Recent content by DavidWZ

The media PC has a pioneer slimline cd player built in. (The FLAC files are stored on a NAS, so for ripping I have been using my main PC which has a panasonic DVD combo) I have removed the HRT from the main audio. That removes the over-brightness but there is a noticable loss of overall quality...

No EQ - the amp is set Direct/pass through, and the EQ and effects are turned off on the walkman. (I have tried using the EQ on the walkman to reduce the brightness, but I have to go so far I end up with dull, flat music. (PS I tried to post this as a reply to your post, but I was blocked as spam!)

I recently started ripping my CD's to FLAC, however the sound is ear-splittingly bright at the high-frequency end - to the point that some tracks are unpleasant to listen to. Its like this when using both "systems" (listed below). I used Media Monkey to rip the tracks. Is this my problem? Is...