yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Off-topic] veeman:
I love the crystal clear highs and the signature bass on Beats. Also has some true mids.
[Off-topic] jRi0T68:
Of course you'd know. Many of the best, most legendary audio brands originated in the UK. ;)

ΧΔΑ Fraternity: It shall soon be upon us. Beware.

Plus! The secret to success as told by our founder.
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
Gimme this...I want it!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Damn right! :)

Naim

Arcam

Bowers & Wilkins

Rega

Cyrus

Cambridge Audio

Meridian

Monitor Audio

et al.

One day i'll own a pair of these puppies. Just need to win the lottery first:
[Off-topic] jRi0T68:
Pic doesn't show, but please do tell.

I used to run an audio distribution warehouse. Mostly B&W (was gifted a free panorama), had some meridian and wharfedale, Tannoy, but also KEF (though it's not UK).

ΧΔΑ Fraternity: It shall soon be upon us. Beware.

Plus! The secret to success as told by our founder.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
The Hi-Fi shop i used to buy from often had some nice set-ups in the Demo room. Once they had a complete Home Theatre set up using B&W 800 Series Speakers. The daddy of the range, the 800, were at the Front as expected, but even the satellites were floor standers! These were being run off of Tag Mclaren seperates.

I never did get to hear that system in action but i did hear the B&W 800's when they were hooked up to a very expensive Valve Amp and Turntable. The sound, as you might imagine, was heavenly!
[Off-topic] prototype7:
Check out head-fi.org for great reviews on headphones, I got the Grado SR-80is and love them, don't get them if you want to use them in public though, they are clearly audible to people around you.
[Off-topic] veeman:
Check out http://www.beatsbydre.com/ for some quality headphones.

Sent from my Nexus 7

Stop... MUFFIN TIME!!!
[Off-topic] slapshot30:
+1. I hear that almost every musical artist uses them in studio due to the unrivaled neutral sound signature!
[Off-topic] 85gallon:
+1 Just what the Dr. ordered!!
[Off-topic] jRi0T68:
Damn you trolls. These aren't important life matters, which you're obligated to troll. This is audio! It's serious business! :mad::D:banghead:;)

ΧΔΑ Fraternity: It shall soon be upon us. Beware.

Plus! The secret to success as told by our founder.
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
Are Beats really that good?

Seen them at Fry's Electronics but always dismissed 'em.

Always been a believer in "output reflects the source" a lot of headphones deal out adjusted sonics these days.

Into the traditional standards myself.
[Off-topic] jRi0T68:
Don't listen to the trolls. Beats= overpriced, muddy bass that washes out mids and highs.

ΧΔΑ Fraternity: It shall soon be upon us. Beware.

Plus! The secret to success as told by our founder.
[Off-topic] DanceOff:
Yeah +1
[Off-topic] slapshot30:
Yes, they are. They use cheap plastic on the outside only so they can use high quality parts on the inside without making them even more expensive. The more expensive model of beats you get, the sound quality increase is exponential. Some people think they're overpriced but they're actually a fantastic deal.
[Off-topic] Chad_Petree:
They use them because beats sponsors a lot of artists that's why... Not because they're really good, its just marketing, they provide stuff for free as long as you're seen using them in public...
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
This.

Plus, I have never been in a studio that didn't have multiple pairs of Sony MDR-7506's lying around. Unbelievable price for what you get.
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
-Beats marketing
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
"It's totally worth it", Said no one, ever.
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Imperically disproved. Also note the sound blingification the diamonds add, truly a sign of the discerning audiophile.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
No wonder he's been having seizures...his mind is being blown, one horribly out-of-balance beat after another.
[Off-topic] slapshot30:
Marketing has absolutely nothing to do with it. Beats are really that good. If they weren't that good they would've never gotten as big as they are now.
[Off-topic] Patr1ck.:
I actually just purchased a pair of the M50's.

They are very solid, and comfortable headphones. You should notice however they are monitoring headphones so they will be very neutral, meaning you wont have too much bass nor too much treble. They are really great in my opinion and well worth the comparatively cheap price.
[Off-topic] Chad_Petree:
Well i already dismissed the Audio Technica M50s because i want headphones really confortable to use with my phone and computer and illl wear them on the street and on the house so my headphones should be really confortable .

