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With the new image viewer (such as viewing images in the FS forum), you can't click outside the image to close the image anymore.  Instead, you have to hunt down the X to manually close the image every time.   It would be nice if we could click outside the image to close the image, as it...

When I try to delete a conversation thread from my inbox, I receive a notification box that says: "There was a problem submitting this to the server. Please try again."   Could you please look into this?   It would also be nice to actually be able to delete messages from our trash.

3 out of 4 of my EML 300Bs have picked up nasty microphonics after about a month of use.   1) When warming up, the tubes will make a sound like a single loud bell ring every few minutes 2) If the tube is very gently tapped with the back of a pencil or paintbrush, there is a loud ring that...

I love my primary listening rig, but I don't love having to turn on a transformer and letting the tubes warm up for an hour before I've reached my happy hunting ground.   Consequently, I'm looking for a decent headphone to use when I don't feel like dealing with my transformer, DAC, preamp...

After reading up on various AMB and Cavalli amps, I'm interested in trying to build my own.   I'm looking for a starter tube amp project where I can buy a full kit from someone, like the Millet Hybrid MiniMAX from Beezar.  After reading how much work it takes to do a good beta22 chassis and...

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I'm going to buy a HE-500 system for my brother for Christmas since his K701s broke and he's interested in getting a nice headphone setup.  I would get him the LCD-2 but he wears glasses fairly frequently and the LCD-2 just doesn't play well with glasses users.  Comfort is important to him so I...

(Edit: Nevermind, solved my question)

To acknowledge the Labor Day holiday in the US today, I wanted to ask fellow HFers how the economy these last few years (since 2008 onwards) has affected your life.  I think it'd be interesting to get views from around the world, so please participate even if you're an ocean away.   Please...

Hi all.  I've been a lurker on Head-Fi for the last two years, but decided it's finally time to make an account and go all-in with this hobby I recently entered the headphone world a year ago with a Grado SR-225i, GS-1 (w/ DACT), and gamma2.  Everything's routed through S/PDIF (Xonar...