Hi. I've been interested in the Hi-Fi world for some time now, but it seems there is still a lot I don't understand. I'd like to get your recommendations on a book(s) for a beginner that covers subjects like basic sound theory, frequently used terms, digital audio, analog audio, basic science...

Hi, I have been using Foobar2000 for a while, and time ago it crashed (corrupted configuration file) for the 2nd time in 6 months. The problem is I also lost few hundred song ratings. Since then I decided not to use fb2k anymore, but sadly there are no other options that fit my needs. So I am...

So just received my new AM-90's. Yesterday actually, gave them about ~10 hours of burning in.   I'm a bit worried about specification. They are supposed to be using armature driver but the driver type on the package is marked as dynamic.  PICTURE And what about the odd frequency response...

Hi. I need to recable one pair of headphones and shorten cable on another. Most discussions are about expensive hi-end cables but I need to do this as cheap as possible.   For this I need: cheap audio cable ~2m for 10-20$ (ideally with TRS male to TRS female; or I could solder the plugs...

Greetings fellow Head-Fiers!   I've been wanting to upgrade my equipment for some time and finally I've got a chance. I want to get an over-ear headphones but considering all I've got right now is my PC with a crappy sound card (Creative xtreme music), It would be stupid to use them with my...

Hi.  I really need your help choosing headphones. Here's what I need: 1)50-90$ budget 2)Very good sound quality. I prefer balanced and neutral sound. 3)Comfortable - so that I could use them for hours without my ears hurting 4)They're going to be used with Creative PC sound card, with...

Hi guys.   (This part is optional to read) First of all, I'm a newbie in Audiophile world. Secondly I'd like to apologise for my terrible English. So everything started few weeks back when I got myself a pair of not very expensive (by your standards) IEM's ~50$. Since then I can't even...

Hi. So I need 2 different pair of headphones which to use with my Sandisk Sansa Clip+ mp3 player (haven't bought yet). Would be nice if I could by them both for under 80$.   1)The first ones i need for jogging. I think about simple style buds (not in-ear) so to better hear the traffic. Also...