I’ll take a cheap knob over a rocker any day. With a hundred step digital potentiometer there is much finer tuning than a “press and hope” as you over and under-shoot your volume. The crappy rocker switch. The worst invention in volume control. Like the crappy rockers on mid 8os mid-fi Yamaha...

The official distributor of Hiby products is Holysai, According to Hiby who I contacted about a repair. Holysai no long has them. I bought one off Shoppe from an independent dealer (last time I use Shoppe, what crappy software. Lazada only from now on) There are a couple around that way, they...

I’m in Bangkok and they are sold Out. Amazon in the US says no longer available. I bought a backup! Yeah, nifty player!

Apparently this is now discontinued. So I bought a second one. Honestly, I have no complaints about this player. I think it sounds fabulous for the money and I love the GUI. If you want a study in frustration, buy a Sony NW-A306 which water finally killed on me, thank God. I hated my Sony with...

Well, let me give you another perspective on this comparision. It's 2017, several years later, but I still like the sound and value of these dacs.      I've been using an HRT Music Streamer II for about six years. I was impressed by these dacs because I had spent MANY years looking for a CD...

    Which cans was he blissing out to in the end? The HK I think! Are those any good?

I almost feel like I should go see La-la Land because the critics are insisting on it, but something has been telling me I'd hate it, too. And since you also found Rogue One boring, I think out tastes must run similar so I'll skip it. Thanks for the warning.

Pretty interesting that old Headroom is still near state of the art. I've always thought all it takes it a good set of ears and the right engineer who loves music.

I just returned. THought I'd play catch up around here. Amazed to see so many old timers.

I just found this thread because I'm playing around trying to get a Realist CD-3000 (rebadged Toshiba XR-P9) working (it won't work unless I apply pressure to the case directly above the spindle, somethings not making contact) and I am awed by this thread. That you disassembled and clean those...

For $6 apiece I got some Vitamin Q. You wowed me again. Had these for my Max. With the Muse ... incredibly smooth. Now my speakers sound like HD650s.

please see above! Forgot to quote!

Tomb (if you're still around these days, I haven't been here for a long time) I've been reworking a crossover on a pair of EPI loudspeaker. They uses a single capacitor and resistor as a crossover. I tried some Bennic film caps to replace the old Callins electrolytic but I felt the film caps...