Hi guys,   I'd like to try a better PSU than the wall wart included with my Firestone Cute Curve amplifer. The wall wart included is 24v 500mA. I've tried some laptop PSU that I have in here. With a 19v 4A PSU, the sound was a bit softer. With a 24v 4A, the bass appears to be stronger...

Long story made short : Have electric guitar and headphone amplifier Vox ac30. Have pc. Want to be able to listen to both.   Supposedly something like this would work...

So according to the product website http://www.asus.com/Multimedia/Audio_Cards/ROG_Xonar_Phoebus/   there won't be any Dolby Headphone but something newish.   "Dolby® Home Theater V4"   Does anybody have experience with this? It seems DHT offers virtualization as well. Marketing...

I hear a hiss like tone between songs but not when I go back to the original firmware (by pressing the left button and ON button at the same time).   Is this common? Is there a fix for this noise?   Much thanks.

Currently looking for good PC speakers for Music/Gaming use. I'd prefer the speakers to have a little more bass, loud, but still maintain smooth and beautiful mids/highs. 

Hello, My question covers several areas but I think this is the right place to start.   I'm using Westone 3 IEM with custom ear molds. I use them with my MacBook Pro. Setup does great for the most part.   The problem I have is that I can hear this background noise which must be coming...

I am using X-fi XtremeMusic (SB0460) for gaming mainly purpose and Essence STX for music.  I am looking for a good upgrade choice for my X-fi and thinking if Recon 3D Fatality may be a good purchase.  I want more details and dimension while playing game and heard that X-fi Fatality series has...

Hi all, I've built a quiet pc for my video and audio library and am quite happy with it with exception of the sound card and am wanting to upgrade it. The setup is  it runs on windows 7 64bit on a SSD (fast boot time).  it is currently is hooked up to 2 pairs of B&O BeoLab 3 and a Velodyne...

I seem to be getting crackling and (what sounds like) cd skipping sounds when playing songs on iTunes. I just tested a song that crackled on iTunes, on Windows Media Player; no issues.   Anyone know what could be causing this?

Hi, This is my review of the new Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1 HIFI soundcard. This card replaces both Prodigy 7.1 and Prodigy 7.1 LT. http://www.audiotrak.co.uk/home_thea...gy71hifi.shtml Introduction I have a Sennheiser HD-595 headphone and my previous card was an Audigy 1. Since the Audigy...

I was trying to configure soundflower and now I can't get my speakers working again.My hook up is mac to my dac via optical and my dac to my speakers via rca.   This is what my audio midi setup looks like: http://gyazo.com/cb955f1f5ebd01c92ca2a6f502564f59 I don't need soundflower for...

Hello all, I'm new here, this is my first post   I have bought a XONAR STX for my home system, and after numerous tweaks and mods, I finally reached the sound signature that I like   If someone is interested I can post later the list of my mods   The last one was replacing the...

LME49720 NA  are the ones correct and they need to be 8 pin dip connectors? anyone got any reccomendations for ebay links or where to buy these looking to buy 3, all 3 is what people use with these right on the stx?

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Hey guys, just bought one of these mics: http://www.amazon.com/Technica-ATR4700-Omnidirectional-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B002GMOV7S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338755704&sr=8-1   Problem is that I hear too much static and my voice is too low for some reason unless I put it really close to my...

I have a laptop on my bed that I use a lot to web browse and watch movies on while relaxing. I used to have a pair of old sony bookshelf speakers to boost the sound quality but the internal connections went bad and I decided I would try and find a new set rather then fix them, so here I am. I am...

    INTRO It’s commonly stated that physical media is on the way out. Soon we will operate purely in the digital realm, with all of our music being downloaded and stored on hard drives. We are already there when it comes to portable systems – it’s exceedingly rare to find anyone using...

I get this digital static-like sound from time to time. Like crackling almost. Happens in music, movies, etc but never when nothing is playing. Can I fix this?

Hi all,   I recently purchased a CD that will, upon ripping it to my computer in .wav, not allow me to convert it to the .flac format. EVERY other CD I have EVER ripped has a not had a problem doing this.   The CD is from Japan, and uses Kanji in its descriptors (song names and such)...

What DAW is everyone using? Tried Logic a while ago. Using Reaper right now.

New guy here.   Just want to start off by saying this is a great forum that I have lurked many times in the past in order to get audio gear insight. Keep up the good work   Anyway, basically the very tip of the plug on my Shure SRH840's broke off in my Macbook's headphone jack. My...

First let me start by saying, I'm using my mac to make music with logic pro, and i really want to get the most transparent sound possible for mixing..   My setup at the moment is:   Mac to Toneport UX2 (via usb) - spdif out of UX2 to Hifiman hm801 coax in - Line out to Neco v2 amp -K701...

Let me get this out of the way. I'm stupid. There it's done. If I sound like I don't have any knowledge on something or if I sound like an idiot, then you'll know why...cause I told you so. I'm legitimately not trying to troll or sound stupid on purpose. When it comes to audio, after all I've...

What Mac program and iPad app do you recommend in order to stream Flac files from an iMac to an iPad2 without losing any native resolution of the Flac files?

Which realtek should sound better?    (Stereo Mode)   http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/productsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=27&Level=5&Conn=4&ProdID=166 http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/productsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=28&Level=5&Conn=4&ProdID=135