Recent content by fss69

Probably buying a second pair of AKG K501 for like $150 or so off ebay some years ago. It may be my favorite headphone I own and being discontinued I figured I should have a backup set. I probably put in like 10 minutes into this second set just to make sure it worked. On the bright side...

A lot of Windows 10 stuff is up in the air. I've read rumors of everything up to making it eventually free to a annual subscription plan. I don't think Microsoft has even decided yet.

Adorama has some specials on the Sennheisers. You have to do a mail in rebate though to get the full discount... HD650 - $275...

I dunno, from personal experience and from what I've read, they tend to crap out at an alarming rate. The passive speaker route will give the best bang for the buck. Though if you want a simpler "computer speaker" route, Swans makes the best systems hands down.

I think the Beyerdynamic DT880 is a better choice than the Philips X1 mentioned a few times already. It feels lighter and matches the OP's musical preferences better.

Sure they are making money off youtube and all that. It's just the content of most of these "stars" are equal parts nauseating and iq-draining. I'd like to know exactly who finds these videos entertaining so I can completely avoid them in real life.

Youtube stars? Hahahahaha. What -- that wasn't the punchline?

An optical to analog converter isn't that expensive. Here's just a cheap example: http://www.amazon.com/SANOXY%C2%AE-Digital-Optical-Toslink-Converter/dp/B006KXUC9U/ If you want to go the usb audio route, I highly recommend the hifimediy sabre usb dac. There's cheaper, but for the price...

Guess what also - follow the head-fi community of non-pros and you get a lot of sheep and people giving recommendations and opinions based on stuff they never listened to. And of course you get the hype train reviews and FOTM headphones. The knife cuts both ways. Were you expecting me to post...

Tyll is probably one of the most respected names in the headphone circles. He's been around forever.

Is that what they charge you for the individual part or is that what it really costs them to produce? Also the mindless Beats bashing by headphone nerds isn't quite so justifiable anymore. It's been accepted by most that have tried the newest revisions that they at least semi-decent...

Oh please. What do you think is the bill of materials for any medium end headphone? Do you seriously think making a HD595 costs more than a pair of Beats?

I think Swans makes the best "computer" speakers. They have a bunch of different setups depending on your price range. There's also self-powered studio monitors you can get which generally work well for near field. If you go the T-Amp/bookshelf route, the Topping TP20 amp previously...

Everybody Hates Comcast.

Arcsoft TotalMedia Theater was the best playback software until development ceased. Cyberlink is better than WInDVD, but they are both bloated messes. There aren't really any native playback options outside of that. PowerDVD 7 was bearable when it was around, but that was several versions ago...