Here's mine, pretty simple.

uLilith for serious listening and foobar for day to day use.

This should be stickied.

Is DTS actually needed in DPS chain? There doesn't seem to be any difference between DTS-MM-Dolby HP and just MM-Dolby HP with FLAC and MP3 files.

Sound didn't change... And 1.0 final has been out for quite a few days now.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lavcat The field labeled "Presets"? Exactly. I have 3 presets (called Headphones CM, Headphones MM and Headphones FS)that are the same in everything except the channel upmixing. DSP chain: Resampler (SoX mod)-> channel upmixing (Channel Mixer/Matrix...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lavcat Have you found a way to make the setting stick? If I take it out and later put it back in the previous settings are gone. Just saved the profile with the right settings in foobar's DSP options page.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lavcat Well that made a difference. Dylan and the band were then behind my head. That or I had my phones reversed. Seriously, at the moment I'm listening with my phones intentionally on backwards and it sounds not bad! A bit uncomfortable unfortunately. Is...

Quote: Originally Posted by dongringo Do you just replace Channel Mixer with Matrix Mixer? Anything we need to know? Exactly, I just replaced Channel Mixer with Matrix Mixer in the DSP chain, configuring it like the image in my earlier post.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lavcat I just tried Matrix Mixer on your recommendation, but I am seeing only two channels displayed in foobar. How do you have yours configured? I have no idea what it is currently doing. To me music sounds the same whether Matrix Mixer is in or out. I...

Been experimenting with Matrix Mixer, surround seems more natural, less like headphones. Prefer it over Channel Mixer and FreeSurround thus far.

Quote: Originally Posted by fenixdown110 The dll file can't even be read by foobar. It says that it might not be compatible with the current version of foobar... What version of foobar are you running? Do you got the right dll?

Quote: Originally Posted by fenixdown110 No luck getting Free Surround to work with Win7. Weird... I'm using Win7 Pro 64x and it works fine. Must be something else.

Quote: Originally Posted by RedSky0 Interesting, what settings do you use out of curiosity? Kind of hard to A/B but it definitely sounds a bit different. Using the same values as the maker of the plugin:

Maybe foobar2000 with iPod manager plugin?

Quote: Originally Posted by fenixdown110 How exactly does it compare to the Channel Mixer surround? Sound overall feels less "congested". Voices sound more "natural" and realistic, less "synthetic". Instruments separation is also better in FreeSurround to my ears.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lavcat There may even be something better than Channel Mixer out there. I know I am still tweaking settings and trying different things. I changed from Channel Mixer to Free Surround. Not too familiar with audiophile lingo, so it's hard to explain...

Beyers DT48 and Sony MDR-V6. Wooden Grados also look nice. I have a strong dislike for the looks of Sennheiser's HD5x5, though I own a pair of HD595s. Sony's SA5000 and the similar looking ones also look awful. Ugliest cans I've ever seen are probably the Qualia.

Here is mine, I don't really like having the album art nor many colors onscreen.

Thanks for the fast reply, I'll try to audition the EF2.

What would be the best choice for the K701? I'm guessing something warmer to balance out the AKGs brightness, but I'm not too familiar with amp/DAC models. Was looking to keep it under $500, $300 if possible. Thanks for reading!

All my friends... And I only have a HD595 which is not that expensive compared to the really good cans. They are used to crappy earphones that come included with media players. *sigh*

Hadouken! comes to mind.

The only correct answer is Crack The Skye by Mastodon.

It's insulting no one mentioned Death From Above 1979. They're a heavy sort of "dance punk", and it's only vocals, bass and drums, with some of the craziest bass lines ever. Check Romantic Rights and Pull Out.