These look like very nice players. I almost bought an a15? today.   I have just 1 question to Sony (& maybe other manufacturers):   Where.. is.. the.. clip..   How can you make a "walkman" without a clip..   A CLIP!!   Thnx in advance    (sorry, but a carrying bag/purse, how to say...

After i read this thread & becoming aware of the aquatic issues of the eph-100, i ordered another pair. (they arrived ok in the Lowlands, thnx Audioaffair -) And indeed, the new set behaves exactly the same (as expected). Very "neutral" sound, good separation etc. and.. after listening for 1...

I just read your post..   I think i might had that happen to me..   A few weeks ago i ordered a eph-100 with the only online seller in my country. They arrived. The 1st day i was very happy..fantastic sound..neutral, good mids, i listened to the phones all day. Then 2nd day: after...

What about WinFF (http://winff.org).    Gui for ffmpeg. Has presets, can use commandline etc. Linux & windows.   Works great. Like it a lot.

I wouldn't worry too much about the impedance/ability to drive. On my card, there are 3 gain settings: <64 ohm, 64-300ohm, 300-600ohm. My 300ohm headphone can be easily driven at the lowest gain. You then have a ..slightly.. thinner sound, but still very good (bass also). But..i am not a...

In search of a set of smaller phones for the clip+, i gave it another try & i bought a pair of sennh. cx870 iem(s). (saw them on a discount somewhere, cheap). Although i think the hd595 still sound significantly better, the cx870 are rather good/good enough, especially after a few hours "burn...

Yes, you are right. I remember, turning the bass a bit up, and noticed the treble muffling. One would expect however, that such an issue would be resolved by a firmware update..(a long time ago! =).

Thanks for the tip!   Yes i noticed that, for some reason, turning on the (flat) eq, the sound gets muffled. I will try it out.  

Just got the clip+. Stock firmware. (normal i listen to asus st/hd600, so i guess i am used to a reasonable "decent" sound, not uber-fi, but no crap either). At first i used the stock earplugs. No..no..just awfull (crap ie's). Then i bought sennh. cx281 ie's. ...

Yes..yes.. a very good player..i hear a positive difference. Highs are a little (but significant) more detailed, smooth, airy, have good separation. Bass is a little less strong in volume (which i like), so i do not need an eq anymore, with ST/hd600 opamp at max gain setting. Don't get me...

This player is good stuff. Thanks a lot. Where can i download  2.4.6?  

eww..i thought this "asio64"-plugin was bundled with the latest foobar.. Not so? I can't remember installing it seperate.. I only remember upgrading to a newer foobar..& it was selectable in prefs.. If not part of foobar: sorry! im not here to encourage malware.  

A new "gold standard" has emerged.. foobar with asio64..hail to the new king! =)

Hello headfiers, Just want to give my opinion about the "different flavours" of foobar. Using stock foobar2000 with kernel streaming as my "gold standard" for years. (Wasapi is fine, i find it somewhat "dry" sounding. Ds has a little less crisp highs/detail, but a "softer/smoother" sound...

"By the way do not got to cicsmemoryplayers website as it is not safe."     Just installed it to test it.  Pls don't tell me i'm infected.?   =|

Hey pkshan,   Don't be angry =). I downloaded v2.2 and i think its great. (with ST & hd600)

Yes Genclaymore, It could be (i have only experience with fedora & gentoo, so im not sure about suse)  that suse uses pulse-audio, or some other layer (there are 2 or 3 i believe) on top of alsa. But: the basis for linuxsound on every distro is alsa (oss still works if you want, but this is...

Heya 595 fans =)   In my opinion the 595's are very good. Sometimes a bit underrated maybe.(have read them beig recommended as "only good for TV headphones")  haha. With a decent source a nice, upfront sound. Ik like them especilally with rock/guitars, but other genres sound good too.My...

Addendum: after some further listening i must put some nuance my previous post.. Don't know why, mb i'm crazy, but pure soundquality-wise, i'm getting the impression that the above dmix-setup lacks a bit in the high frequencies after all =(. i can't explain this.  I must have been in a positive...

N.B. "format S32_LE" isnt neccesary, you can remove that =)

Hello people, A small tip for the linux users who want good sound from the asus soundcards (D2(X)/ST(X). Since recent kernels, there is finally support for the 3 power levels for the headphone amplifier. Ahh linux..so inconvenient..how do i set it up right for 44100 cards? You just have to have...

Hey Germanium, thnx for the advice, you are indeed right. i put too few screws in the mobo. I will try this.

Hey people, First, i'm new here, greetings to all! I have read the forum a lot, especially sound cards & headphones. I do(did) a lot of headphone listening via soundcard(s). Lot's of time behind  the pc. My soundcard "history":soundblaster->  hercules fortissimo 2-> audigy2-> x-fi->...