Hello, I used to only play music through my desktop in my room. Now that I finally moved into a proper place with a living room, I am wondering what would be the best way to access my massive music file collection from the living room, listening to music on the couch. Some ideas that I had...

Hello,   I am looking for a portable speaker in $40-150 range that I will connect to my Cowon J3 through AUX.   I bought the Cambridge Soundworks Oontz Angle Plus but found the sound quite disappointing, even with low expectations, and had to return it particularly as it had some issues with...

Hello My setup has served me very well for years, but I would like to upgrade a component (or maybe two, if it's inexpensive enough) in the chain. I am currently using foobar2000 (asio4all) -> Keces PCM2702 Dac (usb) -> Little Dot mk III -> HD650 (stock) What would be the most cost...

Today, I was foolishly trying to clean my headphone with a dust remover and accidentally deformed the thin vinyl-like sheet that's sitting on top of the driver. I am referring to the sort of elastic transparent sheet of probably vinyl that is directly over the drivers.   Instead of being...

Hi, I am using LD MKIII as a preamp in conjunction with Swan m200 powered speakers. Should I set the speaker's volume at max, and attenuate with the preamp volume control? Or something else? Thank for the help

I think I read somewhere that the old Keces USB Dac (which I own) share the pcm2702 chip with the new 151 and 131. How much of the difference should I expect from upgrading from the USB DAC to either 151 or 131? Thank you

Hello, I am about to purchase LD MKIII to double as amp for my HD650 and also preamp for my swan m200s. I am sure the amp will be do the first job very well, but will my powered speakers benefit from having a separate preamp? Thank you

Hello I am looking for speakers to hook up to my computer in college dorm. I am not exactly overflowing with cash, so I cannot afford to spend much more than 200. I am looking for best sound quality for the money, regardless of whether it is a bookshelf or computer speaker. Thank you

I won Rlanger's awesome DT801, and I am going to give away full set of unused Shure tips including the new olive black ones. Of course, all you need to do is post on this thread with what audio-related object you will give away, be it a CD or something more significant (to buck the trend of fish...

I have to open my iaudio X5 (don't ask me why ) and while the bottom two came off easy with the screw driver, the top two screws are refusing to unscrew. And of course, in my frustration, I did what I shouldn't have done. Try harder. Now, the screws are a little bit eaten in the inside, so I...

When I dissembled my dell P4, it came out with a rather impressive looking heatsink that looks a lot like this. http://www.plycon.com/cpuc/tr_hr01.jpg Now, this seems a little too good to throw away. I have a core2duo system running on the stock intel fan. Is there any way to incorporate this...

Just set up the X-fi and sound is quite fine (so far). But when the master volume is set to max (as i was inclined to do for any other digital output) the bithead flashes its clipping indicator (but sounds fine). When I cut the master volume to around 90 percent, the blipping ceases.

The 1212m is already on its way, but I realized that I need 5.1 capabilities in the future and also that 1212m simply don't support sounds from certain games. So I am planning on getting a XtremeMusic of X-fi. I heard of a member who successfully incorporated both cards, but he has been...

Although I am not an intensive gamer, I am getting my computer rig ready for games such as Crysis, Alan Wake, and such. So I would probably like a X-Fi (which X-Fi do you recommend?). But I do not think X-fi is quite good enough for my music needs. Would getting a USB-DAC solve the problem? If I...

Is there going to be a difference in sound quality between the headphone jack at the front of the the computer and the green input jack at the back of the computer? Thank you

This may be a completely stupid question, but is it possible to use speaker amplification to drive headphones?

HD650 arrived today and they are quite wonderful, although i can't say it betters E500 by much, if at all. Anyway, the hiss on some of the recordings have become much more noticeable. I KNEW there was hiss on recordings such as Abbey Road and many of Radiohead albums, but they became so much...

I must say I less than thrilled by the Bithead performance when hooked to the computer, bypassing my mediocre computer sound card. When I listen to shure E500 straight out of the iaudiox5 or the computer (using ASIO/foobar) it seems to have better dynamic range. When I plug in the Bithead via...

Without the attenuator (not using PTH either), my Shure creates so much hiss. With the attenuator, the hiss can be (almost) eliminated. At what level should I set the attenuator at? I heard it could negatively affect the sound quality. On a different note, do you know when those olive black...

Well, I could never get the Bithead to work with either ASIO/KernelStreaming. So I am given two choices 1) Kernel Streaming/ASIO -> Stock Computer Sound card (average quality) Headphone out -> Bithead used as AMP ONLY -> Headphone 2) Direct Sound/Wave out-> Bithead used as both DAC AND AMP...

Hello, as you can see from my sig, I have just started this hobby and is seeking a proper headphone for use at home. The price range is approx. 250 - 500 dollars. Keep in mind that I am considering finding a good deal for an used can (for example, I am looking to buy a HD650 for less than 240...

I was extremely excited to open up the package, but so many problems: 1) A extremely loud buzzing from right channel when playing music. It's so loud that I can even hear it when i am not wearing it. 2)The isolation is inferior even to my HD280. It isolates very little. Is this normal? I...

Whenever there is a bit of silence in the music, I can hear a distinct high pitch tone that shouldn't be there. This only happens if I use the ASIO output. The pitch does not change with volume, however. Another question: The music plays fine but every few minutes, there is a break in the...

Hello, My bithead works mostly fine with my iaudio X5. However, when plugged into the computer, I have to max out the volume both on the computer and the Bithead to get a decent volume. If i just plug the headphones directly to the computer, the volume is much much louder. What could be the...

I have been recently very tempted by V-moda Vibes for their excellent price/performance ratio. Other IEMs in consideration are: ER4P, E4c, E5, UM2, Super. fi .5. Obviously, all of these are signifcantly more expensive than the Vibes, but I am (grudgingly) willing to spend much more money for...