Friend of mine sold me his KRK VXT 8 speakers for really cheap, like less than half what they cost new, so I went ahead and bought them knowing I have no way to connect balanced inputs. I have an Asus Xonar Essence STX II sound card with RCA outputs but these speakers use balanced inputs only. I...

I am curious if .wav files will actually make the battery last longer since the processor has much less work to do reading an uncompressed wav vs a much more complex lossless compression flac?   Basically what's the battery usage for each type? Is it true a .wav uses less cpu cycles so it...

Most the portable dac/amp combos i see only accept 16bit/48khz max from usb. I know windows 7 supports 24/96 out of the usb port so I just need to find a good dac/amp combo that can accept the 24/96 signal.   These are my requirements:   1. Of course the number 1 thing is sound quality...

This portable media player sounds like it's going to be really awesome. It has a 960x540 (half 1080p resolution) 5 inch AMOLED screen. Is going to have graphics that rival the ps3's graphics and hopefully will have that quality sony sound. It's only 249 dollars for wifi version and 299 for wifi...

I'm looking for comparisons between these two.  I've narrowed down that these 2 players are my best choice if I want to go unamped right from HP out.  Which one has superior SQ on the HP out jack?

I'm looking for a custom cable for the ultrasone pro 900, Dont really feel like paying the rip off prices major companies are trying to sell them at. I dont believe silver or occ copper makes a difference in sound so the cheaper ofc copper wire is fine maybe up the thickness 1 step from the...

So I've been gathering information on installing 1.8" PATA ZIF SSD's into the Ipod classic. Really couldn't find much info on it at head-fi. So I'll post what I know. Need you all to help make this thread the best place for Ipod classic SSD mod info.   The Ipod classic runs off a 1.8" HDD...

Is it possible to get a wireless headphone with audiophile quality?

any differences other than hard drive space i mean

So I've seen the 1.8" ZIF connection SSD drives and found out they work in the ipod video's and you only need the thickness of the 30GB model. What im struggling with is if its really worth 600 dollars for a 256gb SSD vs 300 dollars for a 240GB HDD   Is there any actual tests where some 1...

Obviously the edition 8 must be better headphones I mean 330 vs 1500 dollars. Do they really sound so much more incredible that they are worth the +1200 dollars?   Can anyone who has heard both give their words of wisdom?

I don't need like all these exotic metals and what not just a quality built 6 foot mini to mini for an Ultrasone pro 900. I really like the feel of the cloth covered wires. I don't believe special metals and crystallized coppers and silver gold alloy wire and even pure gold wires make a real...

The setup will be ipod video 5.5g 240GB + RWA Imod + ALO Imod cable + pico slim or p-52 + westone 3 LE and pro 900's.   Is the pico slim or the p-52 better for the task of driving both these headphone/iem?   I really like the way the pico slim looks but sq is still more important then looks.

From what ive gathered the original 5g came in 30/60   than the 5.5g came out with a brighter screen and was available in 30/80.   So is it pretty safe to assume that any 5th generation 80GB will have to be the 5.5g with brighter screen and support for 240GB HDD mod?   then with RWA...

I'm looking for something in the $500 maybe maximum $650 range and that's pushing it. I enjoy hard hitting but tightly accurate bass. Definitely bass heavy listener but I want detailed clear bass that is also loud. I dislike sibilance greatly but also would like clear sparkling highs. I like...

Whats the most space I can get in a portable (easy mods accepted) too?

my old onkyo receiver crapped out on me. I have Polk audio LSi9 bookshelf speakers. They have dual 5-way, gold-plated binding post terminals so I'd want a stereo receiver with an a+b biwiring capability. I also have an infinity ps212 400 watt rms powered 12inch sub. I use this 2.1 set up for my...

Paid 140 for it and it was so worth it. Perfect condition. I did my research this original 1st pressing was done in 1983 in Japan they had the only cd manufacturing plant of that time cd's were brand new. They did a totally flat transfer from the original reel to reel tapes 0 post processing or...

From HP:   Hear all the music. Experience the studio-quality music the artist intended you to with Beats™ Audio. HP audio engineers collaborated with Interscope records to deliver the best available audio experience through digital headphones or an external speaker system. HP ENVY’s...

Has anyone heard if this will ever happen? Thats the only thing the touch is really lacking.

Dear Joe   Thank you for interested in COWON J3.   I am sorry to tell you that the terms and conditions of the COWON's Warranty only apply in the country that the COWON product was originally purchased. COWON J3 32GB will be released in US in mid June.

This program is freakin awesome. You know all the drm crap on your music when you buy it and it blocks you from using it on other players or from burning it or from those subscription services like urge or zune pass you pay 10-15 bucks a month and you can download and listen to as much as you...

There should be a disclaimer on this site. Warning joining this site has a high potential to be very damaging to your bank account. Before I came here I was happy with my 300 dollars of portable audio equipment, now i got plans for different amps different dacs different players different...

If you import this from Korea is the players menus and such gonna be in Korean and not english?

I see that there is a 1.8" 240GB ZIF HDD. The Zune 120 uses a 120GB 1.8" ZIF drive. Are these compatible? I hear the 240GB one is a little thicker so maybe it is out. There is also a 160GB 1.8" ZIF drive that is the exact same thickness as the 120GB so at the very least can you upgrade the Zune...