So getting back into this hobby after quite a break, I've just purchased a pair of HE400 to upgrade from the old pair of Grado SR80 that I own.  I was hoping for much more low end from everything I read, but I plugged them into my laptop and they sound flat and thing.  Lots of detail on the high...

Hi all,   So over the last few years, with the advent of podcasts, sleeping with my headphones in has become something I do every night.   Recently though, I'm getting more and more pain in my ear canal from sleeping with in-ear monitors. I'm not sure if it's small infections, or just...

Hi, I'm travelling SE Asia right now and left my mp3 player on a plane. Heartbreaking in one sense, because I had bought it specifically for this trip, but a relief in another sense, because it fell short of my expectations in some regards. It was a Cowon iAudio9, which I'd bought in Korea...

Hey guys, A couple years back I bought a pair of Shure E4 ear canal headphones. Although a little thin on bass, I was happy with them while they worked. Last year the left channel began intermittently cutting in and out. Fiddling with the cable helps to restore the sound, but it's a constant...

Hello, I'm currently trapped in Mansfield, UK, and my Shure headphones are in need of repair. I think it's a simple job, from what I can tell there is a loose connection in the miniplug because the sound from the left channel sporadically cuts out and fiddling with the cable at the point the...

i've got a pair of Shure in ear headphones that are in need of repair. Sound is only coming out of the right channel and I assume the problem is in the connector plug because fiddling around with it there can get the sound back occasionally. i lack the skills to change the plug and am...

Hey guys, when I listen to music on my HP laptop with Conexant HD Audio, it often sounds like a bowl of rice krispies. does anyone else have this problem? I've tried different media players, but it seems that the problem is with Vista or the soundcard, because I get it regardless of the...

Hello, recently I was listening to my mp3 player with my Shure E4 headphones and noticed the sound out of the left headphone was cutting in and out. I was pretty thrilled because this meant that I could finally buy a new mp3 player. However, I got home and the same thing happened when...

So, living in Poland now and taking lots of buses and trains i decided to get a pair of IEMs, the Shure E4's. While I'm impressed with the sound, especially the size of the soundstage, I'm disappointed by how much isolation they offer. Was it unrealistic of me to expect that when I put...

I just bought an Olympus M:robe 100 because I'm going overseas and need to take my music with me, but I discovered in the manual that it is only possible to use the player with one computer. If when I'm overseas and I want to add a song or album to the player on another computer with the...

Hi guys, I recently purchased a DVD burner and I'm wondering what software out there will allow me to copy my movies. Other features I'm interested in are having the option of keeping menus and bonus features of the movie intact, and being able to remove the region encoding. Can anyone...

hello, how are the digital coax cables different than a regular RCA? i may have to use one with my dvd player and i'm wondering what the difference is.

Hey guys, since changing my amp over I noticed that some of that vocal glare that my Behringer corrected is gone. I have to recalibrate the unit now and then decide whether to keep it. anyone in the area have a flat response mic that I could use? I'd rather not buy a mic just to find out...

Well, I just finished a long and detailed comparison of these amps. I wanted to see whether the excitement about these digital amps was warranted and ultimately, whether a cheaper amp could really match the quality of my tube amp so I could get rid of it and save some money. The 6moons...

hi gang, i'll be needing a preamp for a new power amp that i'm buying for my speaker rig and i'm not sure what do do about a preamp. i've heard both good and bad things about passive preamps. some say it's the purest way to get the signal through, while others say the impedance matching...

hey guys, i'm having a meet at my place tomorrow and i got my Behringer DEQ2496 this past week. However, i don't have headphones myself anymore but i'd like to show the machine off. does anyone have any settings for the equalizer that they've been using successfully with their headphones? for...

Several people have mentioned how useful a FAQ would be for this device. So let's get it started. I figure people can post the questions they have about using it and maybe some more expert users can chime in with answers. My question: What is the best way to equalize a room using this device...

Hi guys, I've got an Ultra Curve Pro in my hands and I'm wondering if it's possible to use it to compare various setups in my living room. For example, it's been bothering me since I got my speakers whether or not it makes a difference if I have a coffee table in front of the listening...

hi guys, i'm perhaps interested in a philips 963a player but i'm wonder what its video performance is like. i used to think that dvd players were all the same, but i have an older Samsung DVD player that I've been using with my LCD projector. I borrowed my dad's newer panasonic with prog scan...

well, some of you might know me as one of the more skeptical users on this forum. i've lately begun to read the literature out there on ABX testing and 'audio myths'. i've carefully tested different cables and have heard no difference. recently i tested my $2500 tube amp vs. my entry level...

i love using gmail, but i seem to have a problem with it and i'm wondering if i'm alone. sometimes, for some reason, when i reply to a message in my inbox, i find the message i sent in the inbox afterwards, not in my outgoing mail. when i try to search messages i sent, it won't return...

hi guys, i've been doing some reading on the different dispersion patterns of speakers and i'm really interested in hearing omnipolar speakers. does anyone know a shop in toronto where i can hear and compare omnipolar and direct radiating speakers?

i recently discovered the joy of playing adult board/party games when i get together with friends. a friend of mine had 'cranium' and it's just such a great way to spend time with friends, it really beats just hanging around and watching tv or playing music. since then i bought hoopla, and...

hello guys, i've got a friend that's into biking like i'm into stereos and he always makes fun of me for going on headfi. i'm wondering if anyone knows about any biking (road bikes specfically) forums that would be like headfi. i'm looking for a site that is equivalent to this in the...

This is a long shot, but I just got back from a road trip down to Vegas and through New Mexico and back and the farther I went south, the cheaper and better the mexican food got. I know in the states it's easy to find good Mexican, corn tortillas, refried beans and such, but in Toronto all I...