my dad took out one of his old LPs since I had asked for the sound difference. I've stated to get the idea to make a collection of LPs. Vinyl just gives me a nice feeling of how it was back in the old days (before I was born..). Just chilling and listening to great music, letting the...

Hello, I've tried a lot of different programs to convert avi files to ipod format but it doesn't work. With all the programs I get a error message and the converting process ends. At the moment I'm trying with quicktime. Tho I didn't get the video to work with quicktime, it played but it...

Hi I'm looking for some smooth, cozy music. Warm not to intense, something to fill the open space. Something for when your in your sofa with a blanket and a book. Something that takes the cold away and the loneliness(like your with a friend). No sudden excitement just some nice flow any ideas?

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What defines a good recording? How do I tell a decent from a good from a excellent? The crappy ones are easy to detect but the rest?

My brother is buying a pair of iems for his girlfriend. Recommended the marshmallows, he didn't fancy the pink. Found the air cushion for ~$1 more, so he will go with them for here. More style and sound Me on the other hand got interested in them too, most the marshmallows, when reading...

Which are the one and only headphone for live recordings. Any category and price, the ultimate headphone for live recordings.

Looking for new live recordings that are good, which ones are your favorites?