My girlfriend loves her Westone UM-1's, but she destroyed her first pair by wearing them at the gym.  Can anyone recommend a set of in-ear headphones that fits the same (uses the same ear pieces) but is cheaper?    She doesn't really care about sound quality but wants the fit and sound isolation...

I've read everything I could find on the topic, but I'd be interested in hearing more opinions regarding whether these amps really sound that different, or if the extra price of the GS-1 just goes to the added features (inputs, outputs, etc). I've got the Lite now and I really like it. I'm...

I bought a used Heed canamp. It worked fine for 3 days, then died. It won't power on. When I move the switch, the light flickers but goes off again. I checked the fuse and it's fine. I'm the second owner, and the amp was purchased from Profundo about 5 months ago. Does anyone know: 1)...

When I buy or sell an item I like to browse previous classifieds to help determine a fair market price. But more often than not the prices are gone. Why? I understand that the final selling price is none of my business (that's private between the buyer and the seller) but that's not being...

Do you like crossfeed? I don't. I prefer the strong center image rather than a blurred, spread out sound to the vocals. I've tried the crossfeed on the Meier Corda Move, and on the Headroom Desktop amp, and these are supposed to be the best. I prefer both amps with the crossfeed off. I...

I recently dove into the headphone world by purchasing: - Corda Move - 2006 Headroom Desktop amp (Max module + Home dac + stepped attenuator) - AKG K701's The Headroom is clearly the better amp, but I am left somewhat wishing that I could combine some characteristics of each. The...

I find that to get good sound with USB DAC's (and to get bit-perfect output) I need to disable the Windows kmixer. An example discussion of how to do this is in this thread. However, if I disable the kmixer for a DAC that is using the generic USB driver (like the Corda Move) then Windows also...

What is my best option if I want something small and portable to play music from my laptop into IEM's? Is there a battery operated USB dac + headphone amp avaliable? Is it easier just to buy an ipod + a Tomahawk?

I just bought my first set of headphones: Westone UM1's. I bought them to use on plane rides, but I've been listening to them all night with an ipod shuffle and I'm amazed. I've got several thousand dollars into my speaker setup (Paradigm studio 60v2 speakers, Paradisea DAC, Outlaw audio amp...

I am using a thinkpad for my music source. I have a USB sound card that is setup to be bit perfect (Soundblaster Live 24 bit). But today I noticed that if I plug it into the other USB port, it plays 10 DB quieter, and I cannot get it to be bet perfect! What!?!?! Very weird. I have the mixer...

I have a Stello DA100 and a Citypulse 7.2x (without TXCO upgrade), and this describes some conclusions after a day of listening. BIAS: I had the Stello first and love it. I love the sound, theb build quality, and fact that it has built-in USB, etc. All off my initial listening impressions...

I just picked up a used Citypulse, and I found that the "audio in" works with the variable outs, but does not work with the fixed outs. Can anyone else confirm this behavior? One of the reasons I wanted the citypulse was so I could plug it directly into my amp (using the fixed outs) and use...

Dammit. I had ASIO4ALL working just fine, but after upgrading to windows service pack 2 (SP2) I now have pops and cracks during playback with ASIO4ALL. If I touch any program, change the volume, etc, there is a break in the music. Has anyone heard of this? Does SP2 mess with KS? Do I...

I just read the paypal terms of use, and it says that if the credit card payment is reversed, you are responsible for that payment and it is subtracted from your account. Does this mean I could sell something someone, they could pretend that I ripped them off somehow (use your imagination)...

As I posted in this long rambling thread, I currently have the Bel Canto DAC2, and the Scott Nixon USB Chibi. I find the Bel Canto to be a bit too too dry, airy, and breathy for my taste. This seems strange since it has a rep for being a warm dac. Then again, it is consistent with the...

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I picked up a Scott Nixon USB Chibi Saru used here on headfi to play music over USB from my laptop. Here are my initial impressions: I couldn't believe how much better the Chibi sounded than my existing equipment (Arcam 7SE CD player and/or the DAC's in my Outlaw 950 AVR). I wasn't sure if...

I am thinking of building a very simple passive preamp. I want: - A high-quality potentiometer or attenuator - A high-quality toggle switch to choose between two inputs - An input that bypasses the toggle in case I want to plug in direclty That's it, so it should be very simple, but I'm...

New discovery, or old news? http://www.audiokit.ro/dac_rd2.html Quote: As a companion for the cd/dvdrom control kit as well as stand-alone, we are happy to introduce to you Rockna RD-2 D/A converter. Designed to meet actual audio standards, the RD-2 offers on a compact smd board a...