Awesome, thanks for the heads up guys. Now if I can find a bulk lot of RCA's that are cheap and look nice...

Simple question, would they be suitable for RCA's, or should I go with the standard, larger 6S version? They will be used to construct ~20ft RCA's for a car installation, where once installed, they will not be moving. Obviously, it wouldn't matter what size I go with in this case, but I'd...

Agreed. Another idea is to go with a decent cheap portable amp (PA2V2? Pimeta?) along with a new, slightly cheaper card. At least this way, you have that portable option open

I wouldn't say it's a BAD thing, but depending on your hardware, you might notice a difference. Cheap solution? I always liked the Chaintech AV-710 soundcard....

bump. Any more advice?

So something like this for the coax: 50' 22 AWG Orange Shielded Silver Teflon Wire Coax - (eBay item 290145727770 end time Nov-30-07 10:20:30 PST) How about for video? Is there any specific wire I must use?

Long story short, I'm going to recabling my entire home theater system, and would like to make my own IC's for everything. I've already made quite a few IC's for my headphone set-up but never for my home theater, so I've a few questions. My goal is to make IC's for everything, including video...

I prefer foobar, works and looks exactly how I want it to with no extra frills....

Looks fine to me, but I wouldnt use anything with it thats worth too much more than itself...

It'll be easiest to make a cable for yourself. Well, maybe not easiest, but it'll be the cheapest in the long run. If you buy lots of wire, you can make more cables as you go down the line so you wont need to buy anymore cables. Plus, it's pretty fun

The juli@ would make the most sense. It's hard to beat when it coms to a PC DAC

It wont use enough for you to notice, especially with a dual core. I think your decision is fine.

xp pretty much everywhere....

Looks amazing

Congrats on your purchase. I think you should adjust your eq only slightly in any direction that gives YOU a sound that you prefer. If you don't really want to mess around with it, then leave it be and enjoy the 'phones

Ah, bass would be a good thing, as you're right about her not being an audiophile. As for the hair, I suppose she'll be alright, but I never thought about that...How do you think it would sound with the audio advantage sound card, should I pair it with the headphones as part of the gift?

In this case, the eh250's are too bulky. Keep in mind that since it's coming out of a laptop, the sound quality isn't too great, so cans above 50 bucks will probably be a waste of money (she's not an audiophile either, so there's little room for future upgrades, TBAAM at the most).

I believe the K26P's are the way to go in this situation. Does anyone know if they isolate well?

Hey all, I'm trying to pick out a pair of headphones for my sister for xmas, and I need some help. The price ceiling is $60. For starters, IEM's or earbuds or anything that gets inserted into the ear is a 100% no-go. She hates the feeling of them, and also has some condition where wax builds...

Before this flame war turns into world war 3, can we please get back on topic? Yes, I know I'm not an admin or anything, but the original topic was the 580 vs. the 600's, and it would be nice if people who are trying to learn about the original topic (like myself) could continue doing so

From being a hardcore overclocker and gamer myself, I know the gaming side of audio fairly well myself. For surround sound headphones, the Zalman option would be the best choice, though strictly for games. You can also get an attachable mic for VOIP, so that's 2 things in one. But for music, the...

Lovely window bars But really, hope this room achieves concert hall sound

Maybe you disabled the onboard sound through the BIOS when you installed your creative sound card. Try resetting the BIOS.

Still going with the "budget" idea, I'd say get a PA2V2 and an AV-710. At least with the PA2V2, you can use it with mobile devices, but that's just me.