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I just downloaded my first FLAC album in a couple of years and i forgot how nice it was  :wub:

Anyone recommend any Foobar skins?

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I just use the default.  :P

Lol the default is actually very good but I wanted to try something different :p

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V_V looks like my bank account is gonna get pwned so I can get some headphones to take advantage of FLACs , just using my built in Mac speakers I can hear the difference O.o hearing instruments I've never heard in songs.

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Columns UI.

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Columns UI.

I just spent like an hour trying to get that to work O.o but I kept running into errors so meh

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V_V looks like my bank account is gonna get pwned so I can get some headphones to take advantage of FLACs , just using my built in Mac speakers I can hear the difference O.o hearing instruments I've never heard in songs.

 

Does this mean you want headphone suggestions?  :)

 

 

 

The sound from the Mac should be good enough unless Kuzma wants to go external.

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Does this mean you want headphone suggestions?  :)

Yes please :D

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Sennheisers. Blindly get Sennheisers. Any of their high end ones (HD 518, 558, 598, 600, 650) will be glorious, depending on your budget.

EDIT: I must say this however, get a good sound card/external DAC for full benefits.

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I would use foobar, but thanks to my family i'm pretty much locked into itunes.  :(

/hug

 

The audio quality is beautiful

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/hug

 

The audio quality is beautiful

When I have the money for new audio on the list I will try to break that lock.

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When I have the money for new audio on the list I will try to break that lock.

xD no matter how cheap your hardware is improving the source will always improve the sound (up to a certain point) like there are loads of instruments cut out on mp3 O.o

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Fiio E10 and Sony MDR 7506 or AD700.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FiiO-E10-USB-DAC-Headphone-Amplifier-/310695041791

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AJIF4E

 

http://www.amazon.com/Technica-ATH-AD700-Open-air-Audiophile-Headphones/dp/B000CMS0XU/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1372399368&sr=1-1&keywords=AD+700

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V_V looks like my bank account is gonna get pwned so I can get some headphones to take advantage of FLACs , just using my built in Mac speakers I can hear the difference O.o hearing instruments I've never heard in songs.

I feel you, i wish i can gather up some money to get a good pair of headphones aswell.

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Do you have a budget?

xD practically 0 but do you have any affordable recommendations in case I do end up have some money :p

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http://www.headphone.com/selection-guide/top-cheap-headphones.php

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Sennheisers. Blindly get Sennheisers.

That's horrible advice. Sennheiser got a few good ones but never say "blindly get X" to anything.

If you want a relatively cheap yet good setup then I recommend:

Sony MDR-V6 and FiiO E10. If you got more to spend then replace the Sony headphones with the Audio-Technica ATH-M50, or if you like gaming and don't have such a high budget, get the Audio Techinca ATH-AD700.

 

As for FLAC vs properly encoded high bitrate lossy, you are most likely just experiencing placebo.

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Asus Xonar Essence STX / AKG K240 MKII -----------> orgasm for my ears (flac based reproduction trough Foobar) !!!

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That's horrible advice. Sennheiser got a few good ones but never say "blindly get X" to anything.

If you want a relatively cheap yet good setup then I recommend:

Sony MDR-V6 and FiiO E10. If you got more to spend then replace the Sony headphones with the Audio-Technica ATH-M50, or if you like gaming and don't have such a high budget, get the Audio Techinca ATH-AD700.

 

As for FLAC vs properly encoded high bitrate lossy, you are most likely just experiencing placebo.

 

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I just downloaded my first FLAC album in a couple of years and i forgot how nice it was  :wub:

Anyone recommend any Foobar skins?

 

Have you ever tried Aimp 3?? Is really good and free. I use it to listen to my music (All Flac Btw :D ) and I really enjoy it to have it in very tiny bar with Always-on-top so I can play games etc and still control it.

Want more info? over it and it will tell you the name of the music playing and the progress, etc. 

 

Its free so why not try it =)

 

Oh and the icons it puts on the files are pretty awesome too if you bind them to Aimp. Like yellow F for flac, red M for MP3, etc.

Anyway I think everything can be customized so if you dont like it change it XD

 

Here: http://www.aimp.ru/index.php?do=news&id=27

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There is absolutely no difference in playback quality between softwares, so just get the one you find the best looking, the most lightweight or the easiest to use or the one that has the features you want.

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There is absolutely no difference in playback quality between softwares, so just get the one you find the best looking, the most lightweight or the easiest to use or the one that has the features you want.

 

Foorbar2k however has WASAPI support.

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