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Fiio e10, worth the upgrade to the modi?
Hey guys trying to gather some opinions. I'm about to order a magni from schiit to drive my new hd600s. I already have a fiio e10, was wondering if it's worth the upgrade to the modi or should I wait and save up a little bit to get a better dac in the 200$ range for a bigger upgrade in...- fcpchop88
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- fiio-e10
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Best way to drive a hd600 for around 225$ amp&dac
Hello head-fi community, I eagerly await a set of hd600s I have on the way from razordog audio. Now I have about 225$ to spend on driving it, that is, with both a proper dac and amp. I'd prefer new, but don't mind buying used if it will keep me in my price range. I've been looking at the Schiit...- fcpchop88
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- sennheiser-hd-600
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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best way to test song's bit rate for down sampling?
Hey guys I was wondering what's the best way to test a song to be sure it's playing at the bit rate its supposed to and not just getting down sampled?- fcpchop88
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- Forum: Computer Audio
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New Google Nexus Q
So what do you guys think about google's new toy the Nexus Q? http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-media-receivers/google-nexus-q/4505-6739_7-35339164.html 300$ seems a bit steap, but it seems pretty cool.- fcpchop88
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- google-nexus-q dedicated-source-components google-nexus-7
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Best open cans around 100$
Hey everyone, back again for some advice. I already have a pair of sens hd-25ii which I really love especially when listening to them on my total bithead. I am now looking for something to compliment my hd-25ii. Since they are closed phones I would like to try a pair of open cans. I like bass...- fcpchop88
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- audio-technica-ath-ad700 headphones over-ear sennheiser-hd-555-headphones
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Modding a hd 650 cable
Hey everyone, this is my first post/thread over here in the DIY section. I have a pair of senns hd 25-II headphones with the stock hd650 cable that I would like to mod. I would like to terminate it shorter and with a 3.5mm plug instead. I don't have any experience with soldering so I will have...- fcpchop88
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- Forum: DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Discussions
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ipod rockbox and vinyl problems
I have an ipod video 5.5g with rockbox on it, it play most flac files perfectly fine but it seems like the vinyl tracks have a problem when I play them instantly the ipod slows down, it plays the track for around 10 seconds, then skips, then plays for another 10 seconds and so on. At this point...- fcpchop88
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- portable-source-components
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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refurbished Ipod video 80gb 5.5g vs New S:flo2 8gb + 16gb sd card
I'm having a tough time deciding between the two. They will cost me roughly the same amount. I'm worried about the build quality of a refurbished ipod as well as having significantly less sound quality. For the S:flo I'm worried about dealing with all the hassles such as not so great UI, battery...- fcpchop88
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- nationite nationite-s-flo2 sennheiser sound-cards
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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ecrater deals too good to be true?
Hello everyone, I've been on the hunt for an older version ipod that I can rockbox. I've come across what seems to be a great deal on this site ecrater but it seems too good to be true. For those of you who aren't familiar with ecrater, it's a website where people can open their own online...- fcpchop88
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Dac/Amp for my senn hd25's
Hello head-fi community, I recently got pair of sennheiser hd-25 1-ii headphones which I have been completely addicted to since. I have a sansa clip+ rockboxed playing mostly flac files with a fiio e5 for now, figured I'd start small, I'll soon get an older version ipod to rockbox with a lod. I...- fcpchop88
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- amp-dacs dacs sennheiser sennheiser-hd-25-studio-monitor-headphones
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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Fuze v2 and rockbox... results?
Hey everyone I know some of you out there have rockboxed your fuze v2. My question is what, if any, problems have you come across at this point? I have tried to do some searches but most threads are outdated and I'm not sure how rockbox is doing with the v2 now since there always trying to...- fcpchop88
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- zune-premium-headphones-v2
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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What setup should I get for under 300$?
Hi everyone I'm new to these forums and am a general newbie with this stuff so any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I'm looking to get a setup for around 300$, nothing too crazy. A mp3 player, an amp, and some headphones, and maybe a cool dock cable or something. Looking around myself...- fcpchop88
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- cables cowon-j3-16-gb-portable-media-player-black cowon-j3-8-gb-portable-media-player-white fuze-custom-earphones-by-earfuze nationite-s-flo2 sandisk-sansa-clip-1-gb-mp3-player-black sandisk-sansa-clip-2-gb-mp3-player-black sandisk-sansa-clip-4-gb-mp3-player sandisk-sansa-clip-4-gb-mp3-player-red sandisk-sansa-clip-4-gb-mp3-player-silver sandisk-sansa-clip-8-gb-mp3-player-black
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear