Oh wow. Have to admit it's been AGES since i've been here, had a message in my inbox and was like "hey!!". I've been using my slightly damaged ety er6i's on my laptop as of late, along with the trusty sony F1's at home. So in the last 18 months I haven't purchased anything new. Had MAJOR...

You're not posting in vain, I've been following this thread closely, but the Av320 I've ordered isn't even in stock yet, so there's not much I can comment about these hacks... It seems like over half of america doesn't have any devices in stock right now. How does the second OS compare...

Would and do.... F1's are COMPETELY open, so as well as looking like a loser people hear what I'm listening to and then know I'm a loser hah. Should really buy canalphones but I'm still a tad short to afford them, plus my portable player's yet to arrive....

Quote: Originally Posted by astro Could you hear the difference between these two? #1 and #2 I know my HD497 aren't the greatest, but people are claiming they can easily hear the difference on their tincan logitech speakers. Tested the tracks, and by ABXing on foobar the...

Quote: Originally Posted by saxphile I'm thinking perhaps we can call up some headphone reseller (e.g. Sennheiser or AKG), and maybe they'd be interested in hosting such an event. This way we'll get access to more headphones, too. Anybody here knows someone in the business? Can't...

Hehe good thing i'm subscribed and have no life, i think i get first reply :P Don't worry about the gmailo invite though, i'm quite happy with my own mailserver Has anyone got any good ideas on when they'd be free yet? I'm out of the country from the 3rd to the 18th of July but would be...

Ok sounds cool, just don't plan while I'm not here...

Quote: Originally Posted by commando Can anyone who'd be interested in an Auckland, New Zealand meeting in a weekend in July please post below. If there's enough interest i'll organise something. I can only do the last weekend of july, as i am away on holiday ALL term break...

I don't think i'll be able to find blackgate capacitors down here in New Zealand. Would any 50V, 22uF Non-polar Electrolytic Capacitor be suitable? how much better (theoretically) would a blackgate be?

Thanks for that guys, i was going to connect that red with stock wire initially.... not a hard mod at all is it? just the removal of that one op amp and bridging with two capacitors? will more expensive caps help sound quality much? or is it just to remove the DC offset?

Iron_Dreamer, can you edit some diagrams up for step four and five of the guide you posted on the first page? i'm not exactly sure what pins you mean. Quote: Step 4: Hold the card with the outputs facing left. On the underside of the card, locate the 8 legs that used to be attached to...

Ah excellent. And you simply remove the capacitors, you don't have to replace them? I'm about ready to attack my card with the soldering iron :P

Oh thanks ooheadsoo, yeah my "server" didn't really handle all that attention too well :P Sorry about the dust on the back of the pictures, i tried to wipe off as much as possible but i didn't want to use anything that'd cause static and the tissue was getting torn by the solder. One...

Thanks for the edited photos everyone and i apologise about the slowness of the images, if they're running off me then they're on a 128kbps link. not the most efficient server, but hey enjoy the guide. :P

Ok if you're wondering i'm the idiot who chose "other" :P What would you define "Mid-price" as? cause if you want comfort then you should also consider the MDR-F1's, which you can get from www.audiocubes.com for US$199. if you look on ebay then you could score them for a low price of about...

Quote: Originally posted by Music Fanatic In general, I say the Sony F1 is the world's most comfortable headphone (and you can find it for $150 if you hunt), but I don't know how well they mix with glasses. Seconded, i've got a pair and you won't beat them in comfort, they weight...

to use the 24bit padded to 32bit setting with foobar you must make sure that the ASIO part of the Digisettings is at a 32bit resolution (1024 or 256 samples). 1024 samples is fine for general music listening, you'd really only use a smaller value if you knew what it did You might also want...

Well i've given it a few listens now, and i really like it. Put simply it's just Jay-Z rapping over The Beatles, but DJ Dangermouse has mixed it really well. I had heard about the album a while ago (from slashdot) but wasn't aware of grey tuesday till this post. It's amazing how something...

I'm trying to get my hands on it now, I've heard good things about it. Ask me again in an hour and i'll tell you what i think of it... It seems like a pertty cool concept though. What's everyone's favourite track?

Quote: Originally posted by momerath I've read a little about Foobar (good name!) and it seems like the thing to use in winbloze, but what does it do that mplayer, xmms, etc dont? it upsamples :P seriously i've found a huge improvement going from standard 16/44.1 .flac's to an...

Quote: Originally posted by Edwood BTW, are there Linux drivers for the RME digi series? No Foobar for Linux, either...... -Ed I can answer that one, there are, in the alsa-project and 2.6.x kernel. they use the name rme96. that works with every product in the Digi96 range...

Myself, aka Me; for how much longer will you have the PPA? i'd love to see what it's like with my F1's, because both my friend and I are now in the market for an amp for them (we both bought the F1's from audiocubes). If it'll pair well with low-impedance cans such as the CD3000's then maybe...

Quote: Originally posted by myself, aka me Alternately, Myself Aka Me's lungs -> "generic mouthpiece" -> "generic Tenor Saxophone". I like the lung system. :P are you gonna upgrade that source any time soon? it seems like the weak link in the audio chain to me. Seriously, how...

My pick right now is the 'Lost Prophets', with their album 'Start Something'. That's along the same nu metal lines as Linkin Park is, so chances are it'll fit right in to your tastes. If you're going to be getting a couple of singles to test the waters before you buy, may i recommend "Last...

Quote: Originally posted by saxphile Considering most people responded so far live in Auckland, it would be most sensible place to hold a meeting. Any suggestions for time or place? It'd be very difficult for me to host, although I'd like to, as my parents would take much...