Does Grado not fix the Signature series ICs anymore? One of the pins on my Signature series ICs was coming loose, so I emailed Grado to ask if they could fix it, and their response was simply: Quote: We no longer repair those older models. Sorry. Regards, Grado Labs How sad...

I came across these deals, thought there might be some of you who might be interested. These are all Open box items. Grado SR80 - Open Box Prestige Series Headphones Was $95.00 On Clearance - $45.03 Cart Price $49.97 Ships As Low As $11.39 Grado SR60 - Open Box Headphones Was...

Did anyone else get the PS Audio Noise Harvester? I got one, and received it on Saturday. I'm using it for an audio related field. Namely, to reduce line noise from fluorescent lights and microwave ovens, and other noisy equipment, on powered monitors in my church. I must say, it's pretty...

Yeah, another link from YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg&eurl

Beard Papa's makes good cream puffs. Grand opening of their new store in San Francisco. How convenient for me! I first had these Japanese confections in Taiwan. Large cream puffs, which they don't fill with cream until you order them. They're delicious, and lines are LONG in Taiwan. And now...

You know, I was thinking about upgrading my CD player. Maybe something yummy like the Wadia, or maybe a Shanling... But I decided to work from home today. And as I worked, I was listening to my CD player. But after the 5 CDs had played through, I thought, man, I wish I had my work rig. But...

Just curious. A local San Francisco radio station (Alice 97.3) recently started streaming their radio station over the Internet. I've been listening, and what I've noticed is that through my work rig (Laptop -> M-Audio Audiophile USB -> Meta42 -> Grado SR-100), it sounds remarkably good. A...

I just saw this on Computer Geeks (www.geeks.com) as part of their St. Patrick's day sale. You can pick up the Chaintech AV-710 for today only for $18.88! Ground shipping to California was $6, still putting it under the NewEgg price. http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=SC-710 If it...

So I have an audio related question. In my church, for our band setup, we're getting vicious hum/feedback, and I need help reducing it. Setup: Instruments/mics -> Mackie 808M Powered Amp -> JBL Eon 15 G2 powered speakers. I think part of the problem is dirty power, because whenever...

This is a Request For Information on the M-Audio Audiophile USB. I'm looking to replace my current USB soundcard for my laptop. The Headroom Total Bithead I'm using now has background noise with my higher sensitivity, lower impedance headphones (Grados, Etys, Senn HD-25). The background noise...

Argh, my headphones are driving me nuts! So I'm looking for a new pair of headphones. To clarify, I love all my current headphones, but they all have a common problem. I'm not sure what the technical reasoning is, but I'm guessing either they are too low impedance or too high sensitivity. On...

So I was watching Love Actually last night on DVD. And I couldn't help but notice the headphones the Billy Mack character (the aging rock singer) was sporting during the opening scene in the recording studio. And then I thought, Hey! I have those phones! It looks just like the Sennheiser HD-25's...

Just wanted to post my excitement! I'm buying a new car, and it's currently on order. It's a 2005 Atlantic Blue Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT sedan. You don't see many of these on the road, but it's a sweet ride. It's a 4 cylinder, 2.5 Liter turbo charged boxer, with 250 hp. Smooth ride of a sedan...

So it's common knowledge that there are third party cables for Senn HD-650's, 600's, etc. I'm wondering whether any such cable replacement was ever attempted for other Senn headphones like the HD25-1? These also boast user replaceable cables, so I'm wondering if anyone knows of any such cables...

So the other day I was in the Apple store near my house (for those in the San Francisco Bay Area, it's at the Emeryville Bay Street mall thing). Anyways, they were proudly displaying their Ipod minis with the Bose headphones. And yeah they sounded like crap. But more interestingly, they were on...

I apologize if this has been posted already, but I thought it was very cool. Pulled this off fark.com. The main synopsis is just as the title reads, it's the parts of songs that people deem the coolest... Agree/disagree? 50 Coolest Song Parts...

Hi all, given my tax return, I'm in the process of upgrading my system, and I'm hoping y'all can help me get some proper IC's into my system to get the best synergy. Here's my current/upcoming setup. Source: Sony SCD-333ES, -> Modwright level 1 Mod, clock upgrade, bybee filters -> Power...

Well I believe the rumors are finally coming true!! Fry's is opening up in Concord (San Francisco East Bay), near where their original store (the grocery store supermarket) used to be, and where Fry's Way still exists. They finally have the Fry's banner up advertising help wanted, and they've...

Does this ever happen to you? Let's say you're sitting at work doing something and listening to music. And a coworker comes up, and perhaps you know they're there, perhaps not. But they feel the need to either tap on the headphones, or lift up one earcup, or even worse, stretch out both earcups...

Hi all! My friend was cleaning out his house and discovered an old, mint CD player he bought a long long time ago. This is a Sony CD player with model number CDP-102. We're talking circa mid to late 80's. This thing is heavy like a bear! Haven't had a chance to listen to it, but just wondering...

So I told myself I wouldn't do it, but I couldn't help it. I've been burning in my SR100 and making little comparisons to the SR225. I also received my HP-2s today and I kept telling myself not to touch it till I'd finished my little SR100/SR225 shootout. But oh how the HP-2 glistened so, and oh...

I'm soooo excited. The SR100's I got off ebay came today. The seller said he only used them like twice, and it sure looks like it. Everything still looks and even smells new. It even still has all the papers and even the warranty registration card. And the best part? It came with like-new...

I was wondering what would be a good amp to go in between the Philips 963sa and a pair of Grados (SR-60 and SR-225, with the future possibility of RS-1). I did some searching but didn't find many pairings. I know bobjew recently got the Singlepower MPX3, and it seems like he really likes it...

I just saw the Blue Man Group's Complex Tour last night. Wow, it was amazing. They had two groups open up for them, Tracy Bonham who was pretty good, and VenusHum who was AWESOME. I've never heard of the group before, but there was a female vocalist, one guy on electric guitar and also doing...

I wanted to upgrade the firmware on my iRiver IMP-550, and I looked on the iriveramerica site, and found the 1.10 version firmware upgrade. Since this didn't work on my system, I looked on the international site, and lo and behold I see that there is a new firmware update (1.20) released...