Reserructing my old Head-Fi account to ask some knowledgeable people a question. I did a quick search and didn't turn up anything, but I'll still accept a flogging if this gets asked a lot.   Future Shop recently had a decent web sale on the Sennhesier HD558 ($139.99 CDN) and I was thinking...

Quote: Originally Posted by 33rpm One question I have is: Is the soundcard primarily responsible for the extraneous noises? On my office machine there are low level crackling or gurgling sounds from time to time. Sometimes things that sound like distortion. It's mostly innocuous when...

Thanks a lot for this review. From most other people I had heard it could only spin redbook CDs for four hours before it needed another charge ... that and the assessment of the audio quality removes any reservations I had about getting this player. Unless, of course, somebody cries foul and...