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Nicholas P.

Nicholas P.

Joined on 08/08/03

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Awesome Headphones

V-MODA Crossfade LP Over-Ear Metal Headphones in Gunmetal Black
V-MODA Crossfade LP Over-Ear Metal Headphones in Gunmetal Black

Pros: These are absolutely prefessional\studio grade headphones. Great cllarity, and will hit glassed shattering lows that even I, myself, found it hard to believe physics would allow. Sound greath out of the PC with the THX drivers on my MB. But to push these to their potential, I plugged them into my surround receiver, which my Pc is plugged into via optical toslink, and then amped it up. The headphones were so powerful they were Vibrating on my head but with perfect clarity. These will play absolutely what you put through them.

Cons: No reason these should get less than 5 eggs

Overall Review: Im a long-time audio junky and these open up a new realm of sound for me. i love them! esp for $75 ha. thanks Mr Newegg

Solid Board

MSI X99S MPOWER LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI X99S MPOWER LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Works great and has tons of features. BIOS update is a breeze. Solid product from MSI.

Cons: none

Overall Review: i7 5820K PNY 780ti OC 16GB HyperX Predator@2666

Love it!

PNY VCGGTX780T3XPB-CC-OC G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card XLR8 Enthusiast Edition
PNY VCGGTX780T3XPB-CC-OC G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card XLR8 Enthusiast Edition

Pros: Running Shadows of Mordor and ACU at full blast. Card is installed on a MSI X99s Mpower with a 5820K. I bought this card because it was a good price at $470 and because I have a good history with PNY products. This card is well made. Worked on first boot.

Cons: none

Overall Review: Happy customers sometimes leave good reviews. Unhappy customers always leave bad reviews.

Only the best

HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model HX426C13PB2K4/16
HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model HX426C13PB2K4/16

Pros: I have been using HyperX to build computers for 10 years and never had a bad stick. Matter of fact, that 10 year old stick of ram is still working. I installed this memory on a MSI X99S Mpower board with an i7 5820K running at 2666.

Cons: none

Overall Review: You may pay a little extra but HyperX is always worth it. Got this memory on a deal for $250

Outstanding!

Yamaha Aventage RX-A730 7.2 Channel Network AV Receiver
Yamaha Aventage RX-A730 7.2 Channel Network AV Receiver

Pros: This receiver, so far, has been outstanding. The sound drivers are brilliant. The sound presets are excellent and plentiful. The bass is balanced and pure but not over-powering at low levels. Plenty of settings to make it sound perfect. I haven't hooked up the 7 speakers yet but the 5.1 is enrapturing. The theater quality sound is like being in a concert hall. I have this set up with a 1080p projector as a home theater system. The action scenes are explosive and with a good sub-woofer it feels like you are there. It also has a dialogue lifter to bring voice levels up on movies so you can still hear people talk over the burning wreckage in the background. The best feature, to me, is the network access. My computer is the main audio source for the receiver. Being able to control it on-screen is fantastic! I can control the power, volume, inputs, stations, and presets without looking for the button on the remote. I believe the mobile app uses the same functions although I haven't used it. Now I can play ambient sleep music at night without using the buzzing computer to stream it. It also has a sleep timer so it will turn itself off. Go to the vTuner website and register so you can search for stations and bookmark them. There are thousands of awesome free radio stations. It also has a Sirius XM mode. Just login with your account. Its loud! I still like to jam it out loud sometimes and this will do it. One of the reasons I bought it was because I wanted more power. There is also no shortage of input connections. 14 different inputs if I count correctly. Its probably over-kill but I like it. As a radio guru and I found the FM tuner to be very accurate. Its seems to have some sort of noise gate that makes the stations sound very clean and clear. Picked up a station on almost every frequency with it hooked to a large amplified outdoor antenna. You can also set it to mono for even better reception and talk radio. It has a good standard 75 ohm coax F connection for the antenna input instead of a weak PAL or wire terminals. AM tuner is average.

Cons: It wasn't free

Overall Review: I took a calculated risk in buying this online without ever testing one in person. Thats the perk of shopping online rather than driving around to 20 electronics stores looking for what you want. I currently own multiple Yamaha products and they are all very well made.

12/14/2013

Outstanding

Pros: Too many to list honestly. I never thought I would be compelled to write this review more than a year later. I guess the first pro would have to be durability. I use these all day at work to listen to music and talk radio on my smart phone. I have dropped this on a cement floor several times over the last couple of years and it still works. Want to wireless stream music from your tablet, phone, laptop to a surround sound? Since the output is a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, you could plug it into any device with an Aux input using a 3.5mm aux cable. Having a standard headphone jack gives this device great versatility. Its really the only one of its kind that I could find. Second would be the battery. I believe I have owned this device around two years now. I have used it 5 days a week, everyday since I bought it. It still holds a solid charge for 4-5 hours solid everyday. Third, and the actual reason I bought this device was that I could use Bluetooth with earbuds and not have the goofy thing hanging from my ear all day. On top of that you get awesome stereo sound that the mono earclip devices dont have. Another great thing about these is that they have a Volume, Play/Pause Skip/Reverse buttons that work on most all phones. You dont have to run back to your phone to skip songs. And trust me its much better having this clipped on your shirt than having a big fat smart phone in your pocket all day. Also, If you get a phone call you are covered. There's a little microphone on it so you can talk. Ever talked on the phone using earbuds? Its like the voice is in your head. Another great feature it has is an EQ button with 3 settings. A voice setting with clear mids, classical setting with a rich sound and good mids, and a deep setting for more rock/metal sound. These really are great for listening to music.

Cons: No cons. Best ever

Overall Review: You might want to pick up a pair of decent earbuds or headphones. The ones that come with it will get the job done but not good for music. The cord on the earbuds is also only about 1 foot long so be advised.

12/14/2013