Hi everyone, I saw an article on CNET a while ago that showed an amplifier that was only $20 that had a simple volume, bass and treble controls and an on/off switch. This would be perfect for me but I want surround sound for my computer, right now I have two full size receivers hooked up. I...

Sorry if this is a stupid question but I'm new to all of this hi-fi stuff. I have a Sony receiver (STR-DH510) and it says that it outputs 8 ohms. I also have Sennhieser 558's and they are 50 ohms. When I plug my headphones into the receiver using the headphone out, the bass is extremely increase...

Hey everyone, I was wondering if there is any different between the 2 speaker setting and the headphone setting on my sound card (Xonar DG). The 2 speaker setting is louder, but it is very difficult to tell if there is anything different in the actual sound. It almost seems like the low-mids and...

Hey everyone, I have a Xonar DG and whenever I have it set to the headphone setting in the xonar audio center, it makes a very faint static noise that is just loud enough to be extremely annoying. When I switch it to the 2 speaker setting, the noise disappears. Is there a difference is sound...

Hi, Im looking at buy the 518's or the 448's. I mostly listen to them at home on my computer with an amp, but i might want to take them in the car ocasionally. Are the 518's sound quality much better than the 448? The soundstage should be better cause the 518's are open, but are they worth $50...