Right now the choice is between the Sennheiser HD 598 and the V-moda M-80
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
New choices now LOL

I vote for the Senns.

Someone talked about Sony's...there good, yet the toss around quality is low.
[Off-topic] Chad_Petree:
How much would it cost me to replace the cable for the seinhaser? to put a 3.5mm to 3.5 mm jack instead of the 3.5 mm to 6.3mm

If I buy a cheap cable would the quality degrade?

Also why would i need an amplifier? what happens when you use an amplifier? ive seen some really small ones like this , are they good?

I thought all amps wre like this (huge)
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
Yes an amp or DAC is highly recommended.

The high dollar amps detect impedance load and send a balanced audio signal to the headphones.

The lower cost amps provide a better push to just about any headphone.

I have an older one from HeadRoom and I still enjoy it today.

Good quality balanced headphone cables are important for the audiophile or anyone who will want a clean signal.

Headphones in general are a matched device from the jack to the speakers.

So using a low quality cable would most likely result in degraded output to the ears.
[Off-topic] Whowahn:
I'm guessing you own a pair of Beats.

You Live To Die.
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
And what exactly are you comparing them to? The headphones that came with a device you bought?
[Off-topic] Chad_Petree:
Oh man, it's just I love this sennheiser HD 598 so much but they come with a 6.4 mm jack, they come with a 3.5 mm jack adaptor too but it's huge! Makes the cable top damn bulky :/
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
I was looking around to see if the 598's had a replaceable cable with the 3.5 mm jack.

I see one for HD800 and 600 cans...unfortunately no direct replacement for the 598 :(

Seems like most of the singleside wired headphones don't have a direct plug replacement available.

Wonder why Senn chose not to provide the 3.5mm style that has the 6.3 that just unscrews from the smaller plugin jack?

Sounds like a 6.3mm female to 3.5mm dongle is in order for this situation.
[Off-topic] slapshot30:
I'm guessing you get trolled easily.
[Off-topic] calinormy:
You can buy a replacement cable for sennheiser from the UK, custom- cables.UK . they put a 3.5 end to you cable and you can set the length for your cable. I own senn HD 558 and I would recommend any of senn to anyone. Be aware that are open air...the music you are playing will due hear by the others.
[Off-topic] Chad_Petree:
As far as i know the HD 598 uses a 3.5 mm cable on both sides :confused:not really sure ( i hope so)
[Off-topic] omario8484:
Has anyone owned a pair of v moda headphones? How are they?
[Off-topic] BaconStep:
Pffft ahahahahahahah
[Off-topic] slapshot30:
They're alright. What I didn't like about them was how much sound leaked out. I had the Crossfades and there were two little "vents" outside each cup that let out a ton of sound. I did like how they came with a hard case though.
[Off-topic] omario8484:
That's what I'veheard and that's the area that's making me hesitant on buying.these
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
Apologies for some deflection here...

Which desktop sound cards are the audiophiles of XDA (I believe just about all of you are APs) using?

Mine is an older Auzentech 5.1 with modified OP amps.

What would be you're preference?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Xonar Essence ST for me. I know of no better Sound card on the market. I changed up from my X-Fi and the difference was night and day. The lines outs drive my AE Aego M 2.1 speakers, but for serious music listening i have my Senn HD650's plugged in to the onboard headphone amp.

Of course, i probably should have bought the STX version as it's PCI-E rather than PCI, which the ST is. (The ST version has slightly better components though). PCI is being phased out now and already a lot of motherboards ship with no PCI slots. Luckily a few manufacturers still include them. I'm not sure for how much longer that will be the case.

http://www.asus.com/Multimedia/Audio_Cards/Xonar_Essence_STX/

Of course, when you're spending good money on hardware and looking for ways to improve on fidelity, you have to look at the whole chain. For me it's:

FLAC (or 320kbps MP3) -> Foobar 2000 (Wasapi plug-in, no DSP, 24bit output) -> Xonar Essence (Hi-fi mode, no DSP) -> HD650.

Foobar with wasapi plug-in sends the signal direct to the soundcard, bypassing the Windows sound mixer so avoiding additional re-sampling. It also gives the player exclusive use of the soundcard so your music etc won't be interrupted by system sounds while you're listening. Another option is ASIO which does the same thing.

