Anyone else also getting a static thump when starting your computer? This occurred with the Bitfrost Uber before but it was just a normal thump. The 4490 is giving me a more unpleasant static thump like it is damaging my speakers/headphones. The sound is very brief and less than a second. I am...

Anyone feel like the the upgrade from Uber to 4490 made vocals less forward? I feel like they blend in with the rest of the other instruments in my music which is a disappointment to me. Or maybe it is because the sound is now smoother/warmer.

Auto mute the headphones? Then why do we need to turn the volume knob to 0?   I just want to know this: Can we switch from headphones to RCA out (speakers) without unplugging anything? I'm fine with turning a knob or pushing a button but I don't want to have to unplug my headphones or even...

Can anyone tell me exactly how the rca output works? I seen the post where you will need to turn the volume all the way down to mute the headphone volume but can we make it so that only 1 output is playing at a time? How do we mute the rca out when we have headphones plugged in?

Anyone know if the x7 is always defaulted to a specific volume setting when the computer boots up? Can we change the default volume of the x7? I want to bootup my computer and not have to touch the x7's volume knob or window's volume, or any volume settings at all. Will the X7 let me do this?

  Is there any reason you use universals over customs?

How on earth did you guys fit the blue stemmed ones onto the iem.  The red ones have bigger wholes and are much thicker so they are easier to fit onto the iem.

Anyone have their first impressions on the Noble 4's? (Since people are receiving it in the mail today)

On Black Friday, Noble Audio is releasing their Universal IEMs for 20% off.  That makes the Noble 4 (quad-driver) about $360.  Do you guys think it'll have better sound quality then the UE900s or Westone 4R's?  Sure the UE900s and 4Rs will be cheaper because they've been out for 2-3 years but...

  DT880 works fine for me.  I raised the volumes and I don't hear any distortion. But then again I wouldn't listen to anything at such high levels as it hurts my ears.       On a side note, I find that the E18 sounds better than my Audinst MX1 with all my other headphones (HD598, TDKBA200...

Question about amps: Will an amp replace my sound card? I have a creative titanium card which was bought purely for gaming and music. From my noobie knowledge, an amp gives power to high ohm headphones. Wouldn't it then be possible to plug in a headset (DT 880) into an amp which will be...

@thebeastman How are the HD595s for listening for footsteps? I was thinking of buying them because the HD555's are popular among CSS players, and I'm looking to go beyond that. I'm looking for audiophile phones (less than $200) that will primarily allow me to hear footsteps clearly (and...

Try turning off CMSS-3D. I think you can hear whether the footsteps are from your left or right better without it.