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Low Pinna Gain Army
I think I am trending to this. I am not an adopter of the Harmon +10-12 db pinna gain in most iem sets. It confounds me to think that a handful (under 20 so they say) random "experienced listener" employees of Harmon came up with the curve for iems. That in comparison to 200+ normal folks...- bixby
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Need cheap IEMS with signature close to Dunu Titan S
Looking for dirt cheap IEMs that have a signature similar to Dunu Titan S. Price point target under $30 and avail on azon or ebay, no Ali Express. I know I will not get an exact match but really anything with a little bump in the lows and a harmonish push around 3k without exciting 5-6khz too...- bixby
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USB Headset- Sennheiser PC8- Can't hear my voice thru earpieces in Win 10
I am dumbfounded. I can make a google voice call with the PC but have to talk really loud to be able to hear myself. Adjusting the listening property in Win 10 and checking the listen box gets me my voice in the earpieces but with a lovely (not) echo. What the heck do I have to do to make a...- bixby
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Not a newbie-Need <$100 iem for outdoor use-via phone. #1 Comfort, #2 No treble peakiness
Hi Folks, long time member looking for a budget iem recs under $100 for use with my LG G7. Use case is outdoors on walks, so obviously bass above flat to counter ambient noise and footfalls. Prior iems that fit great were Shure se-215 and Westone UM3X, ones that did not AT-E40 & Carbo Tenore...- bixby
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2016 CanJam RMAF Impressions - Denver
Post your impressions here, now that the show has begun!- bixby
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2016 Boulder/Denver CO Winter Meet (1/23) Impressions Thread
Thanks again to ASR for organizing the event. I was able to stop by and listen for a very short time. Great to see all the old and new faces. To Arteom, ASR and Einstein? : The 400S you heard were not stock, they did have the Focus A pads, which I feel make them a lot more extended in the...- bixby
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Inner Fidelity Site Issues
Anyone else having a problem getting to the Inner Fidelity site? Or is it only me. I tried another browser but cannot connect for last day or so.- bixby
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Circumaural Headphone Cup Sizing Thread and the Tacophone Effect
I noted in a post in Macedonian Hero's mega thread on closed portable type headphones that I would start a thread in order to help folks that were contemplating purchase of a pair of closed circumaural portable headphones. Many potential buyers like "on the ears" or supra-aural headphones and...- bixby
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Blue Microphones entering Headphone space with Mo-FI
Blue will soon be announcing a new headphone(s). Full press release so far is here: http://bluemic.com/blog/2014/01/unleashmofi/ “The market is plenty crowded with lo-fi headphones for mobile devices. But classic hi-fi headphones are too power hungry for our mobile devices. We are ready...- bixby
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Pages will not load in Chrome
Having issues with headfi pages not loading in chrome over the last week of so. Works fine then all of a sudden when I try to load a new window all the headfi windows go completely white with no content whatsoever. When trying to reload any of them I get messages at the bottom of the screen...- bixby
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Beyer DT-880 -600 ohm & Sennheiser HD-600 - Need to audition - Anyone own in Denver?
I have heard lots of headphones at meets yet two that are on my short list I have not. I am looking to upgrade from Shure 840s for dedicated desktop system with SPL Phonitor and good dac. I have heard the Beyer 880s at RMAF but they were 32 ohm I believe. A bit bright but the most pleasing...- bixby
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REVIEW: Ross Martin PCM 1794 DAC- $250 Overachiever
Ross Martin Audio PCM1794 Dac - $250 Overachiever My dilemma I like to have music available at my desktop. I have a very well built out Macbook based system in the main listening room but have a more moderate system in the office. I have all of my music on a drive connected to the...- bixby
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Need CMoy Opamp recommendation
I know you see hundreds of which opamp posts and I have read lots of them, but I need some specific advice. I have a JDS Labs Cmoy ver 2.02 with two TLE2426 rail splitters and gain set to 3. I plan to use my Westone UMX-3 with the single 9 volt battery and want to try an opamp that is...- bixby
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KingRex UC-192 USB / Spdif Bridge Review
KingRex UC-192 Review What is it? The KingRex UC-192 is a USBBridge. Made in Taiwan by KingRex Technology Co., the Bridge is externally powered by a wall wart power supply and includes a 5 foot USB 2.0 hi-speed USB cable. Input to the bridge is via USB with SPDIF output via coax...- bixby
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New T-Mobile Smartphone Recommendation needed
I am selling my HTC HD2 and need some ideas for a new smartphone for T-Mobile. Must have good webkit based browser or the ability to load good browser. Also need 3g and want to tether natively to a mac. Looking at Blackberry 9700, Nokia E73, HTC 3g mytouch slide, and Moto Clic XT. ...- bixby
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Better Sound for Mac Users- Pure Music Player
I just wanted to let folks know that there is a new music player for Mac users that is better than itunes for playback (in my opinion) on high quality systems. I found out about it from another forum and have been playing with the demo for several days now. I like the sound quality a lot...- bixby
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Need help with Patchmix and E-mu 1212
I need some help. While I can listen to audio with the E-mu 1212m in my pc, I want to run my Apple tv optical into the card and use the 1212 dac to decode; then out the analog outputs on the 1212m. Can someone help me with the setup? I am afraid I am not versed in pro audio mixing and have no...- bixby
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Has anyone heard these? fostex pm0.4w monitors
Looking for small powered desktop monitors. Anyone heard these? fostex pm0.4w- bixby
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Costco selling cheaper Zen MX version
Just an FYI, Costco online has the Creative Zen MX 16GB at $99 For the next 20 days. Creative selling for $149 online. Don't ask me about how it sounds because I have never heard it. Update: Apparently it has no FM radio.- bixby
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Can a fellow headfier Help repair my LOD?
I have a LOD that I fell on while hiking and crunched the ipod connector. Of course now I don't get sound unless I twist it all sorts of ways. I kind of want to keep it since it has Jena wire and sounds pretty good. Can a helpful Headfier help repair this LOD for me? I am pretty sure the whole...- bixby
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Help ID this song
Can someone help me identify this cut? Is it a commercial release? YouTube - Bikery 3 -
PRICE ALERT - Creative Zen 8GB
Not as good of a deal as the Sansa Clip 8GB but for those who might want a bit more screen real estate and SD slot. $79.99 at Costco online. And let's not tell all the other "deal" sites this time, OK!- bixby
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Can ANYONE Help ID possible fake Orb CD?
I need some help identifying a possible fake CD I purchased on Amazon used marketplace. Seller is shipping from Czech Republic and uses Falls Church return address. I bought two cds recently from this seller and one looks fake but maybe it is legit. The cd in question is Okie Dokie It's...