With the test, I can only really hear 18 kHz and 19 I can sorta feel but not hear.  I am 23 but I hear all sorts of random, high pitched electrical noises in the house.  I wonder what frequency those noises are at? 

Quote: Even after turning the volume up and cupping to make sure that there was some isolation with the microphone, the highest I got up to was 75.  Could be a defective mic though.  

Quote: I understand where you're coming from.  Thanks for the suggestion! It was just kind of a spur of the moment gut reaction to the thread since I almost exclusively listen to electronic music.  The headphones I have do a great job of making me feel like I'm in the middle of a club and...

I don't know if those cellphone ones are at all accurate, but according to the microphone on my Galaxy S2, my normal listening level is around 60-70 decibels.  I tried to get it up to and past 85 decibels and that was like HOLY **** THIS IS PAIN volume level so I'm not sure if my ears are just...

Man, this whole thread is very depressing.  What's the point of listening to music if its not loud?!

I didn't know what forum to put this in so I apologize to the moderators if they have to move it.   After going through some of the literature in the Sound Science forum, there is quite a bit of skepticism regarding the ability of Amps and DACs to affect sound quality despite many, many...

Quote: Hmmm... well alright. Time to get crackin. Thanks jaddie!

Quote: I assume by "soundcard line input" you mean the microphone jack (input)?   I installed the REQWizard and played around with some of the measurements, but I have no idea what any of them do.  Can you point me in the right direction of what test I should be using so I can research...

Quote: I don't know how widespread this mentality is in the UK but in the USA a few years ago, it took on the form of a movement.  The CDC (Center for Disease Control; governmental body) had to run a counter campaign with PSAs, brochures, billboards telling people that vaccination was not...

Quote: Hey, thanks jaddie! Do you know what cables I would need to measure the amp?   Quote:   That what I thought originally but I was just messing around with digital volume vs physical volume (on the amp) just to see what different sounds could be achieved. I have also been...

Recently, I have found that my headphones sound different.  They feel... less powerful even though I only received a few weeks ago.  I am using a Schiit Audio Magni amp and the headphones haven't gone through any trauma of any kind.     Maybe I've gotten used to the sound and don't feel the...

I voted for "Heard a noticeable positive difference", but the first thing I thought when I heard it was that it seemed like it was simply digitally increasing the volume.  I'm almost positive though that the quality was the exact same.    Setup: Windows 7 64-bit foobar2000 Schiit Audio...

Thank you for all the answers guy!    All the technical stuff is a little hard to understand, but I'll look into it. 

Thanks a bunch NA Blur!   I am really interested in the science behind so I am trying to understand the little snippet you posted from Schiit's site.  Let me tell you what I understood from it and then maybe you can correct me if I'm wrong.   The noise floor is the threshold level where...

A little bit about my set up first: I am using the Jaycar rebrand of the Brainwavz HM-5 headphones and a Schiit Magni Amp.     Generally, I know that you should keep the digital volume on the computer at 100 and manipulate the physical volume on the amp.  However, this does not leave much...

Quote:   Thank you for this information.  I had been looking for this.

I was looking for a thread like this a few days back before I was able to test this for myself!   My friend purchased the Brainwavz HM-5 headphones as well as the Schiit Audio Modi (DAC) and Magni (Amp).  The DAC alone helped tremendously because his laptop is not that great and his speakers...

Quote:   Quote:   Thank you to both of you! 

I am a newbie to the audiophile world.     Will the Magni work without an external DAC?     Are there any USB to RCA cables available if I just want to use the amp?   Thanks in advance.