Hello everyone, I'm planning on getting a pair of LCD-2 rev.2 with a balanced cable with a 4 pin XLR plug. Now I am slightly confused about what a balanced setup looks like. For a DAC I would have the Asus Xonar Essence STX's DAC. I don't have enough money for a proper dedicated DAC at the...

Hello, I currently own Audio Technica ATH-M50 headphones, also, I have Realtek High Definition Audio AC622, which is obviously on-board. I must use DSP's for better sounding. My question is, would there be a significant difference if I bought ASUS Xonar Essence STX sound card? And, does the...

hello, As far as I know bit rate = sample rate x bit depth x number of channels. For example a CD quality song which is 16 bit depth would be at 44,100 khz x 16 bits x 2 channels (stereo) = 1411200 bits or 1378 kbps bit rate. That means a lossless song in WAV format should be at 1378 bit rate...

  Hello, I was always wondering what is the difference in what does SRS Audio Sandbox (Sound enchantment plugin) compared to amplifier (or headphone amplifier)? I own Audio Technica ATH-M50 headphones. I also use SRS Audio Sandbox which gives me a huge difference in sound quality. I've...

Hi there I have been searching for decent headphones, studying graphs and I have stopped at these: Shure 840 vs ATH M50 vs Beyerdynamic 990 PRO, 770 PRO Now can you guys tell me which one is the best? P.S    990 PRO is open headphone but its frequency response seems better than 770 PRO...