I just picked up a pair of Sony MDR-V700 headphones. Before anyone yelps at me I did get them brand new for $75 after tax and shipping which makes them a decent set for that price, quite obviously not worth the $150 msrp. Anyway, these are 24 ohm cans and I was wondering if I should get an amp to go with them. I've been plugging them into my receiver at home but at work I use my creative zen sleek and am looking at getting some higher quality but still portability. Of course, if I should have one at home as well I'll change my attitude towards the portability.

Hi there. I am thinking about buying a good soundcard for my PC, to use mainly with Sequoia. At the moment I have a SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS, which is good for very basic things. But for instance, in Sequoia, I can use it with 32 bit of internal resolution and only 16 bit of device resolution/driver communication.

I am thinking about M-Audio Delta 1010LT as my future Sound Card.
But I would like to know your opinion about it, before buying it.

Aloha,

Today was one of those Hi Fi days that are too uncommon.

About 18 months ago, I developed a "capacitor" smear in my right tweeter/mid panels on my speakers.

Did all the permutations of changing things, and even when I switched amps, the smear stayed on the right. I didn't think to switch channels because I changed amps (same model, same age), so how could the problem be the amp if both did it?

Big Mike put nice new caps in both my speakers, and voila! The problem stayed.

anyone have any listening experience with this studio monitor ?????

looks similar in size to the dynaudio focus 140 with probably the same
drive units and a less fancy cabinet- no veneer (but probably just as sturdy)

the cost though is about half that of the focus 140

just wondering if this is a viable alternative as my listening distance is
only going to be about 8 to 9 feet at most and maybe a little closer
in the future (small living room - big furniture)

thanks for any help or replies