I bought a cheap 2.1 sony usb speaker system and noticed that the subwoofer has a rattling problem.     I was able to fix it by using a book to tilt the subwoofer about 30-40 degrees sideways.  Not really sure why this works, but will this cause damage to the subwoofer?  It's a forward...

Anyone interested in a meet around the UCLA area? My apartment is fairly large and I'd be glad to offer it, we've hosted 30+ person parties before so I'm sure with a little cleanup we could comfortably host 10-15 head-fiers. Alternatively, I could try to reserve a room on the UCLA campus, which...

discount code: PJ574672 Denon AH-D2000 Around-the-ear headphones. Best Buy on Sale: Denon AHD2000 - Compare Prices, customer and user reviews, Features, Accessories, Specifications $225 + $8 shipping - $9 discount = approx. $225 shipped these were going for close to $300 recently, so...

I really don't know much about classical music, but I love the sound of pianos so I thought it'd be a good idea to start there. I got some great mp3s from friends, but unfortunately they are all terrible quality (128kbps or lower), so I was wondering if you guys had any recommendations for well...

ULTRASONE PRO900 PRO-900 CLOSED DJ HEADPHONES -OPEN BOX - eBay (item 270532568903 end time Mar-18-10 12:33:50 PDT) click on "make offer" and put a lower number and work your way up. I got them at $300. I don't know if this is considered a good price, but it is a bit hidden and lower than what...

When I say too much reverb, I mean like this: YouTube - ST-323 The Wind Cries Mary, Jimi Hendrix, 1/2 (Guitar Lesson) (sorry, couldn't find a better example :X) I've been getting into some of the old school guitar heroes, especially Hendrix and SRV. Unfortunately, every recording I've found...

One of the most common bits of advice I see on these forums is "trust your ears." This has been bothering me for a while because that is simply bad advice. In fact, it's terrible advice. DON'T trust your ears. Why? Ask yourself a simple question, does music always give you exactly the same...

I won't have money to buy anything for at least a few weeks, but I'd like to start researching some headphones if you guys have suggestions I am looking for a good looking closed portable headphone with ZERO sound leakage. Sound quality is important, but I've already got my LA7000 desktop...

I recent found this jpop group (roundtable / nino) with a really interesting mix of blues/jazz + jpop in some of their songs. A lot of their music is stereotypical anime-ish j-pop, but a couple of their songs sound really nice to me its hard for me to describe the sound, so here are some...

I'm looking for songs that feature a single vocalist and a single guitar. Do you guys have any recommendations? I have a lots of great acoustic guitar recordings but most of them are just instrumentals, or feature very sparse and mediocre singing. The closest things I have to what I'm...

I know I should be looking at IEMs, but I've tried them before and I'm just not comfortable with sticking things in my ears. It also isn't really practical to share IEMs with other people, which kind of needs to happen when you split audio purchases with roommates :X Budget is up to around...

Does one exist? I've picked up a part time job purely for an audio upgrade, so I'm thinking about going balanced. However, I really enjoy the way my Caliente sounds with my denons and I'm afraid of losing the bass impact/quantity. Apparently, it's a combination that is bass boosted and far...

-Laptop/PC $0 (if you can read this, you probably have one already) -Foobar2000 with enabled 24/192 output, crossfeed, advance limiter, and optional upsampler $0 (free download) -EMU0404 USB $150-200 -RadioShack cables $10 -Little Dot MKVII $400 -AKG k701 $250 (not the k702, because that...

I'm getting a bit confused now about DACs, from what I've read, a lot of really great DACs actually have terrible implementation for their USB input. I was pretty set on either a DACmagic or LD DAC_I but now I'm not so sure Basically, I don't need any inputs other than a USB input at this...

My setup is in my signature. I don't plan to buy anything soon, but I'd like to start saving toward a future upgrade. I was thinking either Denon D5000/D7000s or a maybe better DAC. I don't know how big of a difference I can expect from a new DAC though... Thoughts? Should I get new...

I'm happy with my current setup so I'm not really looking for an upgrade, but I've moved into a noisy college apartment with 4 roommates so I've decided that I should get a decent pair of closed headphones. Isolation is important, but leakage is another major issue. At times, I shamelessly...

I'm a bit unsure what I need buy. I want a low entry-level microphone to record amateur songs with (acoustic guitar + vocals) with good enough quality for high quality youtube videos. Ideally, I'd like something that I could use to record 2-3 instruments + vocals simultaneously, that wouldn't...

Out of curiosity, I just tried listening to my k701s while running speakers at the same time (my dac has 2x stereo outputs) and the effect was nothing short of amazing. Soundstaging is absolutely unreal (no joke, it is ridiculous, way better than my speakers alone) and every note sounds so...

I have a strict $100 budget which I would like to use to buy a small cd collection, hopefully 15-20 cds. I already spent about $7 (my first cd purchase ever) on radiohead's "OK Computer", which I found in a clearance bin at bestbuy, so I'm down to $93. The other reason I want to stay under...

I'm far from a professional (or skilled) musician, but I've written a few songs anyway for fun. The problem is that my lyrics always end up sucking hard... so, I figured why not try a collaboration this time If any of you guys are feeling poetic... please share your talents and help me write...

Are there any cheap IEMs that sound like sr60s? Most important factors are (in order of importance) 1) ability to play rock music 2) price 3) isolation 4) everything else I realize that grado sr60s are open full sized headphones, but surely there must be some IEMs out there that have...

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I've been finding some conflicting information in these forums so hopefully someone can provide a more definite answer Does the dt770 pro 250 ohm have the same drivers has the dt770 consumer 250 ohm? I've seen a couple posts that say they have the same drivers, but that the...

My k701s seem fine, but I noticed that if I shake the left ear cup around, the sound in the left channel cuts out slightly until I stop moving it. This doesn't really bother me because it only happens if I physically shake the left cup, but I noticed that many people have complained about...

You have to throw out every .flac, cd, vinyl, etc. that you own... except for 5 albums. Which ones would you keep? If you want to role play a bit, here are some scenarios to imagine! Post which scenario you are responding to if you decide to use one 1) You are a kind person, so...