Will the A500 provide an extreme amount of isolation? Will it be crappy sounding without amplification?

Yes, too much isolation is something I am a little concerned about. I would like to be able to hear a nearby phone ring, or someone closeby talking to me. Hmm..

Thanks for all the responses, I'm about to start looking into all the suggestions I've been offered so far. Just a note-- I am willing to bend my budget a little, but I am definitely not willing to buy any form of amplification to power whatever headphones I buy, and I do not want to buy a...

Hi. What the title says-- I'm looking for sub $100 headphones to plug straight into a computer headphone jack that will sound as good as possible for the money I am willing to invest. I am a little concerned with leakage, but it's not a huge deal. I do listen to some rock, but I generally...

just to clarify, the (headphone)jack hasn't really failed... it's just pretty loose... (maybe that is "failing," i dunno) and i leave my headphones plugged into it all the time, being very careful not to jerk the cord around... i have noticed that if i wiggle the cord, the sound kinda...

Quote: Originally posted by jude isotope240, You've been here since, what, August? You have all of 78 posts. And yet you see serial problems with the way things are run, trigger-happy with scathing criticism of what you see is the disaster that's the moderation of this forum. You...

hmm, this kinda reminds me of the way the moderators (mis?)handled the exchanges between me and grinch in the "dealers and discounts" thread... i loved the way jude and the mods failed to reprimand grinch for comments such as "you are scum. you make me want to puke blood". but then again...

i've been using the 120 ohm jack on my corda, and i just realized how loose it is (compared to the 0 ohm jack). is there an easy way to fix it? i'm worried that it will get worse if i don't do anything about it, and i really don't want to have to send my amp off for repair (assuming that the...

ah my bad guys, i just don't feel like seeing this thread go back into the kind of stuff that was happening earlier. i'm going to stop now.

Quote: Originally posted by andrzejpw In my opinion, DanG and isotope were trying to accomplish VERY different things. DanG was just trying to haggle. Just like anyone would at a car dealer. Isotope, on the other hand, in my opinion, was immorally trying to bring the price down...

Quote: Originally posted by Dusty Chalk I'm pretty sure I didn't. lol

if within the next 24 hours, nobody volunteers to debate on behalf of those (morons?) who think we never really went to the moon, i might give it a shot.

don't you speak to God in that tone of voice!

well guys, you've had me thinking long and hard about this matter... so i decided to IM the Lord. here are the conclusive, undebatable results to our dispute... i'm not sure, but i believe He hath forsaken me. isotope240 (6:55:20 PM): so what do you think about the plan i proposed on...

double post, sorry

Quote: Originally posted by williamgoody You were looking for a loophole in a store's system which wasn't there. There's no store "policy" which dictates what they will do with returned product, nor a consumer's option to purchase or repurchase a returned item. However each store has a...

Quote: Originally posted by williamgoody Isotope, Cut it any way you want, call it a loophole, call it whatever you want. It's a scam. ... You refer to a "loophole" in the retailer's sales/return policy. Nothing in any store's policy about anything states anything about reselling a...

Quote: Originally posted by williamgoody Isotope was after basically a scam. No disrespect to Isotope intended. i was trying to get the dvd player for a lower price. (money's importance to me slightly outweighs that of the pleasure i would receive from "scam[ming]" circuit city )...

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i think that kelly's "cheap shot" might do a good job reflecting some opinions from many of the head-fiers who don't make it a point to kiss moderators' asses whenever the slightest opportunity arises.

Quote: I have the Corda HA-1 with the Absolute Power Cord. I haven't tried it with anything else, but it is only $50, only a bit more than a standard cord you could get at Radio Shack or a computer store, IMO it's worth it to just start with the APC. What it does not have that others have...

ehh... if that thing could play dvd-audio i'd be more tempted to check it out. i personally do not really give much of a damn about the video quality or capability of mp3 playback. i don't think my ns500v can play mp3's, and i don't really care enough to bother finding out. do any specs on the...

Quote: Originally posted by andrzejpw so, what's wrong with the cd player? Paid too much for it? So, you've changed your mind, and want to pay less? must stay on topic must stay on topic must stay on topic umm.... so how about those small high-end audio stores?