I have the FiiO E09K and E7 with some Sennheiser HD650/600 headphones, but looking to upgrade. I'd like to replace the DAC, get an amp, and also get some passive speakers. I just want to know if it's okay to use passive speakers with headphone amps.   If it's alright to use speakers with some...

So I'll be going to a legitimate audio store tomorrow. I have a limited knowledge of sciences and 'audiophilia' but have been picking up a lot along the way. The store I'll be going to is http://hawthornestereo.com/used/.   I'm planning on spending quite some time in the store checking out...

My E7 unfortunately broke earlier this week for some odd reason. I've been emailing Fiio directly since the 3rd party vendor off of Amazon wants to charge me $32 for a repair.   But FiiO says it'll take ~2 months to repair the product. Is this normal? Anything I could ask for a quicker...

I'll be in Seattle for the summer, and it seems the area has a lot to offer in terms of audio equipment.   I'm hoping to check out some headphone amps, integrated amps, DACs and whatnot that are in the sub-$500 range, but the Google searches I've done return more hi-fi shops.   Are any...

I have a very basic setup with my laptop, the FiiO combo, and a pair of Sennheiser HD600s. I've been contemplating upgrading for a while now, but have no idea which to upgrade first.   On a percentage scale, what's the most important piece in a setup? Even though I use my laptop as my only...

So I was trying to use the Facet UI in Foobar, but I couldn't get it working   Out of frustration, I opened foo_facets.dll with Foobar like an idiot, and Foobar won't display anything. Well, the only thing it'll display is the .dll file   Could anyone help me to get back to the normal...

Alright, so this is really really nagging me, as I've tried looking around the Internet for the most appropriate EAC Command line for ripping into V0.   I found the following for 3.98.2:   -V 0 --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tg "%m" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d  ...

I've been using EAC to rip from CDs into both FLAC and MP3 V0. But for some reason, I just realized that my command line was set to V2 for some reason... I'm just somewhat frustrated so I'm looking to possibly use Foobar to convert FLAC to MP3 V0 if it doesn't take away from Sound quality.  ...

I hope the title/question doesn't throw anyone off, but I had a little argument with my Dad about this.   Part of his setup is: Sony X111ES --> NAD 1600 receiver --> Hafler 220   The Sony X111ES has headphone outs, so my Dad was arguing that plugging in headphones directly from the...

I've been using EAC for quite a while to convert music to FLACs and VBR  mp3s, but realized not too long ago that I had LAME set to V2 instead of V0.   My Additional command-line options is: %l-V 5%l%h-V 2%h --vbr-new %s %d   I swear I changed it to V0, but don't know what went wrong...

Hey Head-Fi,   I've mostly used full-sized headphones for my listening. But I recently bit on Meelec's Black Friday deal and luckily got their CC51 IEM. I know it isn't the the best, but I thought it would be a good way to get into the IEM market.   So far, I have mixed feelings about...

I'm going on a relatively short plane ride (~2 hours) next week and am debating as to whether or not I want to take my HD 600s. Obviously there's the sound leakage, so I just wanted to ask if anyone has ever taken their pair on a plane ride.   Would the plane noise drown out any or most of...

I just feel the need to get this rant out, because it's been really annoying me the past week or so with 2 sellers here on Head-Fi.   When you've listed a item online (here, Craigslist, etc), is it not common courtesy to tell people that they aren't the first person interested? It seems that...

I'm in the process of buying an E9 here on Head-Fi, but the guy is selling from UK, so he has a UK Power adapter.   Is there a way I can buy just the US Power adapter for the E9? I've tried googling, but to no avail.

I'm very close to choosing one of the cans in the title. I've read a bunch of conflicting opinions on the mids between the HD 600 and HD 650, so I'm going to try them out before making a decision. Any input on the mids or sound quality on any of the models would also be greatly appreciated.  ...

I've been digging around for a DAC or DAC/amp combo to buy, preferably the latter choice. I'd say that my budget is up to $500, so there's a lot of DACs I've been looking at. My only concern is that I'd like to get a DAC that would go along with speakers when I get new equipment in the future...

I've been trying to go through this thread and a couple of others and educate myself of audio and the various toys we all get, but am having a tough time doing so   Like the title asks, are there any good online free write-ups I could read on the science of audio? It can be anything, from...

I just started ripping to FLAC this weekend, and so EAC has been really efficient with that.   Before, I used to rip to VBR with EAC using LAME, and I still want to do so because I have several DAPs with small memory.   I tried using 2 profiles, but EAC still rips to FLAC when I try to...

I'm set on getting some speakers, but would love it if I could get some amps for them that could go with some headphones (Koss DJ 100, Grado, among other cheap ones). I honestly would not care if the amp isn't designed for a specific set or type of headphones. If the amp is just 'good' with...

I'm looking for any large music speakers under $200 that I can set in my apartment to blast music.

I've been wondering whether or not decent headphone amps are powerful enough to drive subwoofers. I'm thinking of getting some subwoofers not too big, just large enough to blast music through my apartment for festivities.  

I’ve tried educating myself on the science of amps and headphones, as I’d like to get an amp in the near future. But I was confused as to output impedance and its effect on the quality of headphones and amps.   Is it desirable to have the lowest impedance? Or is there a cutoff point where...

I'm looking to buy some cheap ATH m30 pads, and it seems like fullcompass.com is the only site that sells them.   And it seems like they deal mostly with electronics, so I thought it'd be safe to ask here if anyone has bought anything from that site. It just looked a bit fishy in my opinion...

I got a new pair of the Koss DJ 100 almost a week before Christmas, and have been moderately using them. The problem is that the bass is almost non-existent and sometimes music sounds flat.   In total, I'd estimate that I've used the headphones about 30 hours. Is that enough for the...

I've read rumors that the ATH-M30, Pearstone Velour, and Sony V6 pads will fit the Koss DJ 100. Do they? If so, how comfy are they compared to the stock/default pads? I'm using the DJ 100 right now as I'm typing this and my ears are hurting more and more by the minute. It becomes unbearable...