...or was there really no "Happy 6th Birthday, Head-Fi"-thread? Strange... Greetings from Munich! Manfred / lini

Do supermarkets in your country also offer personal computers on special sales? And, if so, have you ever bought one of these? Over here, Aldi started the tradition quite a few years ago and still continues to offer PCs a couple of times a year (nowadays usually a cheaper model in August and...

Maybe some of the classic fans can help me out: I've got this fragment of music in my mind, but can't name it - it's probably a part of a baroque concerto and somehow rings my Vivaldi bell, but I'm not sure. It sounds rather unique, with the strings going like...

Already one hour old here, the New Year has now hit the GMT timezone. So happy New Year everybody! Greetings from Munich! Manfred / lini

After a good while of what seemed like normal speed to me, Head-Fi now rather seems down to snail speed for me since the last two or three weeks. Similar experience, anyone? Greetings from Hannover! Manfred / lini P.S.: Desclaimer to Jude: No offence meant, really - more like a...

...appears to be another new Envy24-based model and looks quite interesting: http://www.audiotrak.co.uk/home_thea...gy71hifi.shtml Did anyone have a chance to check it out, yet? Impressions? Greetings from Hannover! Manfred / lini P.S.: For the fellow Germaniacs: Seems like this one...

Somewhat belated, but I've only just noticed, 'cause there are two movies with him in a row on Bavarian tv today: RIP, Glenn Ford! Westerns would have been a lot less funny without you... Manfred / lini

I'd hereby like to start a thread about devices - be these electric/electronic or mechanic, old or (still) in prodoction - that have really convinced or amazed you. For myself: I've only just rediscovered one of my most amazing products, when I came back to my old place in Munich a couple of...

Just a quick thumb up for a nice little accessory, the DeLock 61329 usb 2.0/pata converter box - available over here for ~ 20 Euro e.g. at Reichelt.de (http://www.reichelt.de/index.html?SI...=3;GRUPPE=EA4): Works & is nice for the price! Well, ok, to elaborate this a bit further, I use...

Oh, well, a little too late for Head-Fi's 5th birthday - but I've finally made it: 5k posts. Greetings from Hannover! Manfred / lini ...doubting his sanity.

I'd think a thread about decent interconnect cables that don't cost a fortune could be interesting for a lot of Head-Fiers. So please share your recommendations! Here's mine: Cordial (http://www.cordial-gmbh.de/en/en.htm) is a German company that mainly produces cables for musicians and pro...

...and I've made a little Head-Fi-Bunny for you: Best wishes from Hannover! Manfred / lini

Oficial website over there, btw: http://www.lem.pl/ Manfred / lini

Any Head-Fiers coming to Hannover for the CeBIT fair in the next couple of days? Manfred / lini

Well, it's well after midnight over here, so it's about time to say: Merry Christmas to all of you Head-Fi folks out there! Peace and all the best wishes from Hannover! Manfred / lini

...I couldn't help noticing the number (must have been all the talk about 10 thousand posts... ) - so I hope my first 4,000 Bavarian barbaric posts (almost exactly 1,000 per year) were quite understandable and maybe even helpful sometimes. Greetings from Hannover! Manfred / lini

Still waiting for the HQ-2300D actually, Creative has sent me the HQ-1700 in the meantime - another new Creative headphone model over here (with an msrp of 50 Euro, iirc). Well, long story short: Thingy had already looked familiar on the first pics, and now that I got it, I can confirm: Yes...

When I was out for getting myself a copy of GuildWars recently, I also spotted a new Grundig mp3-pcdp for 40 Euro at my local MakroMarkt over here - the CDP 5400 SPCD (pic and basic info: http://www.grundig.com/produkte/audio/cd-portables.html - some tech data...

While I was mistaken the last time by my own all too quick measurement, an opportunity for a really cheap 24 V (DC) power supply with linear regulation for amps like the PortaCorda series just had to turn up sooner or later. Well, there it is: Thingy is called APS524, does 230 V (AC) to...

Seems like the new Thorens company will finally come up with the long-awaited new classic model, now called TD 350, which supposedly will be presented on the High End fair in Munich next week. The table itself looks very much like an old TD 320, but the belt now seems to go around the outer rim...

May he find the heaven he was believing in. Manfred / lini

Just a short heads-up for European users, 'cause nobody has mentioned these so far, I think: Teac has got two new av receivers of their modern styled Distiction series out over here in Europe, the AG-7D (6.1; ~ 330 Euro) and AG-15D (7.1; ~ 400 Euro) - which might be interesting, 'cause both...

I've been visiting Dolby at CeBIT today for some chatting about technology stuff. At that opportunity I was also presented a new Dolby Headphone system that's going to compete with HCT's and Thrustmaster's offerings - thingy is called Creative HQ-2300D and is a decoder box/phone combo just like...

Argh, it so sucks: I've been plagued by influenza for more or less three weeks, now - didn't even notice I was feverish at the beginning with a lot to do at the office, until I broke down. In the meantime, the fever and the freezing seem to be under control and more or less gone (the doctor and...

Alright: Problem is, opinions on some headphones vastly differ - I can easily explain that to myself for quite a few small circumaural models, earbuds and earplugs, because of individual ear shapes. But I'm really puzzled in cases like the AKG K271S, for example. On the other hand, there might...