For listening quality:   1.Sennheiser HD 600 (Brian Goto cable) 2.Beyerdynamic DT 911 (Brian Goto Cable) 3.Sennheiser 239 (portable)   For comfort:  Reverse order

Which model is your new Seiko?

You can access Spotify , as well as many other audio/video sources, with a "WD TV Live" streamer for a little over $50 from Amazon.com. It has HDMI and RCA outputs to your stereo and TV. I use it for Netflix and Pandora and to playback music sored on an external HD. Good luck.

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Sure. I just got a Fiio E11 and hooked it up to my Clip+ and Sennheiser 238 phones. The most noticeable change is lower volume listening is much improved-similar to the loudness control on a stereo receiver. It does not lose any of the clarity and impact present at higher volume.  Overall,  I...

I have a Clip+ attached to a desktop amp (Creek) and FWIW,  comparing the sound  through it to the unattached Clip, I notice an improvement in body and clarity through the amp at the same perceived volume. The bass portion seems to have the most improvement. As a result I'm going for a portable...

I have a pair of these for headphone stands:  http://www.rubbermaid.com/Category/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?Prod_ID=RP091280 Can't beat the price and they look cool. Their about 10" tall will easily suspend large headphones.

Do any of the expandable portable players, for example SanDisk, connect directly to an external USB hard drive for playback? I currently have a notebook PC/Toshiba HD/ DAC/headphone setup but the notebook is erratic and needs replacement.  Since I want to get a portable player anyway, I'm...

If my stored music consists of CD's ripped at 16 bit/ 44100 HZ , what advantage would a DAC capable of 24/96  (not up-sampling) offer? Would the DAC sample the files at the higher rate or would it be limited to the ripped CD quality? If the higher sampling is possible would one hear the...

I have a suggestion for anyone needing an inexpensive or starter amp.  I just installed this mini stereo amp (http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-PTA2-2x40W-Stereo-Amplifier/dp/B0013CDZDI/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1300307548&sr=8-8) for a hearing impaired neighbor who will use it for TV listening.  It  has...

I have an inexpensive  Radio Shack switcher with three  line level inputs for my DAC, CD player and MP3 player and one output for a Creek headphone amp. I did several comparisons and couldn't hear any degradation of sound from my phones. The switcher does not have a volume control. You might...

I have my portable DVD player hooked up to the back of my computer. If not portable with a screen, get a notebook to view the DVD and input the sound to your main computer In my case, the music playback shows up in the software "Audacity"(free). I start recording when and what I want, and upon...

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Get one of the Hotaudio DAC's in your price range.  For example, the "Extasy".

Contact Needledoctor.com.  They have the heavier Pro-ject counterweight you need.

Concerning Novak's dislike for the 840 coiled cable, I ordered a straight replacement from Shure.

When I realized  my collection was becoming quite large and that everything, particularly my cassettes and LPs, needed  baking up.  I got a couple of external hard drives, began comverting everything to Flac and realized how much easier it was to access the files compared to the originals.

I have had a similar problem with my notebook-USB DAC-Yamaha receiver. The noise was from a wall outlet shared by the notebook power supply ( grounded plug) with a wall wart powering my xternal hard drive storing my music. The noise stopped when the notebook ran only on battery so I figured...

FWIW, I've had my DAC Extasy for 3 days and it is running via the RCA's thru an amp and then to my phones, either 45 ohm Shure 840's or vintage Beyerdynamic 300 ohmers. I prefer the SQ from the Shures with good bass and midrange. The Beyers have a bit of sizzle and some vocal syballants (sp?)...

Quote: Originally Posted by TheWuss the project debut III is a little gem. it comes with the ortofon om5e, i believe. which is a really nice cartridge and stylus set for a turntable so cheap. and easy and quick upgrades get you closer to the pro-ject expression level. you can change...

Thanks Joe Cool and morphon. I'm ordering the Behringer.

Quote: Originally Posted by morphon Behringer | UFO202 - USB 1.1 Digital Audio Interface | UFO202 $30 for line out. Free shipping. Even has its own headphone out and switchable phono/line in. I don't think you can go much cheaper than that. My notebook PC has only a mono...

I use "Music Organizer" software by Primasoft (Windows software: database software and ftp tools). Every album is numbered and entered in the database. Hard copy albums, CD's and tapes are shelved in numerical sequence, and backup music data in my external hard drive has the same number. The...