right now I'm just using a stock HP pavillion laptop (which doesn't matter because of the dac, right?) I also have the ATH M50 I mostly listen to hip hop so a good bass impact is nice. the amp will help with this, right? my budget is $150 I've heard good things about Beyerdynamic dt770. not sure...

budget around $200-$250 iPad 2 is main source of listening all genres but mostly hip-hop/r&b/electronic/pop how's the DT770? do I need an amp for DT770 + ipad 2? I hope you guys don't tell me the ipad 2 is no good

these things are brand new from Amazon, and already I hear rattling in the right ear from low frequencies. anyone else experience this? such an extreme disappointment and yes, I've tried multiple sources screw you, Audio Technica. thanks for nothing

He can't spend more than $50. He wants a pair of in-ears for use with his iPod, un-amped. He mostly listens to hip-hop, so good bass would be nice. Thanks in advance.

I have a PS3, and I want to be able to use my headphones for gaming. The problem is, my HDTV doesn't have a headphone port. All I have are my headphones, so I don't have any amps or anything. So can you guys help me out and tell me everything I need to make this happen? Links to specific...

I have foobar which is great for my FLAC downloads but when I want to play an actual CD, I don't like foobar because it doesn't acquire track names. Is there a way to get foobar to acquire track names or should I download another program?

What is the best portable CD player I can get? Will any cheap one produce better sound than my iPod since it will be playing a real CD?

I've noticed it a lot lately. It didn't seem bad at all with my iPod, but I've started to put the actual CD's in my laptop for listening...and the "s"'s are so harsh. Is it the headphones? Or the laptop? Or the extra volume the laptop puts out? Or maybe the cheap $8 RadioShack cable I'm using?

I listened to a 320kbps rip of a CD on my laptop, then listened to it on my Classic, and it sounds much flatter, quieter, and not as impactful. Is there a way to mod my Classic to make it sound more like my stock laptop (which I'm happy with without sound card)? I was looking into the FiiO...

MP3 128kbps maybe? Because I remember using the default for so long because I knew nothing about high-end audio...but a year or so ago I switched to AAC 256kbps. I also converted all of my defaults to AAC 256kbps. Was that just a waste of space? Did they stay at the default quality but just grew...

My setup: iPod Classic, M-Audio Studiophile Q40, cheap Radioshack cable My problem: I noticed recently that during drops of silence in songs, like right after a drum beat, there is a kind of echoing sound, almost a barely audible drummy/clappy sound. It's kind of hard to explain. I don't quite...

10 off the top of my head: Deeez Nuuts Outta Control (Remix) Stranded On Death Row Poppin' Them Thangs G'd Up Tha Shiznit Xxplosive Imagine In Da Club Alwayz Into Somethin' It'd probably change tomorrow, but anyway, what are your favorites?

It's a PS3 by the way.

My stock cable went out, and I've been sitting around waiting for M-Audio to e-mail me back. I assumed I NEEDED a threaded cable since that's what the Q40 cable is, but my dad went to Radioshack today and got a 3.5mm to 3.5mm audio cable for under $10 and it works fine. It fits into the Q40's...

My crappy stock cable went haywire recently (and only after three weeks...SMH), so I need an upgrade, and I hear the Blue Dragon V3 is the way to go. I can't seem to find one on eBay or a lot of other places...can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance.

Out of nowhere I plug them into my iPod and turn it on and only the left speaker works. I then turn my head and the right one comes back in. It cuts in and out as I turn my head, even slightly. I paused my iPod and I can hear static in the right driver which changes volume as I turn my...

Let alone 256 and 320. Is it because my current set-up doesn't allow ALAC to be reproduced correctly? I just have an iPod Classic and M-Audio Studiophile Q40's by the way. Would an amp allow me to tell a difference?

This is my first rig I'm trying to put together. Pros and cons are welcome as well as new suggestions or links to threads that might help. Thanks in advance. iPod Classic 80GB (AAC 256/320kbps files) M-Audio Studiophile Q40 iBasso D2+ Boa (USD-DAC/AMP) iBasso CB03 (iPod Line Out to 3.5...

Even though my laptop is all stock, when listening to music on iTunes it has more volume and everything sounds more clear and it makes my Q40's rumble. Then when I switch to my iPod it's noticeably quieter and not as clear...not saying it sounds bad but it could use improvement. I'm sure this is...

LOL whenever I feel like the music is quiet I just yawn and it opens my ears up and I can hear everything much better. I wish it was like that all the time...>_> Anyone know what I'm talking about?

All of my music is on CD. What should I use to rip my CD's onto my computer to put on my iPod? So far I've been using iTunes to rip at AAC 256kbps. I know about Lossless, but that's just too much space. So is 256/320 the best I'm gonna get, or is there a different program I should be ripping...

Right now I have my M-Audio Q40's hooked up to my Dell Inspiron E1705 laptop with SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC. How much should I expect to pay for a noticeable upgrade? Thanks in advance.

I'm tempted sometimes with everyone talking about hearing the newest albums that leak on the internet, and I'm even tempted to download old albums that I haven't seen in stores or haven't looked for online. But I just love ripping the packaging off of albums, putting it in for the first time...

The obvious ones are The Chronic, Doggystyle, 2001, Moment of Truth, Aquemini...what else?

All I know about headphone equipment is hooking my headphones directly into my iPod/laptop. Can someone briefly explain what a LOD is? DAC? How do these things work? Sorry for my inexperience...hopefully you guys can give me some knowledge.