Quote: Originally Posted by jsaliga Guys, please...let's not turn this into a name dropping contest. The OP asked for albums. I like to use these threads to check out albums as well. I always have time to take a look at an album, but I don't have time to check out several dozen artists...

x2 on galactic and greyboy allstars - both great recommendations.. karl denson is in the greyboy allstars btw. robert walter's 20th congress is another great jazz/funk group.. you can get soundboard recordings of their shows for free on archive.org's live music archive.. robert walter is the...

I would say Gov't Mule maybe.. they cover a lot of Zeppelin tunes and do a pretty good job of it imho. I guess they're similar to Zeppelin in the sense that a lot of their songs are rooted in blues, they improvise and stretch their songs out live, and it's really heavy rock music. They always...

I just saw The Mars Volta recently, and Cedric is a lot of fun to watch.. he's all over the place. It really seems like he gets off on performing.. Omar really gets into his guitar solos too, and Thomas Pridgen plays the drums with an incredible amount of strength and energy. Anyone who is a fan...

Bad opening acts, ********* fratboys looking for fights/trouble, teen girls screaming about how hot the singer is.. the dude who keeps yelling his song request over and over again.. or keeps demanding a drum solo. i've been to a lot of shows and people are generally cool.. it really just depends...

Hmm.. the Little Dot amps are pretty well regarded around here so you would probably be pretty happy with one of those. I could think of a couple other options.. you could get a Zero DAC/Headamp on ebay for $130 or so, although the shipping costs might put you past your budget. They show up on...

btw usf, the two headphones you were originally thinking about buying are both considered good all-around phones that match up well with several different genres.. I think you would be pretty happy with either. I think a lot of people on here would consider the D2000 the superior headphone, and...

Yeah, I've been eyeing that card too, and supposedly it has a really decent headamp. I'm pretty sure it would sound better than the other card you were considering.. at least I would hope so for twice the price, and the Xonar Essence was built with audiophile headphones in mind which is pretty...

X2 on Rickie Lee Jones - Definitely has a distinctive voice, has some good songs too.. X2 on Norah Jones - I think everyone has heard her before though.. Etta James - Burnin' Down the House is a great live album where she shows off all her vocal tricks.. this album is a lot more upbeat then...

The Zeros are pretty cheap, I've heard they go for $100 + shipping so the price on ebay sounds about right. Quote: Originally Posted by Moontan13 Nice card! That sound card supports a front panel headphone jack that auto-mutes the other outputs. That's a nice feature. The toslink...

On every soundcard I've owned (and I've owned a few) you can plug your headphones into the jack designated for the two front speakers. The jack is almost always green, and there's usually some sort of option in the soundcard's control panel to turn it into a headphone output. I actually just...

slwiser, I was wondering the same thing so I went and checked out the forums on the OpenPandora.org website, and it looks as if you can.

There are some beautiful pics on this thread, they make me a little jealous... my setup is pretty basic: red telecaster->line 6 pod->audio technica ath-a900. No pedals yet, and I would probably annoy the hell out of my roommates with an amp..

Audio Technica A700s.. I've since upgraded, but I used the A700s a couple hours everyday for 2 1/2 years, and they only set me back $125. Definitely the best bang-for-the-buck purchase I've ever made..

I think you should buy an amp and DAC separately so you have the option of upgrading one or the other sometime in the future.. a few suggestions to fit your budget: Stello DA100: I think these cost about $700, and you might want to look into getting one used. They're buit very well, and...

X2 on the Corda Arietta or maybe a used HeadFive. Both are great for the money. If you're sound card isn't that great, you would probably be better off investing in a DAC with an integrated headamp like the Zero.. you could also consider the EMU 0404 USB which sounds great and is well within...

You don't really need an amp because your headphones have a relatively low impedance of 65ohms, and you don't need a DAC unless you're unhappy with the sound of the realtek soundcards. Having said that, I've heard the newer realtek HD sound chips and while I think they sound pretty decent, I...

I just got Left4Dead and Gears of War 2, and I love them both! The graphics in GOW2 blow me away.. L4D isn't too shabby looking either. I also just got Warcraft III (oldie but goodie!), and I've been playing that more than any of the modern games I have. I love playing multiplayer over the LAN...

I have a bit of a scorpion problem at my house (I live in Arizona) so instead of killing them I've been capturing them and keeping them as pets. They freak most people out so I keep them out of sight, but my 5 year old nephew is fascinated by them.. I think they're kinda cool as long as they're...

I built a real nice computer (borrowing a few old parts from my previous system) for $200 by bargain shopping on newegg..

I would say get the Little Dot MKIV with the knowledge that it has pretty decent resale value on this board. If you don't feel it makes much an improvement just go ahead and sell it and maybe save up for something more expensive. The MKIV would definitely suit whatever headphones you get in the...

The Denon D2000's have an impedance of 24ohms while the Sennheisers have an impedance of 50ohms which means both pairs will work just fine without an amp. In other words, go ahead and jack them straight into the sound card's output. It is convenient to have an amplifier just so that you can...

After I bought a good pair of Audio Technica headphones, I started listening to trance music.. I never thought I could get into that stuff, but artists like Sphongle, Hallucinogen, and Infected Mushroom sound pretty amazing on quality headphones imho..

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Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - A++ best movie I've seen in a while.. long movie with slow pacing but kept my attention all the way through. I also just saw Burn After Reading - I'd give it a solid A... pretty funny movie, not the Coen Brother's best though.