So I have been a Cowon fan for a while. I went from Samsung P2 to a Cowon J3 and thought I heard baby Jesus. Couple years later my J3 bricked. By then J3 wasn't readily available anymore so I turned to Cowon X9, as it had the same chip and the EQ/BBE joys I loved. When I stumbled over the "news"...

I'm trying my best repair my precious thing, but after lasting only 1.7 years my Cowon J3 doesn't get turn on by me anymore. Haha ok in all seriousness it is broken.   In case I can't repair it, what should I upgrade to and I can't seem rebuy it... Is there a king DAP I should be aware of...

Old user, haven't been around in a while so don't know the state.   I been trying to search but with mixed results. Most options seem to be on the lower end of spectrum?   Anybody suggest a USB sound card/dac that outputs in 5.1 speaker setup 1/8 speaker input? Am I stuck trying to get...

So I've had my UE Super.FI 5EB for about 2 years. A month ago I guess the glue, or whatever agent that is used to keep the enclosure to the right monitor has come loose. Anyway i just shoved it back in and it clicked and everything was fine. Recently, while my IEMs were in my pocket(i've done...

I own super.fi EB and thinking about an upgrade. I am thinking about going for the top end aka. UE-11 or anything on that level or higher. Obviously budget isn't a problem but I just have a few concerns. 1. SQ practicality. I won't be listening to FLAC or 320 kbps mp3. About 95% of what I...

I purchased my UE Super.Fi 5 EB's at the very end of October to be my portable cans and gym phones. I love the eb's sound signature even though the mids are very muddy compared to my home rig setup but its fun. Anyway I use these IEMs on average 10-15 hours a week which imo isn't hardcore...

So I have a general question regarding pairing a DAP to cans? Ideally do you look for a source that makes up for the shortcomings of the cans? Is it preferable to find a source that highlights. accentuates and just brings out the strength of your cans? In my mind, finding a source that makes...

Alright so about 4 years ago, before I even heard of headfi, I bought Creative's Audigy platinum pro ZS. Little did I know then that this gaming card was not great with music. Anyway I quickly bought Klipsch's Promedia Ultra's 5.1 to take advantage of 5.1 support with the Audigy card. So I'm...

I am looking to pick up a portable amp but intend to use in my home rig as well. Home rig: Chaintech Av-710 -> Mcm toslink cable -> benchmark dac-1 -> some amp -> Sennheiser hd650 The primary use of the amp will be in my "in-the-works" portable setup but again am looking for something that...

I recently decided to listen again to my Sennheiser 497's, the lovely lil thing that broke my cherry to the audio world. Anyway to my horror the left earphone has this weird raspy sound to it! It sounds like the bass is distorted/bloated compared to the right side. It can be heard when lower...

First of all, is there a definitive forum similar to headfi's stature but dedicated to DJ equipment? Let me know about it! Also I hate how the search feature won't let me use "DJ" as one of the items to search! grr Anyway i'm just starting to get involved into dj equipment and one of the...

I just got my ZV:M thanks to many of the threads on here. I know I should take this to the creative forum but maybe you guys can save me time. 1. Is there a way where I can disable the LED screen while its playing its music to conserve battery power? Obviously I would want the ZV:M to...

Can this be done? Can foobar run the same song and output it to two different sound cards at the same time? I ask this because I would like to use my dac-1 some how with my Kilpsch Promedia Ultra's since as a source it kicks a lot more ass than Audigy 2 ZS. Right now the only thing I can imagine...

I don't think I am maximizing the use of Benchmark Dac-1 because I personally don't hear that much difference from going from stock Senn cable with cable stereo output from the Chaintech AV710 to using a MCM glass optical cable to DAC1 and XLR zu cables to Senn 650! Right now I cannot disable...

I have been recently scouring over the headfi forumns in search of information on glass toslink cables that have been made popular with products such as the dac-1. Many of the comparisons and pricings seem fairly old? I currently want to spend as little money as possible on a glass toslink...

I currently have a Audigy 2 ZS platnium pro and just bought a Benchmark Dac-1. Does it really matter whether to upgrade to a Chaintech AV710 when using the optical out on the Audigy? Is the Chaintech's digital out that big of a difference compared to the digital out on a Audigy? I know the...

Hello everybody and great job on the community you guys got going here. I first came across this site a few monthes back looking at some of the awesome testamonials. Anyway now I have come to you audiophile gods for your advice ;p. Grace me with your wisdom ;p. I recently bought Sennheiser...