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Cheap Subwoofer
I am living in a college dorm right now and planning buy a cheap subwoofer for my simple desktop speaker set up. My budget is really low and wondering if there are any decent subwoofers under $100. I am going to use the sub with my stereo reciever . Thanks- unkoman
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Which wastes more battery?
320kb/s AAC w/ eq on or apple lossless w/ no eq?(This for ipod) Thanks- unkoman
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Triflange
I'm thinking of buying triflange tips for my e4 and wondering if there's any difference between generic triflanges sold at earphonesolutions.com and the authentic shure ones. Thanks- unkoman
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e4 frequency response range
Does anybody know the frequency response range of e4? Thanks- unkoman
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head-fi dillema
I recently set up a new portable set-up of ipod->sik din->go-vibe3->e4. I'm really enjoying the sound but ipod lineout sound little mid-reinforced, causing the soudnstage is to sound smaller, and the treble is a bit rolled off. Go-vibe is a really good amp for the price, but the bass response is...- unkoman
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AAC complexity setting
I just got my ipod and started using itune(vr.6) to encode AAC files. I have two questions: 1. How do I change the complexity level of AAC encoding? 2. Are there better AAC encoders than the itune? Thanks- unkoman
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portable amp around $100
Im looking for a portable amp around$100 to use with my e4 and ipod that I will I get in the near future.I've been looking at the go-vibe mk3 and portaphile X2. I've searched around the forum but I couldnt find any reveiws or comment about portaphile X2. The price difference between the two is...- unkoman
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Amazon
I was searching around on amazon and found a product that I wanted for very low price. I'm just wondering how good is amazon's fraud control and after service compared to ebay(I know ebay is pretty crappy). Thanks- unkoman
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line out
I'm currently using my old PCDP with a line out, and tried using my phones straight out of line out. Line out sounds a lot better than the heaphone out and I've been using my phones out of it with a volume attenuator but havea question. I've read some where that the line out puts out signals at...- unkoman
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Ipod line out
I'm thinking of purchasing an ipod and use a portable amp through the line out, I'm wondering how long will the ipod battery last using the line out with an amp. Thanks- unkoman
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ue5c
After purchasing the e4, which was my first IEM, I'vve been satisfied with the sound. Yet, I got the deadly head-fi syndrum, I started to look into the custom IEM world. I've reading the reviews for ue5c, and have few questions: 1. how good is ue5's treble response? I really enjoy e4's treble...- unkoman
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mp3-wav-mp3
I'm trying to edit a mp3 file and I have to decompress it in to wav, and I'm wondering if I compress it back to mp3, the quality of audio worsens. Thanks -
Vintage Sanyo turntable
I've found a pretty old Sanyo vintage turntable in my garage last night. The model number is TP-80SA, and tired to google it but cant find any info about this player. Anybody know about this player? Thnx- unkoman
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canalphones vs. headphones
I'm thinking about getting canal phones for my portable, and wondering how canalphones perform compared to headphones at same price range. For example, the new e4c, at $190 how does it compare to heaphones in the same price range? Thanks- unkoman
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HDCD remaster?
I got some beatles collections that saids HDCD remastered, so I burned the APE files on cd and played through WMP9 but the HDCD logo didn't show up. What does HDCD remastered mean? Thanks -
What to buy???
I currently have about 100$ and looking to upgrade my source/amp, but I cannot decide what to purchase. I have few HDCDs so I'm looking to buy a DCM 370-380 player for around 100$, but also interested in getting an amp (headsave classic) too. The question is, which equipment will give me more of...- unkoman
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RCA cables
I'm newb in this category so any help will be appreciated. I'm looking for a cheap/decent RCA cables to connect my cdp to amp. I thought about cardas but they are waaaaay over my budget so thinking about monster cables. Are monster cables any good, or is it just the brand name like "bose"? Thnx- unkoman
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av710 hdcd
I bought a hdcd and I want to listen to it on my pc, but I don't quite undrstand how the hdcd decoding process works on computer. If I use WMP9, do I just need a soundcard that doesn't resample to 48khz, for example AV710? Thnx- unkoman
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hong kong dsd hd-cd
I've found a Hong Kong DSD HDCD version of X-Japan, but I don't know if it is legit or not. In case(lol) if its legit, is there a noticable improvement in sound quality between regular red book and dsd remastered ones? Thanks -
audiotechnicas
I'm looking for a new closed can for my portables, and considering the a500-900, but how are the isolation of those cans compared to hd280? Thanks- unkoman
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Rio or Ipod w/ high ohm cans
I've heard that 4G Ipods have the bass-roll off characteristics when used with low impedance cans, but how about when coupled with 50-64ohm cans such as HD280 and A500-900? Also, which sounds better:the 4G ipod or the rio karma coupled with high impedance cans? Thanks- unkoman
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closed headphones for zen
I bought a Zen touch a week ago and have been using my blu-tak moded HD280. I had the can for about 3 months and got used to the sound, BUT I can't stand the lack of mid bass and the screeching highs. I've got tired of EQing every song I put into my player so I'm looking for a new closed cans...- unkoman
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reciever dacs
When listening to dvd-a on headphones, is it better to use a HT reciever as a dac and route it to a HP amp via RCA, or directly to amp via RCA from the player? Thanks- unkoman
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HD595 amp
I'm looking for a decent amp around 150$ for my HD595, since headsave has closed down. Any recommendation will be appreciated. Thanks- unkoman
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mpc to wav
Does anyone know any free program that can mpcs into wav files? Thanks