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I paid for this in May and finally received it not long ago. Using my old Stax headphone stand Right now I'm only driving the headphones straight from the lineout of my Monarchy NM24 DAC, which I know is far from ideal. But since I am saving up for my end of year trip, I won't be...

Have you tried using audacity? It's a free software. You should be able to easily decrease the volume of your wav file with it.

You can custom order some really nice cables at Moon Audio http://www.moon-audio.com/Headphone%20Cable.htm. They are quite pricey though.

Some people find Grados very uncomfortable, so if possible, I suggest you give them a try first before purchasing a pair. For me, I can't stand wearing the bowl pads for longer than one hour or my ears will start to get sore. Also, Grado cables are thick and long, if you use them with your ipod...

Here is my setup. Specs are in my signature. The speakers are TDK Tremor S80, I use them mainly for watching youtube and for most of my gaming.

Thanks. I was originally going to get a more expenisve DAC (like the ECD1 or Bel Canto DAC3) but the exchange rate got really bad so I had to settle for something cheaper. :( As for the soundcard, does it mean if I get a card like the X-Fi xtremegamer, it is still possible to get EAX and...

Right now my setup goes like this: digital coaxial out on a P5Q Pro > external DAC > headphone amp > headphones. I am thinking of getting a gaming soundcard so I can have effects like EAX for gaming. The problem is, from what I read a while ago some people said it is possible to get EAX with...

For music: EMU 1212m coaxial out to an external DAC (only used with headphones, see my sig for details) For games: onboard sound on a P5Q Pro to some cheap TDK speakers I can't hear sound in games with the EMU (mostly Japanese games like DMC4, Pro Evo Soccer) so I have no choice but to use...

Got into this hobby since 2005. Note that some of the currencies are in New Zealand dollars since I live in NZ. All gears were bought brand new. Portable: Rio Karma - US$200 sold iRiver T10 2GB (forgot the price) sold Shure E3c - US$120 sold Westone UM2 - US$300 sold Portaphile V2 -...

A friend's PC has been having a random freezing issue for a while now and I have no idea what is causing it. The first time I went to check out her PC, she asked me to reformat the Windows for her since it was badly infected with virus. So I reinstalled windows, then installed all the drivers...

Just got this in today: The box is a lot smaller than I expected. I was expecting something like the size of the black case that came with the UM2 I bought years ago. So far I have only listened to them for about 20 minutes and I find them great. Bass is tight, there is no more...

For me, I have stopped buying new soundcard after I got my first external DAC a couple of years ago. I was using an EMU 1212m before and at that time, people were saying it was one of the best cards for music but the external DAC just sounded so much better in every way. I know external DACs...

I was going to get a pair of Edition 9 or the new Edition 8 but it looks I will be getting these HD800s instead. My current electrostat rig is good but not good enough for everything.

I have used my previous Grados for gaming for 2 years to play all sorts of games on my PS2, PS3 and PC and never had any complaints with them. I can wear them for a lot longer than my O2/HD650 and still don't feel uncomfortable as long as I use the flat pads. The only kind of games I don't play...

I have used my Grado for gaming for more than 2 years and I have no complaint whatsoever. But I think this is mostly because none of the games I play require good audio positioning. :o Seeing that you have such a high end PC, I don't think it will take long for you to end up having a high...