Quote: Originally Posted by Hi-Finthen So, the recommended sound system extrapolated from these test would look like what exactly? Diskman--Boosterroo--Koss-KSC75 with RatShack I/Cs... I'm sure they measure well... Not at all. Nobody is claiming that headphones don't make a...

Quote: Originally Posted by The Monkey Let's leave ABX tests out of an otherwise excellent thread. OK, I'm starting to see what you mean. I apologize for polluting. To anyone else who may be tempted to respond with ABX-related comments, please do so here instead...

Quote: Originally Posted by hciman77 False. I can point you to several positive ABX tests, see the links below there are some positive and some negative results. One thing to take away is that whether a difference is perceived or not is not closely correlated with price...

Quote: Originally Posted by memepool Science is about empirical observation not arguing from a priori first principles. If enough people claim amps sound different then the question is why do they sound different and what other measurements should be made to try and explain this, rather...

Quote: Originally Posted by DJShadow Ah right, I stand corrected, thank you Febs. This implies to me that the subjects have tin ears. Possible. But if so, they are wildly delusional tin-eared subjects, because they apparently have spent $$$$ on some *serious* high-end equipment.

Quote: Originally Posted by daltonlanny I have to say, reluctantly, that I do have to believe this to a certain extent after an experiment I did tonight. I level matched my headphone jack on Onkyo DX-7555 Cd player, my Creek OBH-11 SE [a $250.00 amp], Heed CanAmp [a $400.00 amp], and a...

Thank you Elias for taking the time to reply to my questions! A few comments: Quote: Originally Posted by EliasGwinn I've read the thread you posted, but I choose to steer clear of such debates for a number of reasons (particularly because people get very angry in these types of...

Question to Elias: I just posted a link to several ABX tests comparing low-end to high-end CD players: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=246048 I have been considering an upgrade to the Benchmark DAC1, but as I mention in the above thread, ABX tests like these are starting to...

These interesting tests have been linked at Head-Fi before, but I think they deserve their own thread. A Spanish website has performed several ABX tests, in some cases matching Sony Discman or entry-level Pioneers against various High-End sources. I find no flaw in the tests: high-end amps...

Quote: Originally Posted by rsaavedra Wow that looks quite a lot like a "Pop" or "Voice enhancement" equalization mode. Is it possible the sound card might have such an equalization setup, and might be a matter of somehow resetting it to flat? Actually, this is the response with...

I need the advice of my fellow head-fiers. I have been very unhappy with the headphone/line out of my new Asus W2V, which is marketed as a high-end multimedia notebook. I complained to my retailer about a tinny sound with complete lack of both bass and highs, and included links to posts from...

It's no news that Sony is willing to do MP3 when it suits them. My 1 year old NS900V SACD player does MP3-CDs happily enough ...

I had a similar problem a while ago and found that all the offending songs were encoded at "non-standard" sample frequencies. I guess this is a bug in the IHP120. So resampling might solve your problem, at the cost of a degradation of sound quality (unless you have access to the source).

Here are a couple of extreme close-ups of Ety's er-4, with the cable in a strange (read goofy) loop. http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showt...s&pagenumber=1 Below these photos are some diagrams describing a mod in which the tube inside the foamies are cut. I suppose doing this mod would mean...

The HD650s are the faithful wife? If so, who needs a mistress? My marital bliss with this lady is such that I would never even glance at any other. She is amazingly perfect - not merely "comfortable" but gorgeous, charming, sexy, sensitive, witty, emotional, ... and yes, she shags my brains out too.

Thanks everyone for the useful replies! I'm not particularly worried that the Corda will change the sound of the main system. However, I am worried that wiring the headamp via the tape out of my integrated amp will degrade the sound to my headphones. Do you think I will get better sound...

I finally got a headamp (Corda) to go with my HD600 and upgraded to the Clou red replacement cable and better interconnects at the same time. I am very satisfied with the sound, but ... I'm tired of switching interconnects between the Corda and my integrated amp whenever I change from...

Crossposted to Headwize ... I'm considering replacing my 4-year old SONY component system with something newer, better sounding and preferably smaller. Are the CD players in the newest quality minisystems (such as Denon D-M30 or Yamaha Pianocraft MCR-E100) approaching good components (such...