And of course, no DSP effects. Pure signal from start to finish. :good:
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
FLAC is the stuff of the audio gods!

I resisted initially, yet was eventually turned I see no better format with a great audio card.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Pretty much the de facto lossless compression method now. Some people say that 320kbps MP3 is indistinguishable from FLAC/Audio CD, but i can clearly hear the difference on my set-up.

There was a 24/96 FLAC rip, (from Vinyl), of Dire Straits' Telegraph Road that i listened to once. It's a 14 minute song and came to 500MB in size! Imagine how much storage you'd need if you're whole collection was ripped to that quality! :eek:

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Of course, the other big issue surrounding music fidelity these days is the one thing that's out of our hands. 'The loudness wars':

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

It's all very well having great kit and doing what you can yourself to improve fidelity, but it's all for nought when the studios are doing everything they can to ruin the music before it's even hit the shelves!

My whole collection is 'old' music, but when you listen to something like The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again, you really appreciate the dynamic range of the music; the rise and fall of the volume, rather than a wall of unrelenting noise. Compare that to what is released today and it's in stark contrast.
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
That Dire Straits Telegraph Road recording is one of the very best works by Knophler!

For myself it's about the clarity...that's why I'm a headphoner.

If I had unlimited $$ I would spend to the ends of the earth for the "holy grail" of audio!

I think the FLAC format has topped all others...to me it is very evident with even moderate hardware.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
You might have enjoyed listening to these:

I had to sell mine. They sounded beautiful and oh so clear though. Like angels singing in your ears. Maybe not as good all-rounders like the HD650 and with the price being so high, not the best bang for buck either.
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
Ahhhhhhhhh.....................

One...just one :cool:

...of the holy grail of headphones!

I have fantasized about a pair of RS-1s for many years.

There is only one other that out performs!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
If money were no object i would have to buy these Grado PS1000:

or these HD800:

What did you have in mind?
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
Ah darn :)

Excellent cans!

____________________________________________________________________________________

I have to settle for these that I am hugging at this very moment...

They look a bit cheap and perhaps overpriced for their time.

Yet I love these headphones...

IMO one of the truest headphones ever built.
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
Just ordered me another pair of these...

Had them some years ago then I gave them away.

Well guess I couldn't do with out so I ordered them again...:D

Headphone junkie here.
[Off-topic] jRi0T68:
Any of you full size can enthusiasts care to add your insight to an IEM lover's buying guide? See link below if you're inclined.Trying to help the uniformed masses here in the only way I currently can.

-Accidental Asshole aka Jeremy

[Guide] Headphone/Earphone Buying
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
Groovy guide!

Only done two reviews on Headroom for a couple of sets bought from them.

Certainly no expert here...I do like to study before spending.
[Off-topic] jRi0T68:
My only proper headphones, other than IEMs, are B&W P5's. I got them from mfr. for $25, lol. Otherwise, I only know what I read on portables/full-size cans. IEMs is where I stay studied up... because of all the money I wish I could spend. :D

So, if any opinion on pro/con of open vs. A closed and on vs. over ear can be given from those with personal experience, I'd appreciate it greatly.

-Accidental Asshole aka Jeremy

[Guide] Headphone/Earphone Buying
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
Forgot to update...

I forgot how uncomfy these SR60's are.

Buuuut...they sound sooperdoop whilst plugged up to me tablet.

I recommend 'em
[Off-topic] Dirk:
When i saw your post at the top i was thinking of asking. The Grado RS1 that i owned totally destroyed my ears. I actually had bleeding sores from wearing them! Great sound but no good for long hours on the PC. :eek:
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
Ah yes very troo.

Not sure why Grado has trouble with a comfortable design across the board.

There are cloth pads available for the on-ear phones.

...but Dirk I know you knew this already :o
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Do the cloth pads help much?

Compared to the Grado cheese graters, the velvety cushions that the Sennys use are like having your ears caressed by Scarlett Johansson. (I imagine..)
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
Cheese graters LOL

The cloth or even the thicker foam pads help slightly.

I believe the dis-comfort is more the "clamped noggin" design versus the closed earphone type.

