Quote: Originally Posted by saint.panda btw, where did you read that the Hd 497 has relatively-seen lots of bass? I guess I exaggerated. No one said the 497 has a lot of bass. But most reviews said it had at least some bass. Through my office system, there is nothing.

Based on the reviews here, I bought a pair of Sennheiser HD497 headphones. I was disappointed. I couldn't figure out what people were talking about. Everyone talked about the bass output of the 497. But I heard no bass at all. I was all set to return the headphones. But I decided to try them out...

I have the Rio SP90. It has a line out. I must say that I am getting to be more and more disappointed in it. Not the sound quality (I listen in too loud of an environment for the quality to be that much of an issue). But in the performance. I've had the player for about 5 months now. It takes a...

I am thinking of getting a Mac because of its better movie and image handling capabilities. If I do get a Mac, I might as well get an IPOD as well. I realize that, in the Windows world, Exact Audio copy is widely regarded as the standard for extracting digital audio from CDs. What good DAE...

Quote: Originally posted by bass man gusmahler, what do you mean? like audio hiss or cant play mp3 well? I guess I mean it can't play mp3 well. It is hard to describe. It's not just audio hiss, there is something else in the background, on the unit I had, that didn't occur...

Quote: Originally posted by sohcahtoa A Few days later I was in Target and decided to check to see if they carried any cd mp3 players. To my surprise, they carried several, albeit phillips, koss, memorex and audiophase, but since I was boycotting rio, this suited me fine. I then...

I was thinking about a solid-state MP3 player to play occassionally. My portable CD/MP3 player would still be my main player.) Since my digital camera takes compact flash, it would be preferable if the player takes the same kind of memory. (E.g., the Rio line seems to use a different type of...

On Tuesday, I bought the RioVolt SP250 as a possible replacement for my SP90. I previously posted some initial thoughts in a thread on the Iriver 2. Some more additions: * The unit is much more skip resistant than the SP90. When walking, I would often have to stop after just inserting a disc...

Thanks for the post. If I am not mistaken, the Iriver 2 is roughly equivalent to the Rio Volt SP250. I just bought an SP250 to possibly replace my SP90. Here are some initial impressions: * The remote with the Sp250 doesn't have an LCD. Not a fatal flaw, but kind of annoying. * The backlit...

Quote: Originally posted by edog The pleather case case is actually pretty nice and sturdy, and it does have an extremely strong belt clip. You won't find another case that's so snug and has clear plastic window for the LCD, as well as markings that indicate where all the buttons are...

Quote: Originally posted by gusmahler I am thinking of returning the SP90 and getting the Sp250. Sure it is $60 more (at best Buy), but for that extra cost, I get a carrying case and a rechargeable battery. Those alone would cost $40. Plus I get a tuner and a remote. Seems like much...

Quote: Originally posted by tracylynn gusmahler, did u got the memorex 8505 with the "suffix a".. just wondering? and gusmahler, what headphone do u use? I actually don't remember what the model number was. It was orange and came with a carrying case and a set of...

I had a Memorex $80 CD MP3 player from Target. I hated it. There was so much distortion when playing MP3 files, it was almost unlistenable. I returned it and got a SP90. Much better sound. No distortion when playing MP3 files. I hate the display, though, and it eats batteries quickly. I...

Quote: Originally posted by RichardAldrich BTW no offense to the Theil guy he is on the right track. Go ahead and laugh at the downfall of speakers if you want..... but the scary thing is that The Computer Gaming industry takes in more money than the Music industry- and Gamers buys...

I've never heard binaural recordings. Are there any good sources for such recordings? Any recommended recordings in particular? Thanks