Title says it all, I'm wanting to get a pair of Sennheiser HD800's and I currently have an Apogee Duet2 hooked up to my Mac Pro as the source for my HD650's. Previously I have owned a Lehmann Rhinelander headphone amplifier which I used in conjunction with my current setup and only noticed a...

Cool, unfortunately all I can contribute is an Apogee Duet 2 and HD650's but you're welcome to have a listen to both of those. I notice you have hd800's... :)

I'm from Auckland. Would be keen on a meetup of some sort to hear different gear combos. I've only really heard the (limited) number of headphones I've owned so would be really interesting hearing differences between amps/dacs/hps. Especially keen to hear some hd800's as compared to my 650's.

Being a 22-year-old who does care about sound quality, and observing others' behaviour regarding audio quality, I can say that the majority of young people that I have come across simply don't care about what they're missing. Often if you show people your system they will agree the clarity is...

Quote: Originally Posted by danroche Vel, I would submit a couple of things for consideration/further research here, and this is all in good fun: 1. Reading over the comment about snares, I do believe that these might have been artifacts from using the MP3 encoder in iTunes...

Quote: Originally Posted by danroche Vel, thanks for posting that study. It was really interesting and I appreciate you kicking the real deal with how your findings varied between sample selection, bitrates, etc., not to mention referencing the P values for each test. Do you think...

I can't speak for everyone and different hardware configurations but I can confidently tell you I can tell the difference some of the time. It's actually very easily to tell once you know what to listen for (snares, cymbals and other short sounds). I did an ABX test with multiple sound clips...

Thanks for letting everyone know! I'm getting it as I type and am very curious to see how accurate the dB meter is compared to my semi-professional one.

In order to determine if the effect is psychological or real, do some tests. I'm surprised no one has brought this up yet (unless they have and I didn't notice). Do an ABX of lossless vs 320kbps over 4 days. Use 2 songs. On the first day, ABX the first song in the day in dark conditions. On...

Quote: Originally Posted by PhilS Oh, I see. The designation of this forum as the "Sound Science Forum," in and of itself, limits the types of propositions that can be advanced, the type of "evidence" that can be presented, etc. I didn't know that. Not to be difficult or anything, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by AtomikPi There is a subjectivism forum; it's called every single other forum than Sound Science I suppose there is a little bit of objectivism sprinkled in. Haha true true. So let's make this forum 100% objective then

Quote: Originally Posted by PhilS I also interpreted the use of the term "faith based" in the present context to mean there is no evidence for the phenomenon. But there is some evidence, i.e., people's observations. The fact that some do not consider them persuasive or to constitute...

Quote: Originally Posted by PhilS Ok. It's not a reasonable or fair characterization to say that someone who believes that they have heard a change in the sound of a cable is acting on "faith," just because they can't prove scientifically the cause of what they hear (or think they...

I recently got a 1TB Apple Time Capsule and am loving it. Wireless backup/access to my files is great and they come in 2TB size too. Only problem is they are expensive About 2x what a cheap external hard drive costs.

Quote: Originally Posted by badmonkey LAME is transparent at -v4 or anything better for most people, whatever their claims. For your problem samples and yourself, you may well find that it is not, in which case that is useful information and I would suggest you post your test on the...