E-MU 1616M i think. never tried an emu card (have an audigy2 NX now) but i hear good things about the EMUs

ohhh yea man. when i first got my 595s, i took em out of the box, plugged em in and listened...and was very disappointed my bass also distorted at very low volumes too...i was wondering about returning them but but burn-in in these is real. within 50 hours it improved noticeably...

Quote: Originally Posted by jamesb jeff buckley - Hallelujah i love that song in fact im gonna listen to it now

The Dirty Fours - Breathless "'Breathless' is nothing short of brilliant, with it’s gnarly bassline and peak time synths riding on top fantastic percussion. The kick and snare build with layers of tribal toms, snappy high hats and a squishy bubble sound set in a deep minimal groove. A...

i have the 595's too, and im thinking about possible new amps i saw this thread and it takes the words out of my mouth right now i have a Total Airhead, but im just wondering if it isn't as powerful as i want it. the problem i have is that at low volumes my sound gets very thin and...

is anyone familiar with this card, or bit depth in general? i always read that the audigy2 has 24bit output, but when i used the ASIO4All drivers, it shows that the audigy2 has 24bit INput, and 32bit output. in fact i cant even use ASIO unless it is at 32bitput in foobar, otherwise it...

lol at the stories here i have the 595's too and i remember this time that shook me too: i had my playlist on random, and michael jackson's Black Or White came on. and in the beginning there is a part with a kid in his room watching a movie or something, and then his dad bangs on the...

Quote: ASIO plugin for foobar is of course completely viable ASIO output option, players that have ASIO support out of the box bring absolutely no benefit regarding ASIO implementation.. you may be completely right, im not sure maybe it is all placebo / due to headphone...

i recently purchased the 595's in mid-august i guess they technically still might be burning in, so maybe they are reaching a point of rapid improvement (sort of like teens with growth spurts)? i dont know what the issue is, but i have been using them with my laptop (foobar2000 -->...

595 all the way! its what i got, and its has a nice sound...like words i've heard are organic and natural there is a tangible quailty to it and makes it very earthy/smooth

in early august i bought the 595's. they are my first ever hi-fi audio equipment (never tried any special expensive things before this) i got them with a HeadRoom Total AirHead (i didnt need the USB connectivity since i use an audigy2 from my laptop) and they are just getting better with...

i just have to ammend what i said earlier about the 595's i am now a "believer" or just "observer" in the burning-in factor..at least with these (my first ever) hi-fi headphones earlier i lamented a bit how the highs seemed muddy, dim etc... that is no more...i am amazed at the...

Hello all, I'm a newbie to this whole thing but I am slowly learning the ways. I got my first hi-fi headphones last week, HD595, and they are still being broken in. I will refrain from saying too much about how I think they sound now because it is so subjective and sometimes I feel they...

Sennheiser HD595's just last week. i am still getting used to them, but they seem to be improving

Quote: This is interesting. Usually, and of course your ears may be different, the 595s aren't accused of having the "veil." That's usually reserved for the 580/600/650 line, but not exclusively. Anyway, I've never heard the 595s considered "mono-like." They're supposed to have one of the...