First of all, I really enjoy these earphones but unfortunately the left ear piece has an exposed wire and no longer any audio coming out of it.  Does anyone how to open up the PK2 to do the recabling? (Very similar to all other Yuin earphones)   Please let me know if you know or have the...

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Hi everyone, Sorry if this is a stupid question..   I was wondering how does a dedicated headphone amp like the Berson Audio HA-160, Woo Audio AMP, Little Dot, etc... compare to high end receivers ( Pioneer Elite SC-35, SC-37 or Denon high end home receivers) when driving full size...

After reading all the great reviews about the JVC marshmallows I went out and purchased a pair at bestbuy. First listen they were just ok, can't touch the similar priced ksc75. So I let them burn in 24 hours using some pink noise tracks and random mp3 from my collection. Now they sound much...

After reading all the reviews (TrustedReviews, anandtech, etc...)about how great the X-Fi is, I finally picked one up at Bestbuy today to hear it myself. For those who don't like to read. Conclusion: VDA1/VAC1 wins hands down. If you have the Audigy2 and want something for gaming, the X-Fi is...

RCA and SPDIF cable seems to have the same connectors. Is it possible to use the cheaper RCA cable instead of the SPDIF cable?

Can someone please post pictures of the portaphile (circuit board) v1, v2 or v2^2? Thanks

Just purchase the SA5000 from another headfier. I need to purchase a amp that can bring the best out of the SA5000. Prefereable under $300 if possible or around that price. I'm considering these two amps. Portaphile v2^2 and the Gilmore Lite v2. Any input and recommendations would be...

What do you guys think has better sound quality out of these 2 sources? The Line-out on the iPod (4g) or the Headphone-out on the Cowon X5? I know the headphone out on the iPod is not as good as the X5 but haven't tested the Line-out because I don't have the adaptor. EDIT: Reason I like the...

Is the HK FL8300 5 disc cd changer a good cd player? I was offered to buy one used but not sure how good it is compare to the newer players of today. It has optical and coaxial out i believe. Anyone have any experience with this cd player and it's sound quality? Thanks

At first I wanted the RS-1 but then I already have the MS-1 and it's not comfortable enough for long music sessions. So now I'm debating on these two cans. HD650 or SA5000 Also interested in the HD600 too if it's not much different from HD650 (in terms of tightness in the bass). Does anyone...

I'm buying one of these so please let me hear your thoughts on these two or if others that are comparable. Mainly looking for nice tight bass and overall sound clarity/detail. Thanks

I have a MSI motherboard that has the RealTek ALC655 integrated sound card with digital optical out. I'm planning on buying an external DAC (probably the VAC1 from Island Audio). My question is, are there any benefits (sound quality difference) if I get a dedictated sound card like the popular...

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Please tell me which one I should get. I've narrowed it down to these 3. 1)Alessandro MS-2 - I currently have the MS-1 but I want something with even tighter bass. Will this do it? 2)Grado SR-325i - heard this is has very good tight bass and excellent clarity. This one maybe? 3)Grado RS-1 -...

Even though I have quite a headphone collection already. I still don't have one that really hit the spot for me yet. I'm want a headphone that has a tight punchy BOUNCY bass. The closest one that I have to that is my MS-1. Does such headphone exist for under $250?

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I just wired my E-MU 1212m's analog out to my Onkyo HT-R500 receiver and use that to power my headphone (ms-1 and HD595). I have to say it sounds pretty darn good. My receiver has 2 modes. Direct and Stereo. The Direct mode is suppose to be more pure signal with minimum processing while the...

is there a difference in the line-out sound quality between the iPod and iPod mini?

Where can I buy this cable? I just purchased the E-Mu 1212m. I'm trying to take advantage of my 1212m built-in DAC by connecting the 2 analog channels L/R (1/4" mono phone) to my home receiver (RCA female - like the ones on the back of a VCR or TV) or to my desktop speakers SoundStick II...

I'm getting an error after I copy the foo_output_asio(dll).dll to the component folder in the foobar2000 directory. When I open Foobar2000 it says unable to load the plugin. I download the dll from this place. The file I download doesn't have the extension .dll Is the file zipped. I try...

OK, I'm really a newbi to this pro sound card stuff. After reading about how great the Creative E-MU-1212M card is on this forum, lookup the closest guitar center in my area and purchased one today. I'm having problem getting the Optical out to work. I connected the optical out on the 1212m...

I have an ONKYO HT_R500 5.1 ch. home stereo receiver. It has a headphone out (also optical in/out). I'm wondering, how does this compare to other amps like gilmore lite... etc... Whats the difference? Aren't they both amplifiers? My ONKYO can push out 200-300 watts of power for speakers...

I'm looking to upgrade my mp3 sound quality on my PC. I currently have the Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro. I think the mp3 sounds ok but after reading in this forum that the E-mu 0404 will improve sound quality by miles makes me want to try it out. After visiting the creative.com website. I see...