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  1. Stephen_Ri

    E-MU 0204 USB: Damn, They've Done it Again! And for $129!!!

    I have the same question. It seems that the 0204 DAC chip's specs are better, and it supports more sample rates than the uDAC2, but there's more to a DAC than just the chip.
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    Need DAC, have DT880+LD MKIII

    Don't see any reason to go with a sound card and a dac, when you can get a USB dac that will do everything the combination could, for less money. If the X-FI offers a great improvement for gaming, I am unaware of it. The udac-2  you mentioned seems the best option, waiting to pull the trigger on...
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    Which Box Set Has Been The Biggest Rip-off?

    Quote: Originally Posted by leeperry well, the HDCD bootlegs sound true to the source, not overly EQ's/post-processed. I guess there wouldn't have been any glory to simply copy the master tapes, denoise them, put them on 24/96 stereo LPCM DVD-A and call it a day? a CDDA version going...
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    Which Box Set Has Been The Biggest Rip-off?

    Are there any Velvet Underground or Nick Drake boxsets? I suppose those are the only artists whose catalogs number three or more that I actually like. I would buy the beatles mono box, but with others above, I agree that it's simply too expensive. Also, I think some members of the forum are...
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    What will Pitchfork choose as their #1 album of this decade?

    As has been suggested already in the case of torrents, I suspect that their relevance might be tested by record sales. Several studies have been done of the "pitchfork effect" and it has been found that record stores notice that a pitchfork endorsement can have a tremendous effect upon sales...
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    What will Pitchfork choose as their #1 album of this decade?

    On the top records of the decade: I imagine that it'll look like this: 1. Funeral 2. Kid A 3. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Silent Shout may be in the top three, and although Sound of Silver has two of the very best songs of the decade, it will probably not make it as an album. The above selections...
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    Modifying the Xiang Sheng 708B [56K!!!!]

    Quote: Originally Posted by Random Murderer the jack itself is not hard to replace, the real challenge is either finding a jack with the same pinout or an open jack that's long enough to fit through the aluminium panel. Aren't the only relevant pins R, L, and G? The stock jack...
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    Modifying the Xiang Sheng 708B [56K!!!!]

    For several months now I've had to apply leftward pressure to the the end of my headphone cord while it is plugged into the 708B in order to hear the left channel. The problem is not with my cord. Recently, the left channel has stopped working entirely. Any suggestions? How difficult is...
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    Recommend new indie/folkrock like..

    Be sure to pick up the Fleet Foxes' EP, which has material as strong as the album's. There is nothing out there quite like the ***; that's why they're so popular. Neutral Milk Hotel is receiving lots of recs, is probably even better than but is nothing like FF. They were/are both on an indie...
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    The La's ... now that's a classic slice of brit-pop!

    While I think "There She Goes" to be one of the best pop songs ever recorded, and "Timeless Melody" to be almost as good, half of the The La's is quite weak. But the other half surely worth the price of the album.
  11. Stephen_Ri

    Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, 10 years later

    Great album. On Avery Island is better, I think. "Song about Sex" or something may be his best.
  12. Stephen_Ri

    We Were You Once, You Know-- The Brit Box (Rhino)

    Yes, it's a fine compilation. I cannot imagine a singly more enjoyable disc than the first(of four). Really, I hardly play the others. Maybe I just haven't given them the proper time. Also check out other Rhino box sets, Left of the Dial (80s underground) and No Thanks(punk). A Life Less...
  13. Stephen_Ri

    Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures or Closer?

    Both are inferior to Les Baines *******.
  14. Stephen_Ri

    Grunge Music Revisited

    The only album which survives my grunge phase (besides those by Nirvana, which are not really grunge, as one clever writer at Pitchfork pointed out) is Pearl Jam's official boot 6/16/00 at Katowice, Poland. Good, intimate songs, along with an overview of their better stuff all the way back to Ten.
  15. Stephen_Ri

    Dream Theater playing Pink Floyd?

    Yes, DT has covered the whole DSOTM live and released it officially, I believe. A curiousity.
  16. Stephen_Ri

    Head-Fi destroys my listening experience!

    Join the Head-Fi Stoics. The position is essentially this: invest in a system that will not be the limiting factor in the prestentation of the music that reaches your ear. That some recordings are less than ideal is quite beyond your control, so take satisfaction in the knowledge that you hear...
  17. Stephen_Ri

    Do you think, 20 years from now...

    While there will probably be little nostalgia for MP3 itself, the MP3 sound which people who listen to low bitrate recordings (including the sort that iTunes continues to propagate) have become accustomed to may have some attraction. It's the way the album sounded to them for a particular (and...
  18. Stephen_Ri

    Rant: Digital Remastering [PICS]

    I'm not sure if I'm more bothered by the awful remasters (and original releases) or the unceasing discussions about them. Maybe there should be an audio compression rant sub-forum, because half of what is said here is not about music, it is about music presentation, which is what the headphone...
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    Headphone Amp for Beyerdynamic DT 880 (2005 edition)

    I too was hesitant about tubes becaue of the maintenance factor. I bought a Headroom Home, which is a great amp--build quality could be no better--but it just plain did not sound right with the DT-880s. Too bright. Now I'm using the XianSheng 708b, enjoying a full, natural sound. Tubes are...
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    Joshua Tree [2007 Remastered]

    A fine remaster. Significantly less muddled than the previous CD. Fairly dynamic. The consensus (if there can be such a thing among audio enthusiasts) is that this highly-produced record will never sound stellar. This release is surpristingly good, I think. I have not heard the second disk of...
  21. Stephen_Ri

    Help--Crackling Xiansheng 708B

    The 6N3 seems to have fixed the problem. Thanks dcheming and derek for your help. Stephen
  22. Stephen_Ri

    Help--Crackling Xiansheng 708B

    dcheming, no I have not replaced the 6N3. Derek, yes, I have cleaned the legs with a deoxit/lube equivalent. And have ensured against the power contamination. Does it look like I should try buying a new 6N3, then? Might that lead to only one channel being affected? Thanks for your...
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    Help--Crackling Xiansheng 708B

    Dear Head-Fi members, I have for some time had a problem with my Xian-Sheng 708B amp: noise, along with music, is coming out of the left channel. Not a steady white noise, but erratic, loud static which is fairly constant after the amp has been on about fifteen minutes. I already bought a...
  24. Stephen_Ri

    Best Cans for Jazz?

    Beyer DT-880s with a tube amp.
  25. Stephen_Ri

    Where does the $ go?

    I have regretted the time I've spent on this forum obsessing over which which DAC will sound best, how to configure foobar properly, etc. I have never regretted time spent listening to music. I expect that future audio expenditures will be limited to maintaining my excellent but modest system...
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