I've got a 3.5m cable (515640 Copper with a kevlar core) I'm about to fit a neutrik 3.5 mtr plug on. On the right side I've got Red and Green wires on the left I've got Green and copper. This is slightly confusing. While I wouldn't think it matters a great deal I'd like to be sure. I'd...

AND - I have had a shorter copper cable for an old pair of HD25s made up by a local electrical goods shop - as I remember it was 1.4mtrs long made from scrrened cable and FM radio reception was a lot better than the stock steel cable. Unfortunately the Sennheiser connectors where replaced by...

Quote: Originally Posted by ex0du5 Well I really have no experience as to how a steel cable performs compared to a copper cable. For $20 I wouldn't mind trying both out. I'd get the velour pads at the same time for the heck of it. Mind you I wouldn't go out of my way to order them, like...

Quote: Originally Posted by mojo What you have to remember is that USB is not buffered! It is more like SP/DIF - the audio is digially encoded but is decoded by the DAC in realtime. There is no buffering of samples, no timing information. The DAC decodes each sample as it arrives, with...

£20 isn't a big difference - if the MS1s are all that. A fairer comparison might be the SR80 which I can get in the UK rather importing Alessandro. Useful opinions anyone?

Quote: Originally Posted by mojo That isn't the important bit though, the interesting part is about jitter. No! I refuse to disagree! Seriously, I think we are actually in agreement on the main issue - that expensive gold plated USB cables are a waste of money. Are we...

Quote: Originally Posted by nelamvr6 Definitely the MS-1. I've owned the SR-60's and they are great, but the MS-1 has all that they can provide and more. I thought Grado made the Alessandros - the price is pretty much the same so whats the difference SR60 / MS1 ?

Quote: Originally Posted by Earlephant True a lot of modern and generic stuff is crap - thats why I'm using a 20 yr old IBM keyboard that weighs about 2Kgs and never buy Dell or use Microsoft. A lot of generic stuff is OK too, it depends how you aply it. I appreciate the link. I...

I like the Shure E2cs but they don't stay in for me when I move about. I have small ear shells. Theres just too much bud hanging out of my ear canal. It seems to lever them out. Not a problem wiith the more expensive E3cs. I have a pair of V-Moda Vibes - not IMHO so much better than the...

Quote: Originally Posted by mojo Earlephant: I know it's hard to accept that a digital cable can be only partially functional, but it does happen. I too am a software engineer (computer technician is my full time job but I also develop software, and studied it at university) so I...

Quote: Originally Posted by bellsprout the cups are too small hate to rain on ur parade No problem big-ears. On a more serious note - my hd25's have been out of commission for a number of years lost a pad, lost an ear-pad. This thread decided me, to get the bits and put...

USB 1.1 and 2 cables are physically identical AFAIK - I haven't had any need to read the standards in over a year - but I'm almost 100% certain. How a hardrive can complain about the cable I have no idea. If a different cable fixes it dump the one that gives the problem, it's borked. "Certified"...

It is digital and it doesn't matter. A corrupted data stream is possible - but should be corrected by FEC. The difference that cable makes to digital connections is 0. Optical connections are the same. Sorry. You can't hear a difference that isn't there. Volume changes over USB - thanks gave me...

Thankyou, I guess the next pay-cheque will bring good-things in its wake...

No hiss, dark abys, hisslessness, e3c.

Interesting thread, great graphs. I'm not sure what all the arguing was about but generally - to a newbie - it looked like lots of people were enjoying themselves. My take on 11 pages was: that you can only hear what you like by listening. The graphs were about fidelity to source. Different...

I have a D2 and 4GB and 8GB SDHC cards. Sounds really good but battery life is better from internal memory. The stuff I play most often is on internal memory. The classical favourites on the 4GB. ogg at -q 6. Haven't got near the 8GB yet. I only bought it to try a couple of full length movies...

Quote: Originally Posted by dr.morton The A2 has not a real dedicated line out, it is a sort of hybrid. Connecting it to a good amp does nothing for the sound quality, it sometimes even makes it worse. <snipped> Hi, I am new here and don't wish to offend but were is the...

Hi new member here, I'm tempted by the Corda Aria, I really need to know if it's cmpatible with Linux. I use Centos4 in work and Debian or Ubuntu at home. Has anyone any experience with Linux / Corda amps? Appreciated.