[Disclaimer: I AM A NEWBIE ] Hi everyone! I remember seeing the name of the chaintech soundcard pop up all the time ever since I joined up with head-fi many months ago, and last night I noticed the card was on sale at my local computer shop so I picked one up this afternoon and started...

Hi, I just finished building my cMoy amp! yay my first go at it, but alas, it does not work properly!! I have a mini to mini cable hooked up to my portable MD player and I hooked up the left input, right input, and ground to the proper locations on the circuit board. Then I hooked up the...

Hi, I have noticed that a lot of people store their headphones hanging upright. Is there a reason for this? Should I be hanging my headphones up while I am burning them in and not using them? If that is the case, then maybe I can start a new project to make a headphone hanger! Thanks! I...

Hi, I was looking over the manual of my Yamaha RX-V2400 receiver and I found a rating called the "Phones Output" and the value was 150mV/100 Ohm :P please excuse my ignorance, but what can I deduce from this information? The headphones that I will be plugging into this receiver are the...

Hi, I just ordered myself a pair of hd570 headphones for music on my home system and also gaming on the PC. I figured I might as well invest in a decent soundcard (instead of my onboard) to enhance my gaming and music experience on the computer, but I was wondering what most of you listen to on...

Hi, I am just wondering if you guys listen to your music with loudness on or off. The only amp I have in the house is an amp for my dad's big loud speakers and there's a little switch that turns loudness on or off. Loudness seems to make everything sound better :P but does it 'change' the way...

Hi, I will soon have a pair of Sennheiser HD570s which I will be using for gaming and listening to music on the computer ocasionally. Currently, I have the soundMAX onboard chip with my asus motherboard and I plan on purchasing a soundcard soon. My question is, what soundcard should I get? I had...

I would like to use my new HD570s on the computer while also being able to use my speakers occasionally. What do you think of this device? Thanks! Here is the link!