http://myears.net.au/   Something for you all to have a play with.  At the moment it's a free beta.  It will become a subscription service from September if I understand all the readmes   Basically put on your headphones, do some calibration tests and it lets you download a driver...

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ordercomplete.php?oid=1068746   Just spotted this on pre-order.  That looks astonishing value - a Xonar with Dolby Headphone and build in headphone amp with variable gain - for £26.99?!   As it's a pre-order the price may change but that looks like...

Now all - just looking for a little reassurance here. Got into a wee argument on another forum regarding running HD600s out of a portable amp - specifically the Victor SU-DH1. JVC don't seem to publish the output current ratings for various impedances. Nevertheless I've tested it and the...

I've previously claimed that Software DSP based Dolby Headphone is inferior to hardware based implementations like receivers or the Xonar series of soundcards. I'm here to eat my words. Having bought PowerDVD 9, I tried the 1.20.0.276 version of DolbyHph.dll with Foobar2000. It's a big...

Bit of a bargain I think. 32 pounds and I can't remember how many pence in PC World, Chesterfield, UK. Down from the already discounted sixty something. Almost tempted to get a set just to test if they really are as similar to my old Creative Aurvana Live! as various people were saying.

Europe acts to cap the volume of MP3 players :: HEXUS.channel - Essential IT business intelligence The worst nightmare bit isn't the volume capping: it's the article. Proposed solution? Record the music louder! I voiced my dissent anyway (I'm Uriel on thier forum).

Just thought I'd share some video from a relatively little known, but extremely talented fellow I've had the pleasure of seeing live quite regularly. Footage from webstock, lincoln, UK has been uploaded. It's top of the news pages on his official website here: JonGomm.com - News So it...

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Looks like an interesting alternative to the usual USB headsets for PCs. You get a pack with a USB soundcard (Xonar U1 - not a terribly bad one by reviews I've read) with onboard headphone amp , a desktop mic and a set of stereo headphones, supposedly with a soundstage...

Valve Class A Hybrid Tube Headphone Amplifier pre amp B on eBay (end time 07-Oct-09 17:24:57 BST) Seen a lot of these turning up on ebay recently. Anyone have any thoughts on them or tried one? Is it dangerous to have the parts exposed like that?

I've noticed that a lot of detailed headphones I've tried also have quite a treble emphasis that makes them sound slightly unrealistic. It's a 'crispness' or 'sparkle' that you just don't get in live acoustic music. I wouldn't say it's alway manifested as sibilence but that can be a potential...

Auzen X-Fi Forte 7.1 Sound Card Review - X-bit labs This may be of interest to some of you. It's a Forte review that's rather less than gushing. Chief concern seem to be a lack of ability to recreate quiet music accurately. There's quite an extended discussion on using different opamps and...

Have just posted this elsewhere but thought you lot might be interested... Stumbled across this almost by accident. After installing my Prelude the other day, I noticed that MacroFX and Elevation filter couldn't be enabled in 5.1 mode so I assumed they might be headphone only. Having said...

It's crossed my mind recently that learning to appreciate the finer points of a good whisky is somewhat analagous to learning to appreciate good audio equipment. When we're talking nose, body, pallate, finish, balance etc, its almost as alien to the casual observer as talking about headstage...

I'm looking for a set of headphones that offers very little to no head-clamping and have heard that the ATH-AD700s are very comfy in that respect. At the moment I do most of my gaming, movie watching and a fair bit of music listening with Dolby Hadphone from my Xonar D2 soundcard. Dolby...

Just ordered a refurbished 4GB Sansa Clip and am waiting for it to arrive. I'm assuming they still haven't sorted out gapless playback? If so, what's my best route for playing back live or mix albums without gaps? I have a few albums ripped as single FLAC files in EAC with CUE files. Would...

I'm thinking of getting an affordable set of open headphones to fill the current gap in my arsenal. New iGrados or used DR150s. DR150s are about 1/3 more expensive. Anyone heard both that can comment? I'm expecting the DR150s to be better but just how much?

I had a Juice2214 CMOY arrive in the post this morning. Aside from the generally greater refinement over the e5, I've really noticed a difference with some 320kb/s mp3s I'd encoded with Dolby Headphone using my Xonar D2. Only really had chance to compare the e5 with the CMOY on my portable...

I'm getting a little tired or using IEMs for the excercise. Usually tend to have them pop out too often. I used to own a pair of Sony street style headphones over 10 years ago and seem to remember that they held in place pretty well. Much to my surprise, the wife asked how much it would be to...

After much deliberation, I finally got rid of (or at least agreed sales for) 3 sets of headphones in a month. Down to one set (my Goldring NS1000s). No sooner than I'd done that than I somehow managed to borrow a friends set of HD580s for a few days demo. <sigh> It's a dangerous game for...

Been using my SE w850i as my portable player but the hiss in quieter sections is driving me nuts. So I need something with at least as good SQ and much better SNR. I'm thinking of getting a Sansa Clip but any other suggestions would be welcome. Spotted the Creative Zen in a local store and...

After experiencing a few problems with some games and my Xonar D2, I spotted an Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 2nd hand. I thought it would be worth a try. I'm treating this as an audition and though I'd post some early impressions. So far I've been using both soundcards unamped with Goldring DR50...

I've picked up an X-Fi Prelude on ebay and fancy auditioning it against my Xonar D2. I'd like to try them both with a juice2214 cmoy that should arrive soon. Is there any reason why I shouldn't have the front l/r outputs of both soundcards plugged into a headphone splitter, which would be...

I'm currently mainly using Goldring NS1000s. The NS1000s have the same drivers as the DR150s and are a clear upgrade in sound quality over the DR50s and DR100s, which I also own. Impedance on the NS1000s is higher than the DR150s though. In terms of the sound character and quality I'm very...

I'm currently using my Xonar D2 with Goldring DR100 or NS1000 headphones. With the noise cancelling active the NS1000s are 300 ohm. The card drives the NS1000s to higher than comfortable listening volume so would I see any benefit from an external amp? The only other hard to drive headphones...