Having trouble finding a replacement headphone jack adapter for my old Denon AHD2000. Am wondering if I specifically need a Denon adapter or if the threaded portion of the jack/adapter is industry standard. Can anyone help me out? For example, wondering if the Shure HPAQA1 adapter would be...

I have a grand to throw around and want to get some nice IEMs.  I spend 4-8+ hours per day listening to my SE215s at work currently (laptop as source, no extra fancies).  I'm comfortable with the shape and design of the 215s in terms of fit so logically I've been looking at the 846.  I like to...

I'm in the market for a desktop DAC/Amp combo for use with my Grado RS2-i's and MBPro as source (connected via USB).  True to Grado style, I favor a lively exciting sound signature with lots of presence and articulation.   In the running: Audio-GD FUN Matrix Mini-i 2009 Yulong Dah1 Mk...

I wouldn't do rain, but I've ridden my bike with the RS2i's on before.

I searched for "sony mdr ear pad" and got nothing. There were a few google results for goofy colored ones but I just wanted the oem replacements. I found ONE option on ebay for $21 including shipping which seems okay, but it doesn't say anything about being a legit SONY brand item. Could it be...

Where did you find the viablue splitter? I looked around on the internet and checked the vendor's supplied sites but couldn't find splitters on any of them.

I heard the rs2 today and much prefer it to the 325, so the budget issue is out. I'm going to get the rs2i, and will have up to $400 dollars left for the dac/amp. I know a lot of people are using the compass, which falls in to my price range. Would this be better/worse than the EF2 when used...

Well, I got overzealous in my first attempt at assembling a headphone rig. My main failures involved picking the wrong brand of headphones for my preferences and poorly evaluating my primary usage; I bought hd650's which I found to be not exiting, or fun enough, and an ibasso d4. The D4 sounds...

I'm really interested in building this amp. It sounds like a really fun first amp to build, and I might have to build it just for the fun factor. The thing is, I'm in to a pretty bright sound with high frequency clarity, and from what I've read, this amp is very warm and tubey. I'm currently...

4x24AWG (silver platted copper) 1/8" nylon sleeving covering all Cardas plugs from cryoparts Neutrik "REAN" mini jack Sorry for the very bad picture; this project took place between 10-12pm, and I was already tired from studying.

If there any way we could pre-order these?

Quote: Originally Posted by revolink24 Huh? Pardon me if I'm missing something, but none of the resistors, terminal blocks, volume knob, etc are on that particular page. I'm also curious to know what would be needed in addition to the kit in order to complete the amp. Also, I...

Quote: Originally Posted by gopack87 Sorry if this is a dumb question, but do you guys think the D4 could power the likes of Beyerdynamics or maybe the Denon Ahd2000's? I am using my D4 with my hd650s without power issues. It's certainly not an infinite-headroom type situation...

I must have spelled something incorrectly

I'm in the final stages of gathering parts to re-cable my sennheiser hd650s. Today my cardas sennheiser plugs arrived, and I'm sort of at a loss. I guess I was expecting to see something more like a mini jack or something. What is the proper way of soldering the wires to these plugs? I was...

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Oh yea; I forgot to mention that my wire is still in a box in ohio. The advertisement listed the wire's outer diameter but it was much to small of a diameter to include the teflon shielding.

Can anyone else confirm that 1/8th inch nylon sleeving is the correct size to house 4 strands of the 24awg wire?

what I meant to ask was if they were using 1/8th to cover the part between the jack and the y-split (4 strands) or between the headphones and the y-split (2 strands) 1/8th just seemed very small to me.

^^^ 1/8th for the 4-strand part or 2 strand?

If I go with 24awg wire what size of non-expandable nylon sleeving should I go with. I want to sleeve all sections of the cable, so from the plug to the y-split there will be 4 wires, and then 2 wires to the headphones.

I'm trying to understand the construction of a headphone cable before I start collecting materials to build my own. Is it more common to buy individual wires and run 4 of them from the jack to the y-split and then 2 on each side, or are most people using something like the canare star quad? If I...

I have a straight forward question regarding the d4 -- 1/4 or 1/8th? it doesn't say in the product info on the ibasso website, and I can't really tell form the pictures because there is no point of comparison. I figured it would be 1/8th since it's marketed toward the whole portable world but I...

hey, I know your thread is ancient and I'm sorry for bumping it from the dead, but I need to take advantage of this opportunity for this is probably the only single piece of headphone knowledge i have. I have the same headphones and had the same problem. What happens is the thin cable that goes...

Well, I'm not actually looking for better monitoring headphones. I'm looking for something to enjoy the low quality music coming out of my ipod or laptop. From what I understand these two things are virtually opposites as a reference headset is extremely accurate while ideal ipod headphones are...