Posts by sphinxvc

Just post below to sign up for a chance to "win."   I only require that you pay shipping which is - $5.35 in the US (Paypal gift only) or $16.95 outside the US (again, Paypal gift only).  I will use a USPS small flat...

Here are my thoughts on design/build. These came nicely packaged, accessories; all that jazz you read in the review.  The mostly metal construction is sturdy but the angled stem (metal strain relief) design creates (IMO) an...

Quote: Originally Posted by jackskelly  Hi everyone,   This is the first new thread I've authored myself. I just wanted to know your opinions concerning the STAX SR-009 compared to the a speaker...

^  I seriously think you need to read/search more.  Head-fi sucks...sorry, I mean Head-fi's search sucks, so use Google to site specific search head-fi.  Here's how.  There's years worth of answers to "novice"...

Assassin's Creed III, I just can't get myself to do it, to have fun playing this.  I enjoy following the story, I enjoy the cut scenes, but anytime I have to be playing, I don't enjoy myself.   Not a criticism of...

K1K & LCD-2 were kind of weird @ gaming.  HD800 I liked, but the bite got to me after a while, especially with shooters.   Those are really criticisms of the headphones though, over all it was pretty sweet, especially...

I bought a PS3 500GB (the latest super-slim model) w/ Assassin's Creed III as a bundle 2 nights ago for $300+.  I bought it b/c I thought I might play some blurays, but it's an awful lot of money for just a bluray/netflix player...

@ MT, Perhaps you're thinking of Pass Labs?  First Watt is pretty affordable.  $1.5-2K for M2 or F3.  $2.5-3K for J2.  Low power too.   A J2 was effectively stolen on Audiogon recently for $2K....

Ditto to what's said above by Colin, and then that amplifier isn't even that great a headphone amp.  For that kind of money, there's First Watt to consider, Line Magnetic, Rogue Audio.  A plethora of more lauded choices.

Quote: Originally Posted by MorbidToaster  My local guy has a Leben 300 and sells Zu and Devore so I'll be going to audition some pretty soon and hearing exactly what my system would be like.    Let...