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New baby coming
A baby O that is I just pulled the trigger on the baby Orpheus as I was really getting curious about the sound of electrostats By the way can you somebody give me info about how they sound? Haven't been able to get much information here about how they compare to the stax earspeakers. As...- rawhit
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help : Ety 4-x foamies vs rubber tips
hi guys, I have been using ety 4-p for a week and really like them. The ability to retrieve details from music is really astounding. And the the bass is tight and very musical. The problem is i'm not able to use the rubber tips because of extreme discomfort in my left ear. Also I felt that...- rawhit
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Questions regarding upsampling
As I understood from the posts here upsampling an audio signal to 96KHz or 192 KHz would make it sound smoother and richer. Now that I have a 24/96 audio card I was wondering if the upsampling can be done in software. Is there a winamp plugin or some other software available to do this...- rawhit
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Terratec DMX 6 Fire first impressions
Im still a newbie audiophile so go easy on me I got this card to replace my SBLive (now I know why its crappy). This is the first time I have hooked my Grado 325s to a decent source and all I can say is WOW. 6 Fire is a big leap over the SBLive in almost all respects. Installation was...- rawhit
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Where to audition/buy in Singapore?
I would be going to Singapore next week and would like audition some audio components. Im interested in buying the Terratec DMX 6Fire card and audition cans like Sony CD3000 and ATH W-100. Can some body from singapore tell me where I can find these components and get good prices on them...- rawhit
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Has any body listened to this one :M3P0 Audio Decoder?
Hi all, I came across this player while browsing for Terratec audio cards. It looks very interesting as it supports CDs as well as hard disk. Terratec MP3 CD player Has anybody listened to this player? How is the sound quality compared to other good stand alone CD players? thanx RawHit- rawhit
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Question regarding Grado Pads
Hello All, I am currently using my Grado 325s with the stock bowl pads and I find them to be bit too bright for my taste and a tad uncomfortable (can wear it for 2-3 hrs max). I have tried putting pads of a PoS philips fone which was very thin. This improved the comfort a bit but they made the...- rawhit
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Another question on Creek OBH11 SE
Hello all, I have almost made up my mind on this but more suggestions never hurt. I have Grado SR-80,Grado-325 and would soon be getting a Senn HD-600. I have been able to convince myself for the third time that this is the last can I will buy. Well I wanted an amp which is transparent and...- rawhit
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Please help me choose
I posted this in diff thread but got no replies so starting a new thread... as of now I just have a SBLive and driving my Grado 325s directly from it im torn apart between two choices that Im looking at which are within my budget (~ USD 300). Would really appreciate any help. 1 ...- rawhit
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IRiver SlimX in Korea
Hello, im interested in a protable mp3/CD player and came across SlimX. Is this the best CD based player out there? one of my friends is going to Korea for some time. Does somebody know the price of SlimX there? Since IRiver is a Korean Co. i was wondering if there might be substantial diff...- rawhit
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Auditioned the Philips 890
after so many posts from people about these cans I just had to listen to them. Unfortunately these are the only good cans I have available locally and they sell for INR 2800 (USD 54 ) Before I say any thing about these cans let me mention that I could listen to them for only about half an...- rawhit
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Which Crossfeed Do You Prefer?
Hi folks, would be great if you give some opinion on your preference of crossfeed. I have read so many posts here but the comments regarding crossfeed have been diverse. I personally have listened to only software crossfeed (Dolby Headphone) and liked it very much. It makes the sound so much...- rawhit
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Which Crossfeed Do You Prefer?
Hi folks, would be great if you give some opinion on your preference of crossfeed. I have read so many posts here but the comments regarding crossfeed have been diverse. I personally have listened to only software crossfeed (Dolby Headphone) and liked it very much. It makes the sound so much...- rawhit
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Which Crossfeed Do You Prefer?
hi all, would be great if you could give your opinion on your preference of crossfeed. I personally have listened to software crossfeed (Dolby Headphone) and liked it very much. It makes the music so natural and widens the sound stage. thanx for your time Rawhit- rawhit
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Another newbie with lots of questions
Hello all, I have been going through the posts here and headwize for some time to decide upon a DIY amp for my Grado SR325 and SR80 phones. Must say that there are some very knowlegeable ppl out here. I have a few constraints for the amp i want to build -have never built an amp before so I...- rawhit
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Music Recommendations pls
Hi All, I'm not very familiar with english music generes/groups as its not my primary language. It would be great if somebody could recommend some groups/songs based on my likings. I have a relatively small collection of about 250 songs and mainly like Rock and Grunge. Not a diehard fan of any... -
AP 2496 or DMX 6 Fire?
I was looking for better sound cards than my sblive value to drive the grado 325. the audiophile 2496 and DMX 6 fire seem to be some of the good 24/96 cards that most people recommend here. The 6Fire has better alround functionality ie games (eax, a3d support) and breakout box etc. Has...- rawhit
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Got my Grado 325s
Hi All, I have been lurking around for quite some time and after reading so many posts here decided to go for Grado 325s. I already own the Grado SR-80s and like them very much. i found the build quality of 325s is quite a bit better than the lower end grados and they are heavier too giving...- rawhit
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