As the title says, the amp gain switches on the bottom are stuck to 'on', no matter how much I try to switch them to the other side. It almost looks like the little white plastic stub has broken off, perhaps it was forced too much previously. I have 2 questions about this.   1. Is there any...

I have had the card for many years now, and generally it sounds pretty good. I can still remember how amazed I was at the difference in clarity when I switched from the onboard Realtek crap to the xonar with my D2000s. Night and day. But even after all these years of tinkering, I have to admit...

Hey guys. So my current setup uses a xonar essence stx -> EF5 amp -> headphones. I am thinking about getting the Modi 2 to replace the essence stx. Would this even be an upgrade though? 100% of my audio is played from my computer, and while i like the sound of the stx, im hoping to move to an...

On the right side of my new GR07, the metal nozzle that contains the driver is loose from the housing (the black plastic part). It almost seems like there is some sort of ball swivel in the inside of the plastic housing, is this normal? It's stiff, but definitely movable. The left side doesn't...

Hey guys, so I was listening to some music, and I randomly got no sound out of the right side. I thought it was something wrong with the track because I had just downloaded it, but it happened with all tracks. So I checked my headphones and it turns out that one piece of the cable (there are two...

I'm curious to know if the signal going through all the "circuitry" and tubes and such will affect the synchronization of sound and video when watching a video on a computer. Output latency would be another way to describe it. Does this exist?  

Is this normal?   Probably a dumb question, but I just noticed that the tube in my EF-5 is glowing orange/reddish.

Hey guys,   So I recently got a HE-500 and I'm thinking about getting the EF5 to drive it. I currently have a Xonar Essence STX driving it and it's actually performing nicely (just feels really neutral and thin). I want something warmer, and fuller, but with the same amazing soundstage. Is...

So I just got the HE-500, and I'm really excited to listen to it (upgraded from Denon D2000s).   I'm just getting into audiophile stuff in general, so I have probably the dumbest question ever... it comes with a silver cable, with two ends. One has a red spot on it the other has a blue spot...

Now that it's available, has anyone tried this out? I'm curious to know how it compares with other amp/dac combos around the same price. Is it really an audiophile product? I have the Essence STX, but I've been thinking about getting a HE-500, and I'll need to upgrade to a proper usb dac, is...

Hey guys, so I have a Denon D2000 paired with a Xonar Essence STX. I'm thinking about upgrading to a higher end headphone, and I'm actually looking closely at the Audeze LCD-2. My biggest concern is actually the weight and comfort of the headphone. I find the Denon D2000 to be acceptable, but I...

Hey guys, so I have the Denon AH-D2000 headphones and the Xonar Essence STX and loved the sound quality. My Xonar card died however, and I'm actually running into space issues a little bit considering that my computer has 2 GTX 580 video cards and a Silver Arrow CPU cooler. I'm basically looking...

Basically, the Denon D2000's are a low impedance headphone, but I'm wondering if increasing the power to the middle setting (+12db, 64-300ohms) would cause damage to the headphone. Or does it just make it really loud?   It still seems like the sound is being ever so slightly clipped when...

I searched and searched, and I'm sure there's a thread somewhere about this, but I can't find it.   The DT990 Pro (250ohm) is available at my local music store for 199.99   The DT990 Premium (250) is only available via Ebay or other such websites (here in Canada anyways) for 300ish.  ...

I know the Xonar Essence STX is a popular option, but I'm wondering if there is anything else out there that's maybe better/newer etc that I should also be considering.   I just bought these headphones and oh good lord they sound good, but I know a proper sound card is gonna be helpful.  ...

I posted something in the other thread but I think it got missed...   Anyways here goes.   I want to spend some money on new headphones and an amp but I need to know a few things first.   I'm looking at a few headphones mostly gaming. Most people recommend something with wide...

Okay I think I've Narrowed it down a bit. I'm thinking of getting one of these. Any info or suggestions would be much appreciated.   JVC RX900 - medium bass/quality, medium soundstaging Denon AH-D1001 - slightly better bass/quality, medium soundstaging ATH-M50 - great sound quality, poor...

On open-backed decent soundstage headphones that are also fun with decent bass.   I was going to get the ATH-M50 but since those are closed with a tight soundstage I've decided against that for now.   Any recommendations?   cheers.

So I've been looking around and reading up on the ATH M50's and I can pick them up for around 80-90 bucks. I've heard good things about these headphones but I'm not yet convinced that these are the cans for me. I was hoping you guys could help me out with this or suggest something else in that...