Not recognized at all, doesn't even in device list shown after POST. It is known that the P2B series does not cooperate with certain newer cards, with no distinct pattern being apparent (e.g. certain USB2 cards with NEC chipset work while others with the same chip don't). Supposedly it is...

Some folks tape around the circumference of their K501 pads to get better bass. Now my HD590's pads are well-used and very soft and sloppy, so it occurred to me that the same measure should give them some more stability and yield a larger driver-ear distance. And indeed, it does. Didn't notice...

Someone in the German Hifi-Forum was asking for any kind of information on these cans (like ~age, technical data, perhaps even value) that he had once gotten from his father. Reportedly sound is good. Here's a pic of them, as you can see they are in excellent condition for being 20+ years old...

I guess it had to happen - yesterday I received my used, but little more than half a year old HD650s. Actually you can only tell by the earpads that they aren't new. Before I packed them up for Christmas (gotta have something to look forward to, right? ), I spent about an hour with them...

So I scored a used pair of these inexpensive cans recently for, I guess, curiosity's sake mostly. While I wouldn't agree with the "like new" assessment, I'm not out an arm and a leg. I promptly connected the HQ-1300 to my bedside-fi setup (Kenwood KT-80 tuner, modified BTech BT928 amp with: 220µ...

Yup, a new toy. Neat little radio, I'd write normally - but particularly small it is not, and at 1.8 kg it's good that a fold-out handle is present. This is a fun set with good reception on all bands, i.e. MW, SW, FM, even if areas with crowded shortwave bands will necessitate the use of a...

After Duggeh's excellent but nonetheless incredibly long and incredibly wordy Ergo AMT review, I'll try to keep it short: I would like to replace the vintage Sennheiser HD420SLs in my bedside-fi setup, which consists of a slightly modified Kenwood KT-80 tuner (a 1980 slimline 4-gang analog...

So I just received this Toshiba RP-20 vintage radio walkman today (1985 apparently, came with a neat Audio Technica - yup! - carrying case). Sonically it doesn't fare too badly against my bedside-fi tuner (actually it does quite well), a Grundig T-7000 of similar vintage, but selectivity is...

Simple: Ye olde 4-pin domino DIN plug allows balanced driving. OK, selection of great models where these cables fit is somewhat limited, but still...

What's up with that? They've got a bunch of different wireless models now, and the cheapo HP200 and 250 have remained as SHP2000 and SHP2500, but SHP8xx, SBC-HP1000, SBC-HP830 and all SBC-HP4xx are entirely gone from their product lineup! The previously good prices on SHP805 and HP460 from...

What's up with that? They've got a bunch of different wireless models now, and the cheapo HP200 and 250 have remained as SHP2000 and SHP2500, but SHP8xx, SBC-HP1000, SBC-HP830 and all SBC-HP4xx are entirely gone from their product lineup! The previously good prices on SHP805 and HP460 from...

In reverse, the '580 got the '535 vinyl (pleather) pads. Now I actually find the '535 to be more balanced, with the '580 being geared a bit more towards bass and highs and exhibiting some boominess apparently introduced by the pads (this used to be one of my complaints with the HD535, as it...

I'm still searching for something with a wee bit more isolation than my current portable cans... the Philips HP460 may have better tonal balance, but in terms of isolation it did not really improve upon the K26P (if at all) and is not too comfy. Looking at some inexpensive canalphones, I found I...

This earlier thread started out with Sennheiser HD430 impressions but gravitated towards the HD540 quickly. This may be confusing, so here's a new one that I should have opened earlier. You may officially let it sink like a stone . Current Shibatch Super Equalizer .eq file for my Sennheiser...

You may know these sets for analog wireless transmission of video and audio signals from room to room... we had one years ago, no idea where it's gone. Anyway, apparently these things are fine for coaxial SPDIF transmission over the video part (use composite in/out). Anyone tried this yet, and...

Finally had my dad order the HP460s @Amazon (for €29,99) on Wednesday, and they literally arrived the next day - impressive. These cans come well-packaged (largely similar to the SHP805, presumably coming from the same factory in China), and the packaging is not a pain in the rear to open as...

Yes, my main system does indeed have 3 sound cards: 1. Terratec Aureon Sky reflashed to Prodigy 7.1. Output to cans and amp, used to do LP recording. 2. Aureon Sky bone stock. Radio recordings. 3. Oldschool Terratec Base1, an ISA thing with AD1816 all-in-one sound chip. (Bought out of...

OK, so I'm still stuck with my K26Ps for portable use. Things I'd like to improve on without spending insane amounts of money (<45€ or such): * Isolation. Quite a bit better than nothing on the K26P, but far from perfect. * Comfort. Small supraaural cans just aren't very ear friendly. * Sound...

Yesterday my most recent - and probably last, for a while - headphone acquisition arrived: The classic Sennheiser HD580. The pretty much flat headband padding and almost rubbed-off Sennheiser writing on top of the headband tell that it probably isn't a very recent sample, but other than that...

With lower-impedance cans being quite common those days, I thought a little buffered amp built with all run-of-the-mill parts (as far as possible) wouldn't be that bad an idea. So what do you think, what kind of performance could one squeeze out of a grand total of three 5532 opamps (with misc...

Saw this on fleabay, anyone ever heard of the thing? It's certainly not much younger than the HD430 sold along with it. Didn't know Matsu****a made headphone amps way back when, much less ones with "ambience control" (how's that work?).

I've just done a bit of recording from LP and looked at the result. Consistently among various LPs there's a fairly narrow (about 300 Hz) but fairly deep (about 7 dB) dip at around 9.45 kHz followed by what appears to be a broad slight peak (and preceded by a slightly rolled-off response). What...

Upgrade report from a noob to high-quality vinyl playback I had already had this Technics SL-BD20 (belt-driven entry-level hi-fi player, straight arm with T4P mount, semi-automatic, sold 1986 .. present, bought in the early '90s) for years ("inherited" from my parents, along with a bunch of...

... namely, the 3rd incarnation of the Maya44, now simply called "Maya44" again: http://www.egosys.co.kr/esi/php/maya44.php As its predecessors, it's aimed at the home studio market and uses high-quality but less expensive components - you find an Envy24HT here, two Wolfson WM8776 codecs (up...

In case you don't have these yet (the English-language ESI/Audiotrak pages are fairly outdated): Juli@ ver 1.20 http://www.egosys.co.kr/zeroboard/zb...esc=asc&no=514 (Current for ProDigy 7.1: 2.18, 7.1LT: 1.17, see http://www.audiotrak.co.kr/esi/php/driver.php)