I know is a very simple question, but I forgot this: If you don't have a line output in your player, what volume level you must set to feed the headamp? Some people 100% is zero attenuation, direct output. Other people say that is clipping and distortion. Is there an ideal level?

Someone is selling this downhere in Venezuela: They say is a D-M805 Is that a decent vintage player? Thanks for your help.

Let’s forget Vinyl vs. CD Vs. SACD vs. DVD-A vs. Live Performance vs having the entire New York Philharmonic in your room. Let’s talk about the most convenient and used formats of the last ¿40 years?. I think it's unfair to compare CD sound to MP3s because of second generation degradation. But...

I feel myself a head-fier, so I found this in Hydrogenaudio Forum and think I had to share it with you: Is head-fi.org an "expert" site? I glanced through a review of the new HD-650s and I came across the same old audiophile-crap about how you need some expensive headphone amp and fancy wire...

Yes, for 90% of the people it is that way. Last week I brougth home my mother's old system, to listen my last 20 LPs, because of the madness of vinylmania. What a shame, totally horrid sound. OK, my mother's system is cheap, but so my PCDP and sounds 20 times better. So I remember why the world...

This week I'm expending some days out of home, I take my PDCP, my CMOY, even the interconnects...but forgot the headphones. Yeah, very stupid, well, I could blame my wife and kids. I keep the other three things in a bag, but not the cans. I prefer to use the KSC35s but I'd be happy now with my...

My country is falling into pieces (AND I was just fired) and I'm considering to emigrate to your country and want to get first hand information. I could apply as skilled worker permanent resident because I'm an electrical engineer with lots of experience and have worked with some american...

"You have to be thankful of the little good things what you've got so far" H.J.Me For all the cheapos out there, I have some recommendations: AIWA HP-V163: Some people have recommended this earbuds some time ago. I'm not able to buy from USA in this moment so I was so happy to found...

I feel stupid posting this but may be you can give me some advice. Because of some good comments (and pricing) I wanted to buy a D-141. I found one brand new unit in eBay and won the bid. As you can see in my info, I'm overseas and my country's government is limiting dollar transactions. But a...

I bought this about a year ago from JMT and didn´t ask for battery power, but now I need it. What I have to do to not damage my amp? How I can switch from batteries to DC jack easily? How much power is needed: one or two 9v?

Just can't resist to share: This morning I received the much talked about Senn MX500. Now I have three of the most beloved cheap (below $50) cans: HD495 and KSC35 are the others. Each one has their signature sound and application, so it will be interesting to compare.

No politics here, just curious reality... Dollars are not available here to buy on internet, so I called to the Venezuela distributor yesterday and got this numbers (without shipping): HD-280 $144 HD-580 $326 MX-400 $19 MX-500 $25 Just to put things in perspective: many people...

I think the DIYers are the best to answer this question: What's the average power (mW at XX ohm) of standard HP jacks? (Thise in CD players, receivers, mini-systems, etc) What's too low? What´s a good value? I have a player with 30 mW at 32 ohm and sounds fine, but my CMOY is signicantly...

Nobody replies my threads but just in case. I have a Phillips DVD-723 and a CMOY amp. It's sad but the plain phone jack of the DVD is better than the CMOY to power both the HD495 and the KSC35. Have better balance overall. The CMOY sounds too bright. Is anything wrong with my amp or somebody has...

I'm looking for something to use the HD497 cable as an extension. I need to convert the ultra little plug on the headphone side to a 1/8 or 1/4 jack. Can you recommend a site to look for something like this?

I improved the title of my thread too see if someone give me an idea. I want to try this but don´t know what kind of adapter I need and where to get it. I think I need a 3/32" stereo jack to 1/8" stereo jack. What do you think? Please, help me!!!

I have a HD-495 and a KSC-35. I want to use the Senn 3 m cable as an extension for the 1 m Koss. But I need some kind of adapter with a female mini-mini at one end and a standard mini on the other. Is possible to find that? If not, how I can make a good one?

I read three different surveys on Stereophile and found them interesting for this forum making them one: 1. What is the best CD to evaluate the performance of equipment? (e.g. to decide what to buy) This is mostly to detect flaws 2. What is the best CD to demonstrate to other people you have...

I'm looking forward for headphones to use at bed (TV) without disturb my sleeping wife. Isolation, comfort at bed, good sound, affordable. Am I asking for too much? I have a HD-495 and a JMT CMOY, just in case. Please, help.

I hope I’m the first to post this. Just as a courtesy for those of you who can afford it (and because I'm curious), I found this in Mix magazine: The Grace Design model 901 reference headphone amplifier. It's a recording studio headamp that accepts both analog and digital inputs (up to 24/96)...

I was trying my JMT C-Moy Amp and HD495's from the soundcard output and suddenly a ray of light hit my mind. A heavenly voice said: Try with the speakers too, stupid! I did it and, dear friends, it was amazing! The most noticeable was the clearer bass but everything improved. I was very unhappy...

Dear tweakers , I need to change the caps on my speakers. The midrange/tweeters are cracking with low frequencies (my speakers are ten years old). These are 1,8 microfarad electrolytic caps, I only found 2,2 microfarad locally. How it will afect the sound? Also, I'd like to try a crossover...

I'm posting this to check if anybody had the same problem and/or have any advice. I'm a beginner head-fier trying to have my first decent system. Don't ask me why, I choosed a pair of HD495 to start with. It works fairly well from my home stereo but something was missing. I decided to try a...

Any other headfier likes Jars of Clay, DC Talk, Third Day or Michael Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Rebecca St. James? If yes, they know what I'm talking about. Let's share experiences about CCM on headphones!

Is there any problem in convert from RCA to stereo phone jack? What performance I can wait from that?