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...

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...

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...