This isn't present with DAC1, or Hugo, or even 5.5g iPod. It's well published that the Mojo is warmer and less neutral than the Hugo to make it more forgiving to poor recordings but I believe this is what makes it a difficult pairing with IE800s.

I thought I'd explain why I'm returning my Mojo and buying a Hugo.   While the Mojo can be fantastic with some music and the exceptional timing is pleasing and low fatigue, with IE800s I find this is spoilt by overly warm low-mids and elevated bass, making it frustratingly hit-and-miss...

Right. What you seem to want is a headphone under $100 that sounds good, blows away your Sonys and is: - Suitable for gaming - Able to sound good unamped straight from a sound card - Well-rounded to sound good with all kinds of music, and that includes dance with some thumpy beats -...

I took a few pictures of the box set - see here

I got mine just now. The courier said he's been delivering them constantly since Monday to excited fans in my area... apparently his company is delivering 17,000 preordered copies in the UK.

Quote: but the counter-sunk headphone jack is a beast to work with Er - yeah. NONE of my headphones or earphones except the supplied iBuds fit into the slot on my iPhone either, and the Cotton Dock doesn't work...

Quote: The dual-pane Finder replacement I'd recommend is Forklift: http://www.binarynights.com Interesting - looks good, and much better than Path Finder. Quote: I kind of like the regular Finder though Same here, especially with the new Preview feature in Leopard...

Did anyone who went to the Manchester meet NOT immediately order a Slee Solo when they got home? I just paid for mine but they seem to be extremely busy - not betting on delivery much before the end of the month. Bizzel - good to see you're following through on your conclusions from the meet

Quote: I would suggest not coming this weekend however - I may have a nice treat if you come after this week OMG - tell me there's a pair of K1000s 1 mile from my house!

Quote: The lowering of the gain has caused a secondary beneficial effect. IMO the amp is more open, with a more detailed and extended presentation Agreed. I compared both the standard and beta low-gain at the UK meet and had the same experience. About the cost - regardless of the...

My friend had a 32MB Rio PMP300 in 1998, pretty much as soon as it came out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_PMP300 It cost him approx $320 to import it from US --> UK and it played about 12 songs. I couldn't believe how light the device was, but it was made of very cheap plastic, the...

Quote: Still, I've never had any kind of hdd problems with my 160gb.. x2

Quote: I've installed Leopard on six of my machines. Only six? What about the rest of them?! I installed Leopard yesterday with the default (upgrade) options. It takes about 60 seconds to go through the installation questions, then you can just leave your computer for an hour and...

x2 for the MyBooks. I have a Pro 500GB, an ES 400GB and I'm about to buy another - either the Pro 750GB or the Studio Edition 1TB. Well designed, quiet, no fan, attractive case, reliable and plenty of interface options in the range.

USB sound card -> optical (toslink to toslink) -> Beresford TC-7510 MK6 -> RCA -> Little Dot MKIII -> Sennheiser HD595 Seems like far too many boxes for the easy-to-drive, forgiving, not very detailed HD595. When I had HD595s I used them as follows: - Laptop --> Total Bithead (via USB)...

Why don't you use iTunes to play FLAC? http://earpick.wordpress.com/2007/06...itunes-on-mac/

Does anyone else have Jigsaw Falling Into Place on repeat at the moment? The background vocals are so enchanting; I love the rhythm and warm sound of the track. Really stood out on the album to me from the first day I heard it.

I scoffed at my friend's 2GB Mini because it had an IBM Microdrive in it - I said I'd wait till they produced a solid state iPod. Unfortunately I caved in about six months before the first Nano, and bought a 4GB Mini. After two years of importing CDs and buying songs from iTunes, I filled my...

If you can cope with 16GB flash then see what you think of the iPod Touch. I'm really happy with my 160GB Classic - and now my iPod is the same size as my laptop's hard drive

Get a used Corda Move. A portable headphone amp that has a USB DAC inside - effectively external sound cards with free amp included!

I listened to the Voyager with both Darth Beyer V3s and HD650s at the Manchester meet on Saturday. Appearance and size: Looks better in the flesh than in pictures, but it's a bit big for a portable amp. Build quality: The plastic is more solid than you might expect. I didn't like the...

My issues with the Move after 700+ hours use: - After two weeks the foam on the battery compartment lid could no longer maintain sufficient pressure on the battery. Since then I've used the all-metal backplate but this requires an Allen key for every battery change. Doesn't bother me too much...

Quote: My issue is that I hate iTunes - always causes problems in my experience. Er - if you hate iTunes, why get a Mac? The whole operating system is like iTunes - in fact, the new Finder in the latest release (Leopard) looks and works pretty much exactly the same!

The Move accepts 1/8" analog or USB. Rather than buying a special sound card just to feed an S/PDIF (TOSLINK/coaxial) signal to a DAC, I prefer to choose DACs that support USB. This way, the DAC itself acts as the sound card. This gives you a more direct route, is less hassle and probably...

MDR-R10... I just don't get it.