In the end i think this is mainly a matter of taste. You just like the sound of Sennheiser more than the new headphones. And i can't blame you, my favorite headphones are also Sennheisers. It might grow on you though. Or you might like it just for variety. Perhaps you can make the sound more to...

If you want a pure EQ without spatial surround then i recommend Equalizer APO.

Nobody here will recommend using the analog lineout of a motherboard. Does the amp give at least improve the bass/overall sound? Does the new headphone + amp sound better on another device with a good dac? Is the sennheiser game a analog, usb or wireless headphone?

i think they only removed the frequency when this song was playing. The song had frequencies around 5400 hz which crashed 5400rpm drives(!). It's an interesting "vurnability" and i wonder why they kept it secret for so long. Was it that easy to do? Were they afraid more songs like that? I...

Yes, optical was the solution for me as well. Appearantly it does not work for the ts. I would start unplugging each device one by one to find which one causes the noise. I had issues with a monitor and keyboard in the past.

The R1280DB amd E3.5 probably sound completely different. Edifier are hifi speakers while Presonus are studio speakers. I really like the E3.5 for their price. Very clear, detailed and bass is not bad for their size. They sound best when listening near. Also the sound changes a lot when changing...

There is a topic about the alc942 here: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/is-realtek-alc892-onboard-dac-or-fiio-olympus-e10k-better.818524/ I would not buy an expensive soundcard for such low price speakers. What is the issue with voice exactly? Muffles voice is usually caused by bass heavy...

Not all drives read audio CD's the same. That's why you need special ripping software like EAC to read the CDs correctly. If you use EAC and the correct settings most drives will output the exact same data. So in the end it's a matter of speed. If a drive reads the disc accurately right away, it...

It should be possible to change the language in the settings of dvdfab. I would be very surprised if they removed other languages just for the german version.

do you mean copy to harddisk or copy (burn) to blueray disc?

You didn't say what you want to do with it. I think that's why nobody replied. Are you gonna use it for: Ripping or burning? Video or other files? I use Makemkv but only for copying video to my harddisk.

Yes, that should be it. Obviously it does not need to be gold plated, because the optical signal does not travel through the goldplated part of the connector (but it doesn't hurt either).

It's a normal mini headphone connector combined with optical mini toslink. With right cable from mini toslink to normal toslink you can connect your player to a receiver.

Just get the original audiotrack from youtube. It is usually aac 128kbps. Reencoding it to anything else makes it only worse quality or bigger in size.

Video is much more complicated compared to audio. You have to deal with many parameters: - decoding - filtering - gamma - color range - color space - hdr - many many more All those parameters must be interpreted correctly and shown correctly. But there can be some visible differences between...