Fair enough, so - you're saying they were broken?! :dt880smile: As can be seen on Amazon there's thousands of people (over 10k based on reviews alone) - who Brainwavz pads as replacement for ATH M50x (and many other headsets - some can be found even in your list). Do you happen to know - if...

No, they degraded in such a way - that i'm discouraged to ever spend money on ATH's own pads (not 25$ at least- if they were 5$ max, sure... that price would have been fair for that level of quality). So i went with what was suppose to be the next best thing (most sold pads for ATH M50x -...

Have a pair of Audio-Technica ATH-M50x + Brainwavz oval velour pads (the original were pure crap - quality wise / probably around 3$ production costs - since they're the same quality as the ones you find on cheap headsets selling for 15$ - yet they sale for 25$). Have Equalizer APO 1.3 installed...

I see this project evolved pretty nicely in terms of support and features for the last 2 years... :) Back then only Japanese version (non Unicode) was available, so I made a translation with the help of "Google Translate" (don't know japanese), it took me more than a week... yet some function...

Looks so industrial, is that a Wood Storage? I see what he did there... With current financial crisis wood selling doesn't go so well. So guess he's trying to beat the competition, while the customer shop for wood at his shop, they can have a high-end audio experience.

Quote: Originally Posted by A_Boy_Named_Sue My system <snip> It's nice, but looks so lonely, even sad if i think about it.

Quote: Originally Posted by nipponbiki Hey all, Just for your info, I live in Japan, speak/write fluently, and even translate Jap-Eng as a freelancer, so if anyone wants some help with the Japanese stuff, just shoot me a PM. Man, how I wish you had made that statement sooner...

Quote: Originally Posted by Fairbanks Hi Skylab,I've been rolling tubes in and out for almost two years without any problems.I not sure what you mean about limited tube rolling. I thinks he means, he's used to ones with solid mounting, which can't be handled from outside. You...

Fairbanks's pictures of inside: Compared with Skylab's: One think is pretty obvious - this was done by hand.

Quote: Originally Posted by Fairbanks I'll need your regular e-mail address. Check you PM.

Quote: Originally Posted by Fairbanks I can send a picture to you and you could post it since I don't know how to post a picture from here. Gladly... send it at full size, uncompressed, just how you see it after taking the photo and I'll do the rest.

Quote: Originally Posted by Fairbanks I know how it sounds with the AKG 701 and Grado GS1000 and that is great.The picture of Skylabs internal shots is missing some hardware.There are three 220uf/200v caps in a row along red metal piece.Sound&Vision are importing more since there out of...

Does any one know, how would this amp sound paired up with AKG K271?

Ok tried it, does sound cleaner but the SOUND IS DELAYED. The characters from the movie just move the mouth and the words come out latter, all accident or mute for few second and then comes the sound. This is waste of time, I definitely can't enjoy this. Yet usually KMplayer is my basic video...

Quote: Originally Posted by ROBSCIX This is not quite correct. Amplifiers are made to produce a clear signal and reproduction fo what is at the input. What signal you send to it doesn't make a difference in that sense. If you want to play games using cans that require a seperate...

Headphones with quality materials can last many years, even get better by time. Yet, headphones with low quality materials sound best at first and get worst with time passing. In another point of view, it also depends on the way they are used by their owner. Some user treat their possessions...

You don't need zero or other amps for games. Even a 60.000 $ audiophile system could disappoint you at this, cause they're made to reproduce clear music sound, not accurate CS surround. Even some onboard audio chips or capable of your needs, so that X-Fi that you have might be enough. As...

Quote: Originally Posted by grkbigpoppa Well actually I DO have a X-FI soundcard. It's the Soundblaster X-Fi XtremeGamer, but not the Fatality version. Its this: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Sound Card - Turbo charge your PC gaming experience and i plugged in the hd...

Those this answer your question?

They sure look heavy, you might need huge neck muscles, or no neck at all to wear those... Quote: Fully Telescoping size adjustment for a perfect fit on heads of all sizes. What about wires, to be attached to the ceiling. I Wouldn't put those on my head without safety equipment.

Quote: Originally Posted by boomy3555 Maybe I missed it but how about the 271's big studio brother Amazon.com: AKG K272 HD Hi-Definition Closed-Back Studio Quality Headphones: Electronics Was that a joke? That's same as K271 with Valour Pads and integrated cable. It's enough...

Modding K271S could be a good choice. At least in theory cause I never tried that with mine. The pads and the cable are the only changes I'm interested for future upgrade.

Quote: Originally Posted by ygg-it I like very much my akg271 for their crystal clear sound and heavenly mid. I'm just thinking to upgrade them. Is AKG701 worth ? Doesn't matter if they are a difficoult load (i have my amplifier) and are open. I would get just an upgrade and...

A good sound card would help but this are not gaming headphones. There good for that to, but they were made for other purpose like, you know "music" . If you're referring to this XG: ...this should be fine, but the next is a joke: Asus Xonar is good to.

Quote: Originally Posted by Solid Snake Should have done more research/reading... BTW, if you want serious speaker-like bass, look no further than the Darth Beyers V3 Can't be done, impossible with headphones. You can feel a good clean speaker bass directly in to your...