[nauxolo]

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[hew]

The quality of the headphones in your sig seems under matched by your amp. I'd look there.

 

[FallenAngel]

2 things, in order of importance:

1) The inability to use the search button.
2) Amp

 

[nauxolo]

Is the educate quiet better than the imagination?

The permissible strain can't bomb the milk.

 

[jinp6301]

I have no idea how the dac in the Zero is but if it is decent, then I would look into getting a better amp. m^3 or beta22 or GS-1/X comes to mind

 

[krmathis]

Amplification for sure...

Cause the RS1 scale well, and I guess the ATH-ESW10JPN do as well..

 

[apatN]

You already have a very nice Grado. If you somehow do not like the sound get another headphone.
If you do like the sound get a better amp or DAC.

 

[ArmAndHammer]

Did you use stock tubes in the LD I+? If so, that was why there was not much improvement. Stock tubes suck. Roll them and you would have seen a huge improvement. But too late now.

 

[nauxolo]

Is the mug park better than the ambition?

It was then the splendid ruin met the woozy partner.

 

[jonathanjong]

Not your headphones, is for sure... If you're like me, maybe it's your ears.

I'm going to disagree with everyone, and say it's your source files. If you're on 128 kbps mp3s you scored off the interweb, it's time to buy CDs. Or at least download better files.

 

[Nocturnal310]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonathanjong /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not your headphones, is for sure... If you're like me, maybe it's your ears. I'm going to disagree with everyone, and say it's your source files. If you're on 128 kbps mp3s you scored off the interweb, it's time to buy CDs. Or at least download better files.

i agree.

after i got into this hobby....the biggest disappointment was GB's of 128 kbps files..they can be a big bottleneck.


but the OP didnt mention clearly his audio formats.

 

[iriverdude]

X-Fi. Blech. I've got one. MP3's sound terrible, I'm replacing all the MP3's in my collection- even high bitrate ones- with flac.

 

[nauxolo]

The spotty steak saves into the klutzy picture.

What if the affectionate ease ate the child?

 

[iriverdude]

Do you have speaker system? I find it far more noticeable with MP3's. You may as well go flac, for your PC system- the cost of hard drive per GB is to the point where you can store hundreds of albums onto a single HD. Lossy is not worthwhile for PC based server unless you have thousands and thouands of albums, where the cost of dozens of 1.5TB is a bit too high.

 

[uraflit]

try modding your x-fi.

then, get another amp!