Well, having skimmed much of this thread, I'm not going to comment on people's perceptions...   However - for anyone who actually wants to learn about signal processing techniques, there is a great opportunity coming up soon - starting in February is this great free course on Digital Signal...

Yes, that will be just fine. CD-Rs labeled audio are labeled such for one of two reasons, A: They are for the 'standalone' CD-recorders that only take a special type of CDR. They are usually rather expensive. B: A marketing scam intended to make you think that digital audio is somehow...

I'm going to admit right now that I don't have any idea what you are talking about. From what I can tell, it seems like you have changed the output capacitor on a CT570, and found that Elnas worked better than Panasonic. But I have no idea if that is correct or not. Thanks for posting though...

I'm not a pro DJ, but I've done some DJing, and spun at a few house parties and whatnot, and I can tell you that I prefer accurate highs in my phones. The bass beat is the most 'typical' sound to listen to while beatmatching, but some people, myself included, often pay the most attention to...

Yes, going up the chain in headroom amps will give you greater sound quality. The supreme will sound better than the total airhead, the cosmic will sound better than the supreme, and the cosmic reference will sound better than the cosmic. But each one costs successively more, and the quality...

There must be some wierd disparity through the physics community... All through my physics degree, everyone said 'Im-PEDE-ahnce'. Of course, that was in colorado, and colorado is known as having the accent of not having an accent. Weathermen and news anchors are sent to colorado to train so...

Very cool phloodpants! You need to post the exact characteristics of your head now, dimensions, amount of hair, mass, density, etc. Was your skin clean? Or oily? Because that will affect the high frequency 'skin effect' over your skin. What color is your hair? LET US KNOW. And then we can...

Well, keep in mind we are talking about DJ phones. I doubt you want to take your CD1700s to a hot, humid, smoky room to be plugged into very hot devices, shaken around, tossed off your head, covered in filth, etc. The V6s aren't the best headphones in the world, but their durability, good...

I second that RMSzero. I've never heard IM-ped-ence anywhere. The word is pronounced the same as its root, im-PEDE-ence. I always thought Clou was 'clue' also I pronounce grado with a hard A, 'gray-dough'. Etymotic is an odd one, I always said it "Eteemahtic" but Tyll pronounces the O...

I just got my hip new 1800mah NiMH AA PowerEx batteries from thomasdistributing.com I also got a nice new charger with a conditioning circuit. I also got some nice 700 mah NiMH AAA batteries. The new powerex batteries boast a very low impedence, around 15-17mOhms. All this is well and good, and...

I actually do DJ, and I find that the V700s are not appropriate for me. They are bulky, weak and uncomfortable. They flip around for side monitoring, but they don't do it very well, its a bit awkward. They emphasize mid-bass, so assuming you have a stereotypical thump thump thump house...

yes, the 590s are very open. I don't think they are defective. If you look behind the metal grill, you see the actual driver. What you are hearing is the magic of physics, the same amplitude signal is being created (though 180 degrees out of phase) on each side of the driver. With nothing to...

I just bought some new vinyl, specifically, the first Jurassic 5 album, and Dan the Automator's "Wanna buy a monkey?" both of which are awesome representations of the hip-hop world that you don't hear on the radio or on MTV. Oh, and long live Deltron 3030! And I'm sorry to hear that the...

Your concern is voltage. The 4D cell pack produces 6 volts, from 4 1.5 volt cells in series. Your PDCP wants 3 volts, from 2 1.5 volt cells in series. Too much current isn't a problem, it'll only use what it needs. Voltage is the issue. Your 4D pack would provide too much voltage for the PCDP. I...

I got PowerEx 700 mAh 1.2V AAA batteries from http://www.thomasdistributing.com I also got PowerEx 1800 mAh 1.2V AA batteries. I also got a nice MAHA charger that has two independent banks, each of which can charge two AA or two AAA batteries at a time, with a built in battery conditioner and...

They are all write once at the moment. I don't know anything about the compression, but the disks themselves hold over 500mb, so the compression doesn't have to be super-heavy. They are small, but they are still an advanced optical storage technology. peace, phidauex

Our brain doesn't have much info when it tries to figure out 'forward backward' imaging, because our ears are on the same plane for front/back imaging. It relies on frequency response changes and delays caused by the shape of our ears facing forward. Sometimes it helps to take your phones...

I have used Sony MDR-7506s for mix monitoring, both live performance and small studio style. The AKG 240s are also a big studio 'standard'. They aren't the best headphones in the whole world, but they work very well for studio work. They are flat, with not much soundstage (which is fine for...

Yes, humorous troll however, I AM going to dignify it with a response. I saw a man the other day wearing sandals, shorts and a t-shirt driving a CBR-900RR. He had a li'l 1/2 face helmet too. If it weren't the law to wear a helmet around here, he would probably be wearing headphones too...

Just an addendum to jopi's above post: Headroom's 'reference' module includes improved parts, but it ALSO includes matching. The other modules are made, and then just paired up randomly. They are all good, so its not like there are any BAD matches going on, but its not perfect. For the reference...

The 'canned air' in question is cans of compressed tetrafluoroethane, a heavy chemical that is an inert gas at room temperature. If you turn the can upside down and spray it, liquid tetrafluoroethane from the bottom of the can comes out, which proceeds to rapidly evaporate in the lower pressure...

They look a lot like an old pair of Sennheisers. I have a very old pair of HD420SLs, and the back of the earcup looks very much like these, with the three U shaped slots per side, each with two bars inside. An old style open headphone for sure. Anyway, it looks a lot like my old Sennheiser...

Wow, I downloaded the site also, and sent an email to Chu, once I heard that it was closing. He probably feels awfully loved Headwize isn't as active in the main forums, but its DIY forum has a lot of activity, with new projects constantly being discussed there. The 'focus' of headwize, with...

If you are happy with what you have, do NOT upgrade! this hobby is about enjoying things, and if you are currently enjoying things, then it has been a success. Rampant, mindless consumerism is NOT what this hobby is about. Sure, it gets expensive at times, but its not about MORE MORE MORE...

The hobbys of tube rolling and overclocking have finally merged! All you people who can't decide whether you like to tinker with computers or tinker with tube amps, this is your lucky day. Man, it makes me want to build another computer :P peace, phidauex