Recent content by greigm17

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    Novice help

    Purchased the senn momentum over ear versions and a dacmagic xs for my laptop and so far i'm pretty chuffed to say the least! Been listening for a good 3 hours and they're still comfy! Thanks for advice and info!
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    Usb dac for linux system

    yes it did help a great deal, thanks! Bought the dac and it works on my linux system after a bit of jiggery pokery!
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    Usb dac for linux system

    Hello all you good good people! I have a question regarding the cambridge audio dacmagic xs. I would like to know if there is any tricky procedure to use this on a laptop running lubuntu and if so, if someone could run me through it? Another quick question, what with my greed for knowledge and...
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    Novice help

    When I think about it you are totally right, this happened when I purchased my senns then went back for a listen with apples stock phones, I wasn't aware of how big the difference was untill I went back. I guess I assumed taking the next step up would be a bit different for some reason! I think...
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    Novice help

    My problem is, I've been listening on pretty low end budget stuff so far ie. £80 gale bookshelves and a cambridge audio 340 azur amp with sonos or spotify on the ipod with cx300s so most stuff on my next step up is going to sound a good bit better to my ears and probably, at first at least, I...
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    Novice help

    mmm... May have to reconsider my choice now!
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    Novice help

    I'm looking to make a purchase over the coming weeks. In the most basic of terms i'm looking for a cd player and headphones on a budget of £600. I've had my eye on akg k550s @ £125 and a cocktail audio x10 at £400. My question is, if I don't require the cd player to be connected to an amp and...