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ILikeMusic
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live drumset volume???
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Burning CD's
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odigg
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odigg
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TUBE TEST values
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A petition to SOW (Save our wallets).
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thechungster
Does adjusting the volume in tracks affect the SQ?
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mgrewe
erfmd
distortion with volume
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erfmd
jzhang1013
VBR explaination please?
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Terminology?
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krmathis
krmathis
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Application/something to reincode all my music!
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mbd2884
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Arrows on my cables, Can you explain ?
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Roger.McMurphy
linuxworks
concentric speakers (like tannoy) - worth it?
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Drag0n
seanzh12
Please help making my Ulimate Ears Super Fi.3 sound better with S9
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seanzh12
seanzh12
HeadLover
LOUDNESS WAR - is there anything we can still do ?!
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gregorio
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Young Spade
Writing a paper for personal enjoyment about picking the right IEM
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twylight
twylight
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iTunes 8 (and newer) -- AAC VBR vs AAC CBR
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Coaxial and Toslink Volume Question
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paaj
paaj
cornman
Tau analyzer without cd
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Mayzei
Mayzei
FourierMakesFunk
Need help! For a future can!
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moogoob
moogoob
m0ofassa
Cause of soundstage/headstage
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gregorio
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dazzer1975
Flac v Wav
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holyharry
Is a CD worth twice the price of Itunes + ?
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logwed
logwed
m0ofassa
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haloxt
haloxt
HeadLover
24bit to 16bit, what is the best way to do it ?!
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gregorio
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bifcake
Interesting article
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Wmcmanus
Luncbox1
How do I check safe headphone volumes?
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BIG POPPA
ROBSCIX
What is wrong with internal soundcards?
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obobskivich
obobskivich
Blue_fire
Spectrum analyzer questions
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Acix
Acix
Uncle Erik
Video on open-mindedness
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null_pointer_us
null_pointer_us
mattcalf
Better quality better for ears?
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haloxt
haloxt
Joelby
Test your Ears + Headphones!
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Joelby
Joelby
legend24
Difference between normal headphone cables and Balanced cables?
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Uncle Erik
Uncle Erik
PiccoloNamek
dBu/dBFS question
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gregorio
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nycrob515
Foobar and flac file question
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member1982
member1982
craiglester
Solder?
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tjohnusa
tjohnusa
CDBacklash
Plugging nose + Breathing = Smaller headstage bigger soundstage?
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Mayzei
Mayzei
nycrob515
quci question about FLAC
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nycrob515
nycrob515
CDBacklash
Hearing loss vs additional hearing loss
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CDBacklash
CDBacklash
plonter
Itunes is ripping too fast!
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wovenhand
vkvedam
Stereophile's New Reviewing Methodology
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malldian
malldian
moogoob
DVD Player as source - optical to DAC
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moogoob
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mattcalf
Audio Careers
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mattcalf
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Batteries in an amp
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cegras
Magnets on a wire
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a video about analog vs digital
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ph33lix
SenjStevo
Long-term storage medium
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martini1
martini1
upstateguy
Let's Prove The Null Hypothesis
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Pio2001
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The importance of Components?
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Publius
Publius
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