Hi all   The setup I am running is:   Headphones: Sennheiser HD650 Amp: Graham Slee Solo DAC: V-Dac Wires: lindy usb wire, and a qed one (not very expensive ones)   Basically the sound on the pc sounds flat and harsh on the ears, so I tried the headphones out on my iphone and...

My xonar will ocassionally  out of nowhere just start this incredibly loud high pitched ringing noise and it won't stop until I reset the computer.  It's terrifying because I'm afraid of it damaging my ears it's so loud.  It happens about once a week probably about 4 times now.   What could...

Hi all! I recently acquired an AudioEngine D1 USB DAC and am loving it. Using Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. I have been reading up quite a bit on here but still have some questions about a few things. Any help would be great     1. Im using Kernel Streaming through Foobar at the moment and it has...

I'm sort of new to the audiophile world, and I was just wondering if there's a way to completely eliminate playback gain in Windows audio, because I notice a distinct loss of clarity in audio playback when increasing my system volume every time I bring it up a notch. I'm not sure if there's a...

What software works best? Or at least to WAV. Preferably open source.   I don't have access to any Macs.Plenty of things convert FLAC to ALAC or back and forth on a MAC, but I don't see anything on a PC.

Hi   I've just started getting in to music/headphones so I'm not too sure if i want to upgrade my sound card on my PC. I have ALC889 on-board sound card, it sounds OK but i think i could get something better that gives more to my headphones and my 5.1 setup. The only thing is i don't know...

Thinking about adding headphone and music to my office set up.   I have a desktop right now, that's it. Crapping sound card, useless.   Budget is $300-$400. New or used doesn't matter. Headphone is Audio-technica ATH-M50. I only listen to classical music.   A couple of ways :  ...

So these are the two that competes. Theyve got all the features and ins and outs that i need. Just wanted to hear some of your opinion on them because every review that I see seem to tell different things.   How do they compare? Which is more bass-heavy? Which one is more detailed?   I...

Hey all,   For Christmas, I got the Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatality Champion series sound blaster for my computer: http://us.store.creative.com/Creative-Sound-Blaster-XFi-Titanium-Fatal1ty/M/B001BDPLJA.htm   While the speaker sound quality has increased, headphones are basically...

  I have the Realtek ALC 889 on my GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard and recently got a pair of Sennheiser HD 558's and also use some Klipsch x10i's and am interested in making them sound better. They do sound pretty good with my onboard but that's probably because I haven't heard a dedicated sound...

hi   i would like to use a set of G51 Logitech speakers,which is 5.1, with a xonar h6 ,but as you could know, the connection of the G51 for the audio card is 3 3.5 mm cables and the h6 has 6 rca plugs.   is it possible to combine these two elements?   thanks

So, I've got a New MacBook Pro with Retina Display, Sennheiser PC 360's and a love for PC gaming. So, I'll boot into Windows 7 for my fix and I'll chat with the team I'm playing with using my Sennheiser's. The sound quality in the builtin mike is great and the overall quality is satisfying, if a...

I couldn't find any solid review regarding this product, and wondering how does it perform anyway, especially compare to titanium hd version (which is internal), I'm gonna use it mainly for music, but also for gaming, movies and music/midi creation, any thoughts? thanks!

I'm looking into an audio interface for recording purposes. My question is, would they work just as well as an audiophile DAC?   I'm looking at the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 which would replace my Fiio E7. Anyone know if the DAC inside is better? What about vs the Fiio E10 or E17?   TIA

Hey guys,   I was wondering if using Sound Enchancer & th sound check is a good idea ? I listen to music on my Macbook Pro , on my iPhone , with my Bowers & Wilkins P5 and on my Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air. Do they work good ??   Hope you can help me ! :) 

I just want to make this a simple poll. What do you use?

just bought a pair of a2's and i'm a little underwhelmed so far. i remember reading in some reviews that there was a tendency for the mids to be a little thick at times. to my ears, that seems to be the case, and the highs maybe could use a little more extension ... i want to eq these, but i...

I've noticed time and time again that once I import a file to itunes that the midrange consistently gets attenuated and instrumentals seem more emphasized.  My EQ is set to flat, and I'm playing my music through my macbook and fiio E17 via USB. The issue remains even when I upsample to 96000...

Hello all,   First of all, I am new here and I just bought a FiiO E7 for my UE triple fi.10.   I knew that there is this 'problem' that you can not control the master volume by Windows - but I found a solution. I think it is pretty annoying, because I want to use the volume keys on my...

A lot of talk in the threads about how optical digital sources are inferior to coax digital sources.  I buy into that concept.  Yet on a MacBook Pro, the options you have to feed a digital source are either USB or optical only.  Is anyone converting to a coax out?  If so, how are you doing the...

Hi. First post here.   Thought this would be the best place to start inquiring.   My gear:   Xonar DG Sony MDR-XD100 Zalman ZM1 Clip-on mic   Yeah, budget stuff. I've been about to improve my audio for a long time for now. Just didn't know where to start. I wasn't exactly...

I had benefitted greatly from PiccoloNamek's "how to equalize your headphones tutorial".  Unfortunately, he seems to have left head-fi and the tutorial is getting out of date.  Since reading his tutorial I've learned some new tricks to streamline the equalization process to get results faster...

Anyone can help me for using New MacBook Pro's optical output? I use a generic adaptor to convert Toslink to 1/8 minijack and the Mac OS can identify it and change the audio output to digital output. But I found no signal actually has been "output" (no red light from the adapter) >< I dunno how...

Just bought a HRT Music Streamer II, and can't find much info/reviews on it.   Being new to DAC's, I can't figure out what 24/96 capability means, and what the different numbers on the DAC are for? See pic below, what are those numbers (next to the LED's), and do i need to set/change them...

Seems that Thunderbolt is finally accessible to PC users now and I'm wondering if Thunderbolt will be the replacement for USB?  Thunderbolt itself delivers 10W of power, so would that also mean that products like the audio-gd DI and the Audiophilleo (Thunderbolt successors) would not require...