Sorry i feel like I'm taking crazy pills so someone please clarify this for me. It's about loudspeakers and a sub but I'm sure a lot of you have experience or knowledge with it.    I'm seeing Marantz and NAD is one of the top and most popular selling brands when it comes to integrated stereo...

I'm in the market for new speakers and I have been searching and reading for ****** forever. I finally found the type of sound I like.   You can hear it in this video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWhld4Zjhfw   That is the floorstanding B&W 683 which is out of my budget unfortunately...

In the past I've had the Shure SRH840 coupled with a high end Denon receiver used as a headphone amp and the sound was incredible. However, I had to get rid of the rig because it was too big (the receiver was heavy, emitted a lot of heat and I only used it for the headphones. And I also needed...

I've had my Shure SRH840s for over a year now and I'm looking to trade or upgrade or try something new.    If anyone has listened to the SRH840s, maybe you can give me some comparisons and suggestions. I love the SRH840s but I haven't heard anything else to compare, they were my only pair...

have i been banned or something/ cant send PM (only receive), can't post stuff. testing..

Current chain:   Computer onboard (via digital optical out) > Denon Receiver > Headphone out.     I'm getting a headphone amp and have a few options on how to add it into this chain.    1) Computer onboard headphone out 3.5mm > 3.5mm Input Line In on Headphone Amp > headphones  ...

My current loudspeaker setup is pretty simple. Running a digital optical out from my motherboard's onboard to my receiver's digital optical IN. OS is OSX Lion (mac).  Hackintosh (fully stable) + digital optical out > Denon Receiver. Using the Denon's headphone out, I'm listening to my Shure...

Anyone a bit of a hobbyist for painting and crafts? Auto repair, whatever, etc.    I'm looking to COMPLETELY strip everything off this receiver's cover/coating and repaint it. It's pretty much gray on the inside (metal) and the outside is black. It's got some scratches and stains on the...

Does anyone know how this compares to portables such as the Pico by Headamp, a high end home theater receiver by a good brand like Denon, Onkyo, Yamaha, etc.? (For both headphones and speakers) I wish I had the money to buy 1 out of each class (portables, low end, high end, budget all-in-ones)...

The source will be my Android mytouch 4g and I'm looking for a DAC/AMP to listen to music with. I sold my Ipod Classic because the Android phone does all my music. I can't possibly have all my music on 32gbs but I use Audiogalaxy to stream high quality audio off my desktop which gives me access...

I have 2 receivers. One is a Denon and the other is an Onkyo. The Onkyo is much newer with HDMI and all that stuff but the Denon sounds better. Noticeably. Is it because the Denon has a better built in DAC? Or can it be due to something else? Btw, this is for both speakers and the headphone out...

I have a 2.1 setup, just the standard left/right bookshelf speakers and a subwoofer. I am using a receiver to output the signal to my subwoofer via LFE out, and also the speakers. The source is my computer.    It sounds fine but I find that "Direct" mode on my receiver outputs more live and...

Clementine - After using clementine as my first music player for Mac OSX away from the standard iTunes, I was very pleased. Very easy to use, instant Album Cover searching, very good organization and notifications. However it has some flaws. Some things I miss from iTunes and other benefits that...

I started down the audiophile path about 3 weeks ago. I did a few months ago and bought some SuperFi 5vis but never really went farther. A few weeks ago I bought a bunch of stuff for my budget beginners setup. I'd love to hear what you would change about it and why. And it doesn't have to be a...

Hey, anyone want to take me to school on a particular electrical issue? :)   Question 1:    I never took electrical engineering in college... just a bunch of biology so this is all new to me.    From what I understand, Impedance is measured in the unit "Ohms", which when it comes to...

The TF10s... no matter what I do I can't get a good seal. i tried all sizes and tips but I don't know if its the shape of the earpiece or what, it just won't seal. It sounds freaking amazing when I hold it with my fingers to artificially create the seal but if I let go, I don't get much...

I just picked up a used Denon AVR-2800 not too long ago and there's "Analog" mode. Under the label "Input" there are 3 buttons: "Input mode" (this toggles between Auto, PCM and DTS), "Analog", and "Ext. In".    The main question I want to figure out is if I get a DAC like a uDac-2 and make...

Someone chime in quickly please as I;m waiting for a response to try out my new speakers. My first stereo system ever so I'm a bit new to the whole thing.    My speakers are Polk Audio Monitor 30s and they have 4 connections instead of the standard 2 (Left/right). There is 2 sets of...

I made a thread to see if anyone who has the Klipsch x10 and the Shure SRH840 to see how they compare.. unfortunately not much response. But some people were interested.    I have to say, I only tested for a good 20 minutes or so and haven't come to a final conclusion but right now, the...

Does anyone know how these compare? Granted they are IEM vs Headphones, I'm curious how the sound quality of a $350 IEM compares to that of a $150 headphone?    I have the SRH840 and ordered the klipsch X10 today and need to keep only one. Just going off of sound quality.    If the x10...

What started as a venture into good headphones turned into a complete audio revamp.. Or a desire to.    I would like to unify my tv, computer into 1 nice stereo system and am not sure if I should go by a home theater system for $200 on Black Friday and just call it a day. Plug in my computer...

I have a pair of UE SuperFi 5vis that did not last an hour of listening time. bought it brand new, listened probably 10 minutes on 5 different occasions. Looked down, the straight cable 3.5mm jack is already deteriorated. The wires are fine and the sound is fine but the cable's rubber is...

This is a shot in the dark and maybe the answer is not existent but might as well ask. I just recently bought a pair of SHURE SRH840 headphones yesterday and it is amazing. The sound quality that is. The comfort, not so much. I can't figure out whether the SRH840 headphones are the problem with...

Just picked Shure SRH840 today after trying to decide between cheapos in the $50-70 range like the m30s m40s, or going out around $100-200 for the m50s, SRH750DJ, M-Audio Q40.. and finally decided on the Shure SRH840 cause I got a killer deal on them for $90.      I'm trying to get into...