I'm buying a 135mm F2.8 manual Nikon lens from www.keh.com. The thing is for international customers (outside US and Canada), they require us to fax or send the front/back of our credit card plus driving license or passport. Is this the norm? I'm a little bit unconfortable as this is the...

By a young filmaker,Kiri Davis. I'm not sure what to think about it yet. Link

From the Audiophile Club of Athens, enjoy Link Its 20 mins, btw

Link to website Any thoughts or better still. experiences with their speaker cables? I have fallen out with my solid core silver speaker cables. Airy, sweet but ultimately lacking in dynamics and slam. I've tried some copper cables on loan (modified Clearaudio, Transparent MusicWave and...

I came across this lp, Dvorak New World Symphony No.9 in E Minor conducted by Rostropovich by EMI Angel. Being a newbie to classical, I could't find anything about him as a conductor (as in reviews and opinions). Any opinions here? I probably would have to take my time to learn and determine...

I would like to extend my Vaughan Williams collection and would appreciate suggestions on good performance or good recordings or both. I currently have the Telarc Mid Price Symphony No. 5, Tallis Fantasis conducted by Andre Previn and Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus by Lesley Hatfield (BBC...

By HiFi Choice (not my favourite mag, actually I don't have one ). Link This is a pdf file btw. Its a bit too brief, there are no pics of innards , but there are some opinons here and there. Looks like it still has the house sound of the 640. Its marketed as a mid price cdp...

I took back a DIY power supply from my dealer (who distributes Clearaudio and second hand stuff). I can't show the insides, but it has two toroidal transformer and you have the ability to finetune the speed after selecting the rpm. Anyway, there's is no replacement motor unlike the Origin Live...

My speaker cables (solid pure silver wire, single run with sleeves) are quite near the sub woofer with one going by the side of the sub woofer and one crossing in front of it. My power amp is quite near (3/4 metre) from the subwoofer. I placed it on some marble slabs (FOC of course), at...

I'm thinking of selling my headphone (together with the Zu cable if possible) to a friend who needs monitoring equipment (he doesn't want to invest in monitor studios yet). It will be used with software packages (like Garage Band) in his Mac G5 and some basic keyboards and mixers. I'm releasing...

Sorry if this was posted before (the search function did not yield out anything) but I thought this looked COOL! The links are here Sonic Flare Six Moons

Anyone had experiences with the line? I'm interested in using the R205 (the smallest one) to complement my Von Schweikert VR1. I didn't want to opt for the VR subwoofer as the dealer does not have a demo unit which I can try out. The other thing I'm worried is that the R series is designed...

Anyone heard of it? Its retailing around USD 1K. I did hear it like an hour on the dealers gear (the new Cary's Audio line). It sounds good for the most part but the highs were quite edgy and harsh. This was on a record (soft pop type) I'm familiar with. It sounded good on another classical...

I bought this on a blind purchase just now and also probably encouraged by the recent interview in MOJO (April issue?) I'm still listening to it and I kind of like it but I think its something that will have to grow on me (as most do). Any thought?

I received an offer for USD 900 for one that is repaired. I'm going to auditioned it by the end of this month as I have yet to find something that is reasonably priced but a considerable leap from my EPOS ELS 3 which cost me around USD 300 then (tax for hifi stuff here are high too, thats...

When I first heard her on Litanies of Satan I was completely blown away. I just couldn't get her at all. Her stuff seems to come from a world of its own. It was her unique name that got me to check her out I prefer her more when she singing the bluesy stuff like in La Serpenta Canta and...

I came across one of their LPs, Promise of Love and was quite curious about it. Obviously its new and I can't demo it at the store like I usually do with cds. I went on to Amazon to check out their catalogue and sound clips. Ironically no samples available for Promise of Love but I listened...

See if you can crack it out (and yes, I'm bored )

This is possibly one of the silliest things I've seen. This sums it all, how the dogs probably feel

I found this site Link Was wondering if anyone ordered from them before. Care to share your experiences? Could be a good alternative to Cattylink but I don't see any BADA I'm very curious about the Aurum Cantas speakers though

Heres the link for purchasing tickets for anyone interested Tickets I've got to know this from Direct Song which was introduced to me by Bethesda (they released a remaster of the Morrowind OST) I'll reprint their email here. Greetings from DirectSong! We are pleased to announce...

These were something new that I saw sold in conjunction with ushering in the Year of the dog (Chinese New Year). Thought it was kind of cute From far away, they look like real shih tzus

I think this is going to be a killer season after the slight let down last of last season (sounds like a tongue twister ) Its far to early to tell how the shows going to fare but there already alot of interesting personalities within the racers. I like BJ and Tyler (the hippies) and Lisa...

Opinions on these album? I demoed the cd in my local retail shop. The music seems worth exploring and I already like 1 song prior. I checked them out after managing to catch the MTV for 'What Else is There' on satellite. I demo several cds but found the sound on the Royskopp album to be...

Did anyone see the MTV unplugged video of Alicia Keys. She was doing a duet with him on 'Wild Horses' I believe. In all my life I 've never heard such a poor mismatch of voices. He has a highly grating voice which makes him stand out too much and not in a good way I think Alicia was trying not...