I have similar experience. I got a pair of Dekoni ATH-50 pads and they were absolutely horrible. I put them on the HP50, they were very uncomfortable and the bass just disappeared. I also tried a pair of HM5 hybrid, very comfy but due to the thickness and the perforation, they neutralized the...

MD username: BubbleChamber   Sennheiser HD650 which I have requested.

Thanks for the info folks. I am not going to worry about it then.

Quote: Originally Posted by CookieFactory how about some diodes? What diodes and how?

Quote: Originally Posted by JahJahBinks cables have no direction. Correct me if I am wrong, for IC, if you connect the shield to the ground, the IC becomes directional. Does this also apply to speaker wires?

I am experimenting with DIY speaker cable and have a question. How do you make speaker cable directional? And does it make any difference? Please advice.

Head Fi has done nothing but good for long time Audiophiles IMO. Used to pay double the price for gears at a local store with limited selections. Not only there are more selections and better price, but offers the opportunity for individuals to trade for their dream systems at any budget. Also...

Quote: Originally Posted by chesebert After some research. I have the following combo as option 1 Paradigm Ref Stu 20v3 Sophia Baby Amp Any thoughts on how they would play together? If you are going with small tube amps, you will need high efficiency speakers. The...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sleestack Merlin TSM MXs are da nutz... but they do come with a full range price tag. Second the TSMs. And you get to talk to the owner/designer of Merlin personally at anytime during working hours. Bobby@Merlin is the most friendly guy and gives very...

Quote: Originally Posted by trains are bad Problem solved. Kerio Personal Firewall was causing all the trouble. I shared the entire data partitiona off both computers, even though the wizard said it was a bad idea. Is it? YAY I can watch Monster in the living room now! SWEEET...

You are better off with a Rotel 971, or get a real YBA instead. http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/gen...es/120803.html

Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Erik If you really want to go nuts, have an electrician convert an outlet to 220 service then downconvert it to 120 through a power conditioner. You won't ever run out of juice, then. A 220 is to combine two 110 into one circuit, not much saving...

Quote: Originally Posted by vidas7de7jesus7 I have a fairly small room (about 15 x 15) and they will be up on shelves, so I guess bookshelves are the way to go. My reciever says 4-12 ohms (or something like that) at 20 watts per channel (if that helps). I have an extremely low budget...

There is a thread in Audiogon regarding the Apollo. Everyone seems to have no doubt it's one of the best in the $1000 range. However a few are reporting software and operation glitches. The poster is on his third unit now. I sold mine a couple weeks ago without even opening the plastic wrapper...

Quote: Originally Posted by JahJahBinks This is a very good question. I am going to quote from wikipedia: "Objective lenses in conventional CD players have a longer working distance, or focal length, than lenses designed for SACD players. This means that when a hybrid SACD is...

Celestion, KEF, Canton, Mission to name a few. Yes, I have an inclination toward British manufacturers(except Canton which is made in Germany). Just feel that British speakers gives more details and better imaging. I would stick with bookshelves, they are more versatile. Shipping for...

Quote: Originally Posted by JahJahBinks more bits more dynamics, problem is most dacs out there are still 16 bits, so 24 bits only makes sense if you got something like SACD or HDCD player that has a better dac Pardon my ignorance, but does that mean a ordinary CD player can play...

You might want to check out the Unison Research Unico CD Player (not the CDP Player, CD and CDP are different). The Unico CD is a tube player and it has a digital input so I assume you can use it as a DAC as well. It runs around $1000 used.

Ok, your protector does have the EMI/RFI filter. You might not hear any noise, but interference degrades the sound quality. Next thing you might want to find out is if the circuit to your rig shares with any other heavy duty appliances and/or has a heavy load, such as sharing with all your...

Quote: Originally Posted by erikzen Yeah, I thought about changing the outlet itself but wondered if that mattered if it wasn't grounded to begin with. Ideally, I'd like to run a home run but not sure I want to start upgrading the electrical service piecemeal. I guess a good question...

So, is Cattylink pretty much along the same line of business? Or is cattylink more reliable?

There is supposingly a 3rd party foobar add-on for bluetooth remote control (foo_bluetooth_ctrl). However it only works with 0.8, not 0.9. I've got it loaded on my laptop but haven't tried it yet because I am still waiting for my BT adapter for my laptop. I also have a z520. Here is the...

I am using a dell 8200 with the S/PDIF-video TV adapter that comes with my laptop(tons of them are available on ebay for $5). My 8200 has the Crystal WDM soundcard. I connect the adapter to the TV-out of my laptop and use a coax cable to my DAC. It sounds mighty awesome on both iTune and Foobar...

Thanks for the inputs. I don't have a problem with Foobar's simple interface for playback. In fact, I like simplicity. The problem I am having is Foobar's not so user friendly CD ripping process. Please forgive my stupidity, but I still couldn't figure out how to update/change file/song...

Quote: Originally Posted by Firam For ripping you should be using EAC actually. I dislike Media Player because it hog resources. Foobar works very well you just needs some time to learn the format. Please forgive my ignorance, but what's EAC? Is it a decoding/encoding algorithm...