If audio is recorded with the intent that it gets played back via speakers and thus, with the drivers in front of us and not at our sides, why aren't there any headphones with the drivers oriented the same way as speakers generally are? I understand they'd need to be louder because the drivers...

I've recently been overhauling my gear, first picking up a DAC, a pair of q-Jays (for at work), then a Darkvoice 336i (previously used a Millett Hybrid), and now I'm down to selecting new phones. My SR-60's have served me well for a few years now, but the rest of my hardware has eclipsed the...

I build my amplifiers in wooden humidors. This leaves them exposed to all kinds of radiation, obviously. I was thinking about how to properly shield amplifiers in non-metal enclosures (in this case, a Millett Hybrid and a Hagerman Bugle preamp), and from what I remembered from physics class and...

I've had a Millet Hybrid for a while now, having built one with the very first PCB group buy, and now I'm ready to upgrade to another DIY amp. What would be the next logical step up the ladder? I haven't kept up with DIY headamp developments, so this YAHA/MHHA stuff is unknown to me, and I don't...

Thought you guys might like to see this. Looks like a good alternative to an X-Fi or X-Mystique to me, but I want to see what other manufacturers like Auzentech can do with the CMI8788 since I've never heard of Bluegears before.

So I picked up a copy of Lateralus in vinyl last week and the left channel is much louder than the right and acoustic string instruments sound out of tune. At first I thought it was my TT, but that wasn't the problem, and some suggested the discs were pressed out of round or the center hole was...

I was assembling a TREAD kit I got the other day and mistakenly hooked up the wallwart to the V-/V+ pads, rather than the In-/In+ pads. Needless to say, the tantalums at C7 and C8 popped and the filter cap started to bulge shortly thereafter. So I replaced the filter cap and left C7/C8 empty and...

It seems the Neutrik line of 1/4" jacks are quite popular, but is there anything better out there? Something even more robust and heavier duty? I haven't been able to find anything. It's as if 1/4" just isn't a popular format. I'd use RCA, as it's much more popular and the selection is much...

I'd like to upgrade my PC's soundcard before I get my projector, so I can watch movies and listen to music with the highest fidelity that I can afford, but I also like to play games periodically, though not as much as I used to. From what I gather, Creative cards are the best for gaming, hands...