Not all listeners care about accuracy, but let's deal with the situation that we are recording an acoustical concert and judging the result on speakers using experienced listeners. And these experienced listeners care about how closely the reproduction comes to the original.   I'm a...

Measurements of audio equipment can never be the ultimate arbiter of the accuracy of reproduction of a system; only listening can be that. Measurements are models.   An example of a model is a map that Google Maps produces. It shows you roads and buildings. If you use the map to get to a...

I'm going to be attending meets in the future, with my system, and I want to have a wide range of music to demonstrate it. I'm into classical and a bit of jazz, so it doesn't give much of a range. I was thinking of buying some tracks that represent a wide range of genres. Could I get some...

I'm a beginner to computer audio and I would like some help understanding how to use foobar200--in particular how to rip CDs, download tracks, and organize folders. (Using foobar2000 on Windows 7)   So, with foobar2000 is the organization of the music into folders entirely under my control...

I heard both the LCD-2 and the HD800 at a meet, and I prefer the LCD-2. I think I like "warm" sound, but I was thinking about something. I know that some people characterize very warm sound as a coloration (something not neutral). However, I noticed that the LCD-2 had what I would call "timbre...

I'm asking this question here because I think high-end guys would be more likely to notice. There is more RF contamination of the power lines during the day. I don't have speakers nor all that great headphones, but I've noticed they sound REALLY UNUSUALLY good right now at about 4 am. I don't...

I'm just getting into computer audio using FooBar, and I'm wondering if using the ASIO interface gives superior sound. Any experience with that? Dennis

Right now I'm using an HD650 with my Little Dot Mk IV SE amplifier. I'm wondering if I could get some opinions on good 'phones for upgrading. I'm mainly a classical music listener. I like a warm midrange. I'd like to keep it around $1000 or less. I know that the Hifiman HE500 is one possibility...

Just wanted to share my enthusiasm at discovering the Black Dragon Version 2 replacement cable for my Sennheiser HD650. I've always liked the warmth of the HD650 but felt it lacks heft and impact. I was using the Cardas cable with it and I felt that enhanced the midrange some and conveyed more...

Just wondering if I could get comments on the best Mozart string quartet complete CD set out there.   I own the Berg Quartet's version but I find it lacks gravitas. For instance the opening of the Dissonance is entirely too light and lively.   Dennis