SMSL SD-022+

The isolator works perfectly. All the noise is gone and the noise floor is completely quiet.

SACD nor any other higher definition didn't catch on for several reasons. Probably the biggest reason was marketing. For the average person an SACD is not better than a CD. The usability is exactly the same (the disc is the same size and playing them is literally the same). For example CD won...

I went ahead and ordered the Olimex isolator. I will see how well it works.

There is no adverse effects when everything works. But when something goes wrong and the amp starts looking for a ground it will most likely use the user (me) as the ground which is pretty dangerous. Seeing as the amp is sitting at my desk and I sometimes use it with headphones I rather not take...

Anyone?

I recently bought a tube amp for my PC (Litte Dot MKIII). I am using an USB DAC. The problem is that there is ground loop related noise. There is a buzzing noise on high volumes. When I scroll a web page there is more noise. And when I play a game there is a lot of buzzing. Anyway, the cause...

Usually the receiver has a ground pin somewhere near the phono inputs. Connect the ground cable to that. If there isn't one you need to find something else that is grounded, your shelf probably isn't.

"Musical" when describing the sound of something.   I have no idea what that means. There are many other terms that also make no sense when describing a sound, but I think that is the one that baffles me the most and people use it all the time.  

I have no problems with DealExtreme either. I have made numerous orders and I had to deal with their customer service once too. I ordered product that went out of stock soon after I ordered, I waited for 2 months for it to get back in stock. Then I gave up and asked for a refund. They weren't...

That's actually the great thing about Foobar. No fancy pansy stuff, just pure musical bliss.   Quote:

You can and should bend the headband outwards so the phones are not so tight on your head.

You can buy one of those overpriced USB cables if it makes you feel better

If you are using an external DAC the transport (cd player, laptop, etc) component doesn't really matter that much. The DAC does the hard part. The transport part has an easier job and depending on who you ask how much difference it makes the answer will range from nothing at all to huge. I am...

Umm. This might be a stupid question, but aren't caps supposed to be of certain rating instead of just, well, "bigger" like you used?

Bump. Has anyone done/seen any comparisons?   Or simply reviews of the XE800?  

To make it even simpler:   Analog is the actual sound you listen to. Analog sound does not have bits or sample rates at all. It's a continuous waveform.   Digital on the other hand is how the sound is stored on CD or SACD (or any other digital storage format). You can't listen to the...

You seem to be very confused how digital and analog sounds work.

I have that table and I have been looking for upgrade options too.   I have got a totally opposing impression. The cart is the first thing you should change. Upgrading the needle (which you have already done) can make it somewhat better. There is no tonearm height adjustment though which...

I just wish Head-Fi would have stayed with vBulletin. It just is the best forum software. In headphone terms this change was like going from Stax to Bose.

I am having lots of problems with the message field too. Posting images doesn't work ("A temporary error occurred. Please retry your request."). Posting Youtube videos doesn't work (a rectangle appears with no video in it). The cursor disappears like mentioned above.

Couldn't get that youtube embed thing to work.

My love for Prog Metal started here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T7WGasjju0

Child nudity and nudity in general are even more taboo now than before.