Budget - ~$200 AUD Source - PC through a D7 Sidewinder Requirements for Isolation - Doesn't really matter, I'm fine with open headphones. For home use. Preferred Type of Headphone - Looking for Open Ear cans. Preferred tonal balance - Good treble and decent bass. Past headphones -...

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Im looking for something in the $400-600 mark, and preferably with an equaliser.

Hey guys,   Im looking to purchase a pre-amp for my father for christmas, preferably a tube amp.   Does anyone have any suggestions?   Thanks,   -Nick

Aight, ill give that a go.   Thanks again for all your help guys.

Could it be my graphics card? It seems to get worse when I am watching videos/playing games.

Quote: Ive tried a couple, front and back of the PC to no avail.   The digital is optical, but I believe it has coax aswell (it has an orange plug :p).    

Quote: Hey, I'll try to pick up the L7 tomorrrow.   I just plugged my headphones into the E7 and I can definetly still hear the sound.

Yea, thats the thing, the DAC's with SPDIF are a lot more expensive, and if it doesnt fix the problem its kind of wasted?

Nah I dont have a sound card unfortunately.   My mobo has SPDIF output but the E7 only has standard headphone jack slots and the amp only has RCA.   My PSU is a Thermaltake Toughpower 800W.   The weird thing is, when my computer is idling/playing music the sound isnt terrible bad...

http://www.mediafire.com/?amrsz84xrkoa3nr   Thats an upload of my DxDiag which should have all the info about my PC.   My mobo and CPU are less then 2 months old, so I doubt thats the problem. No sound card.   At the moment im going from USB to DAC then standard headphone jack to RCA...

Ah, Its just a typical gaming PC.   I can post components if you like.   Could it be because I have the cover off? or a mic plugged in or anything simple like that?

Alright,   So, i picked up a FiiO E7 today to see if it would solve the problem, and it seems to have to some degree, its definetly still there when I turn the volume up over half way from the amp, but definetly not as bad.   Now, this is not a stand alone DAC, so im wondering if i...

Hey guys,   I recently purchased and received a Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum and am really happy with it, but it seems to pick up really bad noise from my computer (which is the main input).   Does anyone have any suggestions for removing this noise?   Thanks,   -Nick

Quote: Whats wrong with my equipment? :<

Hey guys,   Just looking for some recommendations of some tube amps.   Budget around $2000 +/- 500.   Will be used with my UM Miracles and Acoustic Research 18 speakers.   If I have missed out any vital piece of information, let me know.   Thanks heaps,   -Nick

Just submitted mine, looking forward to seeing others entries.

While I have this thread, any opinions on a good amp for the UM Miracles?

Quick question, are all IEM's over the ear?

Aight, Ill leave it till tomorrow, and will purchase the most popular choice.   Looking like the Miracles ATM.

AHH MORE OPTIONS!   Ok, so after reading more reviews its down to th UM Miracles or the ES3X's.   Final opinions?

Quote: Hey, can you recheck my post, I just edited it after reading some other reviews, lol.   So hard to decide -.-.-.-.-.   Im sure no matter which i go for ill be happy though, so i guess its just a matter of someone telling me what to buy :p.

Alright, after reading some reviews, ive decided to go with either the JH13's of the ES3X's.   Any opinions?

Yea, im currently using ER-4P's and I think I would like a more neutral sound as I listen to a variety of genre's.

Hey guys,   Im interested in buying some custom in ear monitors and was wondering if you could offer some reccomendations.   My budget is around $700 or so.   I have been looking at the 1964-Q's and they look pretty decent, but any feedback/advice is appreciated.   Thanks.