Sign me up if you produce any for sale...

Cool, yeah I am not in any rush. I would be interested to know the effects of your mods. There are so many options to experiment with, between covering/uncovering different holes, using different ear pads, and cabling.

I don't suppose you're going to be willing to take on modding other people's 750s?

Actually a lot of people report a loss of battery life from repeat exposure to x-rays... don't know what the true cause is, though. I'm talking about airport employees who are going through security multiple times each day, though.

WavPack rocks...

Which is more comfortable, more isolating?

How do flac and wavpack compare? I like that wavpack details which operations are lossy, lossless, encoding cpu intensive and decoding cpu intensive...

Would you be willing to do the same comparison with your Edition 9s? (if you are able to switch)

I wouldn't be worried about driver support. the current creative drivers are working flawlessly on my system (which is running vista ultimate on a Via 1.5Ghz processor...)

Well another 20 hours or so of burn in and I'm starting to open up to the 750 a little more, they definitely have a more detailed low end right now that is very pleasing for string instruments (in comparison to the SA5k) but vocals are still lacking. I've also experimented with different...

Quote: Originally Posted by jpelg 1. Burn in the Prolines for 200hrs, then try again. 2. The MicroDAC is not the most resolving source, imo. Actually I'm using a modded x-fi right now as the source.. I'll report back as burn in progesses...

A few caveats... SA5000 are broken in and recabled (black dragon) Proline 750 has about 20 hours on it. I have very limited headphone experience and may not be describing my impressions properly. SA5000 seem much more detailed, much more open with greater fullness, much more...

T.B.N. I'm told this will work to connect the internal drive http://www.computercablesource.com/detail.aspx?ID=347 Might be easier to route... As for the quality of the drive, well I have had the opamps replaced (yes it has its own) but there is a noticeable difference in sound...

The drive bay panel degrades sound quality... even modded....

This is promising for future driver support from Creative as well... Oh Gunblade, I have the audio bay on my X-fi, modded (by cotdt) both the card and the bay. The bay definitely degrades sound quality, but yes for convenience it is great! I bring my rig to lanparties and the less gear I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Kurt Ebay making it a rule for their business does not make it illegal. In some states there are laws against surcharges specifically (CA, CO, CT, FL, KS, MA, ME, NY, OK, and TX) which is likely the reason that Ebay/Paypal have it in their TOS in...

If you had to pay the paypal fee you got scammed. It's illegal for the seller to charge that to you. I will never buy from someone who advertises that they charge you the fee for using paypal, and I will always report it to paypal.

All reports say the front panel degrades the sound by a noticeable amount (including review sites that are nowhere near hifi/headfi experienced)

Quote: Originally Posted by Dexdexter Interestingly enough, the Alienware Ozma 7 (a re-branded OEM HFI-700) lists for $50 less than its Ultrasone-badged counterpart. Interesting, they list a 60% reduction in emmissions... Ultrasone lists "up to 98%" Does anyone have specs...

Is there anyone out there that is performing these upgrades commercially? I know I would be glad to ship off my card to someone to upgrade my X-Fi if it meant having a stable/reliable "high end gaming" audio card....

Any out there? Is the microDAC compatible? E-MU 0404? I've got a mini-itx based system with very limited upgrade options that I am running vista on....

interesting concept...

Rogue, from The Cruxshadows... iPod in what looked to be a silicone (iSkin?) case with an armband and using stock ibuds... at JFK Airport

Quote: Originally Posted by milkpowder Good enough to deserve an appreciation thread? Indeed... they are ideal for casual listening... low profile and no isolation are good things for a walkabout set of phones.. the sound quality may not be incredible but it's pleasing and not...

They're warm, veiled, and lacking in the high end... I've got about 48 hours on mine now and the sound has improved... I would say they are very pleasing, not exciting but also not fatiguing... the bass is quite good, not overwhelming. They respond very well to EQing.