Hey, I'm in need of a good DAC to go from my PC to amp and I was wondering if anyone has ever tried removing the DAC from a PS1 model scph-1001. The unit had received a bit of attention a while back as a great CD player because of its DAC and I was wondering if anyone has tried using the DAC on...

I saw this on gizmodo today. Has anyone tried this?    http://gizmodo.com/5623920/make-your-own-custom-earbuds-for-cheap

I went ahead and put holes in the driver and felted the inside back.... Wow.   I overall I would actually call it an improvement. I tried it both without distancers and with 12 and 14mm distancers, I think I like the 14mm the most (where as before I liked the 12mm more). To my ears it the...

Check out the forums for the AKG K26P I've been looking at getting a set myself for going around w/ my ipod

..... I changed absolutely nothing and I can't get it to make the clicking sound today. Sounds perfect.....   I feel happy yet somehow defeated.....   Thanks for the help though. 

Well, I've tried basically every driver and still getting the same clicking sounds whenever I run an internet browser, or move the mouse to much, or open the volume panel, or anything along those lines. I installed the unit onto my friends PC and he ran into the same problems. This happens from...

Quote: Installed the new USB controller....Still getting a damn clicking sound when I do anything besides listen to the sound coming into my headphones....

Also consider if you want closed or open headphones.

I agree that the music probably has a stronger influence than the headphones, but I don't think the music alone could sweep you away without something half-way decent to listen to it on. Still, I feel like there has to be a set of phones or speakers, individual to a person, that evoke stronger...

Might sound like a strange question, but which headphones give you, personally, the strongest emotional response to music?

Quote:   Yes and yes  

Quote: I just calculated the weight difference based on density.... it should be less than a 5gram (1 US nickel) change between aluminum and carbon fiber....

Quote: I don't have a scale that can measure that light... lol   I made a rough scale using these instructions: http://www.ehow.com/how_6001252_weigh-grams-scale.html Ran it several times and took the average of the runs: ~12.5 grams for each distancer. An american nickel and 3...

Yeah, adding distancers to the outside of the can did absolutely nothing...   On another note, my buddy is now selling aluminum distancers for anyone that wants to buy some. He works in a machine shop in Ohio (US) and he can make some quality stuff. He said he'll make each set for $30 +...

Quote: The mesh on the back side of the headphones right (the mesh I can physically see in the picture)?    From what I have read, distance between the back mesh and the driver shouldn't matter much. But I'm wondering if having the extra cup length on the back of the cup would help...

Quote: But adding wood cup's wouldn't change the position of the drivers to your ear/the jumbo pads. I THINK he is trying to make an arguement that adding enlongated woody cups improved his sound. I was playing around with my hands against the back end of the drivers and I kinda got the...

Quote: Something like this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815104216

Just finished modding my msi1's (or should I say ms1000i's?) 10x more comfortable now and they sound much better to boot, love the mod    I liked the shorter (12mm) distancers over the longer (14mm) ones, and I'm only using 1 piece of my thin (~1mm) felt against the driver. I used...

Has anyone heard this unit or seen a link for a good review on it? Looking for something to drive my Klipsch kg-4 speakers (and ms1000's from time to time) near this price range. 

Just got mine yesterday and the sound is great until I try to do something on my pc.... Every time I move the mouse around I get "clicking" sounds while playing music or video. Funny thing is, my games are playing without the annoying clicking at all (tried it out on TF2 and MW2). Tried the ASIO...

Search the forum "q40 vs m50" and you will find lots of in depth comparisons. In the end, you'll have to choose for yourself. Personally from what I've read, I'd probably go with the m50.   Both of these will have a lot more detail than beats, though I'm not sure how bass compares. I really...

Same price range and good bass: M-Audio Q40 Audio Technica M50

I'm a little new to this myself so I can't tell you the comparison first hand yet, but don't forget to look into Alessandro headphones. Grado and Alessandro apparently work with each other to produce very similar headphones but balanced in a different way. I just ordered a set of MS1i's myself...

I was hoping you guys could help me pick a starter amp project. My current DAC is the Musiland Monitor 02 US and I want to build an amp that will be able to run the following decently well (I'm guessing it will have to be solid state or hybrid):   ATH-AD700 Alessandro MS1i Klipsch kg-4...

Buy a set for their mothers to wear around...