I have recently upgraded from a balanced PS Audio DLIII to a Sony TA-ZH1ES and RCA cables and I am hearing what I believe to be 'coil whine' to the extreme. My current setup is this: PC > USB > TA-ZH1ES > RCA > Presonus Temblor T10 > XLR > Left & Right speaker. And when watching a video...

Hey all, I've recently upgraded my computer speakers and unlike my last pair they have no volume control on the actual speakers. I am unable to turn down the master volume and have to set each program, like Foobar to -40dB to even make listening levels tolerable. If I forget and visit YouTube I...

- I'm looking for a USB DAC/amp with balanced XLR outputs for an all-in-one solution for my office.   - This will be used daily with XLR-balanced speakers and occasionally with 6.35mm (1/4 Inch) headphones.   - Looking to spend less than $200.   Any suggestions will be much appreciated!  ...

I'm looking for an all-in-one solution that I can:   - Connect my XLR cable speakers. - Connect RCA cable subwoofer. - Plug my headphones into.   A DAC isn't necessary as I have a decent soundcard, just looking for a low-budget option.   I'd appreciate any suggestions!

  You know you want a pair of these sneaker speakers!

  So today when I load up foobar this is what I see (below). I've been using foobar for years with no problems, I even spent time making it look and function exactly how I like and now it's all fubar? I re-downloaded and installed the program and this did not fix it, I suppose I could...

  I accidentally washed and dried on high heat a set of earphones, not only do they still work but they sound better than I remember...   I did a load of laundry this weekend washing a pair of cargo shorts without checking all the pockets later to find some earphones sat in the bottom of...

Does anyone have any experience with these CD3000 younger siblings?   I received them today and upon listening the left channel sounded flatulent when the bass notes hit, I figured this was a hair so I pulled the pads off and heres what I found...     The padding over the speaker...

I'm attempting to edit windows registry so that on right-click of a folder; shell has a Make playlist option which on-click creates a M3U file based on the folders MP3, FLAC or APE content. For example: Main folder - Bonobo - Days To Come Sub folders - Disc 1 & Disc 2 I would like to be...

Well it's World Homeopathy Awareness Week, April 10-16 Question is how many of you believe Homeopathy works?

I'm looking at purchasing Beethovens The Nine Symphonies box set and I'm overwhelmed with all the available options on amazon - 406 in all. Some of the best sellers include: And for $13 shipped I can get them all in a can! From listening to the previews it would seem some have...

Sony DR-Z5, Sony DR-Z6, Sony DR-Z7   I've only owned these headphones for a matter of hours at the time of writing this review, I would usually give my ears time to adjust to the subtle differences but this won't be necessary. They are vastly different from anything I've heard before, in...

I'm going to rig up a 5.1 system in my office/den area which has a pretty awkward shape and I'm wondering what the best way is to go about it... The majority of time it will just be me at my desk, however I'd also like to use it on occasion for movie viewing from the couch at the back of...

...is not important, but The End of Water is!

WHAT IS THIS? This is a Foobar configuration that converts the traditional stereo image into a three-dimensional space utilizing Dolby Headphone. A virtual surround sound is created from the stereo recording, split into 5 channels and delivered from a seemingly directional source, or virtual...

EDIT: I have since setup Dolby Headphone with channel mixer for a desirable surround experience: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f46/5-...-files-447089/ I decided to post this in the members' lounge as it's more of an experience I'd like to share as opposed to say sound science. Soundstage...

I was watching a video where Richard Dawkins interviews Steven Pinker for "The Genius of Charles Darwin" a UK Channel 4 TV program in which they talk about Darwin and how our brain has developed with emotional responses, the most interesting aspect I found was music and why we enjoy it. It...

The idea behind this is to explore other electronica artists/albums that you might not otherwise have come across. All samples have been taken from my most recent albums, most of which are new 2008/2009 with some oldies thrown in there for good measure. What was originally an MP3 (which...

I posted a thread in the music section on the 28th of this month that was taken down for containing 20 second samples of songs and cover art, the moderator closed the entire thread where a discussion of said music was taking place. The mod followed up with a PM saying linking to music was...

Where can I buy a 3.5mm or even 6.3mm jack for the purpose of headphone relabeling? I searched ebay and didn't find anything?

Printed on 9 sheets of glossy photo paper and taped together at the back. I initially got the idea from Rasterbator however not wanting to bother with trimming the borders I did this manually in Photoshop using borderless printing. The gradient background was created in Photoshop and the...

I'm wondering if there is a difference in both USB and Optical cables? Theoretically they transmit 0s and 1s so there shouldn't be but I've seen a few really expensive options lately and wondered if it does indeed make a difference... and how exactly. Expensive Cheap Expensive...

This evening my wife and I were almost knocked over when we were crossing an intersection despite the 'Walk Now' illuminated sign. I'm scared to walk anywhere, I wanted to walk to the grocery store for dinner but have to risk my life to get there. Please excuse my illustration, it might be a...

There was one of these back in 2005 so here it is again with more energy drinks, the favorite back then was Red Bull, since then there has been the introduction of others... so let's here it, whats your favorite? Coffee and other drugs aren't included, just energy in a can!

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