I'm looking to kill two birds with one stone here; I'm currently picking up bass in a group and want to get some speakers at home. What would you recommend for ~1k or below speakers for this situation? I'd rather prefer not to get a giant bass cabinet because they all seem overpriced for...

This is an odd thread, and I'm not sure I'll get much in the way of help anywhere on the internet, since it is extremely niche. I was wondering if anyone could help me out with the benefits of a Schneider disc over a Jecklin Disc. For those who are not aware, these are acoustic membranes...

I'm not here to dismiss both ortho and dynamic headphones straight out - they're both great alternatives. However, when it comes to the high end: why bother?  The elementary standard for all modern, professional microphones is the electrostatic design; sometimes requiring a phantom power...

I'd like to take a moment to HIGHLY recommend the Echo Audiofire range for those who have firewire at their disposal. Here's an RMAA at CD quality, and at 24bit. I've captured higher on 24bit (up to 115DNRA) but this seems to be the average. I'm using an audiofire 12, which uses the same...

Hello, I wonder if a swedish head-fier would like to assist me?   It involves helping me communicate with a swedish company (email and phone), who seems reluctant to reply to english   Send PM if you would like to help me out

Yo, Does anyone here use firewire interfaces for things like recording and outputting with low latency on a laptop? I'm looking at a few - maybe the Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 and the Lexicon I-onyx. My only requirements are works on windows 7 (should be most of them by now), works with...

I wonder if anyone here is familiar with earplugs that have an uneven isolation response - like foam earplugs - but to a lesser degree. I am looking for high isolation above 2khz or so and as little isolation below it. Alternatively, is there a really cheap active noise cancelling alternative? I...

I'm looking to budget out for a higher end dac (say ~$1-1.5k) over the next few months. I will be working with a Lambda Signature and an SRM-T1 which is currently in the post. Ideally I want a dry, analytical box with a flat response rather than something syrupy. As I understand it, older hi-fi...

The only delete button showing up on my inbox is at the top (if I want to delete multiple PMs at the same time). It would be good if we had one down the bottom as well.

I've accidentally clicked the "thumbs up" button a few times and can't find a way to undo it? Clicking the button does nothing, so does clicking "see who liked" and then X.

Hey dudes, I'm looking for a midi controller to use with ableton live 8 for looping purposes.   OS currently available is Vista/7 in 64bit, but I can go for some XP if necessary.   I want at least 61 keys and would like a wide-ish range of controls on the surface.   ~$1000 would be...

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What sub $500, sub $1000 and sub $2000 speakers do you like for speed/detail/clarity? What type of speaker should I be looking at? I'm looking at some QUAD ESL 63s but there arent any available I can find that will ship into my country (I want to steer clear from the additional charges of...

I'm specifically interested in if anyone has modified their mp3 player to output a line level or even a digital signal. Pics of the internals would be greatly appreciated.

wrong board, sorry.

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So, what's the deal with these doodads? Are they useable as music headphones or not? Anyone heard it? Anyone even seen it? ER-2 I have no idea what the deal with them is, seriously. What's with the box?

Just wondering. I find myself quite partial to small, precise soundstages. I prefer it over larger, imprecise soundstages, anyway

Easy question for those in the know. What causes hiss? I've got a few things that hiss like woah with my ER4P (its a bit like really loud tinnitus or walking through one of those scanners at shops with your headphones on), and my Sansa Clip doesnt have any audible hiss.

Here So, what do you make of this?

What are some headphones with hand-matched drivers? What is the tolerance between drivers in dB?

Whats the best CD recording? Is there a bernstein cd? Or just the youtube videos? Cheers.

I'm looking at setting up an extremely portable performance rig that outputs reasonable sound across all frequencies. My main performance rig uses a keyboard amplifier, which is obviously not desirable to cart around for various situations. Are there any portable speakers (preferably for less...

Wondering how easy it would be on something like a sansa clip (disabling/bypassing amp circuit?). Has anyone done it? Assuming it can, whats a good portable amp to get started on? Are there any with 1:1 gain so I can leave the volume knob out?

JH13, UE18, JH16. These all have a large number of balanced armatures over a crossover. So, what's the scientific reason for this exactly? How does say, 6 balanced armatures of moderate quality sound any better than 2 exceptionally good balanced armatures?