I can fall asleep with me Beyers or my Senns on because of the huge padding.

Most Grados or AKG's no way baby...my skull is sore after an hour or less with on ears.
[Off-topic] Alphadroid7:
Denon D5000 :)

denon sound best

I have both Sennheiser 598 and Denon D5000 and Denon is million times better
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DUBS73P:
Hi yesterday I flashed the stock 4.1.2 update to my rooted s3 and I had expected to lose all my data and apps so I backed everything up with titanium ready to restore it after the update, surprisingly I didn't lose anything after flashing.

I was just wondering if I was to flash cyanogenmod 4.1.2 would I lose all data and apps this time?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikep99:
No - all your data/apps will stay unless you do a full wipe/factory reset in recovery.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramnex:
The data will remain, but it is a granted prerequisite to flashing that one must do a factory reset before flashing a new rom. Note: this applies only for a new rom altogether, not updates to the same one!

Sent from my GT-I9100

If I helped you, please hit the thanks button!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] halsaibai:
You won't lose your apps/data unless you do a wipedata/factory reset . Also some roms pre-request a full wipe in order to the rom to boot . :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Wipe may be asked for by the rom maker to avoid conflicts and stop users posting my app stopped this rom working .

Rom may be a wipe rom but not usually .

Personally i never full wipe unless problems but do wipe cache dalvik and system only before any instal .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DUBS73P:
So technically should I be able to flash cyanogenmod without doing anything but wipe cache and davlik cache?

Thanks again for the help
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikep99:
yes, you should be able to.

if you encounter any problems then a full wipe is recommended.

I'd back up your apps/data just in case.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] soadzoor:
I used to use diceplayer, it was my favorite and it played almost everything with HW support, but since I installed CM10 Jelly Bean on my glide, it just cannot play some of my videos (especially 60fps or HD videos). (Yea, I downloaded the tegra 2 plugin, too).

I also tried mx player with its arm v7 plugin, and so far it is the best for jellybean, however, HW accelleration doesnt always work with it either, but SW decoding seems fine.. Why does video playing suck on jellybean? on ICS it was perfect :\

is it the players (they simply dont support HW that much, they're not updated well?), or is it jellybean itself?

What videoplayer have you found as "best working" on JB?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] aashishbhargav:
MX player. I am on android 4.2

Simply the best player.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] The_Bizzel:
i use VPlayer. seems to have all the proper codecs i need to play any and all video format i throw at it, including mkv files.

however, there is some fine tuning you must do to correct the video/audio sync issues when it plays mkv files.

i have the unlocked version which i bought when it was on sale via the google play store.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Dr. Mario:
No problem on hardware acceleration in CyanogenMod 10 Beta 2. I have some HD video in the phone and it plays them fine, whilst Android 4.0 refuses to do very much in frame sync. Jelly Beans is much better, IMHO. I have no trouble with MX player on this firmware.

Sent from the jar of Jelly Beans
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidDan:
To be precise xperia t sounds?

Edit:never mind now I found a system dump of the xperia t and managed to push them over Mod please delete thread
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lionhe:
Hi there,

I'm a new GNex user, coming from a nexus s with rasbeanjelly 4.1.1

I used to be happy with the bln feature of the kernel: when some notification occurred the touch keys got illuminated.

I've seen that the GNex has a color led, and some app, like Facebook or Evernote use it. I was surprised to see that neither missed phone calls nor sms notifications make the led to switch on. I am on stock ROM 4.2.1, just updated OTA when I took the phone out of the box.

I only unlocked, rooted and busyboxed it through the GNex toolkit.

I installed the Light Manager app which works fine for all notification but missed phone calls. Do you also experience similar behaviour? Is it due to the 4.2.1 jb version?

Thank you for your attention

LionHe

Inviato dal mio Galaxy Nexus con Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] victor00100:
are you using lightflow?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lionhe:
As I wrote, I'm using light manager which seems easier to configure.

Previously I tried light flow lite, but it didn't work either. That's why I wonder whether it depends on jb 4.2.

LionHe

Inviato dal mio Galaxy Nexus con Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Kamy:
I would like to share Asus note application which is also working on Snote II flawlessly.

