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    Needing new headphones but which one's ?

    I have never heard the Shure 1540s, but my 440s are extremely neutral. However, reading your post about your perfect cans, I would suggest the Beyerdynamic DT-770s. Get whatever impedance suits your amp - the differences between them aren't really noticeable. The DT-770s can deliver excellent...
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    Pillars of Eternity II

    $3.5 million with 36 hours to go. If the usual last-minute pledges come in, they will raise quite a decent amount of money.
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    Just upgraded sound. Did I make any "pairing" mistakes?

    Even if we could test these things completely objectively, some 16-year old kid will have better high-frequency hearing than I do, so his perception of certain phones / amps will be different to mine. So, just enjoy what you have, update us with your thoughts on the upgrades / new phones, and...
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    Just upgraded sound. Did I make any "pairing" mistakes?

    Unfortunately, this type of stuff gets very difficult to prove. While I don't own HD650s, reportedly they scale extremely well with better amps. Should maybe buy some and test the theory since I have a few amps (from a cMoyBB up to a heavily modded Crack). I have once A/B-ed the X-Fi with the...
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    Just upgraded sound. Did I make any "pairing" mistakes?

    Not all tubes generate equal amount of glow. The tubes in the Crack (6080 and 12AU7) can be seen glowing in daylight, whereas the tubes in my Stereomour (12AT7 and 2A3) can only really be seen glowing in the dark. Even then, you have to look twice to see the 2A3s' blue glow. You can spend some...
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    Just upgraded sound. Did I make any "pairing" mistakes?

    Hi Zarathustra, I just replied to your older thread - see that you already made your decision to get the 250 ohm Beyers. With regards to the amps, I have never used the Lyr 2, but have played around a fair bit with the Crack. I would say you could roll a couple of tubes if you want, but don't...
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    Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro Replacement Pads?

    Hi, Haven't logged in for a while - apologies for the late response. OTL amps are output transformerless, i.e. no output transformer to decrease output impedance (hope I have this correct). Since you have a higher output impedance, you need headphones with higher impedance. The Bottlehead...
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    Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro Replacement Pads?

    These are really great bang-for-the-buck headphones. Not quite neutral and a little bass-heavy, but really great for hard rock. If you have an OTL amplifier, then sure get the 250 ohm version, but unless you do I doubt you will hear much of a difference between the two.
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    high end audio set up for desktop

    For near field listening the Blumenstein Orcas are highly regarded - Orca 3" Fullrange Pair. I have these and am very happy running them from a tube amp. You could also try the Blumenstein Marlins - Marlin 3" Fullrange Pair. They weren't available when I got my Orcas, but if I were to buy now...
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    Best Closed Headphones

    I use a set of SRH440s at work. To get slightly more bass out of them, you could buy a set of SRH 840 pads. I still use mine a lot. One thing to be aware of this that the headband is quite hard. You really need to take care how you wear them and where the headband sits. Get it right, and you...
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    Looking for headphone/sc/dac recommendation

    Beyerdynamic DT 770s are extremely comfortable, but are known bass-cannons. I like them and I mostly listen to hard rock / blues. If you are listening to on-board sound, get the 80ohm version. Don't own the HD598, but found them to be very comfortable in-store and the sound was pretty good as...
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    External AMP/DAC

    The SMSL Archmage is referring to is this one - http://www.amazon.com/SMSL-SD793-II-PCM1793-DIR9001-Amplifier/dp/B00A2QLPJM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459845242&sr=8-1&keywords=SMSL+sd793-II+DAC%2FAmp. With the HD 598s I doubt you would gain much from using more expensive equipment. There are...
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    Tyranny - new Obsidian RPG

    Looking forward to this. May be old-style, but I find PoE to be very entertaining.
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    New computer speaker setup 2.1 + Amp + Dac

    You may find that you do not need a DAC. Onboard sound is pretty good nowadays. Most of the increase in sound quality comes from using decent speakers. If you have issues with noise in your system, then an external DAC may solve the problem. You would need to get the Modi 2 Uber 2 for the...
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    TOSLINK vs USB for DAC

    USB2 -> Sound Blaster X-fi HD USB was fine. USB2 -> Sound Blaster X-fi HD USB -> Bottlehead Crack via RCA introduced a static type noise. USB3 works perfectly no matter how I listen. I thought the Crack had a loose solder joint, but output from the iPhone to the Crack was fine. I always...
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    TOSLINK vs USB for DAC

    USB power is not always the cleanest, and in my PC using any USB 2 port introduces static-type noise into the sound. Using TOSLINK you eliminate the potential to introduce noise coming from the USB port.
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    Your favorite intro to a game....

