well.  looks like John Kenny has been quite busy.    He has just introduced a new SPDIF converter and a new DAC (presumably with same converter onboard). Link here.   These two new products do not use modified HiFace devices, only the same source clocks. So it appears that Kenny's...

Sometime in mid-2012, a head-fi buddy of mine, Che15, bought a new DAC – John Kenny’s homemade JKDAC32.  While Kenny’s HiFace modifications had gotten some attention on Head-fi, I had read precious little about his DACs.  Che told me he had read about it somewhere, and the price tag of 500 Euros...

Maybe there have been threads like this in the past.  Maybe there haven't. Maybe it's a silly idea, but I thought it would be interesting to see other people's responses. Paste the questions below into a new post, and answer away!!!     What is the best rig you’ve assembled, past or...

First off - Welcome to the thread!    I hope you enjoy reading my comparison of the Ray Samuels Audio The Dark Star and the Cavalli Audio Liquid Fire.  Do feel free to comment and post any questions you have.  I will try my best to keep an eye on the thread and answer anything I am capable...

  Having recently seen the CanJam at RMAF reports come flying in, fellow head-fier Moodyrn and I were chatting, and decided to have our own mini-CanJam.  Just to reassure ourselves that, gosh darn it, our gear was pretty good, and we could have fun without flying all the way from Birmingham to...

anyone else noticed this new feature? Nice to have. When you are several pages into a thread, it helps keep track. Nice!

I've always been a "studio album" listener.  And moreover, I appreciate the craft that goes into the studio album. And I also feel that this craft most often produces the "definitive version" of a given song.   Sometimes, though, a particular song might reach a new level of power and...

Ingenious! I love the quick pull-down links under the forum tab. It's these little improvements that are slowly but surely making this site top notch! Thanks!

so, as of yesterday (or so) head-fi appears to have a new "feedback" link withineach member's profile.   so, in the future, i suppose that instead of a thread full of feedback posts, there will now be a feedback area of the site similar to ebay or others. this could be a nice feature...

just started doing this to me yesterday or so... but does it each time. i have to scroll back down to see the post i just created.   it's one of those things that you never noticed when it was doing it right.... 

this is a strange one, and just recently started happening.   when i mouse over the post to preview the text, certain letters are omitted, so it does not read correctly.   here's an example   "i thi k the be t headpho e is the hd800."   is this happening to anybody else but me??? 

okay guys....   what are some bands who's material has taken a turn for the worse?  aka, jumped the shark.   obviously, these would be bands or artists that are currently producing music.   and, in your opinion, what was their last good record?   i'll start us off...    ...

I’ve been a proud owner of the 600 ohm DT990 since February of this year.  What started as an impulse buy (thanks, B&H Photo!) has slowly become an overzealous relationship, as these cans have crept slowly to the top of my "heard" of headphones, past the K702, DT880, and others.  What the DT990...

About six years ago, I picked up an issue of Record Collector (a British mag), and delved into an article titled something like "The 100 Greatest British Psychedelic Albums." When I finished the article, I realized I only owned a few of these records (Beatles mostly), and I hadn't even heard...

Guys,   I'm a fairly new owner of the DT880 / 600 ohm.  I have a little over a hundred hours on them, and I'm just crestfallen right now, as the treble is just too much for me.   I owned the DT880 Pro (250 ohms), and really liked them a lot.  So, thinking that upgrading would bring me...

So, it’s 2010, and my quest for audio nirvana has reached greater heights this year, particularly since joining head-fi in January.  My journey has been one with many peaks and valleys.  At times, headphone listening has been a source of great joy, and at other times a source of immense...

hey guys, i haven't started a thread in a while, so i figured i might be due one.  haha.   i'm currently using a hifiman ef2a at work, and i've been pretty disappointed and frustrated with it since i bought it.  so, i'm ready to move on, and want to get something nicer, but still want to...

I just got my WA6 from jack last week, and have been enjoying it. Since then, i've searched head-fi for threads about drive tubes... but, to be honest, found only one thread which contained a list of compatible tubes. like an idiot, i scanned the list, meaning to print it later. but, the...

i just bought the new joanna newsom album yesterday, and was very pleasantly surprised with the sound quality. generally, her other two records sound pretty nice, too. but this one has a very open and natural sound. it's really pretty special how much dynamic range this record has. when a...

my computer at work has stopped recognizing my usb dac (ibasso D4). i tested the dac by taking it home, and it works fine on my home computer. but, when i plug it in at work, it no longer does ANYTHING. i have a sneaking suspicion that there's some process being blocked by a program on my...

just picked up my WA6 from the post office this morning and opened the package to find the most beautiful amp i've ever seen.... and....... no power cable. i feel like a stupid newbie. oh, wait. i am! but, honestly, i didn't know that a power cord didn't come with the WA6. so, if you...

just saw the We Are The World 2010 (for Haiti) debut. And couldn't help but notice the headphones being used... Looks like the Beyer dt770 pro was the most widely used... did anyone else go gaga to see your favorite stars wearing your favorite cans?

Guys, I’ve nearly completed my home listening setup, but have encountered a few obstacles along the way. The main obstacle is this – I purchased a Keces DA151 mkII, and have a Woo Audio WA6 on order. I also have powered desktop monitors. The Keces only has one RCA output, but I really...

My first serious post, and it’s a doozie. Sorry for the length, and sorry if i've posted in the wrong spot. I’ve been lurking around the forum since before Christmas, and have reaped a lot of great info, not to mention endless entertainment. Thanks to you guys, I started my headphone...