I want to preface this by saying, I like ALO products. I've purchased one imod LOD, and am on the verge of purchasing another standard LOD for other uses. OK...so here it is (and this is just my personal opinion...others may disagree)... I hope I don't offend anyone, but I seriously don't...

So, I just dropped the cash for some ue11's (ear impressions went in the mail yesterday)...should have 'em back in a couple weeks... The plan is to go: 5.5g imod-->SR-71 (which I already have)-->ue11 The question... ...is there any point in "upgrading" from the SR-71? The size reduction...

Went out for dinner last night at a Russian restaurant. They had a man/woman couple performing Russian tunes in the dining area...the man was playing accordion & the woman was singing, shaking a tambourine, and keeping time with foot stomps, etc. Instead of performing in one spot, or...

I've always had a love for bossanova and the Brazilian sound in general. I find few things in the music world as beautiful as the Portuguese language sung well. Lately I've been making a few blind purchases. Here are some that I've enjoyed so far: Bebel Gilberto - Tanto Tempo & self-titled...

I've had my eye on the M-Audio Jamlab for a while as an easy, cheap means of getting guitar into my PC for processing & then out via my speakers. I'm really just an intermediate player & don't really have any aspirations for doing recording & whatnot...it just looks like a reasonable way to...

Just curious how many members actually like their screen names & how many folks typed in some hasty screen name during registration <thinkin': "yea head-fi whatever...like I'm ever coming back here again anyway..."> ... but now, 100's (or 1000's) of posts later, are wishing they'd chosen...

I love spicy food, in fact the spicier the better (usually)... Thai food is my favorite...I've been to Thailand about 10 times, and I love "real" spicy Thai food. But today...wow...I went to a restaurant here in Taipei & tried some of their spicy beef. Here it is an hour later and I'm still...

Wow, it's taken me over 2 years to get here... At this rate, I'll be supremus in 2010! This is the only forum I visit & post on regularly...you guys are awesome! Peace, Graz

Well, I just took the plunge & bought a Nano about 4 hours ago...It's a black 4GB... This is my first ever Apple "experience", and I'm impressed. Packaging, presentation, look & feel...it's a pretty slick little unit. Rockbox was definitely the determining factor for me. I wanted drag-n-drop...

I'm thinking of putting together an ultra-mobile rig...just a flash player with a good headphone output >> iem's or earbuds. The Shuffle is near the top of my wish list, but one question...is itunes required to transfer songs, or can I just drap-n-drop from Windows? Peace, Graz

Has anyone tried and/or had any success with modding/recabling the A900? These have been my favorite home sealed cans for a while, and still do use them quite a lot when isolation is needed. I still think they're great for that purpose, but I've always found the mids to be somewhat...

Just playing around last night with simultaneous headphone/speaker listening...kinda fun/interesting... I was using open headphones (650's), and the effect is better than I might have expected. I played around with speakers + sub, and then sub-only...both ways added something that I can't...

Okay, so my current home pc rig is emu1212m-->ciaudio vda-1-->amp/cans. I'm currently going with the optical out from the 1212, but wondering if anyone has noticed an appreciable difference one way or the other between optical or rca. Thanks in advance. Peace, Graz

Disclaimer: I am not an Apple fanboy, quite the opposite actually. I've never owned an Apple PC. I've been employed by the same "major PC company", doing notebook PC development for over 11 years (don't ask me which one, but it's not Apple). With Apple's recent move to Intel, IMO they're...

Need help to choose some decent bookshelf speakers to replace the Wharfedale Diamond 8.1's I'm currently using... Wish list: Efficient - intend to drive them with a modded sonic t-amp (basically the pc rig shown in my sig) Decent low end freq response - I'd prefer to not use/purchase a sub...

Well, I turned 39 last November...and now this 40 thing is looming... I guess I am thinking about it some, but mostly when I do, it's in terms of "how do I FEEL about being 40"? How do I feel right now? And the truth is, I feel nothing. No different "older" feeling...no feeling that I can't...

Always thought it would be kinda cool to have high quality IEM's with a headband, kinda like this but obviously much higher quality: Even a streetstyle version might be cool... Possible pros: - Headband may aid in keeping the insertion angle in the sweet spot. - Band hangs conveniently...

I've had the Gilmore Lite for close to a year and a half now. With some recent upgrades & re-arrangement of home/office/pc equipment, I've decided the power supply upgrade was starting to make some sense. Ahead of the Lite will now be a recently purchased e-mu 1212m feeding a CIAudio VAC-1/VDA-1...

Here's my (weak) list: USA Canada Mexico Thailand The Philippines China Taiwan Macau (well, it USED to be a country) Malaysia Singapore Airline stopovers: Korea Japan Let's see your lists! Dang, Euros have an unfair advantage here don't they? So many countries in such a...

There are so many head-fiers here with such vast collections of gear, it kinda begs a few questions... - What do you really do with all those headphones & amps & such? I can understand the collector syndrome to an extent...especially the AT woody thing. But really, what do you do with all...

Well, it’s been 14 months now since I first purchased the Senn HD25-1, and I just have nothing but love for these headphones… These’re the only headphones that I definitely use every day…at the office & on my commute. They’re virtually indestructible. I toss em in my backpack everyday...

This question has been kickin' around in the back of my mind for a while...at the risk of revealing how little I really know about this stuff, here goes... What exactly does "balanced" mean? When I first saw the term, I was under the impression it meant: - two separate & completely isolated...

Where can I get some? I'm in Asia, so if someone knows of a distributor over here that would be great, but it's certainly not a requirement. Thanks in advance. Peace, Graz

Has anybody tried taking a simple opamp-based amp & configured it for "balanced" or "dual mono"? Just wondering how hard it might be...could it be done with, say, two cmoys or two mints...something like that? Anybody care to take a stab at some schematics for something like this? I'd sure...

Well, The Raptor arrived Friday. This is my first ever tube amp & replaces the Gilmore V2-SE that I recently sold. I have about 4 or 5 hours of listening time on it so far with limited burn-in time aside from what Ray did prior to shipment...so my impressions are still forming. Things I can...