Hey all, I've decided I don't really like IEMs as a portable experience (I've tried well regarded from earsonics, ultimate ears, westone, and audio-technica and all seemed to have what I considered to be common shortcomings).  I would now like to get some portable over the ear phones instead...

So, my story:   For a while now I've been listening through some Audio-Technica m40fs phones.  Then the Sennheiser 201s hit 13 shipped on new egg, so I decided I would get my girlfriend a pair.  Upon hearing them I discovered immediately they have an openness/clarity that my m40fs' just...

So, I went out today to try the first round of speaker hunting, heard a few things, and am still not ready to make a purchase, but would really appreciate suggestions.   I'd foremost like suggestions for bookshelf speakers to replace my current M-Audio DX4s (and source Creative X-Fi Surround...

Hey, I'm looking for a sound upgrade for my computer and would really appreciate if you guys could offer some suggestions.   I'd like to stick with a 2.1 setup for a room about 10'5" x 12'5"; the setup will be a little above midway down one of the longer walls, only entrance to the room is...

Hey, I'm looking to pick up a pair of Energy RC-10s after hearing great reviews about them, but they require amplification which I've never had a need to purchase before. I told a friend I'd like to go budget and he highly recommended vintage 70s Marantz receivers, but I've noticed a lot of...

preorder deal is: Energy RC10 2 way rosenut Reference series bookshelf speaker pair ( 10993) at Vanns.com | details for $300 per pair shipped. And the story is that I've been using the following setup for a while: Headphones: Audio-Technica A900 Speakers: M-Audio Studiophile DX4 paired with...

I'm currently quite fond of my ATH-A900 headphones and am seeking speakers that would be as close to that sound as possible. I would like to ask the help of these forums on that matter. Now, I have heard higher end headphones in the past and found added clarity/other above the ATH-A900 not...

I just tried to plug in with my ER6s which have only just passed the one week mark to find that the sound from the right ear has been reduced to almost nothing. I have tried another source and swapping ears to ensure that I wasn't just going deaf (ah how paranoia hits). Is there anything I...

So, I just purchased the Sound Blaster NX and plug and played it into my linux setup. For the most part I can't complain about it, it seems pretty accurate and clear. The only issue is the sound stage is quite noticably smaller than most other sources I've heard. I was wondering if anyone knows...

Ok, so I know I'm looking to buy the reputedly neutral sound of etymotics. I've also heard that the er4s produces better sound than the er4p, but I know that I will never be buying and amp. Now, I currently use westone UM2s with a zune and find that just volume one on the zune can be painfully...

I just got a new set of cans (ATH-A900) that I'd like to burn in and was wondering if anyone could provide links to sine wave/pink noise tracks that cover a large range of frequencies.

The title says it all. I'm looking for the best sound quality that I can buy on that budget. Any ideas? thanks, PhantmShado

I'm seeking a headphone amp but keep hearing of a hiss when amps are combined with low impedence headphones. As I have such a set in the super.fi 5 pros at 21ohms I was wondering if anyone could point me towards an amp that does not produce a hiss when paired with these phones and that would be...

The line out on the iAudio x5 has no hiss while the actual audio out does have a hiss with my super.fi 5 pros. However, the line out has just one set volume which is far too high to be listenable. As far as I can see from simple browsing, the best way to keep the quality while toning down this...

I was just wondering if that jack immediately below the standard audio out jack on the x5 is another sort of audio out jack ( http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/313836...00-sides-3.gif ) ? This would be of particular interest to me if it was a digital audio out of sorts... PhantmShado

After having bought the highly sensitive super.fi 5 pros, I discovered first hand that 'highly sensitive' means the natural hiss produced by high powered video cards can be heard on nearly any player. I'm afraid I didn't have the heart to return them however as the sound that did come through...