I love the fit of the M5 but they are not balanced at all. They are too bass heavy for my preferences. Granted, I have a pair of CK100s but I need the inline microphone for work calls. I was thinking Sony MH1C but they also have a bass hump from what I have been reading. Anyone got any...

Just going from straight out of the box impressions, but they seem pretty detailed in the highs compared to my HD 580s. Somewhat similar to my old M1000s but with less bass an less treble extremities. They also sound closed but not that obviously. Also they're pretty comfy haha but they get a...

Hi guys I'm having some trouble sourcing this particular resistor (the other resistors seem to be really weird values too) in Australia - tried Farnell and RS Components. Can anyone help me out here lol

Hi guys, asking for some upgradeitis. This time its for a desktop amp less than 300 USD, closer to 200 USD would be nice. Criteria is simple - needs to drive a K601, I love the mids and detailing, but I find the bass a bit lacking as well as the treble. It is very smooth sounding at the moment...

I've been through a few portable headphones already, my last pair were the KSC 75's which I liked but unfortunately I lost the clip for one of the ears (who the hell's idea was it to make it detachable anyway?). I quite liked them for their balance although the highs were a bit harsh, and they...

I recently went ahead about bought two units from wsz0304 off eBay, one for me and another for a friend to drive a JVC HP M1000. As you can see, he has 100% and no neutrals, which is pretty darn good. Alas, my experience with him hasn't been good as of late. First of all I was messaged on...

Probably a noob question , but does anyone know if putting Dual Opamps in place of the 5534's in this DAC will work? I know in the SVDAC06 they use Dual 5532's soldered into the board and that looks very similar to me...

Hi I'm looking for recommendations around the $120 USD mark shipped to Australia for a friend. He listens to rock/electronica and will be wearing them for hours of gaming as well as the occassional movie. He wears glasses so comfort is an important factor here. I was thinking maybe the V6's with...

Looking to DIY or buy an DAC and/or amp to drive my Victor HP-M1000's. I figure they're underpowered because I'm missing out on big bass that they're supposed to have. Currently I have a modded AV-710 which I could firmware mod to get bit perfect digital out, so something with digital in would...

Introduction First of all I'd like to curse Head-Fi for punching a hole in my wallet . After purchasing these headphones I've put a Mini^3 on my to buy list, as well as ES7s or D1000/D1001's >.>. I now consider the M1000's as my first real headphone. The M1000's are the top end of the Victor...

Last time I was on here I ended up buying a pair of JBL Reference 410s which I am very pleased with and currently use with my iPod as a portable set. Now I'm after a decent set of cans for home use I listen to a lot of punk/alternative rock (rough guide here on my last.fm account) and also...

Hi guys, the right ear in my Philips HS-820 died the other day so I'm looking for some new portable cans. I quite liked the comfort and sound of the HS-820's but they had a bit of a vice-like clamp on my head at first. I find that earbuds fall out of my ears so over the head or neckbands would...

I've been reading around and it seems that if I replace some caps on my AV-710 I can get better sound through the 7/8 outputs. Can someone edit this pic of the card and circle the caps that can be replaced? I know that the output caps for the 8th output can be replaced and apparently the...

Whenever I try to use Winamp with Kernel Streaming (out_ks) with my AV-710 it crashes Winamp. If I use Kernel Streaming 3.3 (out_ks33) it gives me an error: unable to create output pin. However, Kernel Streaming works in Foobar. When I use ASIO4All I don't get any sound at all? In...

I'm having trouble getting any sound of my my soundcard + speakers. Foobar + Kernel Streaming works, but Foobar + ASIO and Winamp + ASIO doesn't produce any sound. In Winamp, I can see the equalizer moving up and down, but no sound is coming out of the speakers. I'm using ASIO4All and...

I've just come back from Hong Kong with a soundcard that has been boxed as the Evolution 7.1 by HD Evolution. It has the same board layout, Envy24 chip as the Chaintech AV-710. It even has AV-710 printed on the board, so I'm assuming that this is a clone? I'm having trouble getting...