    Baldur's Gate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoSqDtky0pU.
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    Divinity Original Sin 2 Kickstarter 11 days left

    Well, fully funded and all stretch goals met and still time to spare. Looking forward to this one.
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    Divinity Original Sin 2 Kickstarter 11 days left

    Same reason hedge funds are only allowed to high-net worth / sophisticated investors. The government is trying to protect "unsophisticated" investors from losing money...
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    Divinity: Original Sin 2 Kickstarter launches later this month

    Funded in 12 hours - must be a new record. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/larianstudios/divinity-original-sin-2/posts/1335439
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    Divinity: Original Sin 2 Kickstarter launches later this month

    Kickstarter up and running and already made my pledge.
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    Divinity: Original Sin 2 Kickstarter launches later this month

    I backed the first one purely due to your recommendation - never heard of Larian Studios before then. Purchased Divine Divinity while waiting for D:OS. Not disappointed with either purchase and will back the second one as well.
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    Intel Skylake Core i7-6700K IPC & Overclocking Review @ [H]

    I am only upgrading my 955BE due to the fact that I managed to get some i7 2600s cheap while building a Snow Leopard Hackintosh for the wife. I know there are some games, for instance Skyrim, where the CPU will give a nice performance bump, but for the most part I have not felt a need to...
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    Intel Skylake Core i7-6700K IPC & Overclocking Review @ [H]

    Well, I am in the process of upgrading my AMD to a i7 2600...While I never really felt I would be missing anything vs Haswell, I do feel like I am missing out a little when compared to Skylake.
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    Squeeze more out of 955BE?

    My at-home desktop is a 955BE with 8GB of RAM and a GTX680. Primary laptop is a i7-4800mq with 16GB of RAM. Work laptop is a i5-3230M with 3.2 GB of RAM - yeah I know, our IT dept should be shot. Work desktop is a i5-4570 with 4GB of RAM. When it comes to work usage, i.e. running large excel...
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    Is an i7-930 2.8 GHz worth anything?

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/ATI-Radeon-HD5770-1GB-Video-Card-for-Apple-Mac-Pro-2006-2012-Systems-/141728027082?hash=item20ffa611ca For the 5770, I noticed that a lot of people are selling these as Mac Pro upgrades (they work very well under Snow Leopard) and due to that pricing on these is still...
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    i5-4690 Enough for work?

    Never used any editing software before but based on most CPU reviews that is the one area where an i7 outshines the i5. It would depend on your usage scenario - if you feel that currently your cpu is a bottleneck and that removing the bottleneck will allow you to get work done faster, then you...
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    Pono Music

    If you wish to learn a bit more about the differences go do the Philips Golden Ears training - http://www.goldenears.philips.com/en/login.html To be fair, when you do these types of comparisons you can hear differences, but at current iTunes quality, I can not hear any clipping or distortion...
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    i5-4690 Enough for work?

    You haven't told us what you mean with work... At work I have an Ivy Bridge i5 laptop and a Haswell i5 desktop. Both have mechanical drives and only 4 GB of RAM - yes our IT department should be fired... At home I have a Phenom II X4 955 with 8GB of RAM and a SSD. This setup runs rings around...
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    How viable is an i5 2500 (non k) for gaming?

    My current Phenom II X4-955 and GTX 680 still handle older games just fine at 1080p. Don't really game much anymore so haven't played any new games, but Deus Ex HR runs buttery smooth at max settings on 1080p. If you put in a decent GPU and stay at 1080p I think it will be quite acceptable for...
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    First time doing a custon water cooling and looking for help !

    I just got a Corsair Air 240 yesterday and was considering two H75s - one for the CPU and one for the GPU. Unfortunately there are no Corsair brackets that will fit the GTX 680. For a little bit more, I can get a EKWB L240 kit and universal GPU waterblock which will be a similar setup than...
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    Silverlight

    Works on the Mac, but I wish the programs I use can be rewritten in something else.
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    First time doing a custon water cooling and looking for help !

    You get quite a lot of benefit watercooling the GPU - I would go for it. The Corsair brackets are quite cheap when compared to a full-cover GPU block and it if you need to upgrade, you just replace the bracket. Thus from a cost-benefit standpoint they really tick a lot of boxes. However...
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    350$ to spend. Recommend me the most comfortable headphones,with great sound quality

    I have the 250ohm ones and run them via a Bottlehead Crack. I can also run them via my Soundblaster X-fi HD USB with no problems, but prefer the Crack for music. They were supposed to be a placeholder for some HD600/650s, but after having them for more than a year, I still have not felt the need...
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    350$ to spend. Recommend me the most comfortable headphones,with great sound quality

    I do not have any of the other headphones, but the Beyerdynamic DT770 phones are extremely comfortable, have great sound and are cheaper than your budget. They are closed though... Edit: read some more of your requirements, and since you don't require positional audio, the closed phones won't...
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    Kickstarter - TSI Seven Dragon Saga - New Gold Box by Former SSI Designers

    I backed this one on day 1 of their campaign. Really enjoyed the old Goldbox games and figured that they would not launch the Kickstarter unless they were confident of delivering their product.
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    Underworld Ascendant - official sequel to Ultima Underworld!

    $850k reached with 48 minutes to go.
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    Underworld Ascendant - official sequel to Ultima Underworld!

    With 4 hours to go it looks like they may reach $850k. Which means enhanced SFX :)
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    Underworld Ascendant - official sequel to Ultima Underworld!

    https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14554-Note-From-The-Chairman-Underworld-Ascendant Getting some exposure from Star Citizen as well. Hope this provides some momentum to the campaign.
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    Underworld Ascendant - official sequel to Ultima Underworld!

    Considering what a great game Ultima Underworld was and also considering some of the other titles, I am a little disappointed in the slow progress. I had really hoped they would clear the $1.2 million stretch goal quite easily. Now it looks like they may have difficulty in reaching $750k...
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