Saturday Audio Exchange in Chicago still has a few new and refurbished ones for sale, and they were going pretty cheap. Purchase price + shipping to somewhere in CONUS might be worth it, if somebody's having trouble finding one locally.

I'm getting back into the headphone hobby after a few years of absence, and made my first new purchases recently for a setup that I can easily bring between my home office and a coworking space. Currently enjoying the NightOwl Carbon driven from a discontinued TEAC HA-P50.

I haven't been active on Head-Fi in a few years, but I picked up the first new addition to my collection over the weekend and I'm easing back into the community. In that spirit, I'm also listening to a couple recent albums from artists that I used to listen to heavily, but haven't paid much...

First time posting in a long time. I've been away from the headphone community for a few years, just enjoying my existing setups and focusing on other hobbies. Today I finally picked up something new, a NightOwl from Saturday Audio Exchange in Chicago. My short demo in the store impressed me...

I own Drill a Hole in That Substrate and Tell Me What You See and Transnormal Skiperoo at the moment, which I understand come from different phases of his career.

What's your favorite Jim White album? I've been trying to get into him some more, but I only own two of his albums.

You'll hear a lot of different opinions on that. There are folks who hold onto a specific firmware version because of sound signature changes between iterations, but there are also those who adamantly maintain that there is difference at all between versions. I'm on the latest version, and I'm...

After knowing about them in my periphery for a few years, I finally dove into the catalog of Silver Apples recently. They were a late-'60s psychedelic pop group that relied upon early homebuilt synths instead of guitars to produce their signature sound. The duo's frontman, Simeon, designed an...

I've barely been on Head-Fi the last few months, since my setups have solidified to a point that I'm no longer regularly in the market for anything. For the most part I've been relying on my UE900 paired with an iBasso DX80 for both mobile and office use, and my ESP950 has been as trusty as ever...

Checking in here for the first time in a long time. I haven't been actively in the market for upgrades recently, so I haven't kept up with news or discussions much. Here's what's been on heavy rotation recently. scallops hotel - sovereign nose of (y)our arrogant face [art rap] Tim Hecker...

Listening to the first two tracks that premiered last night from Bon Iver's upcoming third LP 22, A Million. While I was always enthralled by how perfectly Justin Vernon and his band (including backing musicians as accomplished as Colin Stetson and Greg Leisz) put together the complexities of...

I hate to be a last-minute dropout, but the crazy rain we had today in the city didn't do great things to the carpets in my garden unit apartment. I'll catch you all at the next one!

I haven't actually had the chance to hear the Abyss before; I'm looking forward to it.

Great choice! I wish they had a more significant back catalog to listen to at the moment, and I'm waiting in anticipation of their new LP before the summer is out.

For the most part, no. The M50X is an updated model of the M50 with removable cables, other cosmetic modifications, and slight changes in tuning, but overall it sounds the same as the classic model.

I have some CDs lying around that Reckless doesn't want to buy from me; maybe I'll bring them for the trade table.

Not exactly on topic, but I don't think I've ever seen that many portable rigs in one collection.

Well, now I practically have to come. I haven't yet had the chance to try a Realiser; the closest I've come is Darin Fong's software emulation.

The GS1000 has a fairly controversial sound signature. What draws you to it?

I might actually be able to make this one; I'll update later on if I can confirm it. If it's not sold by then, I'll bring my T5p. I'll also have my DX80 with me if anybody's looking to try out a midrange DAP. I can probably dig up a few extension cords, as well.

I heard Janis Ian's original version of this song long ago, but I came across a fantastic interpretation of "Stars" performed by Nina Simone while watching an episode of a particular show whose newest season recently arrived on Netflix (which won't be mentioned by name for the sake of spoilers)...

Yesterday I went to the record store with the intent of filling some holes in my collection, browsing at random rather than checking inventory before going. I ended up happening across a few albums from artists who I paid attention to in years past, but who fell out of immediate thoughts more...

1.7% per song seems quite excessive, but I haven't tried DSD on my DX80. Can anybody confirm if battery drain is that significant for their unit as well when using high-resolution files?

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