Hi all,   I am turning to you for this problem I have with my laptop, an Asus K53SV. I had to reinstall Windows today as all the bloatware caused the Windows Explorer to stop working (thanks for that Asus). Everything I want is already installed but the sound quality of the onboard chip...

I could type a lot about this but the title of this thread sums it all up. Head-fi is so slow right now that Firefox (and IE) sometimes gets unresponsive for a few seconds when I am opening a new tab or something like that. The new platform has its problems but this slowness is new to me.  ...

REVIEW: German Maestro Pro 400 & 435S     INTRO From reading head-fi I found out about a loan program from a “new kid on the block”. German Maestro Pro (GMP) is – as far as I know – the old MB Quart. MB Quart isn’t very popular around head-fi but it seems most people really enjoy...

There is this site that I can't seem to find anywhere. On the left it lists all headphones imaginable, including different versions etc. Then when you click on it to the right the pictures of the model you just clicked will show. I am sure someone here just immediately knows what I am...

Or actually OH NOOOOES. Dare I say this is blasphemy? Being a great Cash fan myself I saw this guy called Laurent Wolf had made a remix of "I Walk The Line". Obviously I had to watch it. See it here: + YouTube Video ERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you...

Turns out it was Schumi! Or maybe not? Quote: The Stig, a mystery driver who tests high-performance cars on Top Gear, has been "revealed" as Michael Schumacher. The seven-times Formula 1 champion dressed as the show's famous driver and removed his helmet during an interview with...

In a couple of days I hope to get my Mundorf silver gold wire. I will be using it for a new rca-rca interconnect. Mundorf SG 0,5mm is going to carry the signal and two solid core 0,8mm silver wires will be used for return. They will all be put in PTFE and than those three wires will be put into...

Though not often I do enjoy to watch films on my computer. I always have been using VLC though the sound quality can be better I think. For example stereo separation can be better. Also I noticed my Dacmagic says the incoming signal is 44.1khz instead of 48khz that all DVDs use. This tells me...

This is the deal: You make a drawing of an artist and song in paint and post them here for others to guess what artist and song it represents. If your guess is right, it is your turn to make a paintsong. You can also uses pictures of the internet when your paint skills aren't all that. The...

A sad day, today. I got a fine in the mail today for speeding.. I have a scooter which goes around 75km/u. The maximum allowed speed for scooters is 45km/u. Today I got a fine for speeding on 4. september. I was clocked at 69km/u minus correction makes 66km/u. 21km/u above the allowed maximum...

CHANGED TOPIC TITLE Good day to you! I got something for you I know you're good at: helping noobs spend money. That's a good thing if you're me. I'd like to buy a DAC and amp. The recommendations were that I should get a dedicated headphone amp first. What I want from my tube amp (in...

Wow. Just wow. I found this on the interwebs.. Went to my mom. However I got a no when I asked. Got to have respect for that dude, right? Right?

These are very fine headphones indeed. They're very light and comfortable. Detailing is superb imo. I don't feel the bass lacking in any way, though there isn't much kick to it. These are definetly treble-oriented, which can be a bit unpleassant with some recordings. But, if the recording is...

Hi all, I'm afraid I have some bad news. When doing my recable on my MS-1 one of the plastic things where you are supposed to solder the wires to has come of. Probably because of all the violence it has seen to get the cup open. However the actual thing happened when I tried to solder the...

Hi, After reading some info on shielding the x-fi I tried with the bag thing you get with every motherboard. But, when placing it I accidently let it fall causing it to mess up with my x-fi. The sound became only static, so I quickly turned off my amp and foobar. Turned everything back on and...

A fine day to you! It's been a long time, fortunately, but I'm afraid upgraditis got me Now, I was looking at the Auzentech X-Meridean when I saw it has been taken out of production. Too bad, only thing they're making at the moment is the Prelude. From what I've read the Prelude is somewhat...

I would like to know if an old, regular speaker amp will improve my headphone sound on the pc. I'm ampless, and broke, that's why ;p My question is: Will such an amp improve my sound quality?

I'm lurking at a MS-1 I found on the internet but it has a 1/8" jack. I always wanted to buy the one with the 1/4" jack but it does it make a noticable difference in SQ? EDIT: I delete 'MS-1' in this title b/c I think more people will like to get an answer to this one.

Hi, I want to buy the LD2++ for my Sennheiser HD595. I am planning to connect them to my x-fi em. Can I just use something like this: https://www.kaidomain.com/WEBUI/Prod...px?TranID=1379 apatN.

I know a lot of you guys have put lots of money in their rig just to hear very subtle improvements and I was wondering when you're not in your 2k$ heaven, but just outside without any headphone or speakers. Do you still pick up those subtle sounds? When you're walking through a city are you...

I lend my parents some money and instead of getting that back, I thought of getting a ksc75 of them. So when looking into amazon.de (yep it's the german site, since I live in the Netherlands, not even sure if they ship to my house..) I found two ksc75s...

is there any kind of thing (plugin or something) to increase sound quality in gaming? im using a xfi extreme music card in gaming mode for gaming and in, i hope, 3 days i have my hd595..

I been searching through all head-fi forums. Is there nobody who has modded the looks on a hd595? just wondering (A)

I've been using IcematAudio, the Icemat Siberia headset for quite some time now. Mainly aimed at games, music does sound good and I like this headset. Anyway, I feel like upgrading. Music is becoming more and more important to me. My eye felt on the Sennheiser HD595. They're really...