Hi all, Recently in the market for some speakers and looking at the lS50's. Now initially I was sure and set on the passive version but I keep hearing about the actives and how good they sound. How much better they sound than the passive version. Reading one review, it sounded like they can...

Hey all,    So I was wondering if anyone could help me out with this problem.   So I've had the FiiO E17 for around 1.5 years and everything was working fine, plugging it into my PC USB port it would act as my DAC.    However suddenly, my PC doesnt seem to allow the DAC to bypass the...

Hi all, I recently travelled to Japan and I happened to buy these in ear headphones for pretty cheap (around 1500 yen). However they surprised me and I really enjoyed the sound that came out of these.   Just wondering if anyone could identify what these actually are so I can buy another pair...

Hi all, I recently travelled to Japan and I happened to buy these in ear headphones for pretty cheap (around 1500 yen). However they surprised me and I really enjoyed the sound that came out of these.   Just wondering if anyone could identify what these actually are so I can buy another pair...

Hi everyone, is $233 dollars a good price for a brand new pair of the HD600's? Should I make the purchase?. At the moment I only have a pair of ATH M50's and I found these brand new HD600's wondering if it is worth it.   Thanks.

Hi all, I was recently looking at the matrix m-stage, however i just have some questions.   As it is just an amp, how would I go about connecting it to a computer through USB?   How would I connect optical audio?   Would a DAC do this for me and if so which one? Thank you 

Hi everyone,   i recently found a great spanish chiilout mix that is really nice just thought i would share.   If you are interested in it here is the link. I havn't heard any of her other mixes because i have been to busy listening to this one :P.   Listen to the mix here. ------>...

Hi all, Just wondering how I should go about doing this?   I was looking at the Nuforce icon hdp which would be just at my budget and I was leaning towards it as it is ranked as one of the highest on head-fi and i have read great reviews for it, i WAS pretty much set on it.  But then I...

Hi all, i have very recently bought my first pair of good headphones (the ATH M50's) which I paired with the fiio e17. I have to say that i am absolutely loving the sound coming from it and am enjoying listening to high quality audio. However I now have this itch and now I am wondering how...

Just wondering why headphone amplifiers are so expensive.   Thanks.

Hi All,   I am just wondering What a pre-amp does first of all?. I have a basic idea I think. I was looking at this AMP/DAC Combo: http://www.bursonaudio.com/HA_160DS.html However it does not have a pre-amp. What does this mean? What will my limitations be?   Would I be able to...

Hi all. I am new to posting however I have been reading so much on this website recently as I am extremely interested in buying a pair of Sennheiser HD650 Headphones. I have always owned just a pair of the standard headphones that come with the iphone and have never even spent over 30...