Recently, I have become increasingly interested in music originally composed for the stage and screen but played on the violin.   Here are some the titles I know about: 1)      Cinema Serenade – Itzhak Perlman (http://www.allmusic.com/album/cinema-serenade-mw0000374242) 2)      Cinema...

I hope someone here is a classical music lover based in Tokyo and can help me out.   What CD shops in Tokyo stock the largest selection of classical titles?  If you can provide the address, that will be perfect!  Thank you

The new iPhone 5 will be arriving in October.   But for me, I am dreaming of the day when Apple will launch a new audiophile version of iPod Classic with the following features:   1) Ability to play high resolution audio files of up to 192kz/24-bit 2) Ablity to play FLAC and APE format...

Dear all,   Some of you may have heard of Bryston, the well-known maker of audio equipment for both the Consumer and Professional market.  Quite a number of its current line of products have received critical acclaim and these include the BCD-1 CD player, the BDA-1 D/A converter, the...

Dear all,   Many of you are very experienced users of balanced headphone amplifiers.  Are the output XLR (either 2 x 3-pin XLR or single 4-pin) jacks usually female?  Is there an industrial standard?  The jacks I have seen on Audio-gd Phoenix, RSA Apache, Headamp GS-X are all female but I am...

Dear all, I am considering buying a pair of HD800 and if I do, I would like to have upgraded cables which are "balanced" terminated. May I know if upgrading the cables requires skillful installation (which means I have to get it done by a reliable DIYer) or I can simply buy the cables from...

Dear all I am told by someone that the "HeadRoom Balanced Ultra Desktop Amp" is not fully balanced whereas "Headamp GS-X Headphone Amp/Pre-amp" is fully balanced. When I heard this, I was confused (being not a technical person at all) but I did not have a chance to ask him to explain. I am...