Hi, I know this has been asked a million times before and I have read countless threads on this, but I'm still looking for an amp to power my HD580s and possibly HD650s if I upgrade. I listen to music via laptop through an E-MU 0404 external DAC/AMP and was looking for an amp with more...

I currently have the RS-2s with the bowl pads and the E-MU 0404 USB dac/amp combo. I like the wider soundstage the bowls provide over the flats, but with some music the highs are a little too much. I'm looking for a desktop amp under $350 US that will tame the highs and increase the soundstage...

Is the amp in the EMU 0404 USB enough to power the Senn HD 580 adequately? I would like to get the 580s to compliment my main phones (MS2i). All the posts I read have the EMU combined with an amp with these headphones. Will an external amp provide a noticeable improvement over just the EMU...

Hi all, I bought a Western Digital external hard drive that I connect to my laptop through an USB port. I have ripped all my CDs onto this drive and am using Foobar as the player. When I'm listening to music every once in a while the hard drive will power down because it thinks it's not...

Can anyone recommend a good Heart live CD? I'm looking for one that focuses mainly on their songs from the 70s and doesn't suffer from the dreaded compression issues. I'm looking at Heart Greatest Hits: Live on Amazon and this looks pretty good, but I can't tell listening to the samples on...

Hi, I'm just looking for some different music to listen to and I thought it would be good to get a list of great cover songs. For instance, Hendrix' All Along the Watchtower. One that I like is Inkubus Sukkubus' cover of Paint it Black. Another is Stevie Ray Vaughan's Little Wing. What are...

Hi, I'm using EAC to convert my CDs wav/flac/mp3. Is there a way to batch convert wav files to flac and then batch convert the flac files to mp3? I can't find a way to select wav files on my hard disk to convert them all the flac or mp3. EAC only seems to recognize the CD player. Here's...

Hi, I hope this hasn't been asked before, but I did not find anything with a search. Here's my question. When you go buy a CD, how do you choose which recording of songs you want to buy? For example, Aerosmith's Sweet Emotion is one of my favorite songs. If I listen to the recording from...

Hi, I just hooked up my old Rotel RTC-940AX preamp and Acurus A150 amp to my Gateway laptop soundcard and all I have to say is WOW! With just the laptop, my Grado SR80s sounded nice, but they the highs were a little too harsh and I thought the bass was lacking. The amp/preamp combo seemed to...

Hi, I am currently using the Senn PX 100s with an Ipod Nano at work and when traveling. I like that they have good bass, are pretty dynamic and are very easy to drive with just the Nano. Now, I'm looking for for some hadphones for home use only. First a little background. My music...