Quote: Originally Posted by Thaddy What program are you using on your computer? I had the volume in Foobar too high and noticed problems like you are having. Lower it to about 90%, while keeping everything in Patchmix at 0.0. This fixed all of my problems. Also, have you tried using...

Quote: Originally Posted by Helter Skelter Nor on mine. Unmodded, stock breakout cables, Radioshack Fusion RCAs to Headsave Classic v2. I can crank the volume on both the amp and in PatchMix to full, and it's totally silent no matter what headphones I try with it. Do you have anything...

actually, upon further testing, it does seem to be the emu 0404. It's just this slight static sound in the background whenever i crank the volume, it didnt used to do this. Whenever the computer is powered down, the gilmore lite is dead silent. It is only have the patchmix DSP is applied that...

I just recently discovered that my gilmore lite makes a loud audible hiss when it is on. I unplugged everything except the lite and turned it on and listened to it via alessandro ms1s, and the volume dial is no longer dead silent. It has an extremely loud and annoying hiss that raises when i...

Quote: Originally Posted by blomquist hiss may come from analog inputs... try lowering those if you have them anabled in patchmix. cheers how do i do this? All i have is an ASIO out and a WAVE L/R edit: through further testing, i have found it to be the fault of the gilmore...

I have a custom made 6 pin connector, could this be the reason behind the hiss? I would hate to find another connector for it, as it works perfectly. whenever I remove the cable, it gives a loud audible permanent hiss. Plugging the cable back in seems to lessen the hiss, but its still there...

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Quote: Originally Posted by iDesign I would imagine that the Gilmore Lite paired with the SR325i would be problematic in that the fatiguing highs would be even more present. I should note that I have extensively tested the SR325i but never matched to my Gilmore Lite. I have a...

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Quote: Originally Posted by jjcapurro The SVS sub i linked is their low end box mounted, rather than the tube model and is reasonably small and fairly cheap (429). I figured with a drop in price on the speakers i could recomend a decent sub to go with. Since the Maggies only have...

Quote: Originally Posted by tennisets Did you not read my first post? I reccommended another pair of Magnepans that would be perfect for your situation if you just shove a suboofer in there somewhere. It's as good as you're gonna get for you're situation. MAGNEPAN MMG-W i have...

when i say disappear from the room, i meant visually. The Mmg's would just look like two black rectangles on the wall along with all the other posters. Would the sound of the MMGs get totally distorted if i did that? Kinda like "press your hands against the outside of grados" type hollow tin...

I'm considering getting a pair of mmgs for my dorm room, and I was thinking of mounting them FLAT against the wall. Since they're so slim and what not, I was going to have my wall full of posters and just have the MMGs blend in with them. Completely stealth audio bliss. Will this work?

i'd say the ms2i is a perfect starting point, compared to all your other high end phones. I have a 325i and it sounds absolutely glorious, I find that you might be surprised at how good your rock cds will sound with the alessandro ms2is

Quote: Originally Posted by Electric_Mofo Im planing on purchasing Grado SR225 and I was told that a Gilmore amp would be perfect I didnt see that under your list of choices... i have a pair of SR325is and i have a gilmore lite coming next week will tell ya what i think

what about a gilmore lite ? they're supposed to kill with grados

white with black lettering looks freaking amazing, the black looks cheap compared to it

currently its an audigy 1 - > pocketamp V2 - > phones waiting on a gilmore lite and emu 0404

I just got my pair of 325is and have been listening to them. Compared to the ms-1s, they are a complete improvement; it sounds like a veil was lifted off and the vocals and music sounds so much smoother and crisper, i'm in love.

the modded 414s that holeinthewallet is selling on mall-fi rocks out

i would go with a gilmore lite

after a couple of days, i can definitely hear the improvement with the pocketamp. The bass is alot fuller and the impact is definitely better. it seems to bring out the vocals and makes the audio a more involving experience. However, after getting a pair of Ms-1s, i've completely fallen in...

Quote: Originally Posted by ssingh0 did you do any hands-on research or just reading other peoples thoughts? If so, you're only thinking, and you'll be back here soon to confirm your thoughts against all the other possibilities out there; you already are... head-fi will be hear...

They're all coming to me in the mail from various bits and places. 700 odd dollars and a ton of research later, I think I purchased the best system I could have purchased for that price point. Anybody have any comments? I think i'm going to take this place off bookmarks forever and never...

the ASL MG head DT series (non OSL) are normally considered to be a bad idea with grados right? Im thinking to just go with the Gilmore Lite and never worry about tubes again, but there's just something about that awesome tube glow