This may help some of you- I wrote this because this "question" comes up quite a bit - This particular post was about Halo Reach. Obviously Headphones are especially important in the comp community, so I will paste it here...    Halo: Reach has some killer audio, though in some cases that...

I stumbled upon this thread yesterday while doing some research. I had recently ordered new pads for my 650s, as well has a 580/600 headband cushion - and while I was at it- some 580 elements (for a side project).....at some point the order got screwy, and I had to call today. I’m now glad my...

I did something similar, using old earfoam covers-  

Monitor Arm, External CDROM Enclosure, mesh....and some bits.    

  Quote:   No.   The only thing that "gaming" headphones can offer, in regards to console gaming, is usually they are coupled with breakout box/dolby processor and ability to integrate voice from a proprietary connection (dependent upon console)   I haven’t used the Orca-  ...

DTS does sound great, but it’s definitely not as prevalent as Dolby when it comes to encoding. In the headphone realm, DTS isn’t making as much as an effort as Dolby.   With newer devices, like the ones you mentioned -Astro Mixamp, the Tb DSS- Dolby has played a key role in development of...

A problem you will run into with just an Amp/Reciever is the line out, will not be Dolby Headphone Processed. Beleive it or not, the Dolby Headphone virtuilazation is really good. The Line out, ultimatley it is just stereo. What I have done, and a few others is make, or buy a headphone to line...

Thanks for the replies.... I will look at the HeFei now.....and might just do that. Thanks Eric, The Travagan looks nice, however its only USB in for the DAC. I need Optical or Coax.

Quote: Originally Posted by h.rav iBasso D10 has Coax and Optical in. This is true, now can you find me one?

I hear alot of good things about the Ibasso line. One of my deciding factors is based also on the Dac having Coax, or possible optical in. I defintiley know alot of headfier's recommend just an amp, or just a dac.... I just want to experiment first and see if my receiver is giving me anything...

After searching threads and looking through archived posts....I think Ive narrowed it down to two options for a cheap Dac/Amp combo. Phone: HD650 Source: Hackintosh(azalia)/Xbox360/HK154 Amps: USB DAC+Headphone Amplifier(PCM2707+DIR9001+PCM1793) - eBay (item 130293465989 end time May-11-09...

Thanks for the replies. After searching a bit, reading some faqs (mostly about tubes) and looking into Amps, Dac, Combos, etc. I think I am going to start with an Amp, and let my HK Reciever handle the DAC portion for now. My AVR154 uses a Cirrus 49510 for digital processing and as far as I...

Hello! Ive done some searches on the topic, Ive read a good bit in this forum, and now feel like I have gained enough insight to pose a question! One of the first newfound Headphone/Audiophile questions and lessons is, that their home reciever is usually not on par with (in some cases...

Well....I made my own screens for the 580, and definitley thingk they opened them up a bit.....but I am no where near the likes of the talented ears here. So....Maybe I just stick with the 580s and ignote the 650s too. Maybe its time to expand the horizon. Grado?

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/wha...-hd600-322065/ meh, nevermind. Guess Ill wait