you guys really don't wanna reduce sample rate, do you? For a start, this will mean resampling the files, introducing quantization errors.. there goes some of your 'lossless' right there! ..Just because your ears can only hear to 18khz, doesn't mean you can cut the sound off at that frequency...

This album was a huge letdown.. get Melody AM..on vinyl..loose yourself in analogue bliss and never look back!

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Be careful with adjusting eqs. With modern recordings, there is usually little headroom left to be boosting anything, especially in the bass. These days, engineers tend to compress the hell out of everything to get the level as hot as they possibly can without clipping. Why? Because its louder...

Quote: Originally Posted by Covenant I had my first listen to the O2 today, and while i didn't have the time to really get to know the headphone's signature, i got to know it sufficiently to know i want one Was this at Len Wallis Audio by any chance? Love how you can just stroll...

I agree that djShadow should sound pretty good on grados, however I feel they are not the best choice for most electronic music. Whereas they rock for, well,..rock and guitars in particular when I have tried them with electronica I have not been left overly impressed. The highs are far too...

I've had this dac for over a year now. It really is a nice dac and I've been very happy with it. It is capable of putting out a very nice sound, and you can pick them up for a good price second hand these days. I find the dac to be quite a neutral one, its not overtly warm in the same way as...

I think its just a personal thing. For me the soundstage tends to come from above me. Its as if the sound was eminating from right across the headband of my headphones, rather than the drivers. Its pretty wierd, but I'm used to it now. I think its got to do with the shape of your head.

Wow! I guess the Omega2 is an option as well (It would sure look less 'dorky' and more 'bling' in the office than a lambada! ). I've been lusting after one of those Omegas ever since I first put my head into it's luxurious embrace. I suppose the dark-on-dark presentation might be an issue...

Thanks for that catscratch, the 005 system is definitely a contender for me. I only worried that the recessed treble of the sr003 combined with the recessed treble of the 212 amp would make for an extremely dark presentation. As I've had my sennheisers for a while now, I was trying to avoid...

As a freelancer, I tend to move around quite a bit for work. Unfortunately, that means living without my much loved home rig for extended periods of time. I've been wanting to set up a nice semi-portable rig for a long time to alleviate my suffering. (By semi-portable I mean easy to drag around...

If I were in your position, I would pay for the cheap mp3s, listen to them for a bit on your ipod/dap/whatever when on the bus/train/work etc. If you really like the music and know you will love it for a long time, go out and buy the cd (or vinyl). That way, you've always got a hardcopy that...

Quote: Originally Posted by edstrelow Again source problems may be at work here. I find that many "tweaks" and upgrades can improve bass on my various stats. Better power cords to the amps, better power supply (to the Koss 950), Now THIS I find interesting! I have often wondered...

You would think that having tubes in both the source and the amp might overwhelm the sound with overblown tube colouration, low extension, sloppy bass etc, however in practise this is not really the case. Tubes in one component seem to complement other tubes in the chain, and the result is a...

These 'haunted' auctions are popping up all the time on ebay, seen one a few months back for a child's toy that went far further than this one as was a lot more entertaining to boot!