Over the past few weeks I've noticed that my Audeze LCD2s generate a noise in the left channel audible as pops and cracks, it's only in this channel and the sound goes to the right channel if I plug the left jack into the right speaker of the headphone. The setup I've got is a USB cable...

Hi guys, running a foobar>Uberfrost>Lyr with stock tubes>LCD2, I keep hearing a 'click' every now and then in one of the sides, not occuring when no music is playing. I tried to quickly search for it in the forums and found nothing. Anyone know of this phenomena? Thanks.

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Hi guys so i recently just got myself a ipod classic the 160g one, and ive been using a pair of Koss KSC75 for a while now..but trouble is they are so damn open (very good IMHO) that they are difficult to use on a train...there i am listening to some good music and a baby next to me starts...

so if i have 3 different Dac's (typical ones). one costing $100, the second costing $1000, and the last costing more than $2000. what are the differences in the electronics that make the difference in the acoustical quality? Thanks. btw im no electronics expert but just curious to...

Yeah, isnt a source component where your music comes from? so like a computer or a cd player etc?. just curious.

I want to pair up a dac with an amp (which i dont know yet either), but its going to be used with the HD650s. and the music genres will be of all sorts ranging from slow blues, classical all the way to some nu-metal rock(linkin park etc). my budget is something around $300-400USD or ~$700AUD...

yeah i so i got a new pair of Koss KSC75s today and i plugged em in and i notice that i hear a low level hiss coming from them even when theres no music playing. what the hell is that? i didnt hear it before it only comes in this. i checked my speaker settings on the computer all the mic and...

Well i was looking for an amp. and i was looking at the 340A for 500 AUD or so. i am looking to maybe have some speakers in the future. some small near field monitors like a harbeth or something. will that do the job?, the other option was a 640A, which i can get for around 700. these will be...

Hi people, im running foobar->flac straight out of my computer without any devices in between at the moment. but my audio stutters at times with all these clicks and pops and the song slows down for like a fifth of a second and then its all normal and then again. i checked my cpu usage and...

i read it in a review but dont understand it that well "computer-optimised neodymium magnet systems to minimise distortion" just interested to know. thanks

would this amp be sufficiently powerful enough to drive the HD650s?. and also is it worth going for the 540A instead of the 340A?, any similarly priced amps are most welcome. btw this will be used in conjunction with the DACmagic.

what the question means is did u read a review and buy/auditioned headphones based on that, and then it turned out to be nothing like the reviewer said? share your story on what you read and what u heard?

share your stories, anything goes. including singing it lullabies at night.

so through my device manager it seems i have a SB Live! onboard sound. which can run 5.1 surround sound. if i wanted to plug my phones in, how can you tell how much juice this soundcard can deliver?, and how can you tell if ur phones will work at a decent level. some more info Audio - AC97...

so are there a lot of counterfeit Koss headphones? i was looking to buy the KSC75, for around $35 AUD.

what are the major physical differences? do they use different drivers, headbands, pads etc?

Hi so im thinking of getting this, i would like to know -> if its decent, good, great, excellent, extraordinary! -> budget is basically what component i can get for a similar price -> how much would it cost me if i were to buy a lounge system with the same fidelity. -> would this be great...

So i was told today by someone that if i ran a HD650 through my computer directly..without an amp i will be damaging them?...is this true? what doesnt make sense is...it wont be loud enough..hows this damage em?

Ive not had the chance to try them on, and i am unable to audition them, i checked the frequency response and looks like the 650 is the winner..but i wanted to confirm since ive been hearing the senns are bass shy?.. if someones also heard the PX100 i really like the bass on that, so i wanted...

is there a way to figure out how much juice your sound card can deliver?, so whether or not a particular headphone will be good or need an amp?

do you find listening to music at lower volume allows you to hear more detail?..since your ears are more perceptive?...or higher volume?. i used to listen at high volumes..but now ive turned it down and i find i can hear more detail. hmm..just got me thinking discuss.

i sometimes feel that when i have a ****ty pair of phones on..they sound crap initially..but after a while they start sounding normal...is it just me or do our ears adapt? discuss.

yeah..so how do u guys justify to your loved ones..throwing so much cash at headphones and the like? whats your technique?

hi so im in the market for a grado, since i hear theyre the best unamped upper middle range headphones. now my questions are - i listen to music of a wide variety of genre - artists from coldplay thro linkin park to katie melua to a bit of 2pac - budget is about 500 AUD - source is a...