Remove the "[dis]comfort" foam and place small pieces of rubber (eraser or whatever) in the "comfort zone" so it stays at "light". Pro's with foam and "firm" setting is a vice; the above is ridiculously comfortable for me.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kram Sacul Why do you use 6-7 strips? Do the extra strips keep more bass intact to your ears? What about other types of tape like duct tape or teflon? For now I'm experimenting with just a single strip of standard 3/4" Scotch wrapped around the bottom portion...

Kram Sacul, I use app. 6-7 strips of ordinary ~19mm wide clear scotch tape placed vertically and symmetrically on the outside edge (work it out to cover approximately 50% of the total edge area; experimenting to find your preference is quick, cheap and easy). I don't know if it would really...

I haven't heard the Apogee, but from what I've read, yes probably. Trogdor has the Grado combo and the Apogee; I think he's shared some experiences in other treads. Jahn and others have also reported that it's a very fine match with RS-1's. I think a search will find you a good deal of MiniDAC...

http://www.sonicsense.com/anadigiMDAC.htm USB version $969 (last week).

PATB, This is sort of nitpicking really: don't lose sleep over it. Anyway. Since you're deleting after burning, you may want to consider whether the copy is an actual 1:1 -- that's in case you want to make a copy of the copy sometime later. For one copy only you won't lose any audio...

If you really like the Grado combo and can't quite say what's missing, maybe you want to try another source component for a while? edit- omedon beat me to it, and not to entirely repeat omedon's message: maybe audition an Apogee MiniDAC with your Grado combo?

D-EJ915, "Vertical in ears", you mean like ety's? Isn't it cheating to call those buds? I don't know, maybe they are the buds of this decade, really. But let's hear the real cheapo earbud horror stories!

Let's not pretend anything; buds are where it's really at. Anyway, there's no place else the appreciation thread thing has to go now: why not let it implode to the tunes of some earbud cheering! Who walked around for how many years with stock earbuds? Come out clean and leave that mess...

Quote: Originally Posted by Kram Sacul I think the real goal if someone were to do a mod of the bowls is to bring out the bass that reverse bowls have but still keep the pinpoint soundfield of regular bowls. A fair description of the tape mod, IMO. Pretty much ignored for some...

uzziah, Are you ripping a lot? I know I wouldn't trust my laptop's drive to chew through a bag full of CDs with EAC. I use an external drive for heavy duty tasks. The drive should ideally return these values from EAC\Drive Options (F10) on the menu bar, select the Extraction Method tab &...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jahn Except in the cases where Mahoghany is cultivated and harvested Spot on. IIRC, The only thing outsourced since the RS box was dropped is the leather headband -- or wasn't it according to Zanth's interview? Completely safe then to trust it's...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sean H Heck, I could sell my DAC and amp for a simple unit like this and be done, end of story, case closed. One cable: USB, period. Slick rig. For home, work and road, this is the route I'm looking at. I'll be picking up an RA-1 too eventually, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by grawk A woman at sonic sense? Hrm. Sonic Sense used to be Marc Nutter. Good guy tho. Great source for live taping equipment. Parker is her given name. She told me 99% of her clients are male and she's not.

http://www.sonicsense.com/anadigiMDAC.htm Don't know how reputable, haven't shopped yet either; but the woman I've corresponded with via email seems serous and a really nice person too. Price with USB: $969.