How to Take Notes with Supernote: Watch in Youtube

Download here: View attachment 1549144

Install it as a normal app

Source: CAMPUS LIFE
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Kamy:
give a try, has some good features :good:
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] pakure:
Don't worry. ..lot of us already have it. .. posted already in this forum long back. ..Thanks anyway for the share. .will help new guys

handwritten from my note 2 (N7100)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Kamy:
Haha. Didn't know.thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Beatingusilli:
Is there a way to "run" Android 1.0 on the GS3? I was thinking it would be cool and throwback..! :cyclops:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
do you still play nintendo?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidx2.3.3:
It would probally be cool for like 2 minutes. Haha
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
exactly my point!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PistonPounder:
If even doable many many man hours of work for a port just for two minutes of play time. Can't see it being doable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobAbooE:
I play Nintendo but on my jb phone. Sounds like a big under taking. About as bad as a sense rom. :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] yosterwp:
If you are on an AOSP rom that has Theme Chooser, perhaps there is a classic android theme out there that you can use. In addition, you can use a launcher that appears like the classic android launcher. This way it's relatively less work and the feeling is more or less the same,
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] alquimista:
I still play nintendo. Emulators don't quite do some games justice.

A more apt analogy would be "Do you still run Windows 95?"

The theme idea is probably best, you get a nostalgic look, but keep the stability and functionality of 4.1 or whatever you're running.

I wonder how many people could be nostalgic for something that is only 4 years old though?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nosympathy:
Don't bring that up LOL
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] LioN-HearT:
Hi I just recently just registered here but I knew anything about flashing ftf or zip file so my problem is..

Can someone tell me how to flash Semc Debrand Engine Final by Achotjan?Whenever I flash the ftf file it just say:
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
Tick the 'no final verification' box on the lower right of the firmware selection screen in flashtool.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] dimfil:
Welcome my friend...

When you flash the ftf file, in the Firmware Selection window (the one that you choose the ftf to flash) look at the lower-right part. You have to check the "No final verification" option.

You should be OK that way...

Edit: Ooops... Sorry SmG67. We were writing at the same time...
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] LioN-HearT:
I followed what u 2 said and it work like a miracle!!

Tnx 4 answering my question!! :victory: :D
[Omnia 7 General] MrMetalbone:
The thing is, my friend is trying to sell me omnia 7 for ridiculously low price, because most of the time it's stuck on the samsung logo, fw version is 7.0.7004.0, first version then.

Is that a brick or is it some hardware based problem (download mode and bootloader mode are available).I have experience in flashing omnia, but I haven't saw anything like that. Thank's for help :)
[Omnia 7 General] Febstone:
maybe the cell phone is alive.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] muhdshahaizat:
I'm currently using CM10 Jelly Bean 4.1.2(thanks to aorth).

Through recovery mode,Im using CWM.zip to wipe data/factory reset my tab and it stuck on the formatting process.Then I power off and restart.Samsung Galaxy Tab 7+ appears for a long time and power off itself.

So,Im flashing ICS ROM using Heimdall.It still stuck same like I'm using CWM.

I have no idea on this.Please help me.:crying:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] DigitalMD:
Have you attempted to restore your system from a CWM backup?

Hopefully not, but you might have run into the hard brick bug. Read here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1807002

and

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1901246

and possibly here if you find its truly bricked

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1900612&page=3
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] muhdshahaizat:
:(

Thanks for your concern.You reply very fast.

1.I reflash using ROM : P6200OXALQ1_P6200XXLQ1_P6200XXLQ1_HOME.tar.md5

2. I use odin 1.85 to flash,check repartition box,check auto-reboot box,and check the reset time box,the .pit file is used is tabplus.pit & 2 pit file in http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1295861&d=1346499097

after that,my tab also stuck at samsung logo and power off itself..

Is it because battery is low or something else?

Now,i download HC 3.2 to flash in my tab.pls i don't want to JTAG Service my tab.it is expensive.MYR280 :(
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] nightflier2:
Flash HC using Odin, then go into recovery and wipe cache/data (I had to do this too, otherwise it would get stuck at the Samsung logo as you described). Even when repartitioning etc. I guess it still does not reset the tab to factory settings until you do a wipe.

I guess you shouldnt do this with the ICS stock recovery, that could cause hard brick.