Many people complain about the low quality dac in galaxy S2. Does the note share the same problem?

Hello, I've built a Mini 3 portable amp but it does not pass the rail splitter check. To measure the voltages I connect a charged 9V battery and place the black probe on V- and the red probe on V+ just as the AMB webpage describes. I get 8Volts,  ok so far. The problem comes when I measure...

If someone in Europe has one PCM2707 or PCM2706 lying around and is willing to sell it to me let me know. I need it to build one Gamma1. Sorry if I post in the wrong forum but I thought the DIY one would be better.   Bye.

  Some Ebay sellers offer brand new ATH M50s for a very low price and I 've wondered if these are too cheap to be really genuine :   http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Audio-Technica-ATH-M50-Headphones-ATH-M50S-/260682309273?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb1e05e99    ...

Currently I use a Nokia 5800 as my main portable music player . Is the Samsung an improvement over it?

Hi,   I have a pair of K601 and recently decided to pull  the flimsy foam discs that lie between the pads and the drivers. Sound is more clear to me now, but I guess that if the manufacturer decided to put the foams there must be a good reason. What's the purpose of the foams in AKG phones...

Hi. After trying with different  headphones for a long time I want to do my first incursion into decent quality speakers.  Right now I can't spend much but am a bit tired of headphones so  I'm looking for best stereo speakers 150 dollars can buy .  I intend to use them primarily with music , but...

I need an amp that complements well these phones. I never bought an amp before as my previous headphones were easy to drive and did not need one to sound good. It's not the case anymore with the AKG K601 . My budget is <100$.  Which ones do you recommend?

Help me  choose which one to buy. After reading a lot of threads about both  models I came to the conclusion that they have the sound signature I prefer: warm sound, good soundstage ,  correct bass (not anemic will suffice) and flat response. I don't need ultra resolving headphones , specially...

My 440 have served well, but I want a little more. Features that I regard most on headphones are good bass (just present bass with considerable slam, defined but not bloated or exaggerate), nice soundstage and supremeness with female vocals. Also I would use them for occasional gaming and...

In some places they sell the DT990 Pro for 138 € whereas the DT880 sells for almost double the price. What is the reason? Are the DT990 better or worse than DT880? I'm interested in all around semi-open cans with big soundstage, good bass, good with female vocals, classical music, games and...

Hi, I'm looking for the best DAC I can buy with 100$ or less. I've read good things about Edirol UA-1EX. Now there there is a new version , Cakewalk UA-1G but I can't find much information. As far as I know this one still has the odd switch button to select the sampling rate. Is the new version...

Sennheiser-CX300 II Black Earphones. - eBay (item 280432966758 end time Dec-07-09 22:14:04 PST)

I've read practically all the threads about these cans and some people say there are not big differences between both , only 840 scales better with amplification. Other people say 440 sounds like "cheap cans" compared to 840. I've even read that 440 are better than 840 when unamped, so I'm...

Hi head-fi community I read that Nokia 5800 is among the best sounding phones and it even rivals with dedicated DAPs. How does it compare to Zune HD for example?.

Hello dear head-fi community. I had a pair of Alessandro MS1 (old version) and they sounded fine. Sadly my dog took them appart. Now I have around 120 $ as budget and have to decide which pair of cans I should buy. I would use them to listen to music, mostly female vocals , and watch movies...

Hi, I plan to upgrade the sound of my laptop with an inexpensive USB sound card (100$ or less) but decent quality. These two models are similarly priced, around 90$. I would use it for listening to music with my MS-1 headphones. Which one do you think is better? Thanks in advance.

What are the differences between these cards? They seem to be pretty much the same , but in the Creative site it seems as if the SB Surround 5.1 lacked EAX support at all. There are many reviews about the Live! 24 bit but the later is rather unknown. Did anybody try it?

Which one is better? According to Creative they are almost identical and cost the same, but it seems that the latter's drivers don't support EAX . I didn't find much info about the SB Surround 5.1 and I want to know how good it is compared to the SB Live 24bit.

I recently purchased a pair of Alessandro MS-1 and need to upgrade the onboard audio chip of my Acer Ferrari 4000 with a decent external sound card since my PCMCIA slot is occupied with a wireless card. First I considered Creative Audigy 2 NX but this sound card is rather old and thus...