Quote: Originally posted by ponzio On a lighter note: If someone will invent an attractive, ceiling mounted mechanism for holding a headphone cable like they have for the hoses at carwashes, then I will help them apply for a patent. I did exactly that in my basement. Hangs down...

Quote: Originally posted by kelly But that thing is $1495 Ouch!! I missed that part. It would be exactly what I am looking for if was about $500 (or less).

Quote: Originally posted by lini chyBut there are also products like this one: http://www.gracedesign.com/products/901/901frame.htm (the one I mentioned above as high quality amp with integrated dac - I just hadn't found the thread). Hmmmm....... I think that is exactly what I...

This looks like (half of) the ticket right here. It's $169 on this site. http://www.synthony.com/Products/audiophile.html Does anybody have a link to their home page and/or some other retailers? Thanks, Brett

OK, everybody play nice ;-) ...and thanks for all the info. I have a SB Live and Sony V6. What I am looking for is something that cost less than $500 to get my audio up to snuff with these headphones on my PC. I love the headphones. They stay. I need to get more (and cleaner) audio...

Yep, Soundblaster. Didn't think about the D/A part. Guess it wouldn't make much sense to have a D/A converter in a headphone amp. USB would be another option, but you would still need the D/A conversion. Hmmmm..... Time for a better soundcard.

This might be a dumb question, but here goes. I don't particularly like the headphone sound quality from my PC soundcard. Mostly the power level. Would it make sense, as a "cheap" solution, to run the SPDIF output directly to a headphone amp. Is there a headphone amp that can do this...

Quote: Originally posted by slindeman When I had my 47 amp on breadboard Are there any schematics around for amps like this? Brett

Quote: Originally posted by Gluegun oh, THIS should be good.... comparing the V6's to the V600's to the V100 to the G63... can you say, "New Convert"? Opps, I forgot the V100's and G63's. I don't use the 100's anymore. They have been retired. They were my originals, my first...

Quote: Originally posted by Gluegun oh, THIS should be good.... comparing the V6's to the V600's to the V100 to the G63... can you say, "New Convert"? Well, I'm not sure I'm qualified with my 36 year old ears to make a good comparison. I've only been listening for about an...

Too bad I am at work. I'm just staring at the gold box while sitting in my cube. Can't wait to get home and give them a listen. Probably won't be much conversation going on at my house tonight

Are there any home DVD/MP3 players that support ID3 tags? I haven't been able to find one. I would even settle for long filename support.

Quote: Originally posted by kelly In Canada, they pronounce it "eh K G", actually. Kelly ROTFLMFAO

I just ordered the Sony MDR-V6 for $75. I'll give them a try for awhile. They should hold me over until I decide to pony up $300+ for something better. Who knows, maybe they will sound good enough to me that I won't feel the need to. Brett

Quote: Originally posted by Joe Bloggs Go get a Sony V6. Not the V-600! Crap. I just noticed that the V6 have a coiled cord. Grrrr...... I was hoping that my next pair wouldn't. Brett