What is most important to me about headphones is getting lost in the music. I am an amateur musician and have heard many live (acoustic) performances. I want to hear the tiny nuances in the singer's voice, the squeak of fingers on strings, and be able to separate each instrument in the track...

Quote: Originally Posted by tomb The starving student can build up a charge on the signal ground for some reason - we suspect it has something to do with the power supply or the heater-biased mosfets. The problem is worse when the ground "sink" is not very big/good. Whichever it is, the...

I bought a starving student amp a while back, and it does something a bit strange. Sometimes with a fairly low level input, I hear humming that grows in volume until it pops (sounds like an arc) and the humming goes away. It will also 'pop' when I tap the amp with my finger and the humming goes...

Double post, sorry.

Congrats a1rocketpilot

I know I have my fingers crossed. And my finger on the refresh key. Regardless of the outcome, it was really awesome of ya'll to do this.

You guys rock. I just saw this, glad I made the deadline (listening to my Super.Fi 3's right now <3)

It appears that with the release of Foobar2000 v0.91, ASIO support has returned. I didn't see any posts related to this, so check it out. Components page Direct foo_out_asio download for .091

Quote: Originally Posted by half I just purchased a dedicated amp for my 600's and they now seem to be quieter in one ear. I must've gotten used to it; I thought I heard something but couldn't bear the thought of having to spend more money, but my suspicions grew when I accidentally put...

Quote: Originally Posted by NotJeffBuckley Not when you oil them. What can I use to safely lube up the plastic?

Quote: Originally Posted by raylpc Dont be afraid to bend it hard. I, at one point, got so frustrated with its fit that I just pulled the clip straight and re-shaped it to fit my left ear. (Not that my left ear is special, but just that I didn't get it right with small twistings and...

Well, I bought the ksc75 the other day at Circuit City for $20, and they sound pretty darn good. My only concern is bending them so they're angled right with some pressure. I don't want too much, because the bass is overpowering, but I want to be able to listen to them at rather low volumes and...

Glad the situation is resolved. I recently mailed a pool cue's shaft back to the manufacturer... and the box got there, but it had been cut open, the contents removed, taped up, and shipped on. I had insured the package, but they needed a bunch of paperwork from both ends filled out. I lost...

Quote: Originally Posted by NiceCans The worst/yet funniest I have seen/heard has to be in this thread: if you dropped a set of headphones in the water would you tell anyone? Check out the picture in the 5th post down Wow... That's just... wrong =P I'm glad that others...

Even at moderate volume... my roommate couldn't hear what I was listening to with my HD650's last year. Perhaps I listen to music much softer than most, but I don't think so. I think the effect is overstated. If you're in a quiet office, that's one thing... but I worked in a computer lab, and...