Hi there everyone, I am changing my systems around a bit to make headphone listening more practical. A couple of options i'd like you opinion on please: 1) A cyrus DAC X with couple with a Cyrus Pre XVS. the Pre has headphone output. The source is my PC. All matching, nice remote control...

Yes, that's certainly an option. thanks. And alot cheaper probably.

Hi there all, I am looking to buy a headphone amplifier which has a switchable line-output on the back using a switch on the front. Basically this output will then feed on to some analogue active loudspeakers. The volume will be controlled by a separate pre-amp feeding the line-in on the...

How much did they charge you for the 2X-S? Are you happy with them?

All, thank you very much indeed for you help and advice. I think the reason its hard to get a good idea what to for from the various postings is that all of them are very good. for me, it mainly a toss up between the Westone ES2 and UE5 (i can't justify the extra expense of the UE10 over...

Hi everyone, I've gone through many posts to make a decision, still unsure. Mainly for portable use, with i-aduio X5, but also to switch them to a home hifi now and then. So an all round earphone. Am i right in thinking that ety's have pretty much been surpassed now by the others? I'm...

I have posted my personal favourites from the Hi-Fi & AV Expo 2003 which was held in Heathrow, London today. These high resolution pictures can be found on my website and include: - The stunning new G Series from Meridian. - The DSP7000 and 8000 loudspeakers from Meridian. - The new...

Surely by chosing to invest in the stock market you knew about these risks? Blue chip or no blue chip, you have large downsides as risk. Try government bonds or a savings account if your retirement rests on it. Otherwise you makes your bed, you got too lie in it - sometimes there...

I heard that the HP output is great a while back someone posted theyre experiences with the amp on this www or headwize. The output comes off the main preamp output so sounds as good as that does - which is good. Have no fears, its a good output, above average.

I'm not so sure theyre better than CD3000 i mentioned. These can hold their own with some of the best headphones in the world.

I had have CD1700, and had 580s. I hate 580 due to the IMO grainy sputty treble which is awful. CD1700 are absolutely great, and i kept them for 4 years before upgrading to CD3000. The treble is super sweet and clean. never harsh, bass tight, and bags of detail. Thats all i can say really...

I believe i owe you an AngusMcToon. what i had overlooked, in my insane rage and pissed offness, was to install the VIA drivers for my motherboard. It seems that once i had done this, things speeded up back to normal (still not as fast as i'd like but hey, at least like it was ) I think...

Basically, this is not a trivial reduction in performance. Were talking the CD-ROm not even spinning up to max speed. Defragging the harddrive bring medioce performace gain, but in this case its not even ripping right. My suspicion is a aspi drivers problem, but i dont know where to get...

Thanks alot. But i am using LAME 3.92 already, just as was the case whn my system ran windws ME. There is no difference in the setup, so why now 50% the speed on windows 2000??

Just wondered if you guys can help. I am trying to find the best program to rip mp3s on windows 2000. I was using Easy CD-DA Extractor on my windows ME system, and it was blindingly fast. 20x rip direct to mp3. Now i put it onto w2k, it rips at half that! For no apparent reason it is...

Personally, i've always hated sennheiser (580 and 600s) because of their etched treble which is simply awful. Very fizzy and fake. I use my EMP with Sony CD3000 - exquisite.

"Well my amp IS driving them EASILY" How do you know that. Because it goes lous with your headphones? No, you have missed the point of not only headphone amplifiers, but all hi-fi amplifiers. It could be that when demands are made upon you marantz headphone socket, it struggles to...

This is interesting. I have the predecessor to your brothers board, the abit BX6 (version 1). This seems to have the exact same spec as the R2 board on the abit website (www.abit.com.tw) This states a max CPU speed of 700MHz. When i go into the bios i see that the maximum default value...

well, i downloaded the CPU ID from intel www. And yes, it is a 333MHZ cpu, so i was sold a lie basically. But anyways, its been stbale for almost 3 years now running at 350MHz, so to hell with it! My BX6 motherboard accepts up to 800MHz cpu with the latest BIOS, and i am thinking of...

I have had my comp for ages, based on 440BX mobo and PII350. Recently i had a look at the serial number on the CPU, and in it the succession of numbers 333 comes up, but never 350. I was wondering if i actually have been sold a 333 cpu? Is there any way to tell what speed the CPU is from the...

I have no idea how the CD1700 treble could ever be called britlle. I mean, that treble is seriously clean and clear, sweet. The midrage honky?? eh? which CD1700 you been listening to? The CD1700 i have have the most liquid natural midrange of all other headphones i've tried, including...

The EMP has only one set of RCA inputs for line level in. The only output is for the headphone socket - though you could probably use a converter to make the jack output into RCA/Phonos and use the EMP as a pre-amp. But obviously you couldn't use it for headphones then without some manual...

Quote: This is the last time I'm going to deal with this issue I'm glad it wasnt. Well, if those holes you mention do exist, as i'm sure they do, i'll settle for calling them open, but would prefer semi-open. You win!

Quote: Do Sony themselves call them closed? Do Sony themselves call them open? If they do, then since they designed them and built them and market them I will abide by whatever marketing nomenclature they choose to use. Whoops. Back at square one. Where did you read that...

kwkarth, whether CD3000 only attenuate by 3db or not, or the fact that they have no rear pressure loading the drivers, does not make them open. They may SOUND like open phones because of the facts you mention, they may perform like open phones, but they are closed. They are designed as...