Quote: Originally Posted by ucrags84 Ultimate Electronics will Ship to you through their business services department. Give them a call during business hours, handling time may take a day or two, but it will be two day shipping. The X5s will be stylish, I wouldn't say the response is...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ntropic I couldn't recommend the SF3 for looks or durability. I'm not sure I'd look at the Etymotics or RE0 for somebody into more mainstream music. Thanks, that's all I needed to hear I think. Everyone has been tremendously helpful, thank you.

Very helpful guys, thanks. Sounds like no one has anything bad to say about the S4, so I will probably go with those. I see the X5 on ultimate electronics for $99, but I live in New York, so they don't have any local stores. Before I definitely go with the S4, does anyone have an opinion on...

Hey guys, My gf's bday is coming up, and her ipod earbuds are in pretty bad shape. I know more about headphones than earphones (still rocking Senn HD600's) and need some help. She isn't an audiophile or anything, and she is style-concious, but I want to get her something that is durable (she...

Quote: Originally Posted by Auricle Gentlemen: There is no reason (outside of marketing) for these cables to go in any particular direction. You'll see what I mean if you disassemble your precious cable: they are completely without direction, except on the casing. They are like the...

It is absolutely snake oil, and I apologize for being rude, but anyone who thinks otherwise hasn't taken enough physics courses, or they didn't understand them after taking them.

Quote: Originally Posted by 003 I just checked that out, it looks PERFECT for me. 3ft, exactly $200. I also found your review of it, sounds really really good. And, this You took the words right out of my mouth as to what kind of sound I like. Would this be a good cable to counter the...

Quote: Originally Posted by boodi please could we remain on topic ? I need some cost effective power chords without spending too much for my 2 systems .. I'd rather not want fun debates , just open another thread about it if you feel it's worth do it ( but there's another one on PC...

I don't have the 650's, I have the 600's, but I remember two songs getting me hooked and that always impress my friends when I play them: Bach - Little Fugue in G Minor Great dynamics and fun to listen to, I'm afraid I'm not very good at making colorful descriptions lol. It is one of those...

Quote: Originally Posted by PhilS Apparently, he doesn't have any, or he wants to replace the ones he has. Now, back to the original question. He said upgrade, so he wants to replace. My question is, is there something wrong with his current ones? It is a relevant one, and one...

Quote: Originally Posted by boodi Any advice ? I would use one for my amp , one for my source. Thanks Is there something wrong with your current power cords?

Quote: Originally Posted by kschul2 UL listed? Sorry, new to this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwriters_Laboratories

Quote: Originally Posted by kschul2 Hey, was hoping y'all could give me some recommendations for a good surge protector to use with a macbook pro, gilmore lite and micro dac. I don't need something top of the line, just want something that will offer adequate protection and won't degrade...

I have never felt that headphones can bring the same presentation as a good set of speakers can. There is something about being enveloped in the sound, to actually feel the vibrations in your entire body that makes the experience that much better than headphones. Headphones are wonderful for a...

Quote: Originally Posted by macmacox I'm amping it with a LD2 not hooking my headphones directly to the transit.. it's the usb carrying the noise the LD2 has great low-noise sound when I hooked it up to my archos. I'm confused. How would the USB carry noise? It's a digital...

A stereo plug will include information from both the left and right channels. A mono plug will only include information from the left channel. But, if your source is standard mic, you only need a monoaural connection. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Are we really discussing burn-in? On cables no less? Oh, and are there any passive devices (such as a diode) in the cable or is it just wire? If not, it's not directional.

Quote: Originally Posted by iamtarun check out this discussion (war) at avsforum Can a HTPC be "Audiophile" grade my opinion is u just have to select a card which does not re-sample the audio signal while passing thru the digital out. ie. some cards like creative resamples...

I have a Powerbook 15" (only the 17" has a built-in optical output) and would like to get a USB or firewire external sound card that has a digital output so I can attach it to a DAC. My first assumption is that I can go cheap on this because since I will only be using the digital output, a $50...

Hopefully this is the best forum for this question. A friend of mine is very talented on the piano and recently recorded a couple songs at a local studio and I was very impressed. Anyway, she doesn't write down any of her compositions and I am trying to get her to do this. Now, I have a...

It is in the slot furthest from the proc. I think I did this because I read somewhere it would help reduce noise, which I believe it did. The problem I am having is not simple line noise, it's very conspicuous crackling. Thanks for the tip though.

It would be difficult to discern if it is from CPU or hard drive usage. I do know for a fact that cpu usage is high when the crackling occurs, whether or not the hard drive is being used as well is hard to tell. I have four hard drives, two of which are quiet and none have hard drive access LED...

I lurk around this forum and have learned a lot. I purchased a Chaintech AV-710 about a month ago and tried to follow Mr. Radar's setup guide. However, from day one I get occasional static crackling, especially during high cpu usage. This is incredibly annoying when listening